The True Sight Podcast by Oracle's Elixir

Ep. 18 – Kubz on Academy, coaching, and player development

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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
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