[Eldrid]

*******UPDATE*******: (havent changed original post at all, just adding!)

So the 10th (11th ) is upon us
I will now be doing coaching with a charge. As below, I charge $25p/h, or $80 if you buy 4 lessons in advance. I use paypal, or you can buy these from me @ any sydney LAN which I will be attending!

A further update on what I will be offering, and how I will be structuring my coaching lesson/s, so you dont need to just buy my lessons and hope they will be good!

When you contact me to buy coaching, I will send you a short Q&A (Should take 5-10 min, no more). This will give you a run-down of some of the things we will go through, but most importantly will set your expectations for what you will be receiving in my lessons (I can send you this before you pay, if you would like). It will ask whether you are after regular (weekly/fortnightly) coaching, in which case we can focus on 1-2 things at a time, in good depth, or whether you would be looking to just get a few coaching sessions (2-3 total) to get a broad understanding of where to improve and a general point in the right direction.

I have put alot of hard work & time into improving this, and to structuring lessons to meet students specific needs - so every lesson will be structured for you, it will not be a generic "xyz do this".

I also give the option of whether you have a specific thing you would like to improve on, or perhaps if you are a bit lost, I can simply watch some replays and provide pointers that I think are the most important (and again, I can give lots of very brief pointers, or go in-depth about 1 or 2 things depending on what you are after!)

If after all this, you are still not sure whether you want coaching (or just mine) I am offering to do a 10-15 minute "consultation" - basically this means I will watch a replay of yours (this can be done on skype or not, it is up to you ) and provide you with some information on what I think you need to improve on, and how I will help you improve on those things!
Note: this is NOT coaching, but rather a quick consultation of how & what I could coach you on, only if you are unsure of whether or not coaching is for you! This is obviously obligation free


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Hi guys!

So, as I have always said, the time has finally come!

Starting from the 17/02/2012 any lesson I do will be paid for. I did a free trial which has lasted the last 4 or so weeks, and have done about 10-15 hours of free coaching, i have learnt alot both about the game and especially about coaching in that short space of time.

If you book in before 10/02/2012 you can still get 1 more lesson for free, existing students will be given preference, and I will do 3-5 hours per week at a maximum of coaching (I also work full time, so time is scarce).

I will -not- be a fulltime TGM coach yet, but will certainly be, for now, a "trial TGM coach" with the possibility of becoming a full fledged TGM coach. This is basically pending student review & certain other criteria.

My coaching will be $25 per hour, and if you buy 4 lessons at a time, $80 (or $20/lesson).
What will you get for this? I will analyse between 2 and 3 replays in an hours session; I will -not- simply tell you that "you should make XYZ now", because this is less than not helpful. What I -will- do is ensure your understanding of the game improves, -why- you are able to make drones, or not make drones right now. As a wise man once said, "If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day, if you teach him to fish you feed him for a lifetime".

Why would I be any good at doing this, having so little experience?

For the past 2 yr's ive worked in a sales call centre in sydney (no im not the annoying person that calls you and tries to sell you stuff ) selling health insurance. Basically, people call me, they want health insurance, I explain it and sell it to them. Health insurance really is one of the more complex things you can try and look into, and so being able to explain it in detail without confusing someone with limited knowledge of it is obviously going to transfer some skills across to explaining a detailed Starcraft 2 concept without confusing a student. I feel (and have seen/heard) that -alot- of SC2 pro's simply dont have this ability, so even if you are paying $50 an hour (or $300 to idra ) it doesnt necessarily mean they will be able to transfer their understanding of the game to you in any helpful way. As I said before, I will never say "you should be doing XYZ right now because thats just how it is".

What else do you get? Inbetween lessons you can hit me up on skype / SC2 ingame and ask a few questions here & there and I will almost always help you out, unless I am in a game at the time. I am talking small stuff though, things like "What would counter 10 thor's", "how can i better deal with drops" Anything more complicated would best be suited to a dedicated coaching session. I will not let this be abused - if you are asking me 30 questions between coaching lessons, i -will- stop answering, as I feel this would be abusive. Anything within reason

If you have questions/concerns, or want to make sure you would indeed be getting good value for your money, PM me and I can answer some questions before you buy any sessions!

Previous coaching sessions I have done on stream: (These were among my first ever coaching sessions, I will have improved since these, and will continue to improve).

http://www.twitch.tv/eldridtv/b/305057392 - I give macro/transitioning/engagement & unit composition analysis on a macro ZvT, from 11:00-45:00 in the video timer with a platinum zerg player.

http://www.twitch.tv/eldridtv/b/305057392 Scouting & reaction help vs a 4gate ZvP with platinum zerg player. Time in video is from 45:10 - 1:02:00 (2 games, second game is me playing with some helpful tips and tricks).

http://www.twitch.tv/eldridtv/b/305057392 - Full analysis on a longer (and crazy at times) ZvZ. Time in video 1:12:00 - 1:47:35 *warning* not a standard ZvZ the whole way through, but I do pause for long intervals and talk about ZvZ, sometimes just generalizing, and WHY I dont feel like it's a coinflip matchup (like so many people do, including myself from 3-6 months ago!)

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If your interested, PM me to arrange payment & scheduling of lessons!

Cya ingame guys

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