A Few Simple Tricks to Fix Awkward Hesitation
Rocket League is a creative game, a situational game, a mechanical game, and a very sloppy one on top of all that. If you try to play perfect and calculated, you'll become rigid. You'll overthink and hesitate, and hesitation is the root of all evils, especially when it comes to 3v3. Achieving a flow state is crucial—being able to trust and act on your instincts—but the more you try, the more you focus on it, the farther away you get. Today's video is an awkward one, but more specifically, I'm reviewing a Grand Champion I-II player competing in the Rocket Soccar Confederation, the RSC for short. Naturally, this player is an off-the-ball 1st man, someone who disrupts and forces the play through their challenges and solo play mechanics to score themselves or set up their teammates. However, they were getting pressured and forced into a behind-the-ball 2nd-3rd man role, which is the opposite of their playstyle. Due to this playstyle shift, they were having midfield momentum and play timing issues, missing their challenges, and consistently losing their 50/50s and control of the ball in open space. They were in a playstyle dilemma. They were awkward. To work through this, I strongly encouraged them to tap into their playstyle and experiment with a wide range of gameplay elements. Altogether, I wanted them to be more proactive off the ball, but specifically with their movements, rotations, and decision-making. Pushing out was a core concept I discussed, where I wanted them to push away from the play, rotate through the offensive goal line to demo, steal boost, and cut, and then forward in a defensive rotation to position on the sideline or wall for an outlet pass or redirect. I also discussed rotational length variations, where they could widen or shorten their rotations based on a play's dedicated timing, in addition to rotating and zig-zagging through small boost pads to help with momentum. On the ball, I recommended they go for prejump, ego, dive, and drive challenges, all aggressive gameplay elements rooted in speed. If one gameplay element wasn't working, whether it be on or off the ball, they can simply try another to stay true to their playstyle. Overall, my objective with this review was to instill confidence in this player's preferred way to play the game and to fix their awkwardness and hesitation problems. If one player hesitates in a 3v3 rotation, then that hesitation and awkwardness compounds across each player on the team, which then effectively creates a traffic jam. Have a great, less awkward day, car ballers.
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Timestamps:
Getting Into the Game – 0:00
Why Are We Awkward – 2:23
Demos, Boost Control, and Cuts – 3:42
Widening Rotations – 6:42
What It Means to Push Out – 8:59
Being More Proactive off the Ball – 11:49
Drive Challenges – 14:14
Wrapping up the Review – 15:39
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