Ever wanted to create a competitve team but had no idea how to do it? These 5 pieces of advise will help you get started.
Let me start off by painting a picture. If this hits close to home, great! If not, just remember that it's not how you start, but how you finish.
After some long rigorous hours of solo que, you finally get that coveted rank 1 from Hero League. You then realize that you've learned all that you can in a solo environment and It's time to truly flourish in a constructive team environment. This guide is here to help you understand the many foundations a team should have and the many intricacies it takes to make one.
Definition
"Define yourself first, before you can define the rest"
Take a moment and ask yourself this question, how do I define myself as a player? Are you a very competitive person that want's to enter team tournaments? Or are you someone who want's to form a team and casually play some games from time to time? The quicker a player realizes who they are, the easier it is for them to know what team environment suits them best.
Create Standards
"We know who we are, now we must constantly meet our goals"
Without standards, a team falls apart. Standards are essentially the pillars that support structure. Even the best can't aim to be the best if they don't discipline themselves to uphold their standards.
The standards that a team abides to can already tell you what you need to know. It all bottoms down to personal identity and knowing what you want. If a competitive team has practice 5 days a week and a not so competitive team only has practice 1-2 days a week, the team that’s worth their own merits is the team that meet their own standards.
Leadership
"Take the reigns and lead through example"
A team needs a leader that goes beyond the extra mile and make sure he/she is actively planning their next 10 moves. A great leader knows what needs to be done and is transparent enough to show those needs. The leadership role is quite diverse and what works for some, won't exactly work for others.
Lack of transparency and inconsistency in multiple areas can hinder many up and coming teams. During critical moments, such as the recruitment phase, a team can possibly lose some great applicants due to miscommunication and disorganization. If a team is constantly postponing tryouts and are only giving applicants vague answers, It makes the applicants lose interest in the team.
Learn from your losses
"We win because we lose"
Contrary to popular belief, losing isn't exactly the end of the world. Sure, I get it, everyone loves to win. But you need to look at the bigger picture. A team that analyzes all the matches they lost, has the opportunity to learn from their mistakes and become better players.
A team can discover an abundance of valuable information just by going over their losses. Forgetting bad habits is a lot harder than learning the correct way. With a lot of time and dedication put in to analyzing, a team's performance can dramatically improve.
Vision
"This is what I want to strive for, will you join me?"
The next step is to ask yourself, what is my definition of success? There is no wrong answer and whatever the team decides to follow through is what truly matters.
If a team's vision is to enter tournaments, where do they want to end up at? Do they want to make it to the big stage and defeat the world's best teams and be ranked as the very best? Or is the vision just scraping by and winning some entry level tournaments just for the competitive experience? This is all notably important when considering a potential applicant.
A team isn't able to carry out their vision if just 4 out of 5 teammates all share the same vision, they need everyone to be on the same page. Sometimes, what's worth it to some, Isn't exactly worth it to others. Any team that has trouble defining their vision or have teammates that aren't on the same page, can usually end in failure.
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