Mindclickers
Mindclickers is an insight into the Psychological & Performance demands of competitive Esports. We aim to provide insights from Professional Players, Coaches, Shoutcasters, Organisational Owners, and Esports Researchers within the scene.
Mindclickers
GHOST Kaplan - Head Valorant Coach for Ghost Gaming and previous IGL for Spacestation.
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Lachlan Parker
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Season 2
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Episode 16
Kaplan's insights and passion for competitive Esports really shine through, as we explore a few varying topics that are being talked about within the scene. Kaplan has completed a Bachelor of Psychology at the University of Washington.
In the following episode we chat about;
- Building a team culture and exploring team dynamics
- Balancing study and work as a professional player
- Competitive comparison of Valorant vs CS:GO
- Insight into Valorant roles and key meta
- Impact on player personality onto their ingame role/character
- Importance of understanding player self-confidence
- Versatility as a Coach
- Coaching styles (Authoritarian vs Democratic)