10. Write a short biography or story about your player. This could include background about how they came to the ISFL and how they’ve done so far, a story about their role in an exciting game, or anything else related to their experience in the league.(+5 TPE)
Joey is from a big-time sports family. His parents were both college athletes who have gone into coaching, his grandfathers coached sports, his maternal aunt is an Assistant Coach for the US Women’s Olympic Soccer team after having played for and won 3 medals. His elder brother is a player in the SHL and manager in the SMJHL. The Marstons aren’t a big name yet, but they’re getting there quickly. Joey has been groomed for his entire life to play some kind of sport. When he was in high school, he played baseball and football. Deciding between them was a major trial for him going into college.
Despite this, Joey isn’t focused entirely on a future in sports. He aspires to enjoy playing for as long as it’s fun before retiring in good health and financial standing to travel the world. He has dreams of backpacking through Europe and Asia, climbing Mount Everest, racing with a dog sled team, and surf at Gold Coast in Australia. When he eventually returns to the states, he’d like to write a book and settle down to raise a family. The full “Great Wife, 2.5 Kids, White Picket Fence, Nice Car” deal. Be a Stay at Home Dad and watch his kids grow up to hopefully have nothing to do with sports, despite knowing that it’s very likely they’ll be great athletes if they so choose.
Part of the decision to do something else with his life is based on how he’s grown up. He’s used to being coached almost all day every day. He’s used to being pushed harder because his father always insisted that Joey could take it. There’s an underlying sense of frustration with that lifestyle, but also a healthy fear. His father would go in to work as Head Coach of the University of Tampa football team and put in a full day; scouting, tape analysis, practices, drills, paperwork, and goodness knows what else for close to ten hours. Then he’d come home, eat dinner, and take up running Joey through drills after his homework was completed. Greg Marston never stops working. Joey also sees those same tendencies in his brother. Danny plays, practices, and works out for six to eight hours every day for the Toronto North Stars before settling into his home office or hotel room to work on managing the St. Louis Scarecrows for a few hours; tape, coaching advice, player management, scouting, trades, and so forth. Joey is ultimately afraid that if he doesn’t have something he wants to do other than sports, then football will consume him like it has his father and brother have been consumed.
In the meantime, though, he’s enjoying the ride as a DSFL, and soon, an ISFL player. He just wants more out of life than football someday.
19. Theres a prompt about stadium design, but now lets dig deeper. Each stadium serves some concessions for the fans coming in to watch the games. Talk us through their menu. Graphic Option: Design a menu for your team's stadium. +2.5 TPE
Being the team from Texas, the Dallas Birddogs have excellent barbecue game. It's a point of pride. I mean, football and burnt ends? F U C K Y E A H. Even if stadium prices are borderline illegally high.
29. Affliate PT from either SHL/PBE/GOMHL. The Weeks must match with the timeframe of this UW. +2.5 TPE
SHL Affiliate PT
Joey is from a big-time sports family. His parents were both college athletes who have gone into coaching, his grandfathers coached sports, his maternal aunt is an Assistant Coach for the US Women’s Olympic Soccer team after having played for and won 3 medals. His elder brother is a player in the SHL and manager in the SMJHL. The Marstons aren’t a big name yet, but they’re getting there quickly. Joey has been groomed for his entire life to play some kind of sport. When he was in high school, he played baseball and football. Deciding between them was a major trial for him going into college.
Despite this, Joey isn’t focused entirely on a future in sports. He aspires to enjoy playing for as long as it’s fun before retiring in good health and financial standing to travel the world. He has dreams of backpacking through Europe and Asia, climbing Mount Everest, racing with a dog sled team, and surf at Gold Coast in Australia. When he eventually returns to the states, he’d like to write a book and settle down to raise a family. The full “Great Wife, 2.5 Kids, White Picket Fence, Nice Car” deal. Be a Stay at Home Dad and watch his kids grow up to hopefully have nothing to do with sports, despite knowing that it’s very likely they’ll be great athletes if they so choose.
Part of the decision to do something else with his life is based on how he’s grown up. He’s used to being coached almost all day every day. He’s used to being pushed harder because his father always insisted that Joey could take it. There’s an underlying sense of frustration with that lifestyle, but also a healthy fear. His father would go in to work as Head Coach of the University of Tampa football team and put in a full day; scouting, tape analysis, practices, drills, paperwork, and goodness knows what else for close to ten hours. Then he’d come home, eat dinner, and take up running Joey through drills after his homework was completed. Greg Marston never stops working. Joey also sees those same tendencies in his brother. Danny plays, practices, and works out for six to eight hours every day for the Toronto North Stars before settling into his home office or hotel room to work on managing the St. Louis Scarecrows for a few hours; tape, coaching advice, player management, scouting, trades, and so forth. Joey is ultimately afraid that if he doesn’t have something he wants to do other than sports, then football will consume him like it has his father and brother have been consumed.
In the meantime, though, he’s enjoying the ride as a DSFL, and soon, an ISFL player. He just wants more out of life than football someday.
19. Theres a prompt about stadium design, but now lets dig deeper. Each stadium serves some concessions for the fans coming in to watch the games. Talk us through their menu. Graphic Option: Design a menu for your team's stadium. +2.5 TPE
Being the team from Texas, the Dallas Birddogs have excellent barbecue game. It's a point of pride. I mean, football and burnt ends? F U C K Y E A H. Even if stadium prices are borderline illegally high.
29. Affliate PT from either SHL/PBE/GOMHL. The Weeks must match with the timeframe of this UW. +2.5 TPE
SHL Affiliate PT