GarrettG Teaches Pro Competitive Rocket League

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GarrettG

Pro Mentality

Lesson 11

Garrett teaches you the importance of:

  • Taking the time you spend on the game seriously

  • Being critical of your mistakes even in victory

  • Addressing your bad habits and mistakes when you find yourself plateauing

  • Having the right attitude towards tilting

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Aimlabs Challenge

Garrett’s mentality is a big part of what has allowed him to dominate at the top levels of play for so long. For this challenge, find a replay in which you thought you played super well and comb through it to identify any small mistakes or errors you could have fixed. Developing this self-critical attitude towards your mistakes can help you build towards Garrett’s winning mentality.

Lessons

Meet Your Coach: GarrettG
Lesson 1

GarrettG provides context for his journey to stardom and dominance of competitive Rocket League. Topics include:

  • His early tournament roots and how he began competing with some of his first teammates

  • Garrett’s advice for players who are looking to pursue Rocket League more seriously

  • How he’s been able to compete at the highest level for so long

  • Overcoming major setbacks in his competitive career and bouncing back

In-Game Settings
Lesson 2

GarrettG’s takes you through:

  • His preferred camera settings

  • The difference between different car bodies (Octane vs Flat body options)

  • Deadzone settings and the reasons for adjusting them one way or another

  • Sensitivities and his personal philosophy about the ball camera and free camera

  • Interface settings

Free Play & Custom Training
Lesson 3

GarrettG’s takes you through:

  • The importance of free play and custom drills, and why you should utilize these game modes

  • Using free play to dramatically improve your boost management

  • Finding a balance between ranked games and training in free play

  • Freestyling inside of free play and practicing shot setups

  • Drill packs to target specific weaknesses that you consistently encounter

Decision Making
Lesson 4

GarrettG’s teaches you his personal approach to decision making, including:

  • The importance of staying mindful about defense even when attacking

  • How playing smart can be more effective than simply going for risky plays and flashy mechanics

  • How to think about your decisions from the opponent's POV to better understand how they’ll react to your movement around the field

  • The importance of committing to plays without hesitation

  • How to utilize your teammates to create more effective defensive and offensive plays

Mechanics (Air & Ground)
Lesson 5

GarrettG walks you through critical air and ground mechanics, including:

  • How to best utilize flip resets

  • Utilizing the backboard to set up scoring opportunities

  • Air dribbling to buy time or bypass defenders

  • Using bounce dribbles to set up a power shot

  • Ground flicking to get the ball past defenders

  • Utilizing Speed flips to gain an advantage during the kickoff

Knowing Your Role
Lesson 6

GarrettG teaches you how to better understand your role on a team by covering:

  • The key responsibilities of each role in Rocket League

  • Understanding the process of rotating between 1st man, 2nd man, and 3rd man

  • The importance of becoming comfortable with all 3 of the positions in Rocket League

  • The importance of flexibility in Rocket League and how to adapt your playstyle depending on your teammates

Team Communication
Lesson 7

GarrettG teaches you how to improve your communication and team synergy by helping you:

  • Understand what information is vital to communicate

  • Utilize communication to avoid double commits and team misplays

  • Recognize the massive differences between a coordinated team compared to a disorganized one

  • Implement communication practices GarrettG and his teammates use at the highest levels of play

Optimal Positioning
Lesson 8

GarrettG teaches you how to be in the right place at the right time by:

  • Reading your opponents and predicting their movement

  • Helping you recognize good vs. bad positioning

  • Teaching you to avoid common pitfalls

Boost Control
Lesson 9

GarrettG’s explains an often overlooked concept in Rocket League by:

  • Breaking down boost, boost pads, and boost economy

  • Teaching you how to manage your boost in different situations

  • Covering the importance of controlling the big boost pads on the field

Replay Analysis
Lesson 10

GarrettG covers his unique approach to analyzing replays by highlighting:

  • The importance of watching replays from your teammate’s perspectives in addition to your own

  • What to pay attention to when evaluating your replays

  • An example of how Garett approaches identifying and addressing an issue in his own play

  • What to pay attention to when facing a new player or team

Pro Mentality
Lesson 11

Garrett teaches you the importance of:

  • Taking the time you spend on the game seriously

  • Being critical of your mistakes even in victory

  • Addressing your bad habits and mistakes when you find yourself plateauing

  • Having the right attitude towards tilting