This Stops 90% of You From Ranking Up in Rocket League! 

Just for full transparency, I also blame teammates even though I shouldn’t. It’s one of those things we all need to work on. Sometimes I can be really hard if you have a few bad games in a row or you lose because a teammate has missed an easy save, but end of the day just have to say allgood and move on. And trust me I’m not great at this sometimes so take that as a direct attack on you low ranks

Tip 1 - 0:26 (Over complication) Tip 2 - 2:37 (Blame) Tip 3 - 5:38 (Inefficient) Watching the whole video is important since he explains them in depth

me putting the blame on myself: “ah yes it is my fault that i picked such BAD TEAMMATES”

I am c2 and one thing I like to do when I get scored on is thinking what was it that lead to being scored on? If my teammate makes a mistake while being in a 1v1 then I think about what lead to making it a 1v1? It usually is due to me losing the ball and even if it is not my fault, I usually let it go. Positivity is a valuable strength in rocket league. Being negative and obsessing over one mistake clouds your mind and leads to bad decision-making

Just a reminder that it’s also ok to practice flashy mechanics if that’s what makes you happy, just don’t expect those mechanics to result in a higher rank.

I was c3 and once I stopped caring about my rank and focusing on boost management and rotations, I got to gc and I’m feeling much more confident

I find its best to just focus on myself in each game. I can't control my teammates - heck, I can barely control my car, let alone the ball. What I CAN do, though, is extend a little trust to everyone in the lobby that they're all trying to win in their own way, and try to position myself to support my side. The blame game isn't helpful in the end. While it's important to take in the lessons from any given situation, it's not really helpful to think "they should have done this; should have done that; how did they miss?" in a game where even the pros are demonstrably fallible. Maybe it's just a me thing, but I'd rather celebrate any goal, even if it's on me, even if it's dumb...then I go again. Even better than before.

For people saying it’s impossible to not blame teammates in the lower ranks: Answer is def in the middle I think. In almost every situation you can blame yourself and think of what you could have done differently. But you also can’t control the outcome of every game no matter how good you are. So just focus on self improvement and having fun. Your rank is a product of your skill, not the other way around and talent takes time to build. So be patient with yourself ❤ happy grinding everyone

I’ve asked myself these questions plenty of times. At the end of the day I keep it simple: in 1s it’s literally just freeplay with another person . In 2s or 3s even when I play with my friends who know I take the game serious I either have to be the reliable third man to control everyone else’s pace or be the aggressive first man most of the time to keep enough possession that gives my team opportunities to maybe mess up or miss open nets

I got stuck in gold 3 for 4 months. Last week I finally reached plat 1 and now I'm Plat 2 div 4!!!!!!!

I've been hard stuck in c3 for like a year and a half. To be honest I'm not trying to improve, but always learning new things to enjoy the game

I really love this editing style, hope there are more videos like this on their way

I love you Thanovic

Yo thx so much man! This advice was amazing to hear and it really made me have a new perspective on things 😁 And I feel like people don't say this enough but thank you for spending the time to make this awesome and encouraging video! Have an amazing day 😄

The way to combat the blame game for me is to hop on one’s right after a bad match, sometimes I do really horrible and I know I was the one messing up more then likely. Either way I end up learning more and getting better from it. Ones takes away the crutch of blaming someone for your own mistakes, it also forces you to utilize mechanics to win rather then just be flashy. It also humbles you a lot. I went from hard stuck in high plat low diamond, to champ in 2s and 3s just by learning more in ones and using it to be more competitive in my other game modes.

Can 100 % confirm those points. I hit GC in like 2017 and kind of started spending less and less time in the game (i think about 300-400 hours in the last 4 years). Of course this means my mechanics are kind of lacking in the "flashy"-department. I still hit some nice shots from time to time but i'm definitely washed in this department. I still manage to get GC (GC 2 this season) every season because i have the fundamentals down. If you have a good gamesense then you rarely need to do difficult stuff to win games. I think one very important points the video didn't cover is recoverys. It is so important to be fast after you challenge a ball and don't take years to are back in position with speed. GL to everyone trying to rank up. 🙂

Ive been working as a productivity/ academic coach for almost 6 years now, and i was surprised to see several tips in this video that I've been encouraging my students to try for years now. Well done, good advice.

This is all great stuff! The one small argument i have is relative to the take ownership part - yes people overall blame too much and not recognize where their faults are but you also cant take ownership of everything in your game or life it is kind of arrogant in a way to think that way because you cant control what other people do and sometimes theres nothing you can do about it and you rob other people the opportunity to take ownership of their own mistakes because the truth is sometimes you can do everything right and teammates still botch it and they can do everything right and you botch it because it is in fact a team game (at least 3s) everybody has a role to play, you are not the sole reason for winning nor the sole reason for losing same for.your teammates, they cant take ownership of everything because you also make mistakes, however what you can take ownership over everytime is how you read prepare yourself and respond to things - training, emotions, and what your mindset is, take ownership of what you can control and learn to accept and be aware of what you cant so you can at least find a way to work with it or leave the scenario

I really would like to see another one of those "getting coached by.." type of series like what you did with Xpere or Henkovic. Still love all the videos

Your #1, "Overcomplication," in some way relates to the fact that Rw9 has beaten Zen twice now. Something about his efficiency and attention to how touches will work in the overall game, gives him an advantage.

Love the emphasis on 2. I try to be as unbiased as I can during matches and own up to my mistakes as often as I can. I know how frustrating it can be for someone who is really trying to do well but still gets criticized negatively by their tm8. It doesn't make anyone play better. Even if you realize your tm8 is not playing well, the most you can do is MAYBE provide some constructive criticism, but even that can be uncalled for as it is unsolicited. Kinda wack how this has been mentioned in multiple youtube videos and I still come across the most toxic players. The best games I've played were when both teams were supportive of each other which allowed each of us to show our true potential. Lose or win, we knew we played an amazing game. There are too many possibilities in this game like Thano said; sometimes a loss is just the way she goes.

The hardest team to stop, is a team where (2v2) both people take blame and think on how they could've prevented the moment from happening. "I could've turned earlier and prevented a direct drive and leave you in a 2v1"

Really helpfull mate, ty!

Amazing video, truly. Something to add to the "blame" part of the video is that you can always improve. Even if your teammate completely whiffs and allows the opponents to score, you can still think about what YOU did that led to that point. Potentially what you could've done to put your teammate in a better and/or easier situation. You can always find ways to make a situation useful to you, you just have to be open to criticism

I've gotten myself to C1 alone and trying to carry friends through the depths of plat/diamond. I will say that I have seen C1s and C2s have way better mechanics than me a lot but the consistency I have developed with shooting and power on the ball supersedes their ability to flip reset and musty and such. This video is perfect advice for someone who wants to rank up. If you want great mechanics, make sure you are extremely consistent at easy shots. I was very inconsistent at one point and I drilled for like a week straight of shots I kept missing and now I'd say even after my extensive break from the game, I'm still mostly on for those easy shots. Consistency > flashy.

Needed this video. Just peaked Champ 2 and have been getting very complacent, haven't been training, and decided learning to flip reset was priority over ground control. I will hit GC this year and this video will be the reason, thank you @Thanovic.

Thank you for the advice Thanos 🙏

Sick vid as always, thanks 🥰

I think the weirdest thing about ranked is people climb doing what works so you'll end up playing against many styles for instance you could play against people who just try to out speed the opponents always booming ball away or maybe a team that does the opposite trying to control the game and so they try to keep possession and slow/speed play whenever they like some players just like playing slow and letting you do the work for them in the end climbing I would say is seeing what your teammate can do and playing in a manner that helps bring out the best in them

The amount of times I've been called fake GC in 1s is ridiculous, cause I know I'm more likely to fail when I try anything fancy and ppl tend to rush me if I try a setup anyway, I mostly stick to playing basic, while I just wait for them to try something, let them fail or pass me the ball and walk it into the goal.

6:27 is the perfect example. You could easily blame your teammate's positioning here, or you could instead look at your own mistakes and work to improve.

I noticed that blaming myself for everything makes me play worse because I start to overthink / loose faith on me and I start to hesitate on everything I do, but I also play worse if I blame my teamates because I start to focus on them and their mistakes rather than me that's why I prefer to play this game drunk

Thanovic: you can’t rank up because you want better mechanics The GC Smurf in my champ lobby: *mechanics us into the dirt*

This might actually be the best informational Rocket League video i have seen. im gc1 and have been watching videos like these since i was gold. Everything Thanovic said in this video was spot on and i'll be doing everything he just said. Also, if you're still reading, go watch one of your replays and see how many times you throw. (you might be surprised)

I was stuck D3 and started trusting my mates more and now pushing C3 💪

Your play style grows from your own confidence in your skills! On a basic level. something I do that works out is practically checking the speed making the game consistent for your team. The main point is your first touch should be what makes a difference in your play style👍💯

Me putting the blame on myself: It’s my fault that my teammates spawned in afk and then chatted they would play for the other team and scored own goals.

I got temporarily banned for telling someone "if you would shut the **** up for a minute, maybe I could focus on the game", when they were constantly telling me how I should be playing every situation in a condescending manner over voice chat. I was having a bad day and snapped, but that 72 hour ban is rough. I assume it's the swear word that got me.

Can you make a video were you show the best trainingpacks for defending, attaking and Maby airroll? It would really help me

8:14 has to be a Thano quote now! Everyone has to know this and remember it. I will, I have to if I have any hope of getting better

I’m in diamond 2 in 2s and I always get blamed for anything, like my team8 is better than me, he ends up throwing the game on purpose because he thinks I’m too bad for the rank I’m at even tho I grinded to there

it is good to stay patient but the amount off aggressiveness in plat/diamond makes it hard to be patient and keep the ball close because I just get early challenged which forces me to send the ball off

It’s heartbreaking cause I 3 months ago started working full time and I feel like I’m losing my skill. Every game I play I feel like I’m getting worse :(

Amazing video! This video is a perfect explanation of my mentality.

im a simple man, i see a new thanovic video, i like before the ads are over.

My problem is that I take all the blame and lose confidence when I lose. This makes me play worse and lose more, meaning that I go down a negative spiral.

Great and informative video man! I think most players notice, that when they are off the game for a while, to then return and play much better, cleaner, and with a much broader overview of all situations and plays than before. This is because the mind needs reset moments, and if a player is "overplaying" he or she will get kind of 'stuck in a rut' of always playing the same, which is a consequence of a trance state like hypnosis in which the brain is automatically using muscle memory to play, and this to leave out new learned skills and intuitive interventions. Take a break on time. I also bet that if pro players wouldn't play or practice at all for a few days before an event, they would increase their performance significantly. (test?)

Just coming from such a loss streak that I went from C3 close to gc back down to D3. I train the right things, analyse myself while i play, don't go for flashy shots. sometimes it's just that you suck and need to practise even more. I just suck at the game, that's how it is. Crying about it won't help. I just gotta keep practising, over and over and over again until I don't suck at the game anymore. The tips in the video are awesome, it helps to get from a passive "waiting until you get better" to an active "This is my way of actually getting better". Thanks

Yo thanovic what trail do u use in thise clips?(the tw one)

I blame being hard stuck on Tip #2 and Tip #2 HAHA. Seriously though, great advice and all three tips are something I should have started doing long ago. Thanks for pointing these little things out we don't see.

My thing with over complication is that I’m trying to become a better player. Not just rank up for the hell of it. I should be good enough to 2v1 if I need to. That’s how I look at it. Trying to push my self to get better so I can be that tm8 everyone wants

Thanovic so efficient he can give 3 pieces of advice in just 2 tips

I can both blame myself for everything (and being trash) and be mad at my teammates for being dumb (and trash). And on top of that I usually am very chill and positive. All at once

This is why I hate it when my teammates dropout after 0-2 in the first minute in casual. You can still learn while losing.

I do take a lot of the blame for myself and see what I could have done differently, really sometimes kinda rare my teammates would set the other team up for free goals and there is nothing I can do about it, I like to clip it every time it happens and re watch it when I have time

I am a kbm champ 3 player and have been in this rank for since 2019 - 2020, I don't care about ranking up or ranking down, I just try to have as much fun as possible. I play a lot more on the rotation more than the mechanical side. Going into training and repeating mechanics is just not my thing.

The worst part is the level of anticipation across the board. 90% of the games have truly bad players who join ranked games while not having the intention to even pass a ball or stay on the defense constantly. Players should be able to realize that only defending the goal won't get you goals but yet i see almost every 3vs3 or 2vs2 infested with passive players who also have very doubtfull names. Knowing where the ball is and at the same time instinctly know where all the players are without even seeing them is something gamers should bee able to do yet the majority lacks these most basic skills. Then there is the ban system which i.m.o. is utterly narcistic in it's mechanism. Who hasn't been there throwing out a curse and get instantly banned for weeks or even months. The issue i got with this is that it only bans people from western countries because of the used language. (example: an english speaker would be banned for 720hrs for cursing while a chinese person could curse unrelentlessly without the risk of a ban, so that makes it pretty discriminating don't you think?!)

Idk who else needs to here this but full on side flipping into 50s is so important. Not all of them obviously but kickoffs and straight on ones, been playing a long time and I j had that revelation a couple of weeks ago it’s been helping a lot

just became c2 and Im more of possiesion, passing and normal shoting that have gotten me here I have a friend to play with I dont like to play comp with random I dont feel comfterble with myself then because I know everyone plays diffrent and I enjoy the game more with a friend on. I started practicing flying more to get more controll, air dribbling and so on and I can see progress and how it made me more consistant in the air I put in like 10 hours maybe so its just the begining of my training. I have a lot of hours playing the game but just started doing practice

I do take the blame a lot and honestly kind of commentate over which my buddies find annoying sometimes but it helps me think like watching a squishy video, but the amount of smurfs in gc1-2 in ranked and constantly losing to champ 1’s in 1600 takes it out of me so i find myself playing a lot more casual

Hey man. Thanks for the video But I did notice that you made a minor mistake with the tips. Not the tips themselves but the numbering of them. It went Tip #1 to Tip #2 and Tip #2 again 😂

I'm new to the game, and focussing on these things has helped me improve quite quickly, I'm now in high plat. Can't wait to get hard stuck for the first time tho and forget all of it lel

I need to do more training. Once I got from Bronze to Plat, I figured I didn't need training because I would get "training" in the game. Since I'm stuck at Diamond, I realized I was wrong.

i play rocket league at 30 fps in min quality and im stuck on gc 1 div 3-4, what do i do?

After 3ish years of playing I’m at champ 2 with little to no mechanics and I’ve probably got a total of like 10 hours on training I’ve basically played nothing but ranked the whole time. Pretty proud but I will be taking these tips into consideration.

I just went down 7 divisions yesterday from one game to reach diamond to plat 2 due to my team8 sucking or leaving when we have a chance to make comeback

I just got a good idea since I start to feel guilty whenever I take the blame on something I could have the athlete mentality instead where the WHOLE TEAM is responsible not just any one player

I use to blame teammates aswell but I soon realized it’s not them it’s me I was so caught up on geting better to look better that I was makeing stupid mistakes in game nd it messing it up for myself and my team

When I was stuck in Gold, i didn't start climbing until I noticed the better opponents were just more patient and waited for me to make a panic touch. Concede possession, they take it and push it in the net.

Guaranteed to sleep better after watching this vid😌✌🏼thanks Mr T

i try not to blame teammates as i'm not perfect either but i hate the players who just give up when there 1 goal down or quit when they whiff thinking there gonna get called out or are embarrassed.

I often get blamed my mechanics are too bad for the rank I am in. I've been focusing on position a lot and I am pretty sure I am in the current rank because of that

Pretty Good Video but I had a extremely bad m8 in c3 (he left in the first 30s) i took the game to overtime kuz i was gc and was peeking but it was just impossible. The game after i sucked so hard i missed like 3 open nets :/ that was it for the day

I always look at it like this. Right now im gc2. If I wanna get to gc3. I need to be good enough to carry every tm8 in gc2. Your theoretical rank is always a bit higher than your actual rank (unless you're at your peak).

I feel like these ideas can extend to more than Rocket League. Communication for example. You have first impression with people, you can speak with them on a routine, and can have a mindset to improve said communication. If you get into an argument with a friend, girlfriend, or family member, but you blame them entirely without taking some responsibility yourself.. That mindset is toxic and is one of, if not the reason, why you would have communication issues with that person. And, why you aren't ranking up, lol. It's not helpful to anyone to blame teammates or spam quick chats. Just like how it's not helpful to blame and/or swear at someone in an argument. I personally tend to overcomplicate things in my day-to-day life. That behavior is a learned one for many reasons, one of which is how I grew up. Leaning back into my comparison of this video and communication issues, you can work on different aspects. It's one thing to say something, but another to put those words into action. I could have a habit of swearing, someone could tell me they don't like that, and I could simply reply 'I'm not changing for you, nothing is wrong with me swearing'. And, that wouldn't help my relationship at all. This is assuming I care about this relationship. Like, if you care about the relationship, you wouldn't want to hurt the other person and you'd want to communicate effectively with this person, right? Same for Rocket League I feel. If I genuinely care about ranking up, I'd want to improve different skills/aspects of my game rather than blaming my teammates or the ranking system. Everyone has bad days, or someone says something to them. Everyone loses games again and again. Nobody asks you to be perfect, but I guess that's what it feels like in both Rocket League and in real-world communication. Would love to hear what whoever reads this thinks about this.

The thing to remember with rocket league is that there are 0 benefits to ranking up. Even if you hit SSL you're still gonna win games and you're still gonna lose games. Rank is just bragging rights moree than anything. It's not like you hit GC then get a faster car or something to help you play better, from bronze to SSL you're playing the same game. But I still get tilted when I lose...

yesterday i went from c1 div2 to c1 div3 and in 3's and in 1's i played until i lose mindset (which was also until i actually lose), went from plat2 to d1 div3

"I shouldn't have missed that shot" is basically my game play summed up.

Wow, just a amazing video💯

My routine is playing with my brother and friends while crushing 12 beers d3-c1

If only keeping possession was as easy as high ranked players make it seem... If only the things that high ranked players deemed "not mechanical" were as easy as they make it seem.

I don't blame my teammates... I blame my playstyle - smashing my controller into the table, everytime I attempt an arial, turns out not to be a very suitible way to play! ;D

My biggest problem right now is throwing the ball away and I flinch every time I do it because I know that I've done it

I made it to grand champ without playing with a single person I know. Played random for every single game. It was rough but wanted to complete that task and it was interesting.

One of the greatest things about rocket league, that I've found, is that you can somehow blame yourself most of the time. teammate misses a save? you should've been back post or gotten a better 50. Teammate misses an open net? you should've been in position to back them up. weren't able to save the shot because you got demo'd? shoulda probably known the demo was coming. Obviously, there are some instances where this isn't true, but it is 99% of the time.

another thing is taking the game too serious. when i was gold i used to get toxic easily or get tilted cuz my opponent bumped me to score a goal or demoed me. had that from my friend who convinced me to play rl who said demos and bumps are toxic. now im a nice tryhard and im like nice shot laughing at plays from me and my opponent so ive got more joy. if you take the game too serious youll get hardstuck tiltedd easily grumpy and youll blame your teammates and eventually get depressions. thats what happened t me and i almost killed myself cuz of rl. so dont take it to serious and play casual to improve. thats my tip and imma shut up now. have a good dayy ;)

Random question! If a new account loses all the placement matches - what is the minimum amount of wins required to reach each rank?

More often I end up feeling like I've disappointed my teammate

How do you practice getting good first touches

Usually when I train I do shooting defense and ground control I’m not good in mechanics so I try sometimes to train but I’m not focus on this I prefer simple plays ^^

I feel like the biggest change as rank goes up is players' skill at reading the ball and speed of response. it's how I know I'm the ugly duckling in my lobby at least

When a game starts and I get kickoff scored on n spammed “what a save” I just ask the lil kid that I’m probably playing against..who hurt you or if they need a new father in there life it throws them off there game everytime💪

Great message to this community. I also suck and blame not me.

Can you make a video on your routine?

In 1s I went from d1 to c1 from just adding alot of 50/50s with flicks and air dribble bumps

I can legit send you 60-100 replays from this month of teammates sitting in net or slamming the ball off my car as soon as I dribble. I started this season at c1. I’m now almost at plat.

You can simultaneously work to fix your own issues while recognizing that the average teammate is dumb as a rock. I don't know why this is always framed as some mutually exclusive thing.

Does anyone know where this article comes from and can send the link?

I understand blaming myself for bad plays, but at what rank does rotations become common place because it is chalked at Platinum and below. I can play perma- 3rd man when my teams chasing but I won’t always win those 2v1s or be able to block every counter attack. That or the oppose side where the opponents get up a goal or 2 early and my mates barely want to leave the back half. Yes I’ll center the ball in front of a open without looking and when realize no one’s there to follow me up, which is bad on my part but worst when your trying to come back and your mates lose all aggression needed to apply pressure.

I stay blaming myself I be saying "I'm dogshit" 13 times a game 🤣 I could miss the hardest shot imaginable for my little 80 hour diamond self and be like I'm the worst I don't deserve to live💀💀