For the most part the guys are pretty good. Everyone chips in and we implemented a new rule this split where each players cooks and cleans up one night per week to encourage responsibility.

Hey Taltarni, This is an interesting question; I would like to start by saying that at the moment especially in Oceania there is little to no 'Performance' style coaching. Although within Dire Wolves we do have a performance director who leads the way on this front and is constantly teaching me about traditional styles of coaching and sports psychology. Other teams in Oceania are starting to follow suit, I believe AV also have invested in similar ventures. To answer your question properly, I personally believe Performance Coaching is absolutely crucial to creating and facilitating a world class team. Concepts such as creating a culture of trust and high performance are only possible through ideas within performance coaching; although I do believe in an ideal world you would have a coach highly capable in both macro game strategy as well as traditional coaching practices. The downside to having multiple coaches is that throughout practise the head coach who is familiar with the macro (in-game) strategy will be dealing with the players 80% of the time and should be consciously implementing leadership and coaching ideas in real time (Not waiting for the other coach to pick up the slack). The most ideal combination for a high performance environment in my opinion would be... 1. Head coach (Preferably ex-player familiar with macro and micro game strategy) 2. Analyst 3. Performance Director (Acting as a sports psychologist/Mentor for coaching and management) Sharp

I think the Rift Rivals format was pretty awesome as you rarely get a chance to work with players and coaching staff from other teams. But in saying this, at times it can be a tad awkward as you want to help OCE succeed but you don't want to give too much away to the other teams in terms of strategy and thought process. It requires knowing exactly what you want to give away heading into the event. (From Sharp)

That's a good question. My pick would be no.5. A good team environment is vital to improving, and getting through rough times.

you'll have to wait and see ;)

Sure thing :)

Business wise would be to increase the amount of value we bring to our fans and sponsors.

You'll have to ask Chippy's... he is no longer a Dire Wolf.

Haha, yeah I do. Thanks for supporting our team!

I agree and as Sephyre said, we have the best logo ;)