Offseason Point Task - 25th Anniversary Special

[Rise of Smitty]

Since joining the ISFL back in season 1 I have been in and out of the league with many failed players and a couple successful ones. I had failed before because the ISFL was created at the time the Elite Football League was new and I was a GM there on my way to a championship in season one. Once I left that league and took a break I decided to return to the ISFL from my mini retirement. I joined with a player named Vander Jones and had a lot of successful seasons with the Philadelphia Liberty. I had even reached the point of General Manager for them but it was short lived as my personal life took a toll and stepped down not only in ISFL as a GM but also the PBE as a GM. Since then I have been on a break from the ISFL but now I have a good momentum going with my newest player, a wide receiver for Sarasota. So far I am having a lot of fun playing for Sarasota and am really enjoying the ISFL again. It has been a hot and cold relationship, usually out of personal reasoning, but right now it's hot and I am thankful to be back in the ISFL and enjoying it again. I have made a lot of good friends in the ISFL that I talk to daily and I also get to continue playing with one of my best friends not only in sim leagues but we've become great friends outside of sim leagues in Mike Boss. Like many people, I don't have a lot of interaction with friends in my real life, as most of us have separated and moved on since school ended. Having the ability to make connections via the virtual world which turns into real life friendships makes sim leagues like the ISFL all the more worthwhile. I have gone through personal injuries in my real life where I was bed ridden for weeks and the people I know through the ISFL helped me get through that by interacting with me in the discord locker room and providing an escape from my pain while I worked my way through it. If I didn't have this as an outlet I don't know how it would of gone and how I would of been able to get through it as easily as I was able to having this as an escape. The ISFL has definitely been a big, recent, part of my life and I hope I am able to continue for here for a long time and have a lot of fun on and off the field.

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