I personally don't like using music to pump myself up, but I do need it to keep focus. Absolute silence drives me crazy, so I tend to listen to a lot of movie and video game soundtracks to help fill that void while doing my pre-game kicks. Currently my Spotify soundtrack folder contains background music from all of the Star Wars movies, level music from various Sonic the Hedgehog games, and the soundtrack to Sid Meier's Civilization VI. Each of these do something a little different for me: Star Wars music give me that cinematic "epic" music that does get me excited for the upcoming game, Sonic the Hedgehog music is fast paced and exciting and keeps my energy level up, and the music from Civilization VI takes simple melodies and slowly builds on them, allowing me to not think a lot about the song as it gets more complicated. Ultimately, the lack of words is the key to all of this - words in music are distracting, and when your job requires absolute focus, any distractions can screw you up. This strategy isn't only useful for pre-game though, I've found it very useful when I was still in college working on homework or studying.
i do like hamilton too though
For the longest time Antonio Summer has found his inspiration to go hard and play hard from the weirdest of places, and it is no different when it comes to music. Summer's favorite thing to listen to has been and always will be classical music, the like of Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven. The music gets Summer in the calm state that allows him to pick apart opposing defenses with general ease. Unlike most of his team mates who listen to pop or rock music, Summer can always be found with his headphones in jamming out to Sonata 13 by Beethoven or getting his socks knocked off by Symphony 22. The source of this love for Summer came from his childhood where his mother took piano classes and would constantly be playing in the house so Summer was able to pick up on all the songs and know them. Summer found love in some of the oldest of songs, and has played the flute, piano and guitar his entire life and has even tried to compose his own symphonies. Summer was once considered a prodigy back in Melfort, Saskatchewan, but has now given up his musical career in lieu of his love for football.
Written: Must include 200 words. Everyone has a set of songs that inspire them, whether it's something relaxing, something loud, or something that is just constant screaming, everyone has music they listen to before the game to get ready. Write about what your player listens to that gets him hyped up.
Lavelle is interested in a plethora of different music genres and all the songs in the below list obviously induce different vibes. Hey Mamma - Kanye West OMCCTW - Big Sean Vice City - Xxxtentacion ATCQ - Jazz/we've got All Night Long - MGK BITG - WTC/PHNX R Sydney - Hopsin Cudder - HumGod Norf Norf - Vince Staples Hey Mamma is obviously a classic, if you disagree then rinse your head son. I like alot of Big Sean's beats and his general production, the overlying theme is obviously very similar to Yeezy's HM. Like the majority of late X's stuff, the style is alluring. From the beat to his easy ability to not force words out, but for them to actually sound natural. Can't say anything but RIP Phife Dawg. Love the majority of MGK's stuff, old and new. Varying from ANL to Let you Go to even his em diss, Rap Devil. Not often do I like remixes, never mind remixes of WTC but something about this sticks with me. Hopsin just too good to leave out. Humgod could be on this list 50 times, not including the latest KSG releases. Anything from pursuit of happiness to dat new to erase me to anything on man on the moon, do it alone, mojo etc. Every one a banger and fight me if you disagree. Staples is bae. Missing additions include pretty much anything from Mapei, Linkin Park, Mobb Deep. They all bangers and don't you doubt. These are what let Lavelle get into the right frame of mind before games. 6ix9ine 4 life tho
Ben Horne has a wide variety of music taste, everything from folk to rap to alternative, but getting hype for football is a completely different animal. Football is a violent and aggressive sport. Every play, no matter the strategy, is a burst of pure aggression and effort. For Linebackers, particularly a pass rusher, this aggression becomes vital. Yet, Linebackers also need to remain focused and calm to read an offense before the snap. If chaos start too early, you will be in the backfield with no one there. So, hype music should reflect this focused aggression. To that end, Ben listens to a distinct progression of music: calm focus to pure aggression.
(Genre - Alternative) - Deadcrush - Alt J - This sound is very chill, but has consistent tempo. Get focused. (Genre - Alternative) - Breezeblocks - Alt J - Still very chill, but a little more upbeat. Keep focused, with some building hype (Genre - Melodic Metal) - Banshee - letlive - Heavy song, remain focused, but angry (Genre - Melodic Metal) - On Wings of Integrity - MyChildren MyBride - Even heavier of a song, but a consistent tempo again, remained focus with the aggression. (Genre - Death Metal) - Entombment of a Machine - Job for a Cowboy - Absolutely chaotic song, build the aggression to the highest level. Because without the aggression, the job won’t get done. Words: 212 [OPTION]Position: K/P
[OPTION]Archetype: Accurate
[OPTION]College: University of South Carolina
[OPTION]Nicknames: The Notorious D.U.G.
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[OPTION] Team History
[OPTION] S19 - Myrtle Beach Buccaneers
[OPTION] S20 - Tijuana Luchadores
[OPTION] S21 to S24 - Yellowknife Wraiths
[OPTION] S25 to S31 - New York Silverbacks
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[OPTION] Regular Season Stats
[OPTION] ---- Kicking Stats ----
[OPTION] S19 - 2 GP, 4 XPM, 5 XPA, 80.0%, 3 FGM, 5 FGA, 60.0%, 41 Long, 13 PTs
[OPTION] S20 - 14 GP, 18 XPM, 20 XPA, 90.0%, 19 FGM 21 FGA, 90.5%, 49 Long, 75 PTs
[OPTION] S21 - 13 GP, 34 XPM, 36 XPA, 94.4%, 17 FGM 21 FGA, 81.0%, 50 Long, 85 PTs
[OPTION] S22 - 13 GP, 43 XPM, 46 XPA, 93.5%, 27 FGM, 28 FGA, 96.4%, 56 Long, 124 PTs
[OPTION] S23 - 16 GP, 38 XPM, 39 XPA, 97.4%, 34 FGM, 36 FGA, 94.4%, 57 Long, 140 PTs
[OPTION] S24 - 16 GP, 39 XPM, 42 XPA, 92.9%, 20 FGM, 20 FGA, 100%, 52 Long, 99 PTs
[OPTION] S25 - 16 GP, 37 XPM, 38 XPA, 97.4%, 30 FGM, 32 FGA, 93.8%, 51 Long, 127 PTs
[OPTION] S26 - 16 GP, 34 XPM, 37 XPA, 91.9%, 25 FGM, 25 FGA, 100%, 47 Long, 109 PTs
[OPTION] S27 - 16 GP, 34 XPM, 34 XPA, 100%, 19 FGM, 22 FGA, 86.4%, 51 Long, 91 PTs
[OPTION] S28 - 16 GP, 33 XPM, 34 XPA, 97.1%, 39 FGM, 42 FGA, 92.9%, 55 Long, 150 Pts
[OPTION] S29 - 16 GP, 50 XPM, 52 XPA, 96.21%, 25 FGM, 33 FGA, 75.9%, 55 Long, 125 Pts
[OPTION] S30 - 16 GP, 46 XPM, 46 XPA, 100%, 24 FGM, 29 FGA, 88.9%, 56 Long, 118 Pts
[OPTION] S31 - 16 GP, 38 XPM, 38 XPA, 100%, 28 FGM, 33 FGA, 84.8%, 56 Long, 122 Pts
[OPTION] ---- Punting Stats ----
[OPTION] S20 - 14 GP, 91 Punts, 4138 Yds, 45.5 Avg, 18 Inside 20, 63 Long
[OPTION] S21 - 13 GP, 78 Punts, 3682 Yds, 47.2 Avg, 7 Inside 20, 71 Long
[OPTION] S22 - 13 GP, 73 Punts, 3383 Yds, 46.3 Avg, 16 Inside 20, 71 Long
[OPTION] S23 - 16 GP, 93 Punts, 4400 Yds, 47.3 Avg, 19 Inside 20, 72 Long
[OPTION] S24 - 16 GP, 95 Punts, 4433 Yds, 46.7 Avg, 18 Inside 20, 72 Long
[OPTION] S25 - 16 GP, 113 Punts, 5337 Yds, 47.2 Avg, 23 Inside 20, 72 Long
[OPTION] S26 - 16 GP, 96 Punts, 4606 Yds, 48 Avg, 15 Inside 20, 73 Long
[OPTION] S27 - 16 GP, 97 Punts, 4472 Yds, 46.1 Avg, 39 Inside 20, 69 Long
[OPTION] S28 - 16 GP, 89 Punts, 4231 Yds, 47.5 Avg, 39 Inside 20, 67 Long
[OPTION] S29 - 16 GP, 76 Punts, 3475 Yds, 45.7 Avg, 31 Inside 20, 68 Long
[OPTION] S30 - 16 GP, 72 Punts, 3341 Yds, 46.4 Avg, 28 Inside 20, 68 Long
[OPTION] S31 - 16 GP, 88 Punts, 4040 Yds, 45.9 Avg, 39 Inside 20, 65 Long
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[OPTION] Playoff Stats
[OPTION] ---- Kicking Stats ----
[OPTION] S19 - 1 GP, 2 XPM, 2 XPA, 100%, 1 FGM, 1 FGA, 100%, 18 Long, 5 PTs
[OPTION] S21 - 3 GP, 6 XPM, 7 XPA, 85.7%, 5 FGM, 5 FGA, 100%, 49 Long, 21 PTs
[OPTION] S22 - 1 GP, 1 XPM, 1 XPA, 100%, 3 FGM, 4 FGA, 75%, 38 Long, 10 PTs
[OPTION] S23 - 2 GP, 6 XPM, 6 XPA, 100%, 3 FGM, 4 FGA, 75%, 57 Long, 15 PTs
[OPTION] S26 - 1 GP, 5 XPM, 5 XPA, 100%, 0 FGM, 0 FGA, 100%, 0 Long, 5 PTs
[OPTION] S28 - 1 GP, 1 XPM, 1 XPA, 100%, 1 FGM, 1 FGA, 100%, 39 Long, 4 PTs
[OPTION] S29 - 3 GP, 10 XPM, 10 XPA, 100%, 9 FGM, 9 FGA, 100%, 51 Long, 37 PTs
[OPTION] S30 - 2 GP, 5 XPM, 5 XPA, 100%, 3 FGM, 3 FGA, 100%, 49 Long, 14 PTs
[OPTION] ---- Punting Stats ----
[OPTION] S21 - 3 GP, 25 Punts, 1150 Yds, 46.0 Avg, 2 Inside 20, 64 Long
[OPTION] S22 - 1 GP, 6 Punts, 247 Yds, 41.2 Avg, 0 Inside 20, 57 Long
[OPTION] S23 - 2 GP, 11 Punts, 493 Yds, 44.8 Avg, 1 Inside 20, 60 Long
[OPTION] S26 - 1 GP, 9 Punts, 422 Yds, 46.9 Avg, 2 Inside 20, 70 Long
[OPTION] S28 - 1 GP, 4 Punts, 163 Yds, 40.8 Avg, 1 Inside 20, 46 Long
[OPTION] S29 - 3 GP, 11 Punts, 489 Yds, 43.2 Avg, 1 Inside 20, 53 Long
[OPTION] S30 - 2 GP, 8 Punts, 391 Yds, 48.9 Avg, 3 Inside 20, 63 Long
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[OPTION] Trophy Case and Awards
[OPTION] 1x Kicker of The Year (S22)
[OPTION] 2x Punter of The Year (S25, S28)
[OPTION] 4x Pro Bowl (S22, S24, S25, S28)
[OPTION] 2x Ultimus Champion (S23, S29)
[OPTION] 2x NSFC Champion (S21, S23)
[OPTION] 1x ASFC Champion (S29)
[OPTION] 2x DSFL OPoTG
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[OPTION] Other Accomplishments
[OPTION] Tied Playoff Field Goal Length Record (57 yards in S23)
[OPTION] Team USA Member (S22, S23, S25, S26)
[OPTION] S24 Charity Tournament Champion (Atlanta Pink Ponies)
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[OPTION]Position: LB/DE
[OPTION]Archetype: Power Rusher Turned Speed Rusher
[OPTION]College: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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[OPTION] Team History
[OPTION] S7 - Tijuana Luchadores
[OPTION] S8 to S13 - San Jose Sabercats
[OPTION] S14 to S18 - Baltimore Hawks
[OPTION] S19 - Arizona Outlaws
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[OPTION] Regular Season Stats
[OPTION] S7 - Tijuana - 45 Tck, 6 Sacks, 1 TFL, 0 Int, 8 PD, 0 FF, 0 FR
[OPTION] S8 - San Jose - 73 Tck, 2 Sacks, 7 TFL, 0 Int, 6 PD, 0 FF, 0 FR
[OPTION] S9 - San Jose - 88 Tck, 4 Sacks, 2 TFL, 2 Int, 4 PD, 1 FF, 1 FR
[OPTION] S10 - San Jose - 117 Tck, 2 Sacks, 2 TFL, 1 Int, 1 PD, 0 FF, 1 FR
[OPTION] S11 - San Jose - 114 Tck, 5 Sacks, 1 TFL, 0 Int, 5 PD, 2 FF, 1 FR
[OPTION] S12 - San Jose - 40 Tck, 4 Sacks, 9 TFL, 0 Int, 13 PD, 0 FF, 0 FR*
[OPTION] S13 - San Jose - 26 Tck, 1 Sack, 4 TFL, 0 Int, 0 PD, 0 FF, 0 FR*
[OPTION]S14 - Baltimore - 90 Tck, 10 Sacks, 1 TFL, 0 Int, 14 PD, 1 FF, 0 FR
[OPTION]S15 - Baltimore - 96 Tck, 12 Sacks, 1 TFL, 0 Int, 15 PD, 0 FF, 0 FR
[OPTION]S16 - Baltimore - 105 Tck, 10 Sacks, 0 TFL, 0 Int, 16 PD, 2 FF, 2 FR
[OPTION]S17 - Baltimore - 89 Tck, 9 Sacks, 2 TFL, 0 Int, 3 PD, 1 FF, 0 FR
[OPTION]S18 - Baltimore - 85 Tck, 8 Sacks, 0 TFL, 1 Int, 16 PD, 0 FF, 1 FR
[OPTION]S19 - Arizona - 97 Tck, 3 Sacks, 0 TFL, 0 Int, 3 PD, 0 FF, 1 FR
[OPTION] *Season played as DE instead of LB
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[OPTION] Playoff Stats
[OPTION]S7 - Tijuana - 15 Tck, 2 Sacks, 0 TFL, 0 Int, 0 PD (2 games)
[OPTION]S12 - San Jose - 0 Tck, 0 Sacks, 0 TFL, 0 Int, 0 PD (1 game)
[OPTION]S13 - San Jose - 5 Tck, 1 Sack, 0 TFL, 0 Int, 0 PD (1 game)
[OPTION]S14 - Baltimore - 8 Tck, 2 Sacks, 0 TFL, 0 Int, 1 PD (1 game)
[OPTION]S15 - Baltimore - 13 Tck, 3 Sacks, 0 TFL, 1 Int, 2 PD (2 games)
[OPTION]S17 - Baltimore - 19 Tck, 2 Sacks, 0 TFL, 0 Int, 1 PD (3 games)
[OPTION]S18 - Baltimore - 14 Tck, 1 Sacks, 1 FF, 0 Int, 1 PD (2 games)
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[OPTION] Trophy Case and Awards
[OPTION] Tijuana Luchadores Ring of Honor (S24 class)
[OPTION] 5x Pro Bowl (S10, S14, S15, S16, S18)
[OPTION] 1x Ultimus Champion (S15)
[OPTION] 2x NSFL NSFC Champion (S15, S17)
[OPTION] 16x Defensive Player of the Game
[OPTION] 1x DSFL SFC Champion (S7)
[OPTION] 1000+ Tackle Club
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[OPTION] Front Office History
[OPTION] S8 to S12 - Co-GM of Tijuana Luchadores (Co-GM: nunccoepi)
[OPTION] S13 - Head Coach of San Jose Sabercats
[OPTION] S14 to S17- Co-GM of Baltimore Hawks (Co-GM: nunccoepi)
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[OPTION] Trophy/Award Case
[OPTION] 1x Ultimus Champion (S15)
[OPTION] 2x NSFL NSFC Champion (S15, S17)
[OPTION] 3x Ultimini Champion (S8, S9, S10)
[OPTION] 4x DSFL SFC Champion (S8, S9, S10, S11)
[OPTION] 3x DSFL Co-GM of the Year (S8, S9, S10)
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[OPTION] Overall Stats
[OPTION] Regular Season 85-40
[OPTION] Post Season 11-5
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[OPTION] Regular Season Stats
[OPTION] S8 - TIJ - 8-6 - 2nd in SFC Division - Made Playoffs
[OPTION] S9 - TIJ - 10-4 - 1st in SFC Division - Made Playoffs
[OPTION] S10 - TIJ - 10-4 - 1st in SFC Division - Made Playoffs
[OPTION] S11 - TIJ - 5-9 - 2nd in SFC Division - Made Playoffs
[OPTION] S12 - TIJ - 9-5 - 1st in SFC Division - Made Playoffs
[OPTION] S13 - SJS - 12-2 - 1st in ASFC Division - Made Playoffs
[OPTION]S14 - BAL - 11-3 - 1st in NSFC Division - Made Playoffs
[OPTION]S15 - BAL - 12-2 - 1st in NSFC Division - Made Playoffs
[OPTION]S16 - BAL - 7-6 - 4th in NSFC Division
[OPTION]S17 - BAL - 8-5 -2nd in NSFC Division - Made Playoffs
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[OPTION] Post Season Stats
[OPTION] S8 - TIJ - 2-0 - Won Ultimini
[OPTION] S9 - TIJ - 2-0 - Won Ultimini
[OPTION] S10 - TIJ - 2-0 - Won Ultimini
[OPTION] S11 - TIJ - 1-1 - Lost Ultimini
[OPTION] S12 - TIJ - 0-1 - Lost in SFC Championship
[OPTION] S13 - SJS - 0-1 - Lost in ASFC Championship
[OPTION] S14 - BAL - 0-1 - Lost in NSFC Championship
[OPTION] S15 - BAL - 2-0 - Won Ultimus
[OPTION] S16 - Did not make playoffs
[OPTION] S17 - BAL - 2-1 - Lost Ultimus
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[OPTION] Other Career Achievements
[OPTION] Lead Tijuana to first Franchise Ultimini (S8)
[OPTION] First DSFL Franchise to win 3 Ultimini's in a row (S10)
[OPTION] GMed the only shutout in Ultimus History (S15)
[OPTION] Created QuickKetchup Strategy Testing
[OPTION] Co-GM of Great Lakes Dragons in S24 Charity Tournament
[div align=center][SELECT style="background-color:black; color:cyan; font-family:Arial; font-size: 12px; width: 400px; "][br][OPTION]Zach Skinner || DE #94||Yellowknife Wraiths|| peak 544 TPE [OPTION]Info: 6'5", 300 lb, born in Memphis, Tennessee [OPTION]DSFL: Portland Pythons, Waivers, S6-S7 [OPTION]NSFL: Yellowknife Wraiths, 2nd Round Selection, S8-present [OPTION]=========================================== [OPTION]Carrer Stats: 332 Tackles | 38 TFL | 50 Sacks | [OPTION]S6, POR: 7 Tackles | 2 TFL | 0 sacks | Playoffs: 6 Tackles | 3 TFL | 1 Sack [OPTION]S7, POR: 31 Tackles | 12 TFL | 4 Sacks | Playoffs: 3 Tackles | 2 Sacks [OPTION]S8, YKW: 27 Tackles | 2 TFL | 4 Sacks | Playoffs: 3 Tackles [OPTION]S9, YKW: 27 Tackles | 7 TFL | 5 Sacks | 1 FF/1 FR [OPTION]S10, YKW: 27 Tackles| 10 TFL | 5 Sacks [OPTION]S11, YKW: 25 tackles| 6 TFL | 4 Sacks [OPTION]S12, YKW: 42 tackles | 0 TFL | 6 Sacks | 1 FF [OPTION]S13, YKW: 46 tackles | 0 TFL | 11 Sacks | 0 FF [OPTION]S14, YKW: 48 tackles | 0 TFL | 7 Sacks | 0 FF [OPTION]S15, YKW: 51 tackles | 0 TFL | 7 Sacks | 0 FF [OPTION]S15, YKW: 24 tackles | 4 TFL | 0 Sacks | 0 FF [OPTION]S16, YKW: 22 tackles | 9 TFL | 1 Sack | 1 FF [OPTION]=========================================== [OPTION]Trophy Case: [OPTION] S7 Ultimini Champion, S8 Ultimus Champion, S13 Pro Bowl, S13 Tied for 2nd in sacks lead
Ryan Cobalt is one of the top performing defensive players in the DSFL so far this season, amassing 27 tackles in 4 games as a strong safety for the San Antonio Marshals in his rookie season, something that many coaches, general managers, and scouts would never have expected him to do after he failed to show up to both the prospect game, and the draft combine. Cobalt's drive was put in question early on in the season, but it seems that he has defended it. The real question everyone wants to know though, is what type of music does Ryan like to listen too? The answer is simple, and is very basic. Like most athletes nowadays, Cobalt finds his drive from listening to trap music and mumble rap. The song "Paris" by Suicide Boyz is likely his favourite song to get hyped up with, and the Marshals locker room is always blasting tunes. Cobalt can often be found with team mate Donno Cansino in the locker room, jamming out before a game and cramming his body full of C4 (the legal steroid version of pre-workout). Through music and teamwork, Cobalt has quickly become one of the best defensive players in the league, and most certainly the best in his class.
Adriana is rarely is charge of the boombox in the Luchadores' locker room, not necessarily because her taste in music is horrible but more because she enjoys epic pieces of music and insists on listening to them from beginning to end. Some of her favourites include Green Carnation's Light of Day, Day of Darkness, which is basically a 1 hour and 6 minutes song or any Ayreon album that has to be listened to fully to enjoy the story. Her favourite band is Rhapsody, although she thinks it turned to poop after they changed their name to Rhapsody of Fire. She does enjoy annoying her teammates with their earlier releases and her failed attempts at imitating the vocals, though.
Her teammates got fooled two or three times but now they limit their trip to space or some fantasy land to once every other month when she's lucky. So now because she has team spirit at heart, she listens to whatever her teammates choose instead of just listening to whatever she'd like on her headphones (this PT is brought to you by Beats). She has discovered a new passion for rap, hip hop and whatever crap the guys on the team decide to play on the radio. She doesn't understand half of the lyrics though, so it can get pretty ugly when she tries to sing along. (07-05-2021, 03:34 PM)r0tzbua Wrote: My favourite person from Quebec (next to Celine Dion) @enigmatic |
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