08-25-2021, 06:30 AM
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PT 7 - Rookie Experience
So I joined the ISFL on a whim having seen it been advertised through the Green Bay Packers subreddit before the start of this season. Having never been part of a sim league or done anything like this before in my life so had no idea what to expect. And, spoiler warning for the rest of this article, it’s one of the best choices I’ve made in a long long time. Once I created my player and read through the rookie guide I was welcomed into the rookie discord. This was a great feature and really helped me get a basic grasp and what the league was all about and some of the wonderful people within the ISFL. My first shout out goes to each and every single mentor in the rookie discord, they really helped my get over the first hurdle. Then the fun really did begin, with scout asking questions left right and centre. Each scout was friendly, kind and willing to help. They did build the hype around draft day, I remember at the time being rather excited for the day to come. Unfortunately being based in the UK meant that the DSFL draft steam was on at 1am, I wasn’t really able to stay up and watch the stream, but next morning I had the stream on and was excited to see which team drafted me. My second shout out goes to all those member who work hard behind the scene to create the professional streams that we all get to see! I ended a Python!! The whole draft process was great and I’m looking forward to the ISFL draft coming up. Ive had some great scouting conversations with some teams and some not so good one with other. Hopefully I’ll end up on a team that wants me there, fingers crossed!
The whole Pythons locker room has been amazing, Zeagle (GM), simo, Laszlo & Leatherneckmike and other have been welcoming, funny & great people to get to know. Hopefully this is only the start of it and may it continue to grow for a while. There was a load of learning down at the start, especially with my update page and another shout out to all the Pythons who helped me understand the process and correct way to set one up.
Now a bit of a dive into my player, so I choose TE a day role for my player as I wanted to role play someone who would be like myself in RL. TE seemed to best fit for my skills that I process. So far I’ve been happy with his progress, just this week I’ve been able to max out his speed rating, 1st big goal done, and currently working toward improving those hands & strength. I’m terms of stats Mark, has been one of the best two rookie TE. His usage is slightly down on Anthony Maguire but YPC is slight up. TD is an area for improvement with only 2 score in the season, hopefully he’ll find the end zone come playoff season.
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PT 10 - Road to the ISFL
Mark was born to an English Army officer, Lt. Col Wayne Goodhead and American mother Slyphrena Caprica , in the heart of rural England. His parents were unfortunately a pair of ships to pass in the night. Mark & his mother returning to the US soon after his birth. The relationship between his mother and father was never sour and Mark spent many an enjoyable holidays in the UK with his dad. He spent the first 9 years of his life in America with his mother side of the family. Mark always had a love for American football from a young age having been taken to many an event with his mother & step-dad, and always aspired to follow in the footsteps of the great players in the ISFL. Unfortunately, at the age of 9 his mother & step-father, were killed in a road traffic accident. He returned to his place of birth to live with his father. His father, as part of his military perks, was able to enter Mark into the English boarding school system. Due to his father forever changing work deployments he never settled in any given school. At the age of 11, his school jumping stop and he settled in a boarding school in rural England. Unfortunately, being in a English private school, pursuing a career in the sport looked unachievable. Mark was a gifted sportsman at school, playing 1st XI football & rugby and captaining the school 1st XI cricket team. He dedicated himself to any sport that he partook in. After finishing sixth form he applied to and study Mechanical Engineering in America.
Mark applied to many an American collage to study Mechanical Engineering, eventually he decided to join Southern Methodist Uni. At SMU, Mark took the opportunity to finally play American football. Having never really played properly, Mark had no idea which position he was best suited at. During his freshman year at SMU he never saw any game time and swapped into several position, notably the time he tried punting, many teammates will look back at the moment and remember his red face as his foot totally misses the ball during practice, since then he's left kicking to those with an eye for a ball. Nearing the end of the year, and with a lot of hard work from both himself and the coaching staff Mark ended up playing tight end. As his time in collage progressed both Marks confidence and ability increased, leading to him becoming a regular starter during his second year at SMU. During his final year at SMU, he became a team captain and was instrumental in leading the team to a series of outstanding wins against several rival & a bowl win. During the post win celebration of the Bowl win, Mark knew that his time of playing American football had only just started.
He then declared for the S30 Draft, and was selected in the 4th round with the 28th pick by the Portland Pythons
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So I joined the ISFL on a whim having seen it been advertised through the Green Bay Packers subreddit before the start of this season. Having never been part of a sim league or done anything like this before in my life so had no idea what to expect. And, spoiler warning for the rest of this article, it’s one of the best choices I’ve made in a long long time. Once I created my player and read through the rookie guide I was welcomed into the rookie discord. This was a great feature and really helped me get a basic grasp and what the league was all about and some of the wonderful people within the ISFL. My first shout out goes to each and every single mentor in the rookie discord, they really helped my get over the first hurdle. Then the fun really did begin, with scout asking questions left right and centre. Each scout was friendly, kind and willing to help. They did build the hype around draft day, I remember at the time being rather excited for the day to come. Unfortunately being based in the UK meant that the DSFL draft steam was on at 1am, I wasn’t really able to stay up and watch the stream, but next morning I had the stream on and was excited to see which team drafted me. My second shout out goes to all those member who work hard behind the scene to create the professional streams that we all get to see! I ended a Python!! The whole draft process was great and I’m looking forward to the ISFL draft coming up. Ive had some great scouting conversations with some teams and some not so good one with other. Hopefully I’ll end up on a team that wants me there, fingers crossed!
The whole Pythons locker room has been amazing, Zeagle (GM), simo, Laszlo & Leatherneckmike and other have been welcoming, funny & great people to get to know. Hopefully this is only the start of it and may it continue to grow for a while. There was a load of learning down at the start, especially with my update page and another shout out to all the Pythons who helped me understand the process and correct way to set one up.
Now a bit of a dive into my player, so I choose TE a day role for my player as I wanted to role play someone who would be like myself in RL. TE seemed to best fit for my skills that I process. So far I’ve been happy with his progress, just this week I’ve been able to max out his speed rating, 1st big goal done, and currently working toward improving those hands & strength. I’m terms of stats Mark, has been one of the best two rookie TE. His usage is slightly down on Anthony Maguire but YPC is slight up. TD is an area for improvement with only 2 score in the season, hopefully he’ll find the end zone come playoff season.
512 Words
PT 10 - Road to the ISFL
Mark was born to an English Army officer, Lt. Col Wayne Goodhead and American mother Slyphrena Caprica , in the heart of rural England. His parents were unfortunately a pair of ships to pass in the night. Mark & his mother returning to the US soon after his birth. The relationship between his mother and father was never sour and Mark spent many an enjoyable holidays in the UK with his dad. He spent the first 9 years of his life in America with his mother side of the family. Mark always had a love for American football from a young age having been taken to many an event with his mother & step-dad, and always aspired to follow in the footsteps of the great players in the ISFL. Unfortunately, at the age of 9 his mother & step-father, were killed in a road traffic accident. He returned to his place of birth to live with his father. His father, as part of his military perks, was able to enter Mark into the English boarding school system. Due to his father forever changing work deployments he never settled in any given school. At the age of 11, his school jumping stop and he settled in a boarding school in rural England. Unfortunately, being in a English private school, pursuing a career in the sport looked unachievable. Mark was a gifted sportsman at school, playing 1st XI football & rugby and captaining the school 1st XI cricket team. He dedicated himself to any sport that he partook in. After finishing sixth form he applied to and study Mechanical Engineering in America.
Mark applied to many an American collage to study Mechanical Engineering, eventually he decided to join Southern Methodist Uni. At SMU, Mark took the opportunity to finally play American football. Having never really played properly, Mark had no idea which position he was best suited at. During his freshman year at SMU he never saw any game time and swapped into several position, notably the time he tried punting, many teammates will look back at the moment and remember his red face as his foot totally misses the ball during practice, since then he's left kicking to those with an eye for a ball. Nearing the end of the year, and with a lot of hard work from both himself and the coaching staff Mark ended up playing tight end. As his time in collage progressed both Marks confidence and ability increased, leading to him becoming a regular starter during his second year at SMU. During his final year at SMU, he became a team captain and was instrumental in leading the team to a series of outstanding wins against several rival & a bowl win. During the post win celebration of the Bowl win, Mark knew that his time of playing American football had only just started.
He then declared for the S30 Draft, and was selected in the 4th round with the 28th pick by the Portland Pythons
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