(S38) PT 2 - Behavior Control

[BenDover]

After a tough loss, there is always a lot of pent up anger and regrets after  the Otters lose in the heartbreaking fashion they usually do, there was a lot of discussion in organization on how to be able to release this anger in a healthy way, and we have implemented a few ways to release this throughout the practice week. Starting with the good old rage room, a room full of breakable objects that the Otters organization had installed in a room across the hall from the locker room, and it is very popular with the players, especially the lineman, as the organization felt it was best to let the big men be kept away from everyone. The next way the Otters implemented was to have the highlight room, so players could see the good they did in the game, not only the mistakes that will be exemplified by the media, to keep them on a positive mindset going into the next week.

[ajtigger]

If you have been watching the San Jose Sabercats this season, you would be aware that behavior control is not something they have specialized in. The team has lost many games due to poor on the field behavior leading to an excess of penalties called. The reason for this behavior could easily stem from the locker room in San Jose which seems to have become toxic in this recent season. The main reason behind this toxicity, it is none other than Booter McGavin. McGavin has creatd a me first atmosphere in the locker room that has taken away the team responsibility that San Jose coaches had worked so hard to build in the past seasons. McGavin promotes heavy taunting by his teammates and celebration of some of the smallest accomplishments. For example, after making his first field goal, McGavin took the first down marker and put it between his legs in a "riding the bull" celebration. It is clear that the immature McGavin has rubbed off on his team and San Jose will need to do everything in their power to fix the issues they are having with penalties this season.

[TheDangaZone]

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[hotdog]

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[Philliesphan96]

The Austin Copperheads have a pretty straight forward solution to keeping all of our wonderful players both emotionally and mechanically disciplined. The key word in that last sentence would be mechanically. Yes, that is right. As you may have picked up on by now, the Austin Copperheads have turned all of their players into cyborgs to get rid of those pesky things you mortal humans refer to as emotions. Us cyborgs are also programmed to have perfect form in all levels of technique all of the time. The transition occurred this offseason. That is the real secret of success for Austin, going from an absolutely awful season, to an absolutely dominant season. Cyborgs are the way of the future for players in the ISFL. After this season's dominant performance by the Austin Copperheads, watch for the rest of the league to start turning their players into cyborgs just to keep up with Austin. And for those of you complaining about "unfair", please show me where in the ISFL rulebook that it says players can not be cyborgs.

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[Muford]

While Vincent Sharpei Jr, is nothing like his dad in the emotion department, a lot can be accredited to the Chicago Butchers for keeping him in check especially during down years for him personally and the team as well. The team goes above and beyond the way in mental health assistance, in case there are issues outside of the football field, and to keep players emotionally disciplined as well, there are quite a few team bonding exercises that make sure everyone is on the same page at all times so nothing can come out of the way and make someone take some dumb penalty. Goodness forbid, if someone does take a really dumb penalty, there are fines that are given out of course, you have to donate to one of the owner’s charities of choice, which isn’t a bad thing, but at the same time it shows that the players have to be role models for the young kids usually.

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[Alikh]

After a season full of fourth quarter penalties, the London Royals this year have introduced a new system of instilling discipline in the players.  After watching several youtube videos about negative reinforcement in rats using electrical shock, GM Alikh had shock collars installed in the shoulder pads for all Royals.  Now, he sits on the sideline during practice and when a player jumps the line, pushes off a defender, grabs a facemask, etc., he presses the button to shock that player.  It is a complicated process to make sure you select the right player and button, so a local high school technology club actually put together a massive board full of buttons for Alikh to man during scrimmages.  The new shock penalty system has worked amazingly well- in fact the Royals at practice now commit near zero penalties.  Next rules summit, Alikh hopes to bring this system to a vote, allowing him to wire up his team for real games as well.

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[shrub02]

If you were to ask Bender, the team doesn't do enough to reward or punish players for the penalties they commit during games. I mean, these actions can either cost us a game or fire us up enough to make a big play. A stern talking to is not nearly good enough. So Bender takes things into his own hands. He doesn't overdo it though. The punishment and rewards match the penalty committed. If a player holds, then Bender holds onto their money. And spends it on blackjack and hookers. If an O-lineman doesn't jump and causes an encroachment, they get a pat on the back. Congratulations, you did your job. If a player facemasks another or gets an unsportsman penalty, Bender will buy them a cigar. The good kind if you know what I mean   He rewards this type of penalty because he feels like it's worth the price. It really fires him up!

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[GuitarMaster116]

This is a great prompt for my team in general, especially for this season. I was and still am expecting NOLA to be one of the top teams this season and make the playoffs, if not make the Ultimus. But to say we have had a bad and rough start is an understatement. We really have dug a pretty big hole that we have to dig ourselves out of to catch back up into the playoff race, especially when teams like Arizona, New York, and Austin have had such a hot start. We finally got ourselves back on track with huge away wins against two stong teams in the Wraiths and New York, but we still have a lot of work to do. We have even swapped our offensive style to try and make the offense more effective, and so far it has looked decent. One thing to help us get through the losses is most had been really close so while they hurt to lose, we felt like we could have won if not for a few errors. Another major factor is some team members will make jokes to keep the moral high even after a loss. While it has been a shaky start, we still feel confident overall about the future.

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[MobiausGrander]

Throughout the season, we've had our fair share of bs flags and losses this season that have dented our chances of winning a championship. As you can expect, we've felt a bit frustrated and exasperated on how our season has gone. To combat this, we've decided to engage in yoga exercises and breathing before each game and after each game in order to calm our nerves and to make sure that our emotions do not run high and cost us more games the rest of this season. After we do yoga exercises post-game, we also head to a sauna and spa that's near the training facility so that we can not only get our left over frustration in terms of sweat but also increase our destressing and relaxation so that we can be refreshed for the rest of the season. Hopefully we can rely on these methods so that we can persevere and make a comeback this season with heightened emotions.