The ULTIMATE Rotations & Positioning Guide for Rocket League

[@stranger16luis71]

Not to mention if your teammates break the rotation, you have to break rotation too to compensate, sometimes your teammates rotation is so bad that you constantly have to defend by being at the back all the time, and due to too much recurring pressure, after sometime you make a mistake, make a whiff, and your worthy teammates go "What a Save!!!"

[@nickalfredo314]

Sometimes you gotta break rotation to score catch em off guard

[@stranger16luis71]

@@nickalfredo314 That's different, and understandable, sometimes that's the play. What I'm talking about is 2 people constantly chasing without letting you go in front like ever, and you having to constantly playing the 3RD man, you will be constantly pressured, and eventually you will make a mistake and get scored. And then your oh so worthy teammates will immediately forget that you had to constantly wipe after their ass-crap all this time. And you become pressured and made a mistake, which is pretty inevitable most of the time. They will immediately go, "What a Save!!" The price of playing responsibly. The best way to rank up in 3s at least, after playing this game for like 1.5 years, is that, "Find good teammates, and if possible, solo queue less in 3s". With 2s you can still sometimes clear after 1 teammates mess, but in 3s, that's difficult if the other 2s are playing while chocking on 2nd tier Viagra.

[@Jonbomb97]

@@nickalfredo314 I disagree. High Risk, low reward play. If your team is rotating well, you'll have someone constantly on the ball so you're just gonna end up forcing a double commit. only time you should break rotation is if you have dumb teamate sitting back in goal and not being that 3rd man to cycle in. Ya maybe sometimes you recoginize there nobody pressuring the ball so you gotta cut rotation, but typically if your teamate is about to pounce on that ball, he'll have a better shot that you knocking the ball to the side, and cucking your teamate.

[@nickalfredo314]

@@Jonbomb97 in that play style you and the opponents are waiting for mistakes you aren’t forcing mistakes, when I first hit gc I wasn’t having success and games were 1-0 or 1-2 until I changed my style for 3s. RLCS was literally ping pong two seasons ago bc everyone was too good for waiting for mistakes but then demos and positioning changes came into play and it’s a lot more exciting to watch.

[@nickalfredo314]

@@stranger16luis71 idk what rank you are but it’s been awhile since I’ve encountered that sort of tms constantly I get one here and there. Idk man I guess if both are going hard floating back is best but, I do know I’ve had overly passive tms in 2s and I cut their rotation for earlier challenges and get told I’m chasing but in reality their able to set up aerial and passing plays way too much. In 3s tourneys I always assert myself in the first game even if it’s a close game bc that determines how ppl will respect the rotations for the rest of the series

[@Ungabunga923]

Everyone like this vid we need to push this more so teammates acc can position and rotate well

[@zZaachz]

Fax

[@arabshaggy6352]

YASSSS

[@laro4177]

True

[@istherenomercy]

Yeah teammate told me my positioning was trash, he was right lol

[@klioda5476]

Then you won't meet same teammates anymore, they will rank up from you, but you'll meet ones with bad mechanics and better positioning). And you will keep saying your teammates are trash.

[@seandeefromthechi8118]

Be the teammate you would wanna have. Best advice. Let that sink in like quicksand

[@sortadecent8230]

I almost wrote that shit down on paper because I could see that actually helping me. Whenever I’m in a game i just imagine myself being my tm8. What would they want me to do? Dang I’ll try that out tomorrow.

[@zxibs3645]

i do not know how to be the teammate i wanna have

[@jackwells512]

A wise man once said

[@seandeefromthechi8118]

@@zxibs3645 you will figure it out young jedi. Trust in the rotations.

[@autochess5876]

Good advice, thay and communicate,you can always disagree on the best play and who goes for what and when :p

[@linus6115]

100 HOURS OF ROTATING. here's what I learned

[@sir1liner614]

that rotating makes me very very dizzy (in a literal sense lol)

[@garbtide5904]

Pretty easy actually, just hold air roll left/right and constantly feathering boost in the air .Not that hard

[@KevAndDaBoys]

I’m shocked this doesn’t have more views this is fire

[@s2claw932]

Its because it just came out

[@s2claw932]

@Mathis Lacroix U talking to me or...

[@KevAndDaBoys]

Oops guess I’m too hungry

[@MemesFromBrazil]

Still after 2 weeks tho.... This should have more than 600k atm

[@benhardcastle2305]

It literally has 100k views 😂

[@perk3619]

Yes! Finally a game sense video from you! I already know it's going to be amazing!

[@GabeWilliams]

Glad to see this. I'm interested in what you have to say when people don't follow the rotation, I find a lot I have to sit in the back because other teammate(s) want to just keep hitting the ball.

[@RocketStory]

I’ve been waiting on this for the 2 years I’ve been playing rocket league lmao

[@mioperl8654]

Me too bro

[@freekodak9508]

@@astralinfinite9995 yeah that comments either fake or sad

[@SooClassy]

Everybody progresses at a different rate, there are 2015 players still in diamond or in your case new players climbing the ranks

[@RocketStory]

@@astralinfinite9995 I’m c3 n the only reason is because I spent most of my time training mechanics and free styling so never started playing competitive until like 5 months ago, and I’ve taken many breaks throughout those 2 years

[@plzitzjustmahcheezits909]

@@astralinfinite9995 Lmao what are you on dude, even if he was playing 4 hours a day every day for 2 years he couldn’t have mastered rocket league at this time, that ain’t how it works. Prob plat lmao.

[@humouroushawk]

A lot that ive heard and applied already, but explained very clearly with a new sense of things, especially with the overview diagrams. Good stuff!

[@manuelpellizzari8540]

A few things missing I feel. -Don't cut the rotation/ball chase, -don't take the boost of the player going to the challenge -play passively as you say = fake challenge / shadow defense until your mate has had time to rotate

[@charger7642]

He also could’ve made the 2nd man job easier by saying cover the play instead of those 3 things

[@614GTRjr]

In other words if you're doing your job right you wouldn't be chasing or stealing boost. Both of those things burn my soul.

[@sandrocarletto9386]

YOO THAT BACKPOST ROTATION TEXT IS AMAZING! even has light shafts around it thats insane

[@nutterbutter1352]

YOO THATS INSANE BRO!

[@PineappleElephant68]

no way

[@speedmstr65]

Thanovic, I absolutely love your videos. The way you break down concepts and patiently explain the thinking behind is just brilliant. So clear and easy to understand. Keep it up mate!!

[@maxmustermann9036]

great stuff and such an overdue video. There are some older videos I always show people who wanna learn about rotation but some are either outdated or not as informative as this. This gonna be my go to video for coaching mid-ranked players!

[@uuest]

The quality of your videos lately is amazing bro! Love it

[@Thanovic]

I have an amazing editor. Tornado steps it up to a new level

[@uuest]

@@Thanovic you guys are doing well together man! Keep it up🔥

[@Thelegend_2121]

Guys if your gonna ever share a youtube video make sure it’s this one so your teammates will stop rotating ball side and messing up your freestyle set ups

[@BlaxePlaysRoblox]

Wow, usually these videos don’t help me, but this one really did! Thanks man!

[@ragnarokcomes]

After several other videos, I didn't really think you would be able to tell me something new. And yet managed to do it with ball side rotation. Well done, great vid!

[@wahg5385]

I have been watching youtube for more than ten years now and i never comment but i really have to give props to thanovic for being such a good explainer with well made graphics Keep up the good work this is just what the community needs

[@Invero_Anime]

*joined 3 years ago*

[@wahg5385]

Inpr1nt it’s almost like youtube can be watched without an account and one person can also have several google accounts 🤯

[@C.Sharpe]

Right now I'm more of a gamesense player because I don't know a whole lot of even beginner mechanics, but I can still judge roughly where the ball is going to end up and where I should be to take advantage of that. Helped me get to Gold 3 without even learning to dribble lol which I should do asap... Anyway, this video was really helpful to shed some light on exactly why some of these things are super important and very helpful, so I will definitely remember this info!

[@Technoninja]

I will be honest this is probably the highest production value video on your channel, hell maybe the best video to date. Everything was so well said and Tornados editing smashed it with the visuals.

[@FatherBanana]

Very good, I've seen a few videos on this subject . your more in depth detail about the position and its role is helpful. The editing is also really clucking good. Much easier to understand with the visual element done so well.

[@Thanovic]

Yeah my editor tornado is actually a blessing

[@arturssrl5329]

Really love those lights in background 😌👍🏼

[@randomfs6011]

thank you so much man, this video has heloed me score more, be more aware, and support and be supported by my teamates more

[@PaXeGo]

big point for that effort to recreate the gameplay with moving examples instead of using replay material, makes it way clearer that way

[@PaXeGo]

actually , i learned, in 2s: if there is no current threat for incoming shot on net, u shouldnt rotate all the way back to net leaving your teamm8 ? thx in advance

[@Delta52_]

Appreciate you making this video and the shoutout at the beginning! Gonna be watching this on repeat :)

[@H2E47]

My rotations alone have really progressed my game. Its so important that people take note of this.

[@goodfriendkev4422]

I was going to ask if you would discuss whether or not there are different positions you should take based on rank and opponent skill levels and then that was the first thing you talked about lol. Very nicely done. I appreciate you getting out of your own comfort zone and addressing the players, like myself, that are less mechanically gifted but are striving to do the best they can for their team by being in the right position.

[@morganfreeman544]

Noti gang is here I'd love to see more content on this stuff

[@hydracheetah]

Thanks this will help me rank up from gold to diamond.

[@ebriggs4555]

I think a lot of people get the gist of rotation, but don't actually understand it. I was one of these people, and these tips will definitely help me improve, so thanks.

[@scorpion0498]

This stuff is so helpful man. Even if I'm an OK player and know most of this stuff already, refreshing my memory on it and potentially learning a little more is always great.

[@saitheboss6478]

What a timing! Yesterday I was looking for videos about rotations and I was losing a lot of games because my rotation was bad. Thanks for the video. It was perfect,

[@barakatmostafa6287]

Mannnn he has the best tips and tricks videos i have ever seen 🤩🤩

[@TaionCC.]

The new map is rocket league trying to get people to rotate. They finally took notice and now my solo queue teamate boost starves everyone.

[@aryanjha8841]

Lol

[@teksofishi6101]

Nah bro the new map's trying to get people to take all the 100 boosts

[@EjayT06]

The new map is ass

[@TechSavagePro]

At 7:30 are you talking about Tire Adjustment or something else??? Cause the screen says tyre

[@prosens52]

My teammates told me i need a better grasp on rotation and i'm glad this video helped me out. Thanks!

[@falckiee7550]

Thanovic and Wayton are amazing at breaking down the game. Keep the videos coming!

[@papagrounds]

I'm glad all of you great RLtubers are re-making a lot of these tutorials. The amount of "knows nothing about teamplay" people even in P or D rank has risen too damn high!

[@sburk.87]

Wow I've never seen such a high quality Rocket League video before. Impressive 👍👍👍

[@bakersmileyface]

I'm having an issue with positioning. In Diamond 1 1v1s, I'm finding it's best to not challenge the ball unless my opponent is about to shoot. Instead I find it better to lead the ball (shadow defence) and keep making occasional touches on the ball in an attempt to make my opponent screw up so that I can take it safely. But I've started playing 2v2s lately. I've gotten to Diamond 3 and I've hit a wall here. I'm finding that my teammates like to challenge the ball in a 50/50 a LOT. Even if there's no chance of them even getting to the ball on time. Sometimes this works out in our favour, but more often than not it results in me having to face 2 opponents solo while my teammate is recovering and rotating. I don't know how to deal with these frequent 2v1 scenarios and what I can do to prevent them from happening. It used to be even worse when I was first man and I decided the challenge isn't worth it so I slow down to see what the opponent is doing and my teammate rockets past me to challenge putting both of us out of position. I've stopped this now by simply rotating behind my teammate whenever I decide the challenge isn't worth it. Sure it means that the opponent has lots of space to do whatever they want and nobody's defending against him, but it's better than both me and my teammate being put out of position to protect the goal from long shots. There are a few times that my teammates have said I'm useless and just sit back and let my teammate do all the work. So I decided to oblige them and challenge 50/50s unconditionally like they do and all that resulted in was my teammate ending up in 2v1 scenarios. And honestly as arrogant as it sounds, I don't think many Diamond 3s are better individual players than me. They panic too much when the ball is near the goal and they over-commit every interaction they make. Diamond 1 1v1 players feel like significantly better players than Diamond 3 2v2s in my opinion and I honestly feel like I'm a better individual player than others in Diamond 3. I just can't seem to figure out 2v2 positioning and gameplay. Too much of it seems wasteful and pointless. You say first man needs to challenge for the 50/50. But why? Why can't you just simply let them make their play and take the ball from them when they inevitably screw up? This leaves the second man free to be a fine backup if things go wrong or steal the ball if it roams free. If first man challenges for a 50/50 all the time even if he knocks the ball away from the opponent, he still might not gain control of the ball. That means the second man is forced forward into play while the first man stumbles around boostless and out of play. Often leaving the second man in a 2v1 scenario. Sure sometimes a 50/50 makes sense. But making it a rule when it should be an exception sounds stupid af.

[@omar_farhattt]

Ur vids are so high quality and I enjoy watching it Ty for the content

[@razr_ghost7089]

I am always looking forward to your videos coming out cause they help people that want to get better

[@rimusen6364]

I was actually looking for this to improve, now my favourite youtuber uploaded it

[@texture650]

I’m trash at 2’s but I’m finally getting into it so back to this video for reference💯💪🏽

[@samara9221]

Ur editing skills got way better

[@aidencates3553]

Very high-quality editing on this video nice job!

[@coupeofyo]

been waiting for this video since the first day i saw a Thanovic video. Hype!

[@versace_dime_bag4178]

this is probably the most important Rocket League video that’s ever been posted. Besides the video where he said play 1v1 and you’ll get better

[@VortexEightBasil]

Omg exactly what I was looking for!!

[@user-ix4dp7qh3l]

Damn I was searching for this kinda video this week and had a hard time. Appreciate the content bro, love for the vids

[@volktol4432]

Great vid, come back to this now and then if I feel my positioning has been crap, so so helpful honestly, thanks for the great tips

[@bubbynub]

Be the teammate you wish u had. Wow Ik someone said this but I wanted to say it also wow that helped me sooo much thank you so much for the advice

[@desboom7890]

Your videos are chill and enjoyable to watch and quite helpful as well. As a F2P player I took a lot from those videos especially when i started

[@MCKZD]

I really apppreciate your attention to quality visual presentation. Keep up good work, u helped me a lot and probably im not the only one :)

[@ombreastrale8615]

Great video, most of the tuto that i wached start with talking about p1 p2 (and p3) but just saying tht rotation depend on the rank and the abilty of each player is great !

[@lambertkimpel1845]

wow nice editing and nice video love this man

[@Rtfehiuiuoyvrwf]

Thankyou so much this helped a lot I went from shelve to plat in a week

[@osmark86]

lovely video! I needed a refresher on positioning so this video is perfect. usually try to learn from the pros, but these sorts of breakdowns are awesome. cheers Thano!

[@mistic_nan9gamer889]

This is god tier I am a Areal and yet this still helped me save and make more cooler and better shots by the way I’m a freestyler

[@angushickey2813]

Dude I haven't watch one of your videos in a while, I LOVE your content, big oof I haven't watched in a while

[@sxpiral3976]

Finally a rotation vid 👌💪

[@shadowzrl2307]

Best KZbinr out there

[@damien8207]

Does this positioning still apply in a scoring position? I always seem to have trouble being too close for the ball to pass me or too far to make the shot. Is there an ideal distance to be away from the goal before it’s set up?

[@Maktuf]

I need this

[@bubbleduck-7702]

Didn’t expect to see you here, your my fav freestyler!

[@kay_jayy8845]

When I saw your new video, I was so hyped I clicked as fast as i could

[@MrDavisjones]

Thanks man. I'm a RL noob and your videos and training courses are helping alot.

[@xenon6320]

Hey thanovic... Would love to see a video on champ level 2v2 and tips and tricks of how to improve in the champion ranks. Love the content man. Keep it up

[@WRLDZ46]

What rank u at now

[@ahmedshareef9492]

I'm honestly grateful,helped a lot. You deserve so much!

[@alexanderhorl7222]

Wow that really helped me out😂 I thought I knew how to Rotation bit apperantly I had no clue😂 Thank you for helping😂💙 I made a lot of mistakes... Gosh

[@HUDDZINO]

Lets goo I'll need this Keep up the good work Brother

[@Alex-rd5hv]

Good work on the video, great visualization of the rotations, very informative!

[@aryanpatel6243]

u are rlly helping me become a better player

[@drewjones2012]

As more of a game sense player, love this type of content. Thanks mate ❤

[@alexanderhorl7222]

Hey man just wanted to say thank you that you help all of us improving keep up the good work you really do mean a lot to all of us😂💙

[@Dharron]

Thanovic back with the big brain videos🔥

[@antboy4109]

One of the best vids i've ever seen about rocket league

[@Thanovic]

Thank you sir ❤️

[@Jonbomb97]

Hey Thanovic, great video, but i think some things need to be said that should have been said. Let me share some of my constant struggles. For Example, How many times you do you see a teamate (usually 3rd) man cross the field to play the ball on the wall in the offensive zone. For example: you've just cleared the zone, and 1st car is taking the ball downfield along the wall, but the defensive team is ready to hit that ball back towards that wall again. Usually you have 2nd man playing wall back up for this play - so he can play the ball back into the goal or set up a cross field pas to 3rd man while 1st man rotates back. But often what happens is 3rd man comes across the field and essentially tries to beat his own 2nd man to the ball resulting in a double commit, and an exposed net. So i think as dos and donts on team play rotate Video would be awesome, cause its one of my biggest pet peeves to see happen in 3s rotation. The other issue i see a lot is 1st man in rotates back to 2nd position and thus cucks 2nd man, and often means a bad play from the 1st man going back to position 2. Essentially i see 3 man team play 2s rotation while 3rd man sits back waiting for when he can go in and take a touch, while the 1st 2 guys in never clear the zone. This is especially bad at Diamond/Champ level, which is sadly where i am. Lastly in 2s, the one of the biggest and dumbest moves i constantly the following scenario: 1st man plays the ball into the corner, defensive team blocks sending that ball upward into the corner. 1st man needs time to clear out, but i often see 2nd man come slamming in to force the ball back to the middle, and now you have both of you in the corner with the defensive team having a wide open field to play back against your goal. If your that 2nd man trying to force that ball back to middle, ask your self - Who are you passing to? I mean really? there's only 2 of you. You cant be going deep into the corner as the 2nd man, without seeing your teamate run back. Its just plain dumb and Selfish players that are too ball focused.

[@JaquariousThe3rd]

Those few people that dislike lol who would think they hate this video that much they would dislike it. It’s literly a learning video to be good

[@Hannes789]

The main thing that helped me in 2v2 is fake challenging. I was so used to just taking a 50 whenever I'm first man (in 3v3) but just driving up and turning without going for the ball is much safer and often gives posession to your teammate while you have a better recovery

[@Kgbrit123]

A great video! Just sent to my team mates for us to work on! GC here we come! (I doubt it haha)

[@LeoMumford]

Can you do a video looking at the differences between our positioning and pros positioning and the logic behind both?

[@dekumidoriyaizuku7121]

Thank you this video is very helpful thanks for posting this it bring up my rank I'm now on silver thanks.

[@kuldeepkauranand8735]

you make very good video then pro rocket league youtuber when ever I see your tips and tricks or any other think video i learned from your video

[@atharvtyagi3435]

the best tutorial youtuber ever😊

[@Christaffo]

Wow 100K on twitch? Gratz man, a lot has happened since your "streaming everyday for a month"-event, and you fully deserve this..! Also, for the editor, this new way of writing key-sentences on the actual footage instead of just a black background really makes a huge difference, it looks super clean and nice 👌

[@sarvisjeremy2]

I love these videos thx. I really needed some help with rotations and game sense

[@DazHotep6EQUJ5]

Be the teammate you wish you had. Best advice I've ever heard.

[@texxrl]

this video was coaching level content w thanovic

[@MZTlol]

Nice Vid Man!

[@pasta4762]

WE NEED PART TWO WITH MORE ADVANCED STUFF ON THIS SUBJECT PLEASE

[@jay-rdiaz313]

thank you so much

[@mr.sharky6489]

Amazing video man thankyou so much this is gonna help alot

[@ashour_abdal]

Bro THANK YOU SO MUCH! I just won a gold tournament and now I have the season 3 tournament winner title to flex on kids.

[@yaoming7780]

I think this video impacted my lobbies poggers

[@jabrowski_]

Thanks for the vid bro. Liked and subbed. Stay in position for greatness

[@nathanjunker2523]

Great vid! Actually very useful

[@Kiponner]

Very well put together!

[@bblvrable]

This would be awesome if I ever actually had teammates that knew how to rotate. Instead, I sit there playing the third man position waiting for *anyone* to rotate back, but no one does until I'm facing a 3v1 while my teammates are both stuck in the opponent's net.

[@manuelpellizzari8540]

Then they blame you because you didn't save a close range pass play shot. And at 2-0 they ask to forfeit and quit.

[@youtubewanderer7739]

until you hit diamond 2 if you are not ranking up (even solo queue) it is because you aren't good enough

[@manuelpellizzari8540]

@@youtubewanderer7739 It was not to say that we don't rank up because of the mates. But it's frustrating when you are paired with a ballchaser. Still trying to fill the roles 1, 2 or 3 which are left is the best to minimize the loss.

[@SavageJackalope]

Came here to say this. I end up third man the whole game cause no one ever rotates out they just ball chase.

[@Jonbomb97]

Bruh... story of my life... forever waiting on when I can go take a touch as 3rd man back while my 2 teamates be rotating like its a 2s match.

[@AlejandroFlores-ee4vf]

He is sooo good explaining and editing so that I enjoy practicing and learning in his videos.... ty!

[@GGgamer-pr4lc]

I love youre video's and I always learn from them