I had the opportunity to be around high-competitive esports in years 2005 - 2010 and I'm very glad this topic is coming up now. Back in the day, my observation was that only the best American and European players (Fatal1ty, Grubby, NIP team, to name few) understood how important it is to be also fit mentally and physically when competing in esports and they were the only once doing “something” for that. Back in the day, the Korean teams were mostly locked-down in their “Clan houses” and they had a defined time schedule which mostly consist of practicing the game.
Today, this is completely different story. When I’m talking with people who are still in esports and read news articles about current teams, they mention to have personal fitness couches and mental couches and I think it’s necessary for success as you can see application of these practices being successful in other sports - Tennis, Golf, etc. It’s even more crucial for team-based games (LoL, CS, etc.) where team chemistry, health of team members and ability to time your focus on the particular events are all important aspects for the overall success. I even heard that there is a professional LoL team which has a “synergy” coach who is dealing with day-to-day problems of team members and help them to resolve conflicts between each other.
It is incredibly hard to have consistent results on e-sports tournaments.
Today, this is completely different story. When I’m talking with people who are still in esports and read news articles about current teams, they mention to have personal fitness couches and mental couches and I think it’s necessary for success as you can see application of these practices being successful in other sports - Tennis, Golf, etc. It’s even more crucial for team-based games (LoL, CS, etc.) where team chemistry, health of team members and ability to time your focus on the particular events are all important aspects for the overall success. I even heard that there is a professional LoL team which has a “synergy” coach who is dealing with day-to-day problems of team members and help them to resolve conflicts between each other.
It is incredibly hard to have consistent results on e-sports tournaments.
Edit: Grammar + Wording