1) How did you find us?

Through the affiliate section of the NSFL forum.


2) Is the the site easy to navigate as a newcomer?

As far as sim league forums go, it's not a terrible forum to get around. As ever with these things, any newer person can be daunted by the sheer volume of things that are on offer on the first page, but the player creation tools are easy to find and the rookie guide along with it was readily accessible next to this. Overall, pretty decent.

3) Did you have any trouble creating your player?

The web page that I used to create my player was fantastic in explaining what skills were useful for the type of player I was creating through the highlighting of certain skills when choosing certain classes; further, the explanation of said skills by hovering over them is a great touch. A clean piece of software overall that provided a good starting point in creation.

4) Did you use the video/written tutorial when creating your player? If yes, did it help?

I did use the written tutorial to assist me when creating my player. While I have created players in other sims before, this written tutorial - along with the additional links it brought that explained different roles in the offence - helped me to decide eventually what my archetype would be and how I wanted to balance his offensive and defensive attributes. Especially helpful was the point that not many stats should go above 13, a pitfall I may have fallen into had I built a character without that assistance. 

5) What would you like to do while waiting for the SMJHL Draft?(Example: Prospect Tournament)

I wasn't here before the SMJHL Draft; however, if I were to be here before then, then something like a Prospect Tournament would be fun to see. The biggest thing of importance when waiting for a draft for me, is to give people a space to get to know each other and to form bonds that will continue throughout their time in SHL. The rookie discords do this well from what I could figure out during my late entry to the class.

6) Give us one suggestion to make this site easier on new members.


I think the 'Useful Links' sidebar that PBE takes advantage of could be of use here. While most of the stuff is at the top currently, new members will typically look through the forum pages first before consulting the top of the screen to check for things (unless they watched the video and understood the website already, of course). A sidebar would capture their attention more easily and would lead to true rookies to sim leagues finding their way around as easily as possible.