Success in Esports does not only depend on talent, skills and practice. Claiming the top and staying there requires a series of actions.
Leading gamers faithfully follow strategies that ensure balanced physical and mental health.
“Self-Care – Measure – Educate” is their guide and their key allies for lasting career success.
“Self-care” is an essential foundation for a healthy and balanced life.
Good nutrition, good physical condition, sufficient sleep, strengthen the gamer’s stamina and energy, contributing positively to concentration and immediate reaction to the game.
A good psychology is of similar importance for thegamer’s performance. Mindfulness techniques can help the gamer in improving his performance, in gaining better concentration of the details that are essential in the flow of the game, greater awareness of thoughts, emotions.
Maintaining psychological balance, managing stress during racing periods, but also dealing with every situation with an open mind, acceptance and understanding, are achieved through Mindfulness and translate into strong skills for the gamer.
At the same time, maintaining healthy family and friend relationships, frequent contact with friends and family members also play a crucial role.
Of course, the “self-care” chapter also includes other things, such as taking care of a clean and bright environment, taking care of finances as well as meeting needs.
The “measure” is essential as it can ensure free time.
And it results from a secure framework of movements of a specific timetable, which has been defined in cooperation with the coach, especially with regard to the achievement of goals.
Within this framework, with proper coaching, the gamer’s movements are delineated so that he can be effectively assisted in dealing with challenges, pressure and difficult circumstances in the flow of racing sessions, but also to allow himself time to relax.
“Education” is essential at every stage of the gamer’s journey for his empowerment and development.
Completes the allied triptych with two important areas. One area concerns the education of the active gamer alongside a professional coach to understand the game, to continuously learn and improve strategies, to analyse roles and matches. The other area concerns the post-gaming era. It relates to the training that will be needed by the gamer who, having completed his cycle as a professional gamer, wishes to make the transition to one of the many jobs offered by the Esports industry. In this case, with proper research the choice is made through the appropriate educational range.
“Self-care – Measure – Education” are three allies of the successful gamer!