Kublai "Kubz" Barlas, head coach of Golden Guardians Academy, shares about his progress with the team, coaching in EU vs. NA, learning from Reapered, and more.
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Show Notes
- 0:00 Intro
- 1:20 Settling in with Golden Guardians Academy
- 2:40 Does Kubz prefer working in player development?
- 10:40 Teaching comms vs. teaching mechanics
- 13:50 How good is the level of play in Academy in 2021?
- 16:00 Are LCS orgs getting better at using Academy to develop talent?
- 18:20 What does "success" look like for GGA in 2021?
- 20:15 Academy/amateur format and LCS org involvement and success
- 27:50 Learning to coach LoL
- 34:53 Coaching in NA vs. EU
- 43:40 Listener questions
- 44:05 AngusLockhart: Are GGA players meant to compete for LCS spots, or is it more of a long-term project?
- 46:20 SeeEl: How can an aspiring coach "get good"?
- 50:00 How does Kubz approach VOD review?
- 52:25 JustCasual: What's it like working in a large staff like GG have?
- 54:30 Outro
