Part 1: review your own team's VOD and log decision quality. Part 2: scout the opponent — every tendency you log becomes a practice priority. Analyse decisions, not outcomes.

Great teams decide HOW they communicate before the match starts. Assign your shot-calling roles, agree on the rules, and commit to the conflict ladder — in writing.

Wearing the school's name in a lobby is the same as wearing its jersey in a gym. Read each commitment, initial the line, and sign at the bottom. Keep a copy in the team binder.

Esports athletes are athletes. Audit your setup, sleep, fuel, and mental game honestly — then pick ONE improvement to actually make this month.

An informational interview is a 15–20 minute conversation with a professional about their work — you are researching, not asking for a job. Prepare every question in advance and send a thank-you within 24 hours.

Your team will pitch a school esports programme to a real panel. Plan it like a business proposal: the opportunity, the structure, the budget, and how you will measure success.

Before you build the deck, plan the one-pager. A sponsor says yes when the value exchange is obvious: who you reach, what they get, and exactly what you are asking for.

Every live event runs on a minute-by-minute schedule with a named owner for every segment. If a segment has no owner, it will go wrong. Fill this out and post it where the whole crew can see it.

Check items off as you complete them. Review this sheet with your advisor at the start and end of every season — the students who get recruited are the ones who treat this like a training plan.

Target at least 5 programmes. Before you hit send on any message, every box in the checklist below should be true. Log each contact and follow up within 2 weeks if you haven't heard back.