COS:CORE COACH COSMIC
Esports coach · Educator · Author

Coach Cosmic. Dejan Carlisle-Miller.

Years of competing. Years of coaching. Still learning. Still building.

I’m Dejan Carlisle-Miller, Coach Cosmic. I teach players how to understand a decision, practice it and use it under pressure. COS:CORE brings that work into guides, coaching and structured learning.

Meet Cosmic, then choose the guide, lab or coaching path that fits your goal. See original player reviews · Explore the documented competitive record

Coach Cosmic competing at a gaming setup
The person behind the workCoach Cosmic
Beyond the book

Play. Create. Broadcast.

The personal archive / In conversation

The person behind the work.

Excerpts from my conversation with Rectify Esports, .

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Why I started coaching

Taking a break from competing led to a deeper interest in learning the game and explaining it to others.

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i was i competed for 2018 and 2019 and at the end of 2019 i took a break but i never took a break learning the game yeah i really found the passion in learning the game and explaining it in a very in-depth way which then made me partake in coaching and ever since then i've been coaching

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Find your starting point

Put the knowledge to work.

Come in with a question. Find something you can use.

01 / Player development

Understand the match. Build your practice.

Start with the handbook and original guides. See the competitive experience behind the lessons, then explore coaching when you’re ready to work on your own decisions.

02 / Coaching practice

Make the method teachable.

Explore the approach, the examples, and the player feedback. Follow how the COS:CORE course pathway is developing.

03 / Education and programs

Turn experience into learning.

See the professional-learning portfolio, the structure examples, and the eSpotz Academy partnership. Connect with me about coaching and curriculum work.

The vision · COS:CORE certification curricula

Years of practice. A lifetime of learning.

I’ve spent years competing, coaching, serving, and teaching. I still study because there is always another layer to understand. Every player I work with and every project I build gives me another reason to keep learning.

That continued enlightenment is part of what I’m putting into COS:CORE’s certification curricula. The experience and the education have to show up in the work.

I’m building toward what I want COS:CORE to one day be known as:
“The CompTIA of esports.”

I want people to know where to start, what to practice, and how to show they understand it. That is the direction: clear learning paths, work people can apply, and progress they can demonstrate.

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Official partnership

Coach Cosmic × eSpotz Academy.

I’m partnering with eSpotz Academy to bring COS:CORE into courses for competitive gamers. Years of coaching and building are becoming something more players can learn from.

Understand your decisions. Practice with purpose. Improve independently.

COS:CORE is live on eSpotz.

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Coaching in practice

Structure. Learning. Feedback.

See the structure behind the work, then hear from players who have worked with me.

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Ask. Practice. Understand.

What does useful learning look like?

Explore my answers on coaching, ranked play, community, and AI. Then follow a simple six-part example of a learner turning commitment into a coaching plan they can explain.

One person. Connected work.

Find Coach Cosmic.

Different platforms. Same person. You’ll find my coaching, guides, videos, projects, and professional work through these profiles.

The original Steam collection

Six guides. One place.

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This is where a lot of the public teaching started. Six Steam guides covering the game, the meta, the players, and how to work together in doubles.

Put the work into practice.