Using the Generation Esports Competition platform

Hosts: Neal Doolin and Joshua Michaels

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We will begin in about 2 minutes!

Purposes of Today’s Session

• Create your School Team
• Learn how to add students, create rosters, and register
• See what Match Day looks like
• Other resources

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Please use the chat to ask questions! �We will also have open Q&A at the end.

Baton Rouge CC: 2012-2015 - Associate's Degree in English/Communications and broadcasting and journalism.

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Generation Esports

• Platform Service Agent for the West Region
• Support Agent - I work on the support team as well in the evenings.
• January 2022-present

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I have a passion for what we provide to students and teachers. Expert of the platform through my technical support work.

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Favorite Game: Sea of Thieves

Favorite Esport: Rocket League

Josh Michaels

Mathematics and Physics Educator, 2013-2021

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Timberwolf Esports Head Coach, 2018-2021

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→ HSEL Valorant Champions

Fall Major 2020

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Director of Platform Operations

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Advocate for educators within Generation Esports

Neal Doolin

HSEL Overview

The High and Middle School Esports Leagues (HSEL/MSEL) are the largest and longest-operating competitive gaming organization serving high school students and educators.

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Our mission is to leverage the power of esports to provide every student gamer with an opportunity to find and pursue their passions through gaming and learning in school.

By integrating esports into the school environment, we provide a platform for students to develop critical skills such as teamwork, communication, problem-solving, and resilience.

We strive to create an inclusive community where students thrive academically and socially, using esports as a catalyst for improved attendance, increased engagement, and overall educational success

Create Your Team

1. Create your personal account

High School: https://app.generationesports.com/community/1/join

Middle School: https://app.generationesports.com/community/4/join

2. Skip “Add Your Games”

This step is only required for student accounts.

3. Team Creation will automatically begin

Select “School Official”, then “Create a Team”

*IMPORTANT NOTE: Team name is equivalent to school or esports club name. In a later slide, rosters will be discussed. Rosters indicate specific teams within the overall team name. For example, a rocket league team is considered a roster.

Application Steps

Agree to the community guidelines, then fill in your school’s information on the next page. (If you can not supply a faculty ID, a staff directory will suffice)

Submit!

We make every effort to expedite school team approvals for schools involved in these PL sessions, but please be patient as all schools are approved by our team. Our normal turnaround time is under 24 hours.

Good news – you can still progress your team setup while you wait for approval!

Video Guide for 1-3

4. (High School)�Invite Students & Manage Your Team

*IMPORTANT NOTE: �These steps will look different for high schools and middle schools, due to our student privacy protection measures.

Remember that step we skipped?

• Students will need to complete this step when they create their accounts.

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• A student may not compete on any game roster where they have not supplied their in-game name!

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• Coach should host a required team meeting where students click your Team Join link, create their accounts, indicate which game titles that they will compete in, and provide their in-game names.

HSEL Info & Structure

Three Tiers of Competition

For new and developing teams; no playoffs or prizing.

For casual and competitive teams.

For highly competitive teams; the most direct path to HSEL Nationals!

Seasonal Calendar

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• Each game roster plays one match per week for six weeks
• Registration open all season long for Majors and Training Grounds
• 1 week of makeup windows at the end of regular season

Games & Weekly Schedule

Queue times for each game title vary; see the full list of queue times here.

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Regional Competitions

Rocket League 3v3, Brawlhalla, and Valorant are regional*

• West, Central, South, and East Regions
• Playoffs and finals remain within the region
• Win your region to get an invitation to HSEL Nationals!
• *Training Grounds will be national for all games

Introducing: Conference Tournaments

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To maximize the number of championship opportunities available, we've implemented additional divisions to the following Fall Major competitions:

• Chess
• Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe
• Minecraft
• Rocket League 2V2
• Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate
• Splatoon™ 3

Fall Training Grounds

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• Focused on fostering student development, the HSEL Training Grounds provides a beginner-friendly competitive experience in a low-stakes environment.​
• Consisting of numerous games and flexible scrimmage opportunities, Training Grounds serves as the perfect entry point for new teams.
• No playoffs and no prizing. It is meant to be a developmental environment for esports programs.
• Unlike the Major and Premier, players and rosters can join every queue time in a day instead of just one.

Fall Training Grounds Schedule

Registration is open all season long!

Fall Training Grounds Game Schedule

HSEL Premier 101

• Premier is the upper echelon of HSEL competition; only the best schools qualify for the pre-scheduled round-robin season.

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• Recommend starting with Majors and Training Grounds for your first seasons

Other Competition Opportunities!

• Ages 13 - 18, school teams not required
• Follows the same schedule as the HSEL Fall Major
• Visit the Youth Winner’s Circle page for registration!
• Participation is 100% free!
• Games included:
• League of Legends
• Overwatch 2

* Disclaimer: These tournaments run independently from HSEL with their own rules, schedules, and prizes.

New this winter: HSEL Winter

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A full season of competition, condensed into three weeks!

• Registration opens November 1
• Priced separately or included with Unlimited Annual access
• Play twice a week instead of just once
• States with 16+ registrations in any game will unlock a state-level competition!
• Other states will play in a national pool

How do we play a match?

• No more forfeits, no more reschedules - choose when you compete!
• Students log in by a designated time (multiple options in the evening)
• These options are referred to as “queue windows”
• You will be matched against another team that is also online
• Matchmaking attempts to create fair & fun matches by:
• Finding an opponent with a similar Win/Loss record
• Finding a new/unplayed opponent

Matchmaking Queue System

What happens if we win?

Prizing and Scholarships

Do students win cash?

• No – our nonprofit partner holds scholarship funds in escrow for the students, and sends them directly to their post-secondary institution

How many ways are there to win?

• National Invitational placement (Scholarships)
• Playoff placement (In-kind prizing)
• Participation/Quests
• And more!

Do I need to coach my students?

“Coach” vs “General Manager”

• Gaming knowledge is helpful, but not necessary
• Encourage students to take up the mantle of “Team Captain”!

Your students will know the games! You can train them on:

• Productive communication
• Mental fortitude
• Digital Citizenship
• Teamwork
• Leadership
• Healthy habits

Managing Teams and Rosters

More About Game Connections

Registering For A Tournament

Esports Educators’ Community

• Discord Server - exclusively for our educators
• Discord is a communication application typically used by gamers�with text and voice functionalities. Learn more here: Discord 101
• Connect with other educators in your region and esports community
• I will share the invite link in the chat!

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Where can I learn more?

• VOD and slides from this recording will be sent tomorrow morning
• Getting Started: Book a call with your scholastic esports consultant: https://www.highschoolesportsleague.com/book-a-call
• Need help registering for a tournament or using the LMS?�Contact our service team: https://www.highschoolesportsleague.com/contact-us
• Generation Esports Help Site (Click Here)
• Contact our support live chat by clicking the yellow help bubble on the bottom right of the Generation Esports platform

Questions?

Thank you!