How to Play Clean for Your Teammates
It's impossible to play perfect Rocket League. It's impossible to play how you want to play every single game. But there's a reason for that, and it all boils down to the game's design. Rocket League is incredibly situational and mechanical, and then boost controls everything, from the way you rotate to the types of decisions you make, your challenges, and the mechanics you go for. As a coach, I try to bring order to this chaotic game, not to become overly rigid but to become cleaner and more efficient as a player. I used to compete as a semi-pro/bubble player in the RLCS and have now coached in the top 16 RLCS for five years. Everything I teach is a trickle-down effect of professional-level strategy. I love to simplify the game, disregard nitpicky mistakes, aka mistakes that aren't trending, and find the real root of a player's gameplay problems. In today's video, I'm reviewing a Champion I player who just got on a new team. I won't lie, I got mad in this review, but I believe the concepts discussed are extremely valuable for beginner players. I also think it's important to upload content no matter what, even if it's not perfect, as players can't play a perfect game of Rocket League either. And I do hope that anyone watching (or reading) can see that my frustrations were rooted in passion, as I do love coaching Rocket League and helping players improve. So for the debrief, everything discussed was on the traditional side of things, aka old meta. But just because old meta isn't relevant in professional play, that doesn't mean it won't help lower-ranked players. I'll run through it all, but the reason I provided this advice was because this player's gameplay, alongside their teammate's, was incredibly sloppy. Players were positioning and playing for the same ball, aka double-committing. Some of them were within their control; others were outside of their control. But I'll take the blame on the self-induced double commits, as I previously wanted this player (on an old team, just a week ago) to rotate through small pad rotations and play tighter in the midfield for cuts and outlet passes. For this upcoming training week, I wanted to work backwards to reestablish a base and then move forward. I encouraged them to position themselves behind their teammates. I referred to this as vertical because I created a popular transition concept in 2018–19 called vertical stacking, which was respected by many of my professional colleagues. Unfortunately, it's no longer meta in RLCS-level gameplay. But it's simple: you position behind teammates, like dominoes, which then reduces risk by definition. If a teammate goes for a challenge, you either follow them up or pick up their 50/50, rather than positioning across from them for a pass. If you position across, aka horizontal, and your teammate loses their challenge, then the opponent effectively beats two players with one touch. To build on this, I wanted them to focus on their back post and backboard positions and to play patiently, meaning to have a reactionary step-by-step decision-making process where they don't decide to move out of their position until they see what happens with the play. I also wanted them to stray away from defensive midfield coverage, as it contains the same risk levels as positioning across from teammates for a pass. No outlet passes, risky mechanics, or challenges either. It's all about patient positioning, fake challenges, 50/50s, and solo play ball control. Altogether, my intentions with this review were not only to help this player take one more step in their progression journey but also to help them assimilate to their new team. I wanted to remove all pressure being placed on teammates and reduce risk on the field by targeting their steps in the challenge process. Again, it's impossible to play perfect, but there are ways to optimize a playstyle through specific techniques and strategies. Have a great day, car ballers.
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Timestamps:
Getting Into the Game – 0:00
Old Guy Slowly Getting Mad... – 2:50
Fake This, Wait, Play Patient, Easy – 6:21
No Outlets, No Risky Mechs – 7:54
Positioning Behind Teammates – 10:25
Sit-And-Wait Mentality – 12:12
How It All Comes Together – 14:38
Wrapping up the Review – 17:31
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