9. Through a random lottery drawing, you have been named the league's new commissioner for a day. Congrats! What improvements would you make to the league if you had the power to do whatever you wanted?
(Words 355)
If you’re a real fan of MamaB (or if you have been forced to grade my work a few times), you know what I came here to say. As commissioner for a day, I would be scrambling to hire some of the most active, most positive locker room voices to be the mascots for their teams.
After a lot of thought, I really think that the league should be creating a position that people can be hired for to play the role of a team mascot. People would love to do this, people would love to make money, people could make this extremely fun, and people could start to unite the league as a whole with mascot rivalries and stories. I want to make this happen, and I am just looking for someone to hear me and to help me make this possible.
I know that people would be honored to be a mascot in some of the locker rooms that I am in. There could be an interview and nominating process for this role. Then I would have teams vote for their person to represent their mascot. Each team mascot could have a twitter role, and could hype viewership for game nights. As commissioner, I would ensure that this idea would be up and running by the next day. I am proud to be in this league, I am proud to be on the teams that I am on, and I know there are other people that would love to earn this position and to make some league money through this role.
I would be creating contracts that would describe what the league was requiring of the role of mascot. I would be asking players to discuss and define what they would like to see from their mascots. I would be negotiating with all the teams to decide what the role of mascot was worth to teams and creating a pay scale for this role. I would also be putting some mascot season caps on the role as well so that teams would have at least a little bit of turnover for the role.
14. Describe your player and/or team’s journey through this latest season. What were the highlights? What were the lower points? What might you have done differently? What are your expectations for next season?
(346 Words)
In my real life, myself and my two young children contracted COVID-19, and were in quarantine for a month. As much as I didn’t want it to affect my player and role in the ISFL, I was extremely depressed and devastated, to the point where I was unable to even open discord. That has never happened to me. No matter what you feel about COVID, my children were sick, and all my doctors could tell me was, “Just continue to keep an eye on them. We don’t have enough information to give you any further advice for this age group.” Personally, having sick kids is one thousand percent worse than being sick myself.
My player suffered a bit, not for the DSFL as I am capped, but for the ISFL, I feel as though it will hinder me being called up this season. Being uninvolved made me feel guilty, and that guilt led to ignoring the league, and that led to more feelings of abandonment, loneliness, and disconnectedness. Especially from the league and from my friends that I have made in the locker rooms.
I was proud of myself for continuing to put up some good stats, and for continuing to improve my pancake stats. Another big highlight for me was that when I did enter the locker room, I was always greeted with excitement and enthusiasm. Additionally, as I was “lurking” in the locker rooms, I noticed that people were doing their best to keep things positive for each other. I really appreciated this, and commend my teams for always looking out for each other. I was proud of our team for WINNING the Ultimini! A win like that provides feelings of excitement and elation that still affects me today, even just thinking about it.
For next season, I have high expectations for my player. I expect myself to be more active in the locker rooms, to do some more media (hopefully some podcasting with Sconnie), and to have more of a presence for the team now that my physical and mental health have improved.
(Words 355)
If you’re a real fan of MamaB (or if you have been forced to grade my work a few times), you know what I came here to say. As commissioner for a day, I would be scrambling to hire some of the most active, most positive locker room voices to be the mascots for their teams.
After a lot of thought, I really think that the league should be creating a position that people can be hired for to play the role of a team mascot. People would love to do this, people would love to make money, people could make this extremely fun, and people could start to unite the league as a whole with mascot rivalries and stories. I want to make this happen, and I am just looking for someone to hear me and to help me make this possible.
I know that people would be honored to be a mascot in some of the locker rooms that I am in. There could be an interview and nominating process for this role. Then I would have teams vote for their person to represent their mascot. Each team mascot could have a twitter role, and could hype viewership for game nights. As commissioner, I would ensure that this idea would be up and running by the next day. I am proud to be in this league, I am proud to be on the teams that I am on, and I know there are other people that would love to earn this position and to make some league money through this role.
I would be creating contracts that would describe what the league was requiring of the role of mascot. I would be asking players to discuss and define what they would like to see from their mascots. I would be negotiating with all the teams to decide what the role of mascot was worth to teams and creating a pay scale for this role. I would also be putting some mascot season caps on the role as well so that teams would have at least a little bit of turnover for the role.
14. Describe your player and/or team’s journey through this latest season. What were the highlights? What were the lower points? What might you have done differently? What are your expectations for next season?
(346 Words)
In my real life, myself and my two young children contracted COVID-19, and were in quarantine for a month. As much as I didn’t want it to affect my player and role in the ISFL, I was extremely depressed and devastated, to the point where I was unable to even open discord. That has never happened to me. No matter what you feel about COVID, my children were sick, and all my doctors could tell me was, “Just continue to keep an eye on them. We don’t have enough information to give you any further advice for this age group.” Personally, having sick kids is one thousand percent worse than being sick myself.
My player suffered a bit, not for the DSFL as I am capped, but for the ISFL, I feel as though it will hinder me being called up this season. Being uninvolved made me feel guilty, and that guilt led to ignoring the league, and that led to more feelings of abandonment, loneliness, and disconnectedness. Especially from the league and from my friends that I have made in the locker rooms.
I was proud of myself for continuing to put up some good stats, and for continuing to improve my pancake stats. Another big highlight for me was that when I did enter the locker room, I was always greeted with excitement and enthusiasm. Additionally, as I was “lurking” in the locker rooms, I noticed that people were doing their best to keep things positive for each other. I really appreciated this, and commend my teams for always looking out for each other. I was proud of our team for WINNING the Ultimini! A win like that provides feelings of excitement and elation that still affects me today, even just thinking about it.
For next season, I have high expectations for my player. I expect myself to be more active in the locker rooms, to do some more media (hopefully some podcasting with Sconnie), and to have more of a presence for the team now that my physical and mental health have improved.
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