[x5_Bard]

Hi guys I'm Bard!

I am currently wanting to expand both my knowledge of the game and also become a member of the SC2Sea community. I have recently started both streaming and casting games and I am also wanting to give coaching a try! Basically I currently want to offer 5-10 hours per week of maybe 4-5 Protoss players to work with. League isn't really an issue as I feel I can give solid feedback and suggest improvements to a variety of players and skill levels. I myself am a Grandmaster Protoss player on SEA and have just started mass gaming on Taiwan/Korea hoping to get at a high master level there too (Im a long way off ^^).

I am wanting to coach active players who are not only looking to improve, but are willing to put in the effort too along with giving me feedback on my sessions! If you are interested in getting some free coaching please PM me either on SC2Sea or ingame on nRvBard.924

Thanks!

Update : Now that Uni holidays are over I am restarting coaching again! If you are Protoss player in want of some coaching please either PM me or simply reply to the thread with:

Times you are available:
Rank:
Reason for wanting coaching:
Skype:
Matchups you want to work on:
General areas you want to improve:

Thanks!

COACHING STATUS: CLOSED

Quick Comments

	Reere:	<3
	Brultze:	nice initiative :)
	NovaReapz:
	TCPLemminks:
	Snx.FigJig:
	iM yang:
	Batesy:
	EXCL:
	lolwut:	pro
	nirvAnA:
	ROOTPetraeus:	haha lolwut you have such a short name
	AxSGRiM:
	naviC:	+1
	xxGunslingerxx:	Champion!
	Shana:	good luck!
	TCPYoonA:
	TCPKiaSu:
	xGKingdelete:
	mGGAequitas:	u awesome!

[ToRVenom]

Hit me up willing to take all coaching possible. venom 977
Also skype venom2143

i will be adding U trying to get onto U

venom

[JohnathanWu]

I am a diamond random and would like to have some protoss coaching, I usually play on NA but if you shoot me a message I should be on. GMT +8 (Hong Kong) Skype: JohnathanWu BNet(NA): Ryoko88@live.com

[Carboniced]

Hey Bard124 Could you coach me ? Please

[Stallion]

I was thinking of doing this too >< you beat me to the punch good sir gl hf

[PulseSPR]

Originally Posted by cruxStallion

I was thinking of doing this too >< you beat me to the punch good sir gl hf

You should definitely do it for 'me'! :PP

[Stallion]

Originally Posted by PulseSPR

You should definitely do it for 'me'! :PP

practice partners isnt coaching :P MOAR PRACTICE ;D

[x5_Bard]

Hi Venom, JonathanWu and Carboniced! If you guys wouldnt mind could you please PM me on these forums with

Times you are available:
Skype:
Matchups you want to work on:
General areas you want to improve:

And please have a couple of replays available of said areas/matchups so I can take a look!

Thanks, Bard

[x5_Bard]

Update: 1 spot left guys! If you would like some free coaching please PM me!

[x5_Bard]

Update2!: All full up guys ty!

[Brultze]

Sent you a PM

EDIT: Lol, looks like I was just barely too late . Anyway, I wish you all the best in your coaching endeavors!

Quick Comments

x5_Bard:

DW i just made you one! 6 Brotoss it is!

[x5_Bard]

Update3: Definately full ^^

[QEDMazaire]

Oooo i'll take advantage of this XD Mazaire 859 on SEA and NA.

[ToRFutureBoy]

If we all keep posting Stallion will offer his services....

[ROOTPetraeus]

Originally Posted by FutureBoy

If we all keep posting Stallion will offer his services....

Apparently he is going to But will be charging straight off the bat -.-

[Stallion]

Originally Posted by Petraeus

Apparently he is going to But will be charging straight off the bat -.-

no i won't be charging. On my stream the price thing was i had 50 viewers on my playhem run through and kept getting pestered on how much so i just put a $10 price up. I've already sent Bard an email saying im not going to step on his toes so i won't offer my services for a few weeks Bard is an excellent player you can learn a lot from and atm im struggling vs top level zergs and after a chat with Yang yesterday am going to work on a few things myself so i probably need a few weeks to fully understand top level pvz

Quick Comments

	ROOTPetraeus:	ez
	x5_Bard:	Anyone interested in coaching PM stallion!

[ToRFutureBoy]

bah....I'm not that hardcore....

[x5_Bard]

Just bumping this as I have spots opening up due to players not showing up to lessons after 4-5 and now have some openings!

I will be changing my coaching however to 1 session a week, 2 seems a little overboard for most players ^^

If you are interested in coaching please PM me
Times you are available:
Skype:
Matchups you want to work on:
General areas you want to improve:

Thanks! Bard

[AxSGRiM]

Times you are available: Monday 8-11PM AEDT, Tuesday 4-11PM AEDT, Friday 5-9PM AEDT
Skype: u know it bro
Matchups you want to work on: pvp and maybe pvz
General areas you want to improve: knowing how the fook to play pvp.

[Jaywalk]

sent you a pm

[x5.NotoriouS]

Times you are available: Pretty much anytime most weeknights as well as most of the weekend.
Rank: High Master
Reason for wanting coaching: To make GM
Skype: vince.rocca
Matchups you want to work on: PvT
General areas you want to improve: Micromanagement and engagement issues as well as improving flow of my build orders.

Thanks

[Shuix]

Times you are available: Weekdays 6pm-10pm AEST
Skype: Rhys Weigand
Matchups you want to work on: All
General areas you want to improve: Transition from early to mid game

[Fairyking]

Times am available: AEDT 10am-3pm 7pm-12am
Skype: Roage312
Matchups: Mainly PvP and PvZ
General Area's I want to work on: Unit positioning knowing when to move out.

[uRvSupSon]

Times you are available: Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Skype: dmf19998
Matchups you want to work on: Mostly PvP and PvT
General areas you want to improve: Microing, Build orders, and forcefields

[Wolf_Dragunov]

hey all i am one of the original 5 that bard picked up and its been really awesome, ive loved every minute of it. he has improved my pvt emensly i went from doing cheap tactics (6 gate all in ) to refineing a build that is standard and easy. the main thing im liking about the lessons is that he is making you work macro macro macro or in his words Probes and Pylons , Probes and Pylons ,Probes and Pylons, Probes and Pylons
you get the point haha!! also the way he teaches is awesome and how with a quick look at a replay knows exactly what you are doing wrong.
he also doesnt just tell you what your build is he makes you play a few games with out reminders and asks during the game what are you doing next. (repition is key) i went from not knowing what the hell im doing in a pvt to being confident with every game and i want those pvt matches i want to be kicking their arses.
we are going onto pvp now and i cant wait if i can get ahead and this level of confidence in myself vs p well than i think ill be in gold no time
Btw before coaching high bronze cant beat silver to high bronze beating 80 % of silver i vs. anyway i just want to say THANK YOU SO MUCH MR BARD you have helped me emensly and you have helped me help others i un officially coach low Bronze players so thanks man for the knowledge the skill the passion the confidence i need on my quest for GrandMasters

Quick Comments

x5_Bard:

Thanks man! Always good to hear feedback :)

[Carboniced]

Thanks bard for all your coaching i went from bronze to silver it's been great , you are the best coach i have ever had in anything and i would gladly pay 50 dollars a hour for your coaching thanks carbon

Quick Comments

x5_Bard:

Haha! $50 is a little too much :P

[Dexterique]

Times you are available: Mostly weekdays 12pm - 3pm (+8GMT)
Skype: dexterique
Matchups you want to work on: All possible matchup
General areas you want to improve: Mid-late transitioning, unit composition/positioning, timing.

[TCPLemminks]

Sry it took me so long to write this and sry it's grammar and structure is pretty bad X_X.

+ [Lesson 1] +

Going through replay. Extremely helpful + great with pointing out what you did right and what you could have done better. Lesson was based around key problems observed in the replay (for me it was probe production). One problem was keeping in sync with each other during the replay, recommend telling student when you’re pausing and at what time, and to constantly state the time of points of interest (i.e. so at 13:25 X is happening blah blah).

He was nice enough to introduce me to several sites that listed build orders (such as Artosis’s SC Dojo). As well as recommend me several videos to watch.
Along with having the tenacity to put up with me for 2 whole hours, he gave me a number of tips to help me with avoiding supply blocks, as well as walking me through a build order (which was completely new to me) and what to generally do with my scouting information.

I considered myself to be a pretty decent player, however this first lesson was a real eye opener for me in how I approach my macro and my PvZ.

+ [Lesson 2] +

This Lesson was primarily going over a few replays I sent him of me trying the build. Noticed a definite improvement in my play from before our first lesson. First replay was pretty straightforward. In the replay however he was constantly pointing out things that I could have done better, particularly points of the game where I actually could have won if I had pushed out instead of waiting and somehow winning because protoss imba . We then played a few games where constantly went over the start of the build, during which he applied all sorts of early game Z pressure. We also talked about variations, such as stargate instead of hallucinate.

The main problem I had with this lesson was that there wasn’t much progression in terms of learning. It was great to reinforce my understanding of the build, but I feel like I wasn’t progressing as fast as I wanted. That being said, I think it is a good idea that you spend one lesson introducing a build and one lesson reinforcing it.

+ [Lesson 3] +

I sent him a replay of me getting manhandled by muta ling doing the build he taught me. Unfortunately we weren’t able to cover handling mutas in the previous lessons. Firstly he went over several mistakes that I made and pointed out places where I could have instantly won the game due to misplaced spines. After that he gave he a good general rule of what to do when a scout a spire. We then went to a phoenix micro tester, which was very easy, and a unit micro tester to practice forcefields. I was surprised to find that I overestimated my opponent’s army composition’s ability against my current units.

We then went over identifying army compositions and whether I should engage or not. This included briefly going over a replay where he saw his opponent was marauder heavy and went for an immortal bust.

This was followed by a custom game where he reinforced what he taught me during the lesson, replicating points in the replay I sent him so that I could see that I would have actually won if I had engaged.

I really enjoyed this lesson, one main problem was that I didn’t completely understand how to FF a ling roach composition in an open engagement, so I would recommend that you show your student how thier FFs should look like, then allow them to try it. I was also a little disappointed that we weren’t able to progress to PvT, however I feel that my PvZ has become my best match up thanks to his coaching.

Another thing I’d like to note is that I found the VOD for the 2nd lesson extremely useful and highly recommend that you stream your lessons more often.
I also recommend having a word document of the building orders and general responses (I made a table for the hallucination responses if you want it) because not everyone might be up for taking notes.

Overall I really enjoyed Bard’s coaching and recommend it to anyone looking to improve their game. I look forward to continuing when I get a computer if he's willing

Quick Comments

x5_Bard:

Thanks man I really appreciate the detail you went into with each lesson!

[ZC.EvilSWAT]

I know slots are fully booked, but seeing such favourable reviews pop up makes me itch for some quality coaching. Please put me on the reserve list if there's any!

Times am available: Saturdays Whole Day, Sundays 11am-9pm AEDT
Current Rank:
Skype: evilswat-sg
Matchups to work on: PvT (really bad) & PvZ (God save me)
General Area's I want to work on: Not able to judge whether my army can defeat opponent, 90% lossrate against cheese all-ins.

[x5_Bard]

Thanks for the detailed analysis Lemminks! I really appreciate it!

Unfortunately guys with uni and socializing I'm really starting to feel the pressure of coaching multiple people for 1-2 hours a week. So I'm sad to say that I am gradually closing down for the moment! I will not be offering any coaching for just a little while (4-6 weeks) as I work on 1. Improving my own play and 2. getting into a decent rhythm with my other commitments. Another reason I am taking a break is because the other alternative would be to charge for coaching, I dont feel it is reasonable for a player of my cailbre to charge just yet which brings me to my second point!

While coaching I have learnt several gaping flaws in my own play. Especially in PvP. At the moment I am not comfortable with my own game and how much it has deteriorated recently, I dont feel comfortable offering others advice/coaching when I feel that my own decision making is basically down the tube. This is a pretty easy thing to fix though practice, practice, practice. so like I said I hope to have this achieved in 4-6 weeks then re continue coaching when I am at a competitive level again.

In terms of Uni and sport I think you guys can probably empathize with me doing 14+ hours a week on coaching and feeling a little under pressure lol it has been increasingly difficult to make a detailed lesson plan and actually keep up with all my students replays etc. Combined with my sport trainings and commitments for Nerve I feel it is in my best interests to take a break now and get ahead of things, than to get behind and be constantly in a rush with everything.

So sorry to those who have recently PM'd me! I will get back to you and if you would still like coaching for when I return I may look into doing a "waiting list" for anyone interested! In the meantime I will still be active on the forums and if you would like any feedback on replays/help with builds feel free to ask!

Also I will be streaming myself "attempting" to improve so if you want to watch me rage, call my opponents crap (when they are actually awesome and simply a better player than me) and laugh/giggle to myself when I go on a win streak please tune in!

Quick Comments

	ZC.EvilSWAT:	Boss. GLHF in school! :)
	TCPLemminks:

[naviC]

I started getting coached by Bard awhile ago, and with just two lessons and several consultations, he's seriously helped me improve my play from almost high gold level to mid diamond! I really enjoy his lessons, 1 hour of some serious scrutiny on my plays, going through thought processes and at the end of it I'm so tired I'm done playing for the day.

Bard is always very well prepared with materials and replays, making references to his own games and sc2dojo.. I find that very commendable for someone giving coaching for free. He is also very knowledgeable in the game and Protoss.

Each lesson is very well planned out, starting with some Q&A and problems that i encounter. Bard will then give a list of responses to react to according to what I see, making me write it down on notepad(which comes in extremely handy as you can refer to it after the lesson). After which, I play versus him or another player of similar or higher level. During the game, he scrutinizes my play and helps fine-tune my build order on the way. One thing I really enjoy is how he makes the lesson so interactive by asking questions, instead of telling the student what to do. It really keeps the thought process in my head.

I think the only thing Bard needs now to be a paid coach is to also help on the mental part of the game, such as meta-gaming or keeping a healthy gaming mindset.

I really appreciate the time he has given to me and I would highly recommend anyone who has already gotten their basics right, and wants to improve to talk to nRvBard.

Quick Comments

x5_Bard:

Thanks for your feedback! Keeping a healthy mindset is definately something I need to work on in my own play ^^

[x5_Bard]

Bump for updated OP

[ToRVenom]

Times you are available:All day monday , tuesday night 5 -930, Wednesday 5 -9:30, Thurs 5-9:30,Fri 5-10
Rank:Rank 5 Plat
Reason for wanting coaching:Want to become a professional one day
Skype:venom2143
Matchups you want to work on: PvT
General areas you want to improve: Early - Mid Game then late game transistions

[TCPYoonA]

Times available: Friday 7pm Onwards, Saturday & Sunday 4pm Onwards, Not sure on what times I'm free weekdays (The uni workload varies :S)
Rank: Low Plat (~50ish)
Reason for wanting coaching: Feels like I've hit a point where I don't know how to exactly improve, and wanted to gain a better understanding of each matchup
Skype: Vincezor
Matchups you want to work on: PvZ and PvP
General areas you want to improve: Solid foundations to the mid-game

[mGGAequitas]

Times you are available: monday
Rank: high diamond
Reason for wanting coaching: because Im bad and don't win 100% of my games
Skype: aequitas112358
Matchups you want to work on: pvz mainly, pvp
General areas you want to improve: is "winning" an acceptable answer? edit: multitasking, like my money always goes so high when i try and use pheonix

[ToRDarKnoob]

Time available- saturday: 2pm - 7pm monday- friday 4:30- 6:30
Rank- Diamond *1
Reason- I want to improve my skills as a protoss player and I need a push to get masters
Skype- ash.owns
Matchups: all
Areas- defending multiprong drops, taking a 3ed vs zerg thanks

[x5.Phoenix]

Times when available: Monday to Thursday about 430-9pm, Friday 5-1030 pm, Saturday and Sunday whenever
Rank - High Silver
Reason - I personally think I am better than silver level and would love the help to get to a higher division and to improve my matchups!
Skype - rhys.columbus
Matchups - All but my worst is PvP
Areas - Strong and safe build orders and reacting to scouting

Thanks so much!

[harrycox]

Times you are available:monday to sunday , preferrably afternoon to evening
Rank:high gold
Reason for wanting coaching: improve to master
Skype:harrycox
Matchups you want to work onvz , overall would be preferrably
General areas you want to improve:mechanics and timing attack
thanks boss nrvbard!

[Fraser]

Times: weekdays any time after 6pm and anytime weekends (Perth Time)
Rank: High Silver
Reason for wanting coaching: I really want another persons opinion on my play and to let me know how i can improve and show me some ways of doing so.
Matchups you want to work on: PvT and PvZ a bit.
General areas you want to improve: my scouting, when to expo, how to engage better.

would be much appreciated!

[Jaywalk]

Times you are available: monday/wednesday/thurs 8-11 sydney time,
Rank: platnium sea / diamond na
Reason for wanting coaching: you're the best coach, want an extra build for each mu
Skype: jarod.crowe
Matchups you want to work on: pvt > pvz > pvp
General areas you want to improve: precise build execution, pvt.

[x5_Bard]

Ok all full up now! Going to organise the final times 2moro then Coaching will start this sunday!

[Myth.ZenAku]

For future reference!
Times you are available: Monday Thursday 3pm-10pm, Sundays all day
Rank: Diamond Sea
Reason for wanting coaching: I need help!!
Skype: zenaku6
Matchups you want to work on: pv*
General areas you want to improve: everything but mostly build timings and pushes

[VoidStalker]

It's been slightly less than a month since the last post made on this thread, but I hope the coaching is still going strong D:

Times you are available: 10pm ~ 1 am (a little late at night, will change from June)
Rank: Unranked 1v1, Silver Random 2v2
Reason for wanting coaching: Many reasons, but mainly just to improve at the game.
Skype: void.stalker
Matchups you want to work on: PvP, PvZ, PvT
General areas you want to improve: Practically everything, but mostly macro-management

[x5_Bard]

Hey guys,

For those who have PM'd me recently and posted in the thread I apologise for not getting back to you asap. I've been far too involved in D3 to actually function properly. That being said I am back into SC2, but I am extremely busy, as such coaching will be closed until further notice. I should have updated this sooner and I am sorry for that.

Cheers, Bard