On this week's Coaches Corner Episode we talk about how to balance the mental and execution side of ultimate, and how with the improvement of these two factors you'll be able to take your play to the next level! What did you learn from this episode? Tell us in the comments below! And a reminder, don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe to help support Smash University and Coaches Corner! Charles twitter.com/CharlesThoren_ Tony twitter.com/JustCTony Ramses twitter.com/Ramses_Esports Bam twitter.com/BamOfThePpl Smash University: TikTok - www.tiktok.com/@smashuniversity Discord - discord.gg/Mh7GBpn Twitter - twitter.com/Smash_edu
I was in the hospital stuck in the same room for over a month dealing with the most serious illness I’ve ever dealt with and this podcast was one of my favorite things to listen to during my stay. I just got discharged to be an outpatient the other day but this is definitely on my ‘watch regularly’ list of content. Thanks for all the great content and helping me learn as well as get through a tough time!
This is by far one of my favorite discussions and episodes that you guys have made very interesting and so accurate. Definitely giving us all a lot to think about.
Wah, incredible talk. Nice to have both side of exec vs mental (strategy and resilience). I'd like to add my personnal experience to it, it'll lead to something I realize : being CONFIDENT and PUMPED UP during a set is important too ! I'm someone who fortunately never stressed too much during tournaments. Winning wasnt important, only being the best, which is a great nuance. Never got mad or felt cheated by the game, BUT instead of living in the past I lived.. in the future ! Not good either. Sometimes I can only think about the fact I cannot win and will endure the rest of the set, or that I deserve to lose after choosing bad interactions, lacking a gameplan, not knowing the mu.. Basically the thought that I know who's better and the set is for now pointless. Even more insidious, the unique thought that my opponent is really messing up and I'm clearly better, therefore I'm somehow demotivated to fight properly, ultimately leading to a loss. What i'm getting at is that being a bit stressed rather than emotionnally dead and internally defeated might be worth considering. Or at least, staying motivated to WIN is important. Especially for the outside part of the tournament.
As a MegaMan main, execution is a big factor in me not competing rn. I have been playing with friends for 2 years and grinded only MegaMan to where I am comfortable with some simple confirms but the higher execution stuff is practiced in the TR. It's difficult but soooo rewarding.
This video pinpointed exactly what I was struggling with, mentally, but it also showed that I am on the right track to improving. This whole time I was confused about whether I am actually improving or not, but I can see that I am. I have to refine a lot of things, and change a lot of habits that do not work anymore. It's a constant process. I have to remember I can still progress even if I don't get the results I want, immediately. Thank you, Smash University team!
Something that I used to do is play really slow in an attempt to prevent execution errors, among other things (read: essentially an issue of overthinking). However, my friend used this phrase with me "This is not a chess match. It's a fist fight." This really hit me like a ton of bricks because I play an inherently aggressive character + it helped me to prioritize getting muscle memory down *before* matches so that I spent less time thinking, more time doing. Tl;dr: Friend told me to save most of the thinking for the lab so that it's muscle memory for actual matches.
I watch most of your guys’s videos and love them all but the last half of this video feels so insanely important to me. As lessons in life so much more than smash. I’ve been playing smash thinking “somewhere along the line this game is going to improve who i am as a person” and I think the last half of this video really sums up what I can learn from this game that will improve me far beyond when i quit playing. Thank you.
54:18 LMAO bro, whenever a plan doesnt go according to plan, i have 1-10 seconds of stagnation until i recover . If i get screwed over within that 1-10 seconds and reverse uno card, my mentality is shot ! love this video ! thanks :)
Watched till the end. I have a lot to improve on with execution of my Sonic, but it won’t matter if my mental resilience is lacking. Thanks so much for the insight. Definitely rewatching.
6:30 Tweek not execution player? LMAO It's the most mechanical player in the world probably, doing all the wavebounce, pivot boosting, Z-drop etc with diddy, this take is INSANE! You can't be more wrong. I think we all see what you mean but you mess it up. It's because Tweek gameplan is too unrealistic, and hard to achieve that he is loosing. If Light win it's not because he is mechanically better that he know all to D-tilt pivot to gain 10 cm on the dash or turn around grab while landing to shorter his end lag (like Tweek), IT IS BECAUSE he has an easier gameplan, and well rounded to execute. And in competition environement, you can say that this is smarter and strategically actually Light is better, because he knows when to limit himself to a easier but effective way to win.
The amount of life lessons and self understanding through competitive gaming is what makes playing worth it. No matter the win lose ratio. The skills in a video game is secondary to the person you become in the process. Thanks guys. Needed this.
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On this week's Coaches Corner Episode we talk about how to balance the mental and execution side of ultimate, and how with the improvement of these two factors you'll be able to take your play to the next level! What did you learn from this episode? Tell us in the comments below! And a reminder, don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe to help support Smash University and Coaches Corner!
Charles
twitter.com/CharlesThoren_
Tony
twitter.com/JustCTony
Ramses
twitter.com/Ramses_Esports
Bam
twitter.com/BamOfThePpl
Smash University:
TikTok - www.tiktok.com/@smashuniversity
Discord - discord.gg/Mh7GBpn
Twitter - twitter.com/Smash_edu
I was in the hospital stuck in the same room for over a month dealing with the most serious illness I’ve ever dealt with and this podcast was one of my favorite things to listen to during my stay. I just got discharged to be an outpatient the other day but this is definitely on my ‘watch regularly’ list of content. Thanks for all the great content and helping me learn as well as get through a tough time!
Glad we could be there for you Huey! Congratulations on getting to go home, wishing you happiness and health ❤️
Now go download the training mod king
This is by far one of my favorite discussions and episodes that you guys have made very interesting and so accurate. Definitely giving us all a lot to think about.
i love when larry gets some love. truly one of the greatest players of all time across all games
Wah, incredible talk. Nice to have both side of exec vs mental (strategy and resilience).
I'd like to add my personnal experience to it, it'll lead to something I realize : being CONFIDENT and PUMPED UP during a set is important too !
I'm someone who fortunately never stressed too much during tournaments. Winning wasnt important, only being the best, which is a great nuance.
Never got mad or felt cheated by the game, BUT instead of living in the past I lived.. in the future ! Not good either.
Sometimes I can only think about the fact I cannot win and will endure the rest of the set, or that I deserve to lose after choosing bad interactions, lacking a gameplan, not knowing the mu..
Basically the thought that I know who's better and the set is for now pointless.
Even more insidious, the unique thought that my opponent is really messing up and I'm clearly better, therefore I'm somehow demotivated to fight properly, ultimately leading to a loss.
What i'm getting at is that being a bit stressed rather than emotionnally dead and internally defeated might be worth considering. Or at least, staying motivated to WIN is important.
Especially for the outside part of the tournament.
As a MegaMan main, execution is a big factor in me not competing rn. I have been playing with friends for 2 years and grinded only MegaMan to where I am comfortable with some simple confirms but the higher execution stuff is practiced in the TR. It's difficult but soooo rewarding.
This video pinpointed exactly what I was struggling with, mentally, but it also showed that I am on the right track to improving. This whole time I was confused about whether I am actually improving or not, but I can see that I am. I have to refine a lot of things, and change a lot of habits that do not work anymore. It's a constant process. I have to remember I can still progress even if I don't get the results I want, immediately.
Thank you, Smash University team!
Something that I used to do is play really slow in an attempt to prevent execution errors, among other things (read: essentially an issue of overthinking). However, my friend used this phrase with me "This is not a chess match. It's a fist fight." This really hit me like a ton of bricks because I play an inherently aggressive character + it helped me to prioritize getting muscle memory down *before* matches so that I spent less time thinking, more time doing.
Tl;dr: Friend told me to save most of the thinking for the lab so that it's muscle memory for actual matches.
Editor here! This EP was amazing to listen to! Also I managed to get the timestamps in for this one so I hope y’all enjoy it!
Let’s make “Become God, make a Pie” a copypasta for when Ramses is on stream
@@Game3Free Go for it LOL
I watch most of your guys’s videos and love them all but the last half of this video feels so insanely important to me.
As lessons in life so much more than smash. I’ve been playing smash thinking “somewhere along the line this game is going to improve who i am as a person” and I think the last half of this video really sums up what I can learn from this game that will improve me far beyond when i quit playing.
Thank you.
Oh nice, bam mentioned this just after my comment lol.
54:18 LMAO bro, whenever a plan doesnt go according to plan, i have 1-10 seconds of stagnation until i recover . If i get screwed over within that 1-10 seconds and reverse uno card, my mentality is shot !
love this video ! thanks :)
Watched till the end. I have a lot to improve on with execution of my Sonic, but it won’t matter if my mental resilience is lacking. Thanks so much for the insight. Definitely rewatching.
Top tier episode. I love this one a lot, felt super relatable. Thank you for the show yall
I came here because of Tony. W Coach Big Tonka T.
Thank you
Honey wake up, there’s a new Coaches corner episode on RUclips
GIVE US A PATREON
Another Amazing ep in the books
Charles don't mention fox sour dash attack for full video challenge (impossible)
Yo what a cool video
6:30 Tweek not execution player? LMAO It's the most mechanical player in the world probably, doing all the wavebounce, pivot boosting, Z-drop etc with diddy, this take is INSANE! You can't be more wrong. I think we all see what you mean but you mess it up. It's because Tweek gameplan is too unrealistic, and hard to achieve that he is loosing.
If Light win it's not because he is mechanically better that he know all to D-tilt pivot to gain 10 cm on the dash or turn around grab while landing to shorter his end lag (like Tweek), IT IS BECAUSE he has an easier gameplan, and well rounded to execute.
And in competition environement, you can say that this is smarter and strategically actually Light is better, because he knows when to limit himself to a easier but effective way to win.
You missed the point entirely and phrase your comment with such fervent hostility that I don't even feel like engaging in discussion. Get a life.
Bruh u literally didn’t listen lmao
The amount of life lessons and self understanding through competitive gaming is what makes playing worth it. No matter the win lose ratio. The skills in a video game is secondary to the person you become in the process. Thanks guys. Needed this.
Me: Losing to my friends badly and donating wins 0-2 in tourneys 😢
*A shiny ✨ Coach’s Corner vid ✨comes out*
Also me: 🥹