yeah, most people definitely underestimate how hard getting into the pro-scene is.
I know that the best players/teams in the world train like 8 - 12 hours a day, they got trainers and all the rest that is normal for "regular" sports.
Would you mind if I included this in todays "best of gaming" post? :)
Yup, they train a lot.
No need to ask for my permission, you can add them as you please :) Thanks!
Oh yeah. 8 hours training is the least to have to do. Last year I started playing a very new competitive game on a quite high level. At some point our team got a coach. Beside playing and training we had to do "homework" and stuff. At some point earlier this year we got into negotating about a contract. Was a nice experience all. But I have a real life with job and I was not able to cut of that many time for playing competitive. I will do a blog post soon about the whole topic. But if u ask me... Playing competitive is less fun than all people think.
You're right about it not being that fun - it induces a lot of stress and it requires a lot of willpower to be able to train at a constant level. I read that pro players even started spending time at the gym, as it increases focus as well as endurance.
I'm looking forward to reading that :)
Be sure to have it under the gaming tag :)