BOOKED A SESSION?
HERE’S WHAT’S NEXT.

WHAT TO DO NOW

Your checklist.

1. 01

   Watch your email.

   Your booking is a request until I approve it. You’ll get a confirmation email with a calendar invite once it’s approved. If I can’t take that time, you’ll get an email and a full refund.

2. 02

   Join The Dawg House on Discord. (opens in new tab)

   Discord is a free app for voice chat and messages. It’s where we talk and where your session happens. Never used it? Setup takes about five minutes.

   • Download Discord on your PC or phone, or open it in your web browser at discord.com.
   • Make a free account. Use the same username you put in the booking form.
   • Click “Join The Dawg House on Discord” above to join my server (there’s also a button further down this page).
   • Add me as a friend so you can message me directly: merrdawg.
   • Look for the Coaching Call voice channel in the channel list. That’s where we’ll meet.
   • Check your mic: open User Settings, then Voice & Video, and use the mic test.
3. 03

   Record your VODs.

   A VOD is a recording of your gameplay. Watching your real games shows me how you actually play, so the better your recordings, the more you get out of your session. Here’s what I need to see:

   • At least 2–3 recordings, so one bad or unusual game doesn’t decide everything.
   • Whole fights: start 1 to 1½ minutes before the fight begins and keep going until it’s completely over. Include as many fights as you have.
   • Even better, whole matches from the drop to the end, so I can see where you chose to land, how you looted, which guns you picked up, and how you moved into each position.
   • Your teammates: keep game audio and voice comms on, so I can see how you play with your team.
   • Real games: ranked, at your normal rank, on your main account, where you were trying to win. Pubs, smurf accounts, or messing-around games don’t show how you really play.
   • Don’t cut out the slow parts. The quiet moments between fights matter too.
4. 04

   Send your VODs.

   Upload each recording and DM me the links on Discord before your session. If you can’t, bring them to the call.

   • YouTube is easiest: upload the video and set Visibility to Unlisted, so only people with the link can see it.
   • Add me on Discord (merrdawg) and send each link to me as a direct message.
   • Don’t set videos to Private, or I won’t be able to open them.
5. 05

   Live gameplay? Test your stream.

   For live gameplay, you share your game with me in a private Discord call so I can watch and coach as you play. Nobody else can see it.

   • On PC: join the Coaching Call voice channel and use Discord’s screen share (Go Live) button to share your game.
   • On console: check whether your console can stream to a Discord call. If not, a capture card with a PC works, or choose a VOD review instead.
   • Do a quick test with a friend before the session so we don’t lose time setting up.
6. 06

   At session time, join Coaching Call.

   Wait in the Coaching Call voice channel in The Dawg House with your mic working. If you can’t get in, join any voice channel and I’ll move you over.

7. 07

   Questions or changes?

   Add me on Discord (merrdawg) and message me anytime. To reschedule or cancel, use the links in your confirmation email. Cancel at least 1 day before for a full refund.