Tide

Tide
Tide as coach of the Oceanics
Color	Light blue with white stripes
Team	Oceanics
Active Years	2018 - June 2019
Team Position	Coach (2017 - 2019) Reserve (2018)
Marble League
Gold	0
Silver	0
Bronze	0
Total	0
Individual Events Points Total	0 points
Coaching Career
Active Years	15 March 2019 - 1 June 2019
Events	13
Gold	0
Silver	0
Bronze	0
Total	0

Tide is a former reserve member, coach and owner of the Oceanics. They competed for them in Marble League 2018 and was their coach in Marble League 2019 before being fired for their poor performance.

History

2018

Tide in action for the Oceanics as goalie in the Ice Hockey event.

After the end of Marble League 2017, the Oceanics came into contact with Tide, a marble who was promoting marble sports competitions in Mellacai, a major city known for science and architecture. Tide personally reached out to the team and offered to train them for the Marble League 2018 Qualifiers. The four accepted the offer with no hesitation.

Tide bought the Oceanics as part of the agreement, and funded their flights to Mellacai to train with them. During this time, they stayed out of the public eye. However, they did announce that Tide would coach them, that Reef had been hired as their manager and that they were constructing the Seven Seas Stadium in Dunduei, named after the marble racing tournament that kickstarted their career.

The Oceanics eventually arrived at the Arctic Circle for the Marble League 2018 Qualifiers. Seeded into Group B, the team surprised fans by coming first in the first event, Curling. Unfortunately, they faltered in the Snow Race, finishing in last place. A fifth place finish in the 5 Meter Ice Dash saw the team drop to fifth in the group. However, the team managed to finish first and set a new record in the final event, the Halfpipe. This brought the team back onto the top the group and, most importantly, a much-desired qualification spot.

The Oceanics continued their newfound dominance into Marble League 2018, with Sea winning a gold medal in the first event, 5 Meter Ice Dash. The team did not medal for the next four events, but kept up with their performance by finishing within the top half in all but one of those events. The Oceanics earned another medal, a bronze, in Event 6, Team Pursuit, where they also set a Marble League Record in the heats. By the end of the event, the team took back the lead in the standings, too.

Unfortunately, the Oceanics seemingly started to falter in the next two events, Snow Rally and Snowboard Cross, finishing close to last in those respective events. But the team had no intention of giving up up and became even more determined to claim their much-desired Marble League championship title. That eventually paid off, with the team repeating their feat from the Qualifiers by winning a gold medal in Event 9, Curling. They jumped back into the lead in the standings. Tide, just like all the other reserves, was given the goalie role in Event 11, Ice Hockey, their only appearance in the games. After this event the team remained in first in the standings.

Expectations were high for the Oceanics as the season reached the final event, the Sand Mogul Race. Unfortunately, Ocean couldn't control themselves in the semifinals and ended up finishing last in their semifinal heat. To add insult to injury, the Midnight Wisps and the Savage Speeders, the other remaining title contenders, both made it into the final. Eventually, both teams did enough in the finals, and the Oceanics dropped to 3rd overall at the end of Marble League 2018. This was their biggest leap in standings, going from 11th to 3rd, but the championship title near miss was a blow to the team's morale.

This led to the Oceanics' poor performances in the off-season events, the 100 Meter Water Race, finishing 18th, and the Amazing Maze Marble Race, where the team came 17th. The team started training in the Seven Seas Stadium, which was in its last stages on construction, under the supervision of Coach Tide, Queen Marina and their mascot, Alvin. On August 2018, at the end of the Amazing Maze Marble Race, the Oceanics were announced as hosts for Marble League 2019, meaning they were pre-qualified for Marble League 2019. Some members of the O'rangers were allegedly unhappy with this decision, leading to a small rivalry between the two teams.

2019

Tide stepped down from being the reserve member of the Oceanics as it would appear to be a conflict of interest to both coach team and be an active member due to the more prominent role of coaches in Marble League 2019. Tide became the Oceanics' full-time coach and recruited Bay as the new reserve member on account of their skills as an endurance athlete. Bay had actually already competed for the team in the Marble League 2018 Qualifiers but had to leave shortly afterwards to compete in the Seven Seas Circuit. Bay also competed in the Oceania Surfing League, where Tide had also personally sponsored them.

Unfortunately, the Oceanics didn't feel the same with Tide not competing anymore. They didn't coach the team as well while on the bench as they didn't see where the team was struggling. The team took part in the Marble League 2019 Friendly Round. The Oceanics managed to win the Funnel Race and the Relay Run. Despite finishing in last place in the final event, the Underwater Race, they finished the competition in 1st, one point ahead of the O'rangers. This was the point that the fans started to question the team's performance in water based events, noting their past poor performances.

Knowing this, the Oceanics felt pressure to train for the water events, to the point of training too much for them, neglecting the other events. Other factors affected their training, including the completion of the Seven Seas Stadium, which affected their ability to train before early 2019, and the declining health of Queen Marina, which stopped them from attending Marble League 2019.

The Oceanics couldn't keep up their good performance from the Friendly Round when Marble League 2019 started. In the first event, the Underwater Race, they came 13th. This was a blow to morale, especially as it was in front of their own public, especially King Triton. Over the next five events, the team had bottom-half finishes in four out of five events, leaving them in last place. The Oceanics managed to get out of last place after Event 7, Block Pushing, tied with the Pinkies in points. Unfortunately, the team still could not get back to their 2018 form.

Ocean came 13th in Event 9, the Hurdles Race. The Oceanics nearly earned a medal in Event 10, the Hubelino Maze, coming in 4th, which kept them in 15th place above the Pinkies. The following event, the Dirt Race, saw them come in 7th, putting the team back into last place overall. Morale was at an all-time low and the team continued to do poorly in Event 12, Rafting, coming in 11th. This ensured they were the first team unable to win Marble League 2019.

In Event 13, the Elimination Race, the Oceanics were the first team to be eliminated in their heat, coming in 15th. After their elimination, the manager of the Oceanics, Reef, rolled over to Tide with the mascot, Alvin, and some security marbles. Reef fired Tide on the spot, even though Tide still owned the team. Lagoon was brought in to coach the team for the remainder of Marble League 2019. Tide tried to fire Reef as the team manager, but was stopped when the Royal Family stepped in. Manager Reef attributed their poor results to stress from hosting, coaching changes and loss of fan support. Sea claimed that their team's poor performance came about because their "mojo was thrown off" once Tide stopped playing for the team and started coaching. They didn't notice they were struggling, a sentiment echoed by Shore.

After the end of Marble League 2019, the Royal Family of Dunduei decided to acquire the rights to the Oceanics name, as well as all its associated personnel, including Reef and Lagoon, and the Seven Seas Stadium, from Tide, who was promptly dismissed once the deal was reached. In addition, to make sure the team had nothing to do with Tide anymore, the Oceanics revealed their new team motto, "Ride the Wave".

Tide blamed mob mentality as the reason for them getting fired. They claimed that having to leave in front of their family was more embarrassing than being booed by the stadium, losing most of the events, and having to talk to King Triton. Despite this, they still love the team.

Appearances

Year	Competition	Event	Event Type	Place	Result	Points
2018	Marble League 2018	Ice Hockey	Team	7th	Quarterfinal Loss	9

Career Events

#	Events	1st	2nd	3rd	Total Podiums
2018	1	0	0	0	0
Total	1	0	0	0	0

Note: Events include any kind of individual & team events (friendly events, other tournaments etc.)

Individual Career Points

Summary

#	Events	1st	2nd	3rd	Points
2018	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0

Marble League

#	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Points
2018	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0

Coaching Statistics

Summary

Year	Competition	Events	1st	2nd	3rd	Tot.	Result	Points
2019	ML19	13	0	0	0	0	16th	62
Total	1	13	0	0	0	0

Note: Medals aren't awarded for Qualifiers or Friendly Rounds

Marble League

Main Tournament

Year	Events	G	S	B	Tot.	Total Teams	Result	Points	AP	PD
2019	13	0	0	0	0	16	16th	62	11.23	122
Total	13	0	0	0	0			62

Trivia

• They have their own family, including a child.
• They are the only coach so far to have competed in the Marble League as well as coached a team.
  • They were the only coach to be fired until Team Primary fired their coach, Prima in 2020 (they returned to be their manager). Rojo Cero of the Rojo Rollers would also be fired in 2021.