Pål Ari "PUMA" Puma-Bø

• Improving individuals that both had VCL exp. and players with no previous competitive experience. Finding the best areas for players to have focus on in practise and homework based of that.
• VOD reviews with detailed notes and theory/mapping provided for every map.
• Antistratting for our tournaments.
• Giving clear structure to the team.
• Tracking data on performance of the players and as a team -> working on the issues found.
• Clear and good communication with everyone on the team.

Tournaments

• BEACON Open Split 2: Finals - Division 2. 3rd-4th
• Norwegian Valorant League Fall 2023. 3rd-4th

• Practicing a more structured way of improving the team with a lot more 1on1s and constant feedback
• Antistratting for bigger games
• Theory, mapping and gameplan
• VOD reviews
• Working under tight schedule and pressure due to officials being so cramped
• Worked with a lot of different players due to players getting signed or retiring and trying to fit everyone into one team culture.

Tournaments

• Valorant Challengers 2024 DACH: Evolution Split 1 - Open Qualifier. 2nd
• Valorant Challengers 2024 DACH: Evolution Split 1 - Closed Qualifer. 5th-6th
• PROJECT V: Split 1 - Overall Circuit Points. 4th

• Working with players from a whole new culture and getting along with them with a short timeframe
• Super fast improving and feedback to players due to short timeframe for our tournament.
• Focus on team mood and synergy.
• IGL improvements

Tournaments

• Valorant Challengers 2024 MENA: Resillence Split 1 - Levant and North Africa - Promotion. 1st place

• Assisting Head Coach "Maiko" VOD reviews and during practise
• Antistratting.
• Great communication with the coaches and to the players.
• Mentoring the players and having good and healthy discussions about the games that we play and watch together.
• Teambonding
• Gameplan adaptions to our own gameplay
• Tracking data on performance on individuals and as a team -> working on the issues shown in the data.
• Working with the players on individual decision making

Tournament

• Valorant Challengers 2024 Turkey: Birlik Split 2. 8th

• Antistratting and gameplans
• Good discussions about the game with the players, mostly because playstyles in Asia can be very different from EMEA
• Teambonding
• Working on individual decision making
• Strats

Tournaments

• Predator League Malaysia 2025 - West Malaysia Qualifier. 1st