🇮🇪 🇨🇳 Performance Coach for @G2VALORANT (BA, MA, MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology) SEPiT (previous FLY/MSF/IMT) esports coach 15 years
Los Angeles, CA
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Excited to have an opportunity to support this group of amazing people. Looking forward to the collaboration ahead! #G2WIN
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This is where he started
T1 Faker 🇰🇷: "Getting older makes me think more about health, posture and physical care matter when you sit in one position."
"In-game, age itself doesn't affect me. In any sport, the key is sustaining passion and the will to keep improving."
Via #Worlds2025 Press Conference
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POV: Faker when he retires and becomes a coach
During breakdown of mid-game situation between KT and T1 and discussing the decision-making involved behind taking baron:
Caster Jun: "Regarding this, in next year's LCK season, the coach will be able to help with that a little bit. A change which you can look forward to."
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Mistake happens in game
Your options are
1) flame your teammate because they totally didn’t know they messed up and will surely respond well to the criticism.
2) Say nothing. Your teammate will definitely enjoy the silence to reexamine his/her mistake and feel supported to rebound in a positive way.
3) *deep sigh* and/or mumbling - excellent usage of your diaphragmatic breathing exercises to lower your heart rate to remind your teammate to take a deep breath.
4) reassure your teammate that it’s ok, take a moment to acknowledge the new game state and we can move on to the next play.
omg everyone was reassuring doran when he got caught at kt's base 🥹
🐻 it's ok as long as i find an ult angle here, it's winnable
🐈⬛️ take a calm, deep breath. there's no need to be sorry, just take a deep breath.
🐯 it's ok
🐻 we're still far ahead
🐶 just play comfortably
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Too toxic. Solo was a shining point on an otherwise bleak EF team. Benched before the team was sold, dropped from his contract, Bootcamped in EU alone during the off season, failed to find a team, picked up as a positional coach and now starter in LCS finals. Too toxic though.
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It doesn’t take discipline to queue up for that one more game at 3am so you can tell people you are grinding.
It takes discipline to go to bed at a reasonable time so you can say ‘I am putting tomorrow’s productivity and performance ahead of early morning instant gratification’.
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First day of scrims ever, first day of LCS, first finals appearance. Last game together. Will miss it more than anyone. #IMTWIN
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IMT contract expired. Currently open to head coach/sport psychology offers for LOL/OW for 2018. robert.yip.wit@gmail.com, RT's appreciated
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What is actually happening? The rationale for not being accepted seems super forced. We just lose our hard work overnight?
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turns out they are going to have to remove my appendix before it pops. Wouldn't have even checked if not for Dennis, ty bro
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Previously hadn’t posted it before but I wrote about my experiences during that month recently and was reminded of what an amazing time it was. Never forget it.
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My contract with MSF ends end of November. They have given me the opportunity to explore options for next year.
5 years LCS/LEC (IMT, FLY, MSF). 3 splits as head coach and 7 as performance coach/sports psyc.
8 years traditional sports experience.
Retweets appreciated 🙏
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Super excited to be working with @MisfitsGG for this coming year. Had a good feeling after speaking to Ben, Hussain, Joe and Jesse in the offseason. I pretty much decided then and there that I wanted to move and this was before I knew about the completed roster 🐰
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You shouldn't look at exercise as increased risk of being tired, risk of injury or a waste of time.
It gives you MORE energy, it DECREASES your risk of injury and it makes you a much MORE productive person throughout your day.
Prioritize your time. Invest in yourself.
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Do Luminosity not even have jerseys?
And why is Zeyzel playing from the shadow realm?
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@TravisGafford @sktelecom_t1 he likes salmon sashimi, hot chocolate, not dry chicken, iced americano and carry top laners.
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Just cheer on the team you love. You don't have to tear someone down to show your support. Little bit of a mob mentality.
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As a coach your job isn’t to shield your players from discomfort, failure or the truth (even if it hurts). It’s to help them get through, cope, deal with, survive, understand and eventually thrive when these things inevitably happen.
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This is Geralt
Geralt understands the importance of rest and recovery
Geralt is smart
Be like Geralt
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1 hour into having no electricity and differing factions have formed between the shirtless clan and clothed.
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One of these is not like the others.
Your job as a coach is to protect the players from outside pressure and narratives. The culture where people point the finger publicly immediately after a season ending loss is no culture worth keeping.
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Appendix removed few hours ago, feel super sore but on the plus side I got some strawberry jello! Appreciate the tweets/msgs from everyone!
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Coaching is and has always been bottlenecked not by game knowledge (X’s and O’s) but rather by your understanding of the people you are coaching.
The players strengths are specific while the coach has to be a well rounded chameleon.
Let players play and coaches coach
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LFT for 2025
With my contract not being renewed with IMT, I will be looking for a new opportunity. I have over 13 years experience in esports (LCS/LEC/CSGO/OWL/WR/DOTA).
I am confident in my knowledge and ability to provide value to any org. More than happy to jump on a call and discuss previous projects, personal values/workflow and provide references.
email: robert.yip.wit@gmail.com or 'coachyip' on discord
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For clarity LF team for 2019 as head coach/sport psychology/assist coach in NA/EU. Previously @Immortals and @FlyQuestSports 11 years coaching experience/6 in esports/3 in NA (LCS) DM’s open/email: Robert.yip.wit@gmail.com League/CSGO/OW Experience (RT’s appreciated)
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Thanks to everyone at @FlyQuestSports for this year. Happy with the progress we made and friendships formed. Best of luck next split FLYFAM
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Even through the teams struggles Fabian was THE hardest working player in Misfits all year. Put in so much effort to improve himself in and out of the game. I loved working with him as a player and getting to know him as a friend. DM me if you have any questions about him.
Misfits has allowed me to explore my options for the upcoming 2020 season. I'm thankful for the lessons that I have learned this year and have never been more driven and excited to prove the world that I am still one of the best players in the world
Appreciate the RT's 😍
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LFT for 2026
I have over 14 years experience in esports (LCS/LEC/CSGO/OWL/WR/DOTA) as a performance coach, head coach and director of esports. I am confident in my knowledge and ability to provide value to any org.
- Individual player routine and habits 🔖
- Team culture 🧬
- Practice efficiency and systems 🛠️
- Health/nutrition/exercise/sleep/recovery modalities 🏃♂️💤
- Mental skills training 🧠
- Working closely with coaching staff and building their skillsets 🗣️
- Performance analytics and improvement tracking 📈
More than happy to jump on a call and discuss previous projects, personal values/processes and provide references.
EU citizen and green card holder so no visa issues
email: robert.yip.wit@gmail.com or 'coachyip' on discord
Retweets much appreciated!
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I hope this split helps shake off stupid labels from years ago. NA struggles to change opinions on players and that can work for certain players and in Colin’s case, work against him.
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I just published esports performance and aging link.medium.com/5S2pXlHXDfb
It's a bit of a long read and took a while but hopefully can help put to bed some of the ideas behind age and performance. Thanks to @GamerDoc_ @Flame_KR @Amazingx @JensenGohLoL for the quotes!
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Athletes and coaches in traditional sports give far more positive feedback to each other compared to esports and it’s not even close. It’s pretty much opposite.
Positive feedback makes people more likely to seek out future feedback, more likely to repeat the behavior/action 🧵
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The majority of players don’t age out because of declining ‘mechanics’ due to reaction times being slower. They age out because it’s hard to grind the game to keep up and motivation can drop. They spend less time than when they were younger. They don’t adapt. They don’t enjoy it.
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Ended strong, started just as strong @IMTBoltz @IMTfelps @IMTHEN1 @IMTLucas1 @wiltonzews @IMTScott @IMTzakk
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This is the @C9Goldenglue redemption arc. This is the best show of trust a team can give a player. Play them for the most important game.
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Happy to be back in NA and excited to get to work with all the players and staff that have been so open and enthusiastic with me. #IMTWIN
"At Immortals, we’ve built a really good culture here where its not just focus is on the play performance and competition that we’re actually taking into account the humanistic side.”
We're proud to introduce @CoachYip as the Head of Performance at Immortals.
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Happy to be back for 2020 with a new exciting group of players/staff. We will be working hard to prove that we can go head to head with any team. #MSFWIN
We're happy to announce @CoachYip is back for 2020!
All our bases are covered with @Amazingx, @jandrofvp and Robert increasing LEC player performance on and off the Rift.
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Most people will talk about the direct abuse. It’s important to realise that there is a HUGE amount of research that highlights the intense negative effects of witnessing abuse. What is more sad is that they had no one to turn to and felt like this was normal and to be endured
[Exclusive] Sword, Tarzan, Rather, and Coach Chaos talk about cvMax's violent behavior:
✍️ @VANVANprj @Inven_haao @David_Viion @LoLQuestKR #LCK
invenglobal.com/articles/973…
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#esports gamers + pros needed
I am conducting a study examining the effects of levels of competition on mental toughness for my thesis.
Who: *over 18 years old
amateur players
collegiate players
pro/semi-pro (tier 2/3 teams)
pro players (tier 1 teams)
Games: LOL, VAL, OWL, RL, DOTA, CSGO +
How: (Click the link) derby.qualtrics.com/jfe/form…
Please feel free to share within discord servers/twitter etc
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Listened back to the comms from yesterday's game. We are not immortal because we don't lose. We are immortal because we don't give up.
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I worked on an article with @tayAFK about burnout in esports. Corona and Quarantine has made the topic much more important as we are dealing with unprecedented times. link.medium.com/ctV371XHO5
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Life hacks:
Drink water 💦
Stretch 🧘♂️
Go outside for vitamin D ☀️
Practice gratitude 🙏
Eat for your goals 🍱
Make time for loved ones ❤️
Exercise daily 🏃♂️
Set daily goals 🎯
Get 7-9 hours of sleep 🛌
Read daily 📚
Journal before bed 🖊
Practice sleep hygiene 🧼
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Dignitas management releasing content that allows the coaches to take the hit for poor environment.
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For those of you on the fence about the Nick Smith promotion to Head Coach just remember that he will do ANYTHING for the blue and white of C9.
*picture unrelated
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As a coach you don’t want players to blindly follow because ‘authority figure’. You want them to buy into your values, your personality, your energy. They are buying into YOU. The changes that grow from this are the fruits borne from nurturing the relationship daily.
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you live, you learn, you improve. This year for you as been a learning experience. We win as a team and we lose as a team.
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Since TSM I don’t think you were on a team that had default expectations that were universally binary, only winning matters. Even with that I’ve never met a player that gives so much of himself and sacrifices everything not to winning but to the pursuit of winning...the journey
"I didn't even know if this was what I wanted to do anymore because I just realized how much I needed to improve on..." -@Santorin
(🎵: "Only Just Begun" by @TheMothTheFlame)
Watch 'DRIVE: The Santorin Story' now at: piped.video/Y10YcHtc_Ck
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Special thanks to the full coaching staff for this Summer split @IMTDodo @coachssong @Loyotalol @lolLufty and @Swaguhsaurus @NWhinston
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I didn't know much about him when I was with the OWL team last year. He was sitting on the bench because of meta. Hard spamming widow aim games to keep sharp, not knowing when he would play again. Eventually he played and he commanded the room, his presence and leadership shone.
To write a good story, you need time, patience, and strength. This is a story of a man that never stopped putting in the work, and a story about a man that never, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 gave up.
This is the Story of Sayaplayer.
📺 > piped.video/6hCrA69JeOw
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Airport waiting thoughts:
In a results based industry, trust is the most important commodity. Unfortunately we all can’t be the best. If we can’t be the best then be honest. Honest in your efforts and with your words.
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When you know you are going to be playing in an online official you should be setting up the PC’s user accounts so that you are only able to access certain websites (lolpros, gamesoflegends, op.gg etc).
It’s less to decrease the risk of cheating but rather the human nature to get distracted by social media etc. Remove the distraction = increase the focus.
On an aside, teams can also practice discipline during pauses during the season so that players get used to the process of silence.
[OFFICIAL] Top laner Summit 🇰🇷 has been suspended from competing in LTA North Promotion Tournament
He has been caught watching a League of Legends game during a mid-series pause in the match between Estral and DSG 🇺🇸
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PSA: coaches and players
Off season is the best time to reinvest in your own personal development. It’s understandable that without being in competition it can be difficult to find purpose.
Here are some advantages to grinding now
- lowered stress helps with learning and retention 🧘♂️
- playoffs/finals aplenty so you can focus on vod analysis 📖
- you have a lot more time to reach out and talk with other players/coaches and gain new perspectives 🗣️
- great time to analyse your own games/vods/habits/mindset 🤔
- strengthen your body and mind (injury free doesn’t mean healthy and fit) 💪
- deeply analyse your previous year and understand your set goals, how you worked towards them (did you react or respond to your environment), what were your conclusions? ⭐️
- improvement now means less time spent having to play catch up when it matters later on 📅
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Really happy for 2-0 first week. Guys work really hard and create such a positive and unique work environment. Also great to see @lolGorillA and @HajinsunTV on the broadcast. Next time you try some English in interview! #MSFWIN
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Well played IMT Overwatch team! Watching you guys from the lol house! @Immortals @IMTAgilities YOUR A GOD!
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So happy for the entire CSGO team to get to play at E-league. Its been a goal of theirs for as long as I have known them! #IMTWIN
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really sorry to hear the news. It's tragic and sudden, take time to grieve and remember you are not alone in this
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GG's to Dig and Nrg. Unplanned resilience training session today but not the first time I've seen us fight back from being that far behind.
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@IMTLucas1 @IMTHEN1 @IMTfelps @IMTzakk @wiltonzews @IMTBoltz @IMTScott Congrats on the win!! Celebrate, reflect, learn and focus on next!
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2-0! Congrats to the @Immortals CSGO team beating @compLexityLive today. Looking stronger and stronger.
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For some, success is money, fame, career, accolades or status.
For others it’s education, family, security or appearance.
For many it’s a job, a roof over their head and food.
For a few it’s just getting out of bed.
No matter your station in life, you deserve success.
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