found my old post from when i first coached
i just coached 2 games, never did before but it wasn't bad at all. i figured its a lot better to sit in spec and coach one team instead of playing so i can give someone else a chance to play anyway. the players listened really well, and for being new they definitely have a basic understanding of how 6s flow. i gave them the gist of pushes, holding, uber advantages/disadvantages, focusing targets etc. i didn't get too far in and i didn't give anything away of what the other team is doing either.
most of the time i would leave the decision making up to them so they would see the outcome of it and in return tell them why it did or didn't work. the admins of this definitely have a good thing going. and most of the people who are just getting into it, or just coming from lobbies definitely seem very eager to learn and its a positive thing since their is mumble and players aren't just randomly leaving or trolling like they would in lobbies. hope u guys enjoyed me coaching who ever was there
i think this really provided a better learning experience for the players, if you have someone come in and coach and play something like soldier or demo they honestly wouldn't have a problem just crushing the other team, essentially just out dming them.
at that point they wouldn't be able to really take anything away from the game its self. no sugar coating that really, it would come down to which coach carried the other team more...we're all aware that winning is a TEAM effort but there's no need to beat around the bush when you have less experienced players vs 2 players that can just run around and get away with a lot of shit they wouldn't normally be able to do in a scrim or match. in return i think some players might develop bad habits because of that
i'll definitely try to coach again, are these always on friday or saturday? i think you should push for sunday as well might make it easier to get more coaches. even though most teams scrim on sundays, not everyone does. and i'm going to assume most of the players that populate the newbie mixes are teamless since they're just getting into 6s