Game Sense Tips You Didn’t Know You Needed
Every player has a unique playstyle, a unique understanding of the game, and how it's "supposed" to be played. And this controls their decision-making, which, in my eyes, is what dictates their playstyle. There are so many ways to play Rocket League (it's situational, remember?), and I'm a strong believer there is no right way to play it. If anything, the best way to play it is how you like to play it. But on the competitive side of things, specific gameplay elements highlight specific playstyles. For example, if demos are a large part of your gameplay, then you must play fast. Duh! In today's video, I'm reviewing a Champion player who's playing Ranked 3s with their Grand Champion friends. What nice friends they have! I started with all that playstyle mumbo jumbo because this player has a strong tendency to control the ball. You're probably thinking, everyone has to control the ball, right? Right! But some players look for it more often than others, and that's what this player does. They're always trying to keep their touches close and set up control-based mechanics on the ground, on the wall, and in the air. And as a coach, I wanted to tap into that. So to start with the bad (I'm not evil, I promise), I wanted to highlight this player's habit of rushing (or creeping) through their positions, as it affected their ability to control the ball. It happened all over the place, but specifically in a defensive back post position and an offensive midfield position. For any control-based players out there, if there's one thing you need, it's a lot of space to use your mechanics, which typically comes from patient and sometimes deeper positions. Well, you also need some boost, too. Anyway, this brings us to my first piece of advice. I wanted them to play a patient back post position on defense and a deeper 3rd man position in the midfield on offense. Both are incredibly easy to visualize and will (for a fact) promote their ball control. I also discussed two types of challenges (drive and fake challenges), i.e., how to play the ball without playing the ball. A drive challenge is simple; it's where you stay grounded and drive through a challenge instead of jumping to play the ball. It's an aggressive fake and best used for forcing plays to set up your teammates. A fake challenge is also simple; it's where you approach a play and quickly turn around to fake your opponent. It pairs exceptionally well with shadow defense and often leads into a transfer of possession, which then leads into, you guessed it, ball control. Patient, deeper positioning and challenge variations will not only help this player get more space on the field but also de-risk their gameplay. Essentially, the more space they have and the less they go for the ball, the more boost and brain power they'll have for higher-quality opportunities to control the ball. But did you know a playstyle can be more? Even though this player isn't competing at a level where diversity of play is crucial, it's still important for them to practice the things they're not as good at, and this can easily be done by playing off the ball. A couple of demos, boost steals, pushouts, cuts, and redirects will add a little bit of spice to their gameplay. Yes, you should always lean into what makes you good, but because Rocket League is so situational (and since we're in an ever-increasing mechanical boom), it pays dividends to be good at a little bit of everything. Have a great day, car ballers.
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Timestamps:
Getting Into the Game – 0:00
Honing Our Playstyle (On and off the Ball) – 2:20
Example: Drive Challenge – 6:31
Good (And Bad) Positioning Habits – 8:39
Examples: Forcing Awkward Plays – 13:30
Wrapping up the Review – 16:59
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