Avidity Raelyni: “I’m really proud of my players for being able to touch grass.”

Overwatch coach and molecular biologist Raelyni is the mastermind behind OWCS Stage 4 upstarts Rad x Avidity.

In this interview, we discuss the formation of Avidity's retooled roster, preparing for one-trick teams in groups, Raelyni's growth as a coach, how her coaching and academic careers have strengthened one another, and much more.

We apologize for the occasional buffering in Raelyni's audio and video, which was an unavoidable consequence of a finicky office internet connection.

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00:00 Intro
00:34 Failed Avidity x NTMR partnership
04:30 Rostermania: Wsps
06:06 Rostermania: Durpee
09:25 Swiss stage stress
12:24 Assistant Coach Natdoekje
14:50 Juno disrupts the Main Support/Flex Support binary
18:42 Tank rotation (Pela and TwolzZ)
21:43 Reflections on OWCS Stage 3
24:12 Lessons from Stage 3
27:15 Are Wub and Bun too flexible for their own good?
30:38 Academia and Coaching
34:10 Do your students know about your esports life?
35:13 Outro