Head Coach of Geekay Esports (LoL) - Edward

“I will do whatever is needed to make this team successful.“ This week on 'Coach Talk', I sat down with Edward. He's a former pro player and the current head coach of Geekay Esports in the Arabian League. He's been involved at the top level of western League of Legends since season 2 and won the first IEM World Championship. His team made a deep run at the recent EMEA Masters against much larger clubs, including reverse sweeping KC Blue. We talked about: 2:20 - What is Coaching? 3:55 - Studying your team 6:40 - How to pick the right champ? 8:40 - Developing Trust w/ Players 11:00 - Atomic Habits 11:58 - The Player to Coach Transition 18:18 - What helped you develop as a coach? 20:20 - Edwards Esports Dad (Groove) 22:00 - How have our practice methods changed? 25:25 - How much change can a coach make? 28:00 - Why do players have so much power? 35:30 - Sticking to your guns 37:50 - Importance of Solo Q? 40:35 - How much is enough? 42:20 - Coaching Remote vs In-Person 47:45 - Learning from other esports coaches (Dota) 50:15 - Setting up the culture of the team 56:30 - What a leader does for a team? 1:00:00 - How can you create leaders? 1:02:55 - The importance of relationships in a team 1:07:55 - How to build a roster? 1:11:10 - Understanding why players do what they do? 1:16:25 - Doing more than just ‘coaching’. 1:19:05 - Working in Coaching Teams 1:21:10 - Playing without Fear 1:27:30 - Watching Specific Teams/Players vs Watching League of Legends 1:31:40 - New champions? 1:36:05 - Quick fire questions Let me know if you have any questions! This episode is brought to you by . If you want to check them out, you can do so here: Please drop me a message if you do as I'd love to get your feedback! If you want to stay up to date with everything I'm doing, follow me on Twitter - If you'd like to ask future guests questions or join in the conversation, you can find more information on my discord - If you'd like to explore mentoring, shadowing or other coach support programs I run, you can book a free introductory chat here -