09-01-2021, 01:50 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-01-2021, 01:55 PM by 37thchamber. Edited 1 time in total.)
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17. Your team has announced that they will be laying ground on a new stadium next season. What additions would you like to see included in it.
Being in Colorado, to me it would make sense for the new stadium to be at altitude. You know, because mountains. In fact, it should be in a pretty wilderness-y area too, because Yeti. Of course this would be inconvenient for fans, so there would need to be some sort of transportation from a safer, open area, to the stadium. Like a cable car type thing but less environmentally destructive to construct. Maybe some form of teleportation device. It's the future after all. The stadium itself could also then be built in a way that minimises human footprint perhaps.
But back to the altitude. Having the stadium (and training facilities) at altitude would give the Yeti a major advantage -- much like Bolivia does when playing World Cup qualifiers in the CONMEBOL region -- because at higher altitude, the air is thinner, which affects air pressure, which then affects the flight of the ball when thrown with a spiral (for example). Similarly, the players will be better suited to handling the greater difficulty of breathing, meaning fatigue will be less of an issue, and give another advantage over opposition teams.
So yeah, go with a theme for the team and really emphasise branding -- as well as local vibes; maybe even set up some crossover with winter sports stuff in the area -- while also minimising human impact on environment, AND giving the team a couple of major advantages in home games. Yeti ultimus when?
30. The ISFL Players Association was established a few seasons back, and while it is not as prominent now, it was a very interesting idea. What are your thoughts on a player union to help vote on rule proposals?
So, this was something I spoke about at length in a previous Ultimus Week task, because I think it's approaching a point where it is a necessity... but as far as I'm aware, the ISFL Players Association does not resemble the vision I had at all. If it does, it's done a pretty bad job of actually getting player involvement on board and actually empowering players to affect meaningful change -- which surely, is the entire point. I'm not aware of any specific membership requirements, or a charter, or how exactly the Players Association actually provides input on rule proposals or voting. Without these things, I have to ask "what is the point?". Though I suppose that's realistic, since most workers' unions in real life don't do anything either.
My questions for the Players Assocation leadership (and if there is no leadership, first of all lol, second of all, get some) would be "how are you helping players to shape the direction the league takes?", "what actual voting power do you possess?" and perhaps most importantly, "what reason do I have to actually join?"
At the moment, I don’t think the Players Association is achieving what I would have presumed to be its aims, and I’m not sure whether its low profile is the cause or the consequence, to be honest.
31. The World Football Association was established last season and is currently playing out for the first time. What do you think about the WFC as a whole and how it has been shaping out. Do you think it will end up a success?
Okay so first of all, I wanna answer that second question... at this rate, no. I do not think it will end up a success. Let me explain why.
This first iteration feels like it wasn't as well thought-out as it could have been. Some things seemed rushed, there's been very little (if any) actual input from players -- which begs the question "why is this even a thing?" -- and rules on transfers seem to have killed the main thing the idea had going for it in my opinion (that being the chance to play on the same team as a friend without having to force a move from your ISFL team; which is often cited as the reason a player leaves a team).
However, I don't think it's a lost cause. I just think it needs more promotion, and more engagement. At the moment, there's nothing to get excited about. Where are the team LRs to foster community (which btw, would have the added effect of breaking across the existing tribal, cliqueyness that permeates the league) and drive interest? Where are all the media pieces to drive discussion?
I even said I didn't want to take part and yet my player is in the index. I've been given no incentive to engage, and my player is involved even though I don't want them to be... so at the moment, it feels like someone's pet project rather than a community event. Which is a shame because it's actually a really cool concept. I think it just needs more careful planning, and maybe you know, get people outside the organising committee and regional heads involved in what's actually going on.
22. You’re in charge of entertainment for the Ultimus or Ultimini half-time show. What would you do?
Honestly? I'd probably book some popular band or singer and call it a fuckin' day. The entire concept of a half-time show is odd to me, having grown up watching football in England. At half-time, you go for a piss, and get a drink. Maybe pie and chips. Read the match programme if you managed to get one before kickoff, and just generally mill around in the concourse. You can mingle with your friends in other seating blocks, complain about how shit that one player you all hate is playing, then go back to your seat ready for the second half.
Feels like a half-time show is more for broadcast purposes almost. But even then it doesn't really work for american football because there are so many other breaks in play, you get to dissect the play then. You don't really need that half-time break to fit it in.
That all said, if I'm leaning into it and actually trying to arrange something cool, I'd look at international acts. Acts that people probably wouldn't get to see or hear otherwise, right? You bring them on to support a locally (or globally) popular act (depending on budget I suppose). For example, if I'm arranging for say... Drake, to perform (do the kids even like this guy anymore? I dunno man, I'm old) then I'd probably arrange for a Jamaican dancehall artist to perform too (lol because Drake wants to be Jamaican pretty fuckin bad) and maybe a west african artist in the afrobeat genre. So maybe the lineup would end up being something like Drake, Popcaan, and Burna Boy. Then again, knowing how many weebs are in this league, maybe I'd be better off going for K-Pop and trying to branch out into japanese metal and filipino rap since k-pop often fuses genres... so perhaps Blackpink, Lovebites and maybe someone like Ruby Ibarra. You'd want to tailor it to the local audience as well as the league audience as a whole, I think.
17. Your team has announced that they will be laying ground on a new stadium next season. What additions would you like to see included in it.
Being in Colorado, to me it would make sense for the new stadium to be at altitude. You know, because mountains. In fact, it should be in a pretty wilderness-y area too, because Yeti. Of course this would be inconvenient for fans, so there would need to be some sort of transportation from a safer, open area, to the stadium. Like a cable car type thing but less environmentally destructive to construct. Maybe some form of teleportation device. It's the future after all. The stadium itself could also then be built in a way that minimises human footprint perhaps.
But back to the altitude. Having the stadium (and training facilities) at altitude would give the Yeti a major advantage -- much like Bolivia does when playing World Cup qualifiers in the CONMEBOL region -- because at higher altitude, the air is thinner, which affects air pressure, which then affects the flight of the ball when thrown with a spiral (for example). Similarly, the players will be better suited to handling the greater difficulty of breathing, meaning fatigue will be less of an issue, and give another advantage over opposition teams.
So yeah, go with a theme for the team and really emphasise branding -- as well as local vibes; maybe even set up some crossover with winter sports stuff in the area -- while also minimising human impact on environment, AND giving the team a couple of major advantages in home games. Yeti ultimus when?
30. The ISFL Players Association was established a few seasons back, and while it is not as prominent now, it was a very interesting idea. What are your thoughts on a player union to help vote on rule proposals?
So, this was something I spoke about at length in a previous Ultimus Week task, because I think it's approaching a point where it is a necessity... but as far as I'm aware, the ISFL Players Association does not resemble the vision I had at all. If it does, it's done a pretty bad job of actually getting player involvement on board and actually empowering players to affect meaningful change -- which surely, is the entire point. I'm not aware of any specific membership requirements, or a charter, or how exactly the Players Association actually provides input on rule proposals or voting. Without these things, I have to ask "what is the point?". Though I suppose that's realistic, since most workers' unions in real life don't do anything either.
My questions for the Players Assocation leadership (and if there is no leadership, first of all lol, second of all, get some) would be "how are you helping players to shape the direction the league takes?", "what actual voting power do you possess?" and perhaps most importantly, "what reason do I have to actually join?"
At the moment, I don’t think the Players Association is achieving what I would have presumed to be its aims, and I’m not sure whether its low profile is the cause or the consequence, to be honest.
31. The World Football Association was established last season and is currently playing out for the first time. What do you think about the WFC as a whole and how it has been shaping out. Do you think it will end up a success?
Okay so first of all, I wanna answer that second question... at this rate, no. I do not think it will end up a success. Let me explain why.
This first iteration feels like it wasn't as well thought-out as it could have been. Some things seemed rushed, there's been very little (if any) actual input from players -- which begs the question "why is this even a thing?" -- and rules on transfers seem to have killed the main thing the idea had going for it in my opinion (that being the chance to play on the same team as a friend without having to force a move from your ISFL team; which is often cited as the reason a player leaves a team).
However, I don't think it's a lost cause. I just think it needs more promotion, and more engagement. At the moment, there's nothing to get excited about. Where are the team LRs to foster community (which btw, would have the added effect of breaking across the existing tribal, cliqueyness that permeates the league) and drive interest? Where are all the media pieces to drive discussion?
I even said I didn't want to take part and yet my player is in the index. I've been given no incentive to engage, and my player is involved even though I don't want them to be... so at the moment, it feels like someone's pet project rather than a community event. Which is a shame because it's actually a really cool concept. I think it just needs more careful planning, and maybe you know, get people outside the organising committee and regional heads involved in what's actually going on.
22. You’re in charge of entertainment for the Ultimus or Ultimini half-time show. What would you do?
Honestly? I'd probably book some popular band or singer and call it a fuckin' day. The entire concept of a half-time show is odd to me, having grown up watching football in England. At half-time, you go for a piss, and get a drink. Maybe pie and chips. Read the match programme if you managed to get one before kickoff, and just generally mill around in the concourse. You can mingle with your friends in other seating blocks, complain about how shit that one player you all hate is playing, then go back to your seat ready for the second half.
Feels like a half-time show is more for broadcast purposes almost. But even then it doesn't really work for american football because there are so many other breaks in play, you get to dissect the play then. You don't really need that half-time break to fit it in.
That all said, if I'm leaning into it and actually trying to arrange something cool, I'd look at international acts. Acts that people probably wouldn't get to see or hear otherwise, right? You bring them on to support a locally (or globally) popular act (depending on budget I suppose). For example, if I'm arranging for say... Drake, to perform (do the kids even like this guy anymore? I dunno man, I'm old) then I'd probably arrange for a Jamaican dancehall artist to perform too (lol because Drake wants to be Jamaican pretty fuckin bad) and maybe a west african artist in the afrobeat genre. So maybe the lineup would end up being something like Drake, Popcaan, and Burna Boy. Then again, knowing how many weebs are in this league, maybe I'd be better off going for K-Pop and trying to branch out into japanese metal and filipino rap since k-pop often fuses genres... so perhaps Blackpink, Lovebites and maybe someone like Ruby Ibarra. You'd want to tailor it to the local audience as well as the league audience as a whole, I think.
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