Ep. 18 – Kubz on Academy, coaching, and player development

Kublai "Kubz" Barlas, head coach of Golden Guardians Academy,
shares about his progress with the team, coaching in EU vs. NA,
learning from Reapered, and more.


Follow Kubz at twitter.com/Kubz91


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Show Notes


0:00 Intro

1:20 Settling in with Golden Guardians Academy

2:40 Does Kubz prefer working in player development?

10:40 Teaching comms vs. teaching mechanics

13:50 How good is the level of play in Academy in 2021?

16:00 Are LCS orgs getting better at using Academy to develop
talent?

18:20 What does "success" look like for GGA in 2021?

20:15 Academy/amateur format and LCS org involvement and
success

27:50 Learning to coach LoL

34:53 Coaching in NA vs. EU

43:40 Listener questions

44:05 AngusLockhart: Are GGA players meant to compete for LCS
spots, or is it more of a long-term project?

46:20 SeeEl: How can an aspiring coach "get good"?

50:00 How does Kubz approach VOD review?

52:25 JustCasual: What's it like working in a large staff
like GG have?

54:30 Outro