The videogame trained athlete
in the past couple of weeks, i’ve had a greatly increased desire to understand football strategy and tactics. my alma mater has had a banner recruiting year, and a particular formation that our offensive coordinator gus malzhan has brought back into fashion is generating buzz in the NFL and even the dollhouse. the task of learning and understanding was problematic however as football is one of the more complex sports games ever devised.
i had taken to watching youtube vids, reading wiki entries, and even watching eyeshield 21 to get a better feel for strategy. i figured, however, the best way to learn would be playing something like madden on the 360. i just hadn’t gotten around to buying it.
and lo and behold, i read this article today which basically says even pro athletes use madden to learn the game. not only that, apparently playing the game has changed on field tactics. (more…)
