(S47) PT #3 - Comrades in Arms

[PMoney]

Locker rooms are the heart and soul of the league and it has been fun to experience some new ones this last couple of seasons. In my players own LR of Bondi Beach we have the classic LR activities with the Buccaneer twist on them. The doubloons given out for game balls can be exchanged at your local 'CRIKEYS' for some shrimp to throw on the barbie and everyone knows when its flat fuck friday with our favourite croc. However the life and soul of the locker room is undoubtedly the well renowned sport of snail racing. For anyone uninitiated in snail racing, it is one of the most electric sports to have been created as users watch their snail race towards, and sometimes away from, the finish line to rapturous crowds. It's not just the thrill of watching though, grand prizes can be won through snail racing ranging from the lowest of "Fresh crap from a snail" to houses and boats.

[Vulfzilla]

In the Dallas locker room the camaraderie was mostly built during the streams. Last season was so fun because we were all together for the streams and we were all enjoying them together.  When the playoffs came we were locked in and everyone got to enjoy the awesomeness of a championship run and the afterglow.  There wasn't a lot of extracurriculur stuff mostly because its DSFL i think, but we also enjoyed sharing the pictures of all our doggies, and i was alwys ready to show off my puppy Izzy who is not so small anymore.

I just got traded yesterday (which is pretty wild) so for BBB i plan on locking in during streams and trying to figure out how the LR vibes and fitting in there. So far its just been a bunch of kangaroo gifs.  

In San Jose where I'll be next season I've already started getting connected to the locker room, mostly by talking about my FM saves in Scotland.. (I've since moved to Italy though, don't tell the boys.)

[FTR]

For the Wraiths locker room, to build some camaraderie at each practice, a new player or coach needs to bring some sort of hot drink; apple cider, coffee, coco, just to name a few. As Yellowknife is a really cold city, so having a hot drink to drink throughout the practice is a must, and having each player be responsible to provide it creates some camaraderie, while allowing each other to learn more about each other. Another thing the team does to help make the team a second family, is they would constantly put on tournaments, especially during travelling to away games. These tournaments started in Gago's 3rd year, and he would bring them back each year. The tournament would be anything, from a smash tournament, to a poker tournament to a jeopardy tournament. Doing these tournaments would show some bright spots in the long seasons, but also provided some friendly trash talk among each players, and allow players to have some bragging rights.

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[ajtigger]

I think that the San Jose locker room is at its' strongest point in many seasons. The main team activity is simply watching our games together and commenting on the fortunes or misfortunes of our players. During any given game, there will be many cats in the locker room discussing the on field actions and cheering us to victory. Of course our team has an international flair with a few Scots so it is also nice to see them chime in once they wake up in the morning.

Outside of game day, our locker room is just a great place to hang out. Whether it is talking about, magic the gathering, video games, current events, or just life in general, there is always some level of discussion going on. Overall, the saber cats are just a great group of people who are there for each other and always willing to have friendly conversations.

[BenDover]

Being on the team for as long as McAlister has, the people on the team by default look to him to lead the Otters locker room. AS this is his last season, he has the experience that he knows will lead the Otters to a playoff run, which is great team chemistry. After games, Ace always invites the whole team out to a dinner at a local restaurant no matter the result of the game, showing that no matter if we won or lost, the team sticks together. Ace believes this team building has helped, along with his other locker room activities that spurred engagement have helped the Otters form a very tight knit group that many other players want to join, as seen with our successes in Free Agency and Trades as of late. In building a championship culture, having great team chemistry is the first step, and I believe Ace and the Otters have been able to do that.

[TomHanks]

Well the fact of the matter is that the locker room for the New Orleans Second Line is one of the most fun spaces for me in the league. We have a great group of active users who are always contributing to the atmosphere. Game days and especially game nights are always a blast since a whole bunch of us watch together with live text commentary from everyone. It's a really positive environment all the time, even after some really tough losses. Everyone is bought in to the team philosophy and what we're building, which is critical for rising out of the rebuild phase we've been in for some time and into the team we are now. One of my personal staple contributions is my steadfast belief that this team will never lose again. With the squad we have, we're good enough to beat any ISFL team on our best day, and following each fantastic win the streak extends, and in those scenarios in the past where the team has lost, the streak simply starts over. We've already got a 4 game streak going and I look forward to it becoming a 13 game streak.

[Number 82]

Probably not the best person to talk about locker rooms. Having recently been traded from Berlin to Baltimore, I'm not sure I can really comment on the the typical ongoings in the locker room. Generally speaking locker rooms are where we communicate and chat about the games and whatever else that takes our interest. Some locker rooms have specific channels for activities/games such as counting, yapping or gaming. Some teams will hold events to get teammates together which helps people to get to know each other and also promotes activity. Between streams, there's naturally some down time and locker rooms serve an important purpose in being something that keeps people engaged and thus more inclined to stick around and remain active. Truth be told I'm not the most active person when it comes to locker rooms, aside from posting point tasks in Portland there's not too much that I get involved in.

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[zeagle1]

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[CementHands]

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[lock180]

Locker room? You think I talk to any of my loser teammates in the locker room? I don't need their poisonous bad play rubbing off on my perfection. When I do talk in the locker room it is usually to complain about something. The main hotspots for talking are the spooky lobby and question of the day. 99% of the questions of the day revolve around pets and considering I don't have a pet I usually abstain from that area. Then in the spooky lobby it is usually Tuba, Zoot, or homer that are complaining about the sim or being adults and talking about adult things that I have no interest in talking about. Xeno and homer also will talk in voice chat from time to time. About what I have no idea those secrets go beyond me. In fact, I'd argue I know less about my team as someone who is in the locker room, than had I been on the team and not been invited to the locker room