Crow to coach Teikyo Heisei esports club ahead of VALORANT matches at campus festival

Teikyo Heisei University, headquartered in Toshima, Tokyo, announced that it has invited crow, a member of the professional esports team ZETA DIVISION, to provide special coaching to its esports club. As a showcase for the results, the university will hold a VALORANT match event at the Shiki Festival, the school festival at its Nakano campus.

The coaching aims to improve the club's competitive skills and will be conducted at the university in a practical format, covering areas such as tactical understanding, team coordination, and the construction of offense and defense. The coaching sessions will be closed programs open only to club members.

At the festival event, club members who received the special coaching will compete against outside players. The university positions the event as an opportunity to show spectators the competitive skills members have gained through the coaching. The format allows the results of practice on campus to be tested in matches against outside opponents.

In addition to crow, who is in charge of the coaching, TORANECO, a caster for official VALORANT tournaments, is scheduled to attend the event as an MC. crow will not take part as a competing player and will be involved in the roles of coaching and hosting.

The university says the chance to see a coach active at the forefront of the professional scene up close is valuable. For students, the ability to receive direct advice from active professionals is seen as a major benefit.

On the day of the festival, in addition to the match event, the plan includes a space where members can try various titles. For spectators, it will be an opportunity to experience the members' everyday activities and the atmosphere of competitive gaming.

Points to watch will be the results of the matches and how much the coaching shows up in the members' competitive skills. The expansion of the club's activities may also draw attention as an example of the university's commitment to strengthening its esports club.

Basketball Press view

Esports is increasingly being featured as part of university club activities and school festival programs. A format in which active players and students face each other directly offers a chance not only to share skills but also to learn team coordination and tactical thinking. Presenting results at a school festival also serves as a way to convey the appeal of competitive gaming beyond the club.

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