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Hey guys, this is kind of an update to my first blog. I had asked for advice about SC2 careers and got great input. Although I had learned that my hopes of becoming a manager were slim, there was still a chance even at my age, and last week I was picked up by Team OpTiK as an assistant manager to OpTiKFury. I hope to do great things there and hopefully help it become all it can be as an aspiring SC2 team. I'm on a trial type basis for now but I at least have my foot in the door.
The journey has been a long one, talking to teams, giving them my resume, and being rejected. After a lot of dead ends and age requirements I decided I could get some experience in a different community before coming to SC2, The CoD community! I had played CoD very competitively back in the days of MW1 and 2 but had left the scene after that, but had made some good friends. Turns out that one of my friends from CoD had become an amateur at Black Ops playing with the likes of Huhdle and the Pwnstar from Twisted Method as well as players from Obey and LvG (some pros and pro teams) and was looking for a coach/manager for the team and I was more then willing to help.
For those people who are looking to help out in the managerial department and don't have any prior experience, I would suggest CoD as a place to start. They don't mind if your young (as most of them are below the age of 18) and you will learn a lot about how to manage players individually and as a team. Also a skill that you will acquire as a CoD manager will be how to babysit players, which some teams in SC2 find useful, other not so much. I won't go into detail on what I did for the team but a challenge you will learn to have to deal with is keeping together a solid roster. All the things I learned from CoD I have been easily able to apply to SC2 management.
Lastly, I want to thank OpTiK for giving me a chance, and all the people who commented on the last blog. Some of these people were managers from 4kings, and employees at team acer. I was very grateful for insight from such experienced community members and I used every piece of advice you gave me. I want to ask one more favor for you TL, any more advice? what things have you learned from working with teams? I want to know how I can get my team to the next level. I am also willing to extend help to those who don't know where to start when it comes to getting together an "Esports" resume. Thanks a lot! -OpTiKSoul
This is not the CoD team or clan, this team is a completely separate entity
  
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Good luck with the role! I think the most important thing about any leadership position is making sure you have things planned out. If you leave things too lax, you'll end up with interests conflicting more than they should. If the team is looking to become more competitive make sure scheduling is a priority. Besides that, have a good time and work hard. Simple advice but definitely a must have. Too many times groups lack structure. Without it, the ability to progress will always be limited...the opportunities that result in success come as a product of good planning and execution.
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@Grohg thanks man, I will keep that in mind
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wow Dude that is so awesome! How did you go about applying to be a manager?
I am also very interested in getting an "Esports" resume together! It seems you are a few steps ahead of me 
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OpTiK has a SC2 team now?
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As a long time CoD player, I have a hard time seeing OpTiK as an SC2 team. Oh well, hope you can prove me wrong 
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@IMoperator yeah they are different from the sniping clan in CoD, and they are different from the pro CoD team.
@HaXXspetten yeah they are completely different entities. Sorry for the confusion
@TheNessman start out at the LoL or CoD community, full of youngsters there and they are willing to let you manager or organize events if you seem remotely professional. If your looking to apply for managerial positions in SC2 you can talk to teams on their facebook, or you could try finding them in-game. Try applying for lots of teams, if you will work for free you are already a golden asset for teams. From their you can try to make the team the best it can be (through scheduling, giving players heads up to open tournies, ect.) Also try reading business management for dumbies, Watch lots of Roll Calls and End Game episodes from ESFI. They really help you understand the scene better from the other side.
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