Ideas For Positive Improvement

[SwagSloth]

One idea that I threw out recently to Dermot in a less official capacity was a rookie TPE boost / modifier.

The idea would be to add early career incentives to help players catch up quicker. Kind of like in the NFL, the average rookie takes time to get going, but sometimes you get an Ezekial Elliott or an Alvin Kamara that looks like a stud right out the gate. Rookies can make an impact in the DSFL, but once they move to the NSFL, they stall out a bit and have to work their way up the ladder. Obviously, we all work for our TPE and it deserves to be earned, but giving rookies an early boost or giving them more ways to earn could keep more rookies invested before they move to the NSFL and make them feel like they matter when they get there. In addition, getting rookies more time in early on makes them more likely to stick around.

Ideas based on thing that I've seen in other leagues:
* Rookie Discussion - Like AC, link a post in the rookie discussion channel once per week for 1 TPE. Rookies only (available until the end of their first full year). Rookies can post in the rookie discussion section to ask a question, answer one, discuss something, or provide something else of value. Rookie mentors could be given the option to delete posts that offer no value. Posts don't have to be very in-depth, but we don't want people spamming discussion with "hi" to grab a free TPE. The idea would be to encourage people to use the rookie channel for discussion and encourage them to interact with each other.)
* Rookie Checklist - I've seen at least one other league (SBA) offer a checklist for rookies.
It's basically a tutorial showing you how to use the site. And, for each task (they have 5), you get 1 TPE. These could be things like post an article (600+ words) / graphic, do your first free training, post in the rookie discussion to introduce yourself or ask a question, etc.
* Player Profile - This would be a PT of 500+ words either discussing your player's fictional college career or letting us know more about their personality, goals, etc. In a nutshell, let us know what makes your player special. I'd recommend 8 TPE if it's 500+. I kind of view it as a PT that takes more work, but rewards the players that put in the effort. As a one-time PT, its reward should be slightly higher than the training you could buy with an article of equal wording.
* DSFL / NSFL Pre-Draft Questionnaire - When the league first started, teams had questionares that players could fill out to apply. This would bring that back, but in an open forum. Instead of applying to a specific team, we'd have a 3-4 question PT that would run from offseason to around draft time. Newly created players could fill one out for the DSFL GMs to read. DSFL players could fill one out for the NSFL GMs to read. Answers of any length would be okay, but this is to impress GMs, so we would encourage players to post throughtful responses. 3 TPE each. Only players eligible for the upcoming draft could claim this.

(For these, rookie applies to both recreates and new forum members.)

This was kind of thrown together, so feel free to add to it if anyone has similar ideas.