I did a video almost two years ago on how to avoid tilting that focused on exactly what you note about high level players emotional state and vocal tone. Understanding flow state really does boil down to non-judgemental awareness. As a Zen Buddhist I learned this concept through meditation and the flow state concept is a cornerstone of the teaching. It’s great to have this reinforcement from a sports psychology pro. Great video as usual. Thanks for reinforcing my own philosophy in this game, it really does mean a lot. In a sea of “jump into free play” tutorials, it’s nice to hear more in-depth analysis of the mental aspects and have meaningful drills to build that mental state up. Kudos!🤝
LOL at the "jump in to freeplay" thing - I kinda rip on that idea in my next video 😛 But I'm glad you agree! I study a lot of Buddhism in regards to meditation philosophy, and I'm glad you see the connection!
One thing I played around with when trying to improve my awareness was to verbalise (not necessarily out loud but at least mentally) what I was doing and why, and where other people were positioned/how dangerous the position was. As with most things, training it made me worse for a while but then much better (~2-3 ranks)
I think Lethamyr's road to ssl series is a great example of this. Firstly, he is so aware that he's almost prophetic in his he calls out what's gonna happen before it does. But also doesn't judge his teammates, when in low ranks. He calls out their mistakes, but only for the sake of educating his viewers. But then, he doesn't blame his teammates for those mistakes. He almost blames himself for not properly adapting to what they're doing. He also calls out his own mistakes--all three of them.
This video is amazing!!! I made a video to talk about awareness a couple years ago and now I'm gonna have to stop recommending my own one to people because this one (and presumably the next one) is like 500x better. Looking forward to the drills!
I think its so cool how you give your perspective and focus on the psychology of the game rather than the mechanics/other. At the end of the day mechanics are just part of a game they don't really matter in real life.. But the psychology behind thought processes and decision making, as they relate to information gathering ...(awareness), transcend the game and into life. I think this information is extremely underrated and I hope this channel continues to grow for your benefit and for this community. The few, the proud, the "B" team! (cuz the answer was always B, lol) Anyway, the examples you gave with Squishy and Musty, were a nice touch and really helped drive home the point. Well done, sir. Good luck
Thank you Troy! I definitely agree, I think sport/competition is an awesome way to develop more as a person in general, so I like to focus on those elements where the two most overlap :)
Awesome as always! I think this is precisely what I've been missing and so far it has not been explained to me the way I needed to hear it until now. So yes! Talk more! This video was 10 mins long, but felt like 1min 20 seconds! Perfect! Also, one thing I've noticed is that people that are good in RL are also good in other games, so far, I haven't been able to figure out why, but I think this subject, not just awareness, is exactly why they succeed everywhere. It's the psychology of competition. Keep it up!
i noticed this alot in squishy's videos. he's monotoned when with random players. when he is in coms he is a lot less monotone because of the fun he is having but is still focused. one of my favorite players to watch when I want to watch higher gameplay to learn from
Being that far on your video right now. Didn't watched every yet but have a tons of new tips and drills that no one (or few) youtubers talks about. I feel that I'm already rising my gameplay without put the "routine-weeks-training" plan yet. Thank you so much
FINALLY! A true sports psychologist digging into the deeper inner game of Rocket League! As an engineer who tries his hardest to hone himself through the game, your channel is GOLD. We've got to get this guy recognized, people! EDIT: Also saw you've read Peak & Letters from a Stoic. 100% SUBBED.
@@FlowStateGG Haha, I paused the video to write down a point you made, looked up and saw it in your Evernote screenshot, and thought, "Hey, that's awesome!"
Love this! This mentality, particularly the empathy and non judgmental thinking need to become a bigger part of the Rocket League scene. For that matter, all online gaming and life in general! Psyonix feature this!
Great video, love your different take on this stuff, I can definitely tell you used to coach tennis haha even this video relates to the intensity focus portion of tennis. Looking forward to the speed video, it's something I value over mostly everything else in game and I'm always looking to improve it.
@@FlowStateGG used to, my dad has been a coach his whole life so I kinda grew up with it, haven't played since my first year of college though. Any chance you're down to collab?, im an 1800 gc starting my yt off so i could be a nice controlled test subject with a specific training routine or something lol
Wow this video was released the same time I decided to start focusing on using/taking my space in game as well as... you guessed it, field awareness. These videos are always so helpful, I hope you keep getting this great content out :)
3) non-judmental thinking, I actually really needed this XD Keep up the good work, you will blow up on RU-vid and be one of the main content creators for rl....there is just a grind just like the grind to gc (the one I havent completed yet) :)
I love this channel because i learn stuff i havent heard anywhere else and therefore havent even though about. I really hope you grow and receive the support you deserve
Your point on the monotone voice is a lot like how poker players look at hand outcomes. It's expected value - you made a shot/play that hypothetically would work X% thus you either continue to do it if positive value or stop if negative. It's simpler when you only have to look at 52 cards so the experience of thousands of hours is the only way you can start to understand expected value in a game with this many variables. And that's continues on the point of "taking in the information" not responding to it. The more information you have, the more informed your next decision is allowing you to make more likely positive outcome decisions. Fun stuff.
Renegade Cz He's my hero because he’s the one who got me interested in sport psychology a few years ago and personally helped me get started with everything. Bet you didn’t expect a real answer lmao
Brilliant channel, can't stop watching video by video since subscription and we know, that we need to make a break from learning =) Thumbs up, awesome man!
Nice vid, as usual. I tend to verbally trash my random teammate but in quick chat say "No problem" (because obvs focusing on their mistake is not going to help them play better in the moment)... when _really_ I should be aiming to not be judgey at all. Teammate has a tendency to whiff? Okay, with that knowledge I should try to back them up more. Adjust to the situation instead of just complaining about it. That's my goal of where I want to be, but I think it'll take me a long time to get there. :(
@@FlowStateGG couple friends carried me to Champ 1 but I'm down in Diamond 3 again. I was also thinking of actually playing 1s to improve my ball handling, defense, and decision-making, but I get so frustrated in 1s, lol. Really though I need to spend time training and practicing instead of just jumping into casual.
Such great info! This advice could be applied to all aspects of life too; the non-judgmental one definitely needs to be practiced more these days ;) Just found your channel and I’m hooked. You gained a fan (and a sub) 🔔
@@FlowStateGG i can see that every Video of yours is filled with great content and is produced with high quality. I think that is the hard part, to be consistent in coming up with great ideas with such a high production quality so take your time. I didnt wanted to rush you or anything it would just be awesome to see you get the attention you deserve ^^ keep it up Buddy your 5 steps to rank up in RL helped me to get to C3 for example
Hahaha I think that’s a bit of an exception since after a goal there’s a break in play anyways. Won’t throw off your focus if there’s nothing to focus on at that moment!
