05-16-2024, 10:12 AM
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11. 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.
It started on a typical cold night in Colorado. Klaus was reading league news with a cup of hot tea by his side. Colorado hadn't been doing great. Projected to finish last in the league by most sources. This didn't concern Klaus much, as long as the team still had a spot on the line for him, he'd be content. But still a lot was changing in Colorado, so Klaus wanted to reflect on his time thus far with the team to see the direction his future may take. The season had started out pretty slow for him compared to his explosive rookie showing, and he had already given up more sacks than last year as well. Perhaps it was lack of consistent training, or maybe even motivation? In a strange way, Klaus didn't feel much challenge in his way. There didn't appear to be any obvious obstacles to overcome as he had been used to reach the point where he was at now. He assumed that meant his training had paid off, but to him things just felt a bit empty. Since less effort was needed to achieve the same impressive results as before, Klaus started slacking a bit and wouldn't put in his everything to training anymore. A lot of these considerations combined and resulted in Klaus' belief that a change of pace was needed. Something was needed to shake things up in his career. He talked with team management and decided that a trade to a new team could provide him the motivation he needed to get back on track.
Many teams showed interest in Klaus, the gestures and conversations he had were all very appreciated. He was honored to receive such attention despite being so young as a player. But the teams were assured his future development was promising, and that Klaus' spot on the team would provide the strength they needed to either keep competing or push into that competitive zone. Above all, Berlin impressed Klaus in their conversation. Aside from a spot on the OL, Berlin gave the impression that this team could really become Klaus' home. This was quite ironic for him since he was originally born in Germany and grew up there before moving to the states. When the trade published and his departure for Berlin was confirmed, he was very excited for this unexpected chance at a homecoming.
The team has been amazing so far, and Klaus already feels like he belongs alongside those on the team and in the locker room. The deal shocked Klaus, and he never would of thought he was worth that much as a player. This couldn't have been possible without Colorado's understanding and willingness to work with him through this deal, so he is incredibly thankful. Klaus' motivation has returned, his training has increased, so the league better watch out for this young OL.
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14. Expansion Expansion Expansion! Tell us why you think the league should expand / not expand or include any ideas (in words) for team branding ideas you have or team locations.
With the recent closure of the Elite Football League (EFL), expansion could be worth considering sooner rather than later. But there's so many considerations to make with that type of decision, so I'll leave it to the powers that be. But! I do want to talk about potential branding, hence why I mention the EFL. Their league had some incredible team locations and logos. Unfortunately, their site appears to be permanently down, so for me at least most of those are inaccessible. But! luckily I am still in two of the team discords, the Manchester Lookout and the Death Valley Rangers, both whom I had played for during my short time in that league. Despite being minor league teams, they had impressive branding. Their team logos were very clean, looking professionally done, and the ideas behind the brands themselves were really fun. For one, I have to admit that I am incredibly biased towards non-human/animal brandings. So with the Manchester Lookout having a lighthouse as their mascot and logo, I was and still am in love. This is such a creative and fun branding. Themes like lighting the way forward are obvious but intriguing when paired with the concept of football and especially with an expansion team. This new team could be considered a bright look at things to come for the ISFL as a whole. As for the Death Valley Rangers, while ranger is practically just a cowboy which has been done plenty of times before, I love the location of Death Valley. Especially when deciding to put a team in California, there are infinite boring options to choose from. Let's give LA one more team shall we? No. We're headed straight for the desert. I prefer the idea of heat or the sun itself to be used as some form of mascot, but that's obviously a bit harder to personify for a mascot/logo, but I'm sure there's other options as well to consider. Maybe something with sand. This location again brings some great opportunities for themes. A new hot destination perhaps? (literally).
While I definitely don't want to just steal teams from another league. I think it is worth considering adapting and improving upon some of those ideas to create something new, creative and fresh, but still pays tribute to the EFL. Unfortunately, the only other mascot/logo I remember really liking was the Kraken and it was purple, but I can't remember the location.