(S20) - PT1 - Rookie Mentor

[Jay_Doctor]

Mentoring young players is what the league is all about. As a player who is still quite new to the league, I personally know the value of taking someone under your wing. I didn’t know anyone when I first joined and found things overwhelming at times. When I see new people come in and are the same way I was, I really enjoy helping them out. The most natural thing to do is just start a conversation with them. Get talking about who they are, what they like and what they are looking for. Once we get talking about what they are looking for, I ask if they have any questions right off the bat and go from there. For most people, understanding what to do to get better and how to update are some of the most common early questions. The first couple updates can be a little tricky, but once they have a couple under their belt they are set. Navigating the website is also a bit of a roadblock at times. There isn’t a lot that can help with that other than time and familiarity. When players get all of that rolling, the next step is usually how to make money and what to do with it. For most players, media is the easier choice. Some get big into graphics though, which is great. The league certainly needs more of that. Lastly, some of the more ambitious players already have their eyes on league jobs and positions which is once again fantastic. It’s always great to get young blood in the league.

[KillaScrilla]

Well to start off you have to do a little hazing on the rookies. I like to send them to the basement of the stadium (note to everyone, we don’t have a basement but it’s fun to watch them wonder around for hours before someone finally tells them we don’t) to find the equipment manager for the footballs for practice. It’s usually a pretty good exercise for them for a hour or two. Anyway I like to show them how to go about being a professional. Just how much work and practice it takes to compete at this level. Take them by the bulletin board and show them whatever trash talk another team has done or what’s going on in the league. Swing by the media department and let them see what to do and what not to do as far as talking. I’ve calmed down on my talking now that I’m older lol. I’ll show them around town and the hot spots in San Jose. The most important location for them to know is , well actually there are two, the first is the bank. Gotta know how much chickens you have(Marshawn). The next important one is the training room. We gotta stay in top shape to compete here and work on improving every week. That’s about it for me and what I like to do for rookies.

[3lewsers]

I will be playing my first DSFL game this evening, and there are many things I would tell any of the new rookies joining the league. This is not for the faint of heart. Being a player in these league takes hard work and dedication. At the same time, it is fun and competitive. You need to be All-In or other players will pass you by and take your spot. It is important to be active in doing the weekly tasks, and it also takes organization to track those tasks in order to make sure the proper TPE is recorded for your player. By earning TPE for those tasks, you can upgrade your player in the hopes of becoming a real star in this league. It is fun to determine where to spend the earned TPE and watch those attributes affect the outcome on the field. There is plenty of strategy involved in simply being one player on the team, and your performance can mean the difference between a win and a loss. Trust me, your teammates know who isn't pulling their weight and they will call you out if necessary. Just like most things in life, you get out what you put in.

[Leafer]

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[MSombrero]

I’ll take a rookie under my wing for their first game day. They’re probably nervous as hell and about ready to explode. But there’ll be no fuss, no mollycoddling. They’re on the team, they’re in the locker room, I’ll treat them as one of us. Get the pads on, let the fans roll in and tell them to put in the performance of a lifetime for their debut. However the game goes, whatever the score at the end, they’ll come out stronger from this crucible of fire.

Afterwards, I’ll invite the whole defensive unit back to my place for dinner. We’ll have a huge roast and eat well, celebrating the win or sulking in our loss. But the training never stops, the dinner is actually a disguise for film study. We go over the game, we point out every mistake the rookie makes, every false step, every missed tackle, every millisecond of hesitation. We’ll show the young hotshots that they still have a long way to go. And then I’ll point out their good technique, their moments of decisiveness and action, every single moment where they defined a play. We will show them how far they’ve already come. More than anything, I want to reinforce in the rookie, the desire to be better. To be faster than he was before, stronger than he’s ever been, and smarter than everyone else. That’s what it means to teach a rookie, that’s what I’ll have to do.

[juniped]

As a rookie, I’ll be honest entering the league felt very daunting. I don’t know a lot about football so the thought of entering into this simulation league. Day 1 I was lost and confused and dazed and scared. But slowly the rookie mentors were able to help me find my way and help me figure out my way around. However there is one point that I still am very confused on.
I wish there was either something compiled by the rookie mentors to show me that could help explain how the DSFL works I think will be important for the rookies coming in. I know in my time as I said before the DSFL v NSFL bit was confusing. The biggest thing I want to compile is a history of each of the NSFL and DSFL teams and kind of a running status of where each team is. I didn’t even know Norfolk was a bot the year before until the day before the draft, not that it changed my opinion of going there but I think it’s important information to know. That way the rookies will feel better about going into the league and where there place might be. Also a small thing that I would have liked is some kind of primer into the positions before creation and how hard it is for each position to get into the league. (233 words)

[jeffie43]

I would take the time out to show them around the forums with a list of important links that I would recommend for them to use (Player builder, position switch tool, rulebook(s) and the guide).

I would also definitely help them get started in terms of gaining TPE. The rookie point task was one of the first places I visited when I wanted to figure out how to gain TPE quickly. Besides that Activity Checks and Weekly Training were great places to get TPE rather quickly and effortlessly.

As we know PTs aren’t the only ways to improve a player in the NSFL, I would also make sure to introduce the rookies to the wonderful world of NSFL Media where players are able to showcase their talents to earn money that can then in turn go towards improving your player. I would introduce them to Isa who I consider the best author/writer in the entire league, and then Nokazoa who is currently in charge of grading GFXs in the league. Both of them play major roles behind the scenes in NSFL and are extremely helpful people who had helped me gain a newfound love and appreciation for quality media in this league.

Finally I would introduce them to my GMs, Frost and Cort/Cory/Kacey. Both of them had helped me get used to the league and get me hooked in general. They have done a fantastic job when it comes to GM-ing and I’m sure their infectious excitement can spread to said rookie(s).

Final count: 257 words

[Dewalt27]

The key to rookie mentorship is giving them the tools to be successful on their own that way they can determine their own path in this league. We would start off the day going through warm-ups, drills, and walk through all the aspects of practice so that they won’t be caught off guard during their first few days. Once we are done with practice we would start to tour the facility. I would introduce them to their positional coaches, trainers, anyone that will be able to help them or they may need to work with in the near future. These will be the resources to help them better themselves on and off the field. After we’re done at the facility, we’re hitting the town. I’ll show them the best restaurants. We are going to be hitting up all the best bars and finally going out the clubs and buying a few bottles. The last thing I would do is put them in touch with a great financial advisor. We only get so many years to be in the league, they need to understand how to properly spend their money and use their money to invest in themselves for things such as diets and training.

[flyeaglesfly29]

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[Raven]

Written Option: This past rookie class was large, and with more recruitment looming, another large class is possibly on the horizon. You’ve volunteered to mentor one of the rookies for a day to show them the ins and outs of being an NSFL player. Describe what you have planned for that day.

Right so I am going to take a new rookie on my ropes and teach em the basics of the NSFL. Being a NSFL player is hard word and our first stop on this tour will be the training facilities. Every week is full of all kinds of training focusing on all parts of your game. Also we are going to take a stop towards the activity check section. We need to check in every week so we can improve on ourselves a little bit more.

While on our tour we gaze our attention to the thunderdome. A area we try to avoid at all costs. They say it is a place to vent all kinds of frustrations, but generally its just full of memes n not worth our time.

Next we show the locker room and all the interactions which happen in there. A good locker room is all the fun in this league and knowing whos in it is a blessing.

The media area is a place to make a little money which helps towards purchasing equipment and being able to afford the ridicilous gym prices are these here areas.


and last thing is to leave them with a piece of advice. "Did you know that tweeting 7 times a week, once a day can pay for up to 80% of your weekly training costs".