What are the best ways to develop young esports talent?

"If someone asked me for advice with their professional journey, would I view them as a pathetic or a courageous person?" Probably, the second option. That's the question you should ask yourself to overcome the fear and shyness around seeking mentorship. It can be quite a challenge, but it will significantly shorten the time you take to reach your milestones. A mentor will help you refine your skills, grow professionally, open networking doors and most importantly guide you through your journey. They don't have to specifically point out every action you should take in every step, but an overall roadmap would spare you the mental strain of being directionless and lost. This way you'll concentrate your efforts on work and skill development.

One of the most effective ways to learn and improve in any field is to find a mentor who can guide you, challenge you, and support you. A mentor can be someone who has more experience and knowledge than you, such as a coach, a teacher, or a pro player. A mentor can help you set realistic goals, identify your strengths and weaknesses, and give you constructive feedback. A mentor can also inspire you, motivate you, and share their insights and tips with you.

A team can make or break your career in esports but do not neglect individual development as you can be replaced at any stage or teammate leaves/retires. Focus on the abundance of opportunities that come with joining a team to develop your playstyle(teamwork and communication) or personality. The more you grow yourself as a player/team or coach/management the easier it will be to be signed onto a team/organisation. From a management/organisation perspective, the objective is to show that you can assist them in other aspects besides simply competing to win.

Practice makes perfect, that is it. Not just in-game practice but understanding the meta, reviewing strategies, learning from others, knowing your opponent etc

In order to be on level playing field as the best, you have to put in the hours practicing/reviewing/analysing. It's not about blame especially after losses, its about continuous improvement. It helps to create a schedule for each of those.

Feedback is essential for learning and improvement. You need to seek feedback from different sources, such as your mentor, your team, your peers, and your audience. You need to be open-minded, humble, and willing to listen to feedback, even if it is negative or critical. You need to use feedback as a tool to identify your areas of improvement, to learn from others, and to challenge yourself. You also need to give feedback to others, as this can help you develop your analytical and communication skills.

Develop opportunities if their is no opportunities. Continue to gain feedback and use the feedback provided to developed better solutions for youth to become the best esports gamers they can be. Speak positively and help the youth learn different strategies to get better and compete.

Test yourself, go sign-up to tournaments and push yourself to improve! If there is an esports scene then likely you will find not just pro-tournaments but community tournaments which you can compete it and make a name for yourself in too!

make sure you have the right support system around you to ensure you can succeed and that when you do, you can sustain and maximize that opportunity. having competent professionals and representatives assisting and advising you combined with respected coaches can help position an aspiring player in the best way to succeed on and off the digital field. know what you know and know that there are others who can help you succeed where you aren't as knowledgeable.