Yay Teaches Optimal Valorant Training
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8 Video lessons
Public release date: 6/22/23
Jacob "yay" Whitaker is one of the most talented and feared Valorant Pros in the world. His inhuman reactions, precise aim, and calculated playmaking have earned him the nickname "El Diablo" amongst competitors. A meteoric 2022 culminated in yay being crowned Esports Athlete of the Year at the Game Awards, where he edged out other iconic pros including Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok and Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev.
Lesson 1
Learn more about yay’s
Journey into the pro FPS scene and the origin story of his nickname “El Diablo”
Opinion on the value of aim training for Valorant players
Thoughts on the current Valorant ecosystem and franchising
Most memorable moments and competitions from his pro career
Lesson 2
yay covers:
All of his preferred Valorant in-game settings and how he sets up at a PC
The importance of finding comfortability within your personal settings
An explanation of how the majority of Valorant pro players tend to orient their in-game settings and why
The differences between high and low mouse sensitivity and native vs. stretched resolutions
Lesson 3
yay teaches you the secrets behind his legendary aim, including:
The importance of consistently good crosshair placement and what it looks like in-game
Differences between how lower ranked players clear angles compared to pro players
How the map layout affects the way you need to adjust your crosshair placement
yay’s personal suggestions on how to use Aimlabs to improve your aim in Valorant
How to jump peek and what situations to use it in
Lesson 4
yay explores:
The different essential roles on a team and their respective responsibilities
His recommended agents for each role
What the best players do from each role at the highest levels of play
How team compositions affect the speed and type of plays you should make on the map
Lesson 5
yay teaches you:
Examples of what good and bad communication look and sound like in-game
How to improve your communication and be more easily understood by your teammates
The importance of calling out your utility usage and asking for utility from teammates
His general advice on playing better together with your teammates
Lesson 6
yay demonstrates:
How pro players approach learning a new map and analyze existing maps
The importance of securing ultimate orbs in high-level play
How to identify key areas of a map and the thought process for creating strategies around them
The way site distribution & other factors affect whether a map is attacker or defender favored
Lesson 7
yay offers you ways to learn from his superhuman game sense by:
Paying close attention to enemy tendencies and patterns in their utility usage
Deducing enemy locations from the way enemy players are holding & not holding angles
Recognizing the importance of taking calculated risks in man-down & clutch situations
Using your team’s utility to mind-game the enemy team and create weaknesses
Lesson 8
yay offers his advice about:
How to stay confident while avoiding overconfidence
The different ways your mental state can affect your performance
Focusing on results vs. improvement
Adopting and keeping a winning mentality