His argument went that in no other sport do you see so much money invested and the players forbidden from practisingandtraining outside of competition weekends.
Key Stage 2 test markers, who are practising or retired teachers, receive thorough trainingand undergo a number of quality checks through the marking process.
Training for a major event like the Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC) involves practising with friends and other gamers (locally or online), or competing at smaller tournaments to build up competitive gaming experience.
It was a programme that included engineering familiarisation, medical, survival and robotics training as well as microgravity or "zero-g" flights and sessions in a giant pool practising spacewalking.