Analysis: Should Coaching Be Banned in the FGC?

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• DA

  @damiens1998 · 9 years ago

  I think it should be like in karate kid, where they train with their coaches for a long time, and then the coach sits in the audience and is like "you can do it" for the finale.

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• MF

  @mfsnakesmfplane · 9 years ago

  limit coach to between matchs and all coaches must be declaired

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• BR

  @BronzeLincolns81 · 9 years ago

  time limit, only between matches.<br><br>now off to cure cancer.

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• WI

  @Wizard_Lizard_ · 9 years ago (edited)

  1. Have a designated coach<br>2. They may only Coach in between matches, not during the match.<br>3. A time limit. A good 10 - 15 seconds will do. The reason for this time is so that player momentum is not disturbed by something outside of the game.<br>4. No coaching during Top 8 Double Elimination OR Top 4 Single Elimination.

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• BO

  @boomdixon · 9 years ago

  I feel like Smash 4 did it right. Each person gets one 30-second timeout in-between a set where they are allowed to get advice. In my opinion, this is a perfect balance of coach and no coach ruling.

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• SW

  @sweazer · 9 years ago

  Mango just got Tafo !!

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• T1

  @T1J · 9 years ago

  I&apos;m speaking from a Smash perspective, but i think just for time&apos;s sake coaching shouldn&apos;t be allowed til top 16/top 8, and at that point each player should have a pre-designated on stage coach that they can confer with for a pre designated amount of time in between games/sets. all things being equal I don&apos;t mind coaches, I&apos;m on the &quot;it leads to higher quality of play&quot; camp.

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• HA

  @hacksignify · 9 years ago

  I feel the rules on coaching could be this easy.<br><br>1. the coach must be designated before the match.<br>2. the coach will not be present during the game but in between games<br>2. a time limit (thinking 30 seconds to a minute)<br>The trinity law - Players must be physically present to coach

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• JA

  @jamesstaton3265 · 9 years ago (edited)

  I&apos;m gonna say coaching should be before and after sets, but not between or during matches in a bracket. <br><br>Figure it out yourself or get fucked, to put it bluntly.<br>Being told what you did wrong is fine, but save it for after getting kicked to losers.<br><br>Alternatively, an interesting requirement would be that all coaching must be carried out in a clear speaking voice, so that both players can hear it.

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• FR

  @freeizzy8395 · 9 years ago

  I say no coaches after top 8. I was playing at a local tournament and in losers the guy had 4 guys walk up to him and give him information while I only had some basic frame data/notes. What bothered me was every match I won or did well something they told him changed the way he fought. I&apos;m not saying I would have won but I did lose confidence on my more sneaky set ups and frame traps everytime this guys coach talked to him. I felt like I lost to a team. This is why I think after top 8 you gotta be on your own. Or if both players agree to coaching. Adding a time limit would be nice too.

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• CL

  @clutitVII · 9 years ago

  I think coaching should be allowed under two regulations. One a player must pick a coach before hand and stick with them. Two say in between a best 2 out of 3 set a coach would only have 15 to 30 seconds to coach. But I think it should still be up to the whoever is running the event.

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• KR

  @KratosMayhem · 4 years ago

  As a person that watches MMA this video was kind of a head scractcher to watch. If people can have coaches giving instruction during an actual cage fight and for 1 minute inbetween rounds of said cage fight, then of course people should be able to have coaches while playing a videogame. Only cause for concern is time so just allow the coaches to be there in a way that keeps the event time effecient. At the end of the day all a coach does is provide knowledge and insight from an outside perspective. It&apos;s up to the player to have the skills to use that knowledge to their advantage. In your example at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_x-SWVeCEQ&amp;t=84">1:24</a> the advice that you gave was only advantageous because he had the skill &amp; reaction time to execute the punish. Not everyone in the same position would be able to execute that punish just because you gave them the knowledge to do so. Kind of crazy that this is cause for debate and concern in the FGC and tennis lol. In an individual sports the better practitioner typically wins and coaching isn&apos;t going to change that so no use in banning it. The people that are salty about coaching are salty because it makes them realize they them selves are not as good as they thought they were or there competition is better than they presumed them to be.

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