Ep. 6 - Kelsey Moser, Coach of 100T Academy, on Worlds Finals and NA talent development and coaching

Kelsey Moser, Coach of 100 Thieves Academy, joins Tim to preview
the World Championship Finals and give her uniquely insightful
perspective on North American talent development, the amateur
scene, and pathways to pro, including the upcoming Honda Scouting
Grounds event.


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Show Notes


0:00 Introduction

1:44 Expectations for worlds finals

2:40 Strategic bandaiding by teams like Team Liquid and
Suning

7:25 Best team fighting teams at Worlds

8:55 Jungle matchup for finals

14:05 Kelsey’s predictions for finals

15:55 Discussing Suning series

19:10 North American talent development

20:30 Scouting Grounds

27:15 LCS organizations’ prioritization of talent development

31:50 Importance of coaching in talent development

35:50 Resources for developing as a coach

39:30 Has coaching in North America improved?

42:15 Does NA lack talent?

46:40 Inhouse solo queue and the tournament realm

49:45 Listener-submitted questions

JustAPoeBoy: In your opinion, what defines a successful
Academy team?

SpaceAlpaca: In your opinion, do former LCS players belong in
Academy?

ChaseSchweitzer: How much does your personal vision for
building a team align with PapaSmithy’s? For example, he seems
focused on developing a talent pipeline that can compete with
Cloud9…

58:35 Outro