Everyone is speculating about Rocket League roster mania, but no one is talking about Team AXLE-R8. I have been laying out a foundation all summer to prepare for this moment, and I cannot wait to show the community what I have been working on.
Patience and a positive mindset can take you a long way in Rocket League. Blaming teammates for your own mistakes is also a terrible habit to have. There is ALWAYS something that you can do differently in a specific situation 😃
A Guide to Success in the Rocket League Bubble Scene
🔹 Leave your team a day before RLCS registration closes
🔸 No-show scrims or show up late
🔹 Immediately team hop after RLCS regional events
🔸 Play really, really, really fast
🔹 100+ hours past 2 weeks
🔸 Passive aggressive
Teams in the bubble scene are too quick to disband. The road is tough no matter what, you will experience hardship no matter what - there are no shortcuts.
Rocket League is a team game. Building chemistry and improving communication needs to be a high priority.
Delayed start time to RLCS 2024, lack of communication and transparency, no business support, organizations leaving the space, trickle-down effect to Collegiate Rocket League, still no UE5, trading removed, cancel culture in place...
What did I forget?
Hot Take: Every team attending a Major should be given the chance to compete in front of a crowd, especially after producing results for months in an online environment. It feels silly that teams and organizations travel continents to essentially play online at another location.
The summer is already halfway over and there is still no communication for upcoming RLCS events. This creates difficulty for
🔻 Fans
🔻 Players
🔻 Managers
🔻 Coaches
🔻 Organizations
🔻 Sponsors
🔻 EVERYONE
WE. NEED. COMMUNICATION.
📋 Rocket League Ego Tier List
1⃣ TikTok Superstar
2⃣ Twitter Weenie
3⃣ Twitch Chat Warrior
4⃣ Ranked Elitist
5⃣ F2P Show Off
6⃣ 6mans Grinder
7⃣ Manager Snob
8⃣ Coaching Know-it-all
9⃣ RLCS Super Sub
Which one are you?
You're an RLCS coach?
Why aren't you as good as your players?
Rocket League has always come easy to me, but every coach has their own way of instilling confidence in players. After 4+ years of dedicating my time to Rocket League coaching, I still got it.
Back-to-back RLCS Main Event qualifications 🏆
I am incredibly proud of my players and their ability to bounce back mentally after starting out the day 0-2. Looking forward to a great week of prep as we get ready for the top 16 this upcoming Friday!
Rocket League is an instinctual and momentum-focused game - overthinking will always lead to hesitation. Prioritize an 80% solution and make the best in-the-moment decision with the current information and resources at hand. Good habits and game sense will build over time.
It is my ambition as a coach to compete at the highest level of Rocket League, and I am absolutely thrilled to be working with the top talent in North America. I am extremely grateful to my organization, and I am highly looking forward to seeing what this roster can accomplish!
With Psyonix's recent confirmation and plans to move Rocket League to UE5, here are my questions so far:
🔹 Will it still be playable via Steam?
🔹 Will the game feel different even if an exact copy is made?
🔹 Will there be any changes to the minimum system requirements?
I cannot be more proud of my boys right now
@Bambii_RL
@jbot801
@Tool_RL
😭😭😭
So much history on this roster.
Over a year of hard work.
Tournaments, scrims, replay review.
I love my team.
Very proud of the boys as we secure our first top 8 finish as a roster. We stayed calm and played consistent no matter the opponent or series score. Today was all about simplicity and execution. Looking forward to riding this momentum into tomorrow's RLCS Playoffs!
Team AXLE-R8 is back in the RLCS Main Event - incredibly proud of my team and their ability to close out the weekend!
🔹 Eight Weeks of Hard Work
🔹 Two Off-Season Tournaments
🔹 Daily Scrims and VOD review
🔹 Three Days of Open Qualifiers
Trust the Process 🏆
I am excited to announce that I will be attending the upcoming RLCS World Championship in Fort Worth, Texas. Looking forward to meeting up with Team AXLE-R8 to continue our player scouting process as we build out our new Rocket League roster. Who else will I be seeing there?
Young talent, the next up-and-coming player, is a narrative that all RLCS teams try to fill. Specifically in North America, we've seen it with Firstkiller, Daniel, Evoh, and many more. Curious, are there any up-and-coming players turning 15 for the RLCS 2023–24 Season?
Everyone is spitting about NA right now being a friend-group region, but do not assume that this is the case for every professional team. It would be better to call out the players/teams directly instead of subtweeting and generalizing the entire region.
Team AXLE-R8 is heading into tomorrow's RLCS Spring Split Regional 2 Open Qualifiers as 3rd seed. The college semester is ending, Bambii qualified for the CRL World Championship, and the team is feeling confident - vibes at an all-time high 😎
Excited for some more competition!
I want to start a petition for coaches to simplify the game. It may be fulfilling to create in-depth strategy, but there is only so much that a player can absorb before it leads to overthinking and hesitation. Rotation is rotation, cuts are cuts. Hit ball, score goal. SIMPLE!
I find that most players in the competitive Rocket League scene overplay and lack quality practice. An average daily playtime of 4 hours is MORE than enough for growth. Quality is the key word, examples include:
🔹 Free Play
🔹 Workshops
🔹 6mans
🔹 Scrims
🔹 Weeklies & Leagues
You’ve recently joined the RL community during the F2P movement. You’re Gold 1 but have the mechanics of a Plat 3. Your inventory is bare, and you'll do anything for a trade. You arrive to my Twitch chat with one chance, one shot, everything on the line. What's your sales pitch?
A 2-4 loss to FAZE drops us out of the RLCS 2022-23 Fall Invitational. We did not go out without a fight, and I cannot be mad about a top 8 finish. Good luck to the rest of the teams competing!
Sept. 19, 2023—it’s been 76 days since Psyonix and RLEsports publicly announced they'll have more info regarding RLCS 2024 in the coming months. It's impossible to thrive/invest in this space, short- or long-term, without communication. I don't have enough characters to rant.
Hardstuck in Rocket League?
1⃣ Identify the Problem
2⃣ Brainstorm Potential Solutions
3⃣ Application
4⃣ Failure
5⃣ Adaptation and Growth
Don't be afraid of the process 👏
We drop our last series of the day to Rogue which means that we do not qualify for the RLCS main event.
Always proud of my team regardless of the outcome. Regain for next regional.
What a day, and what a bracket. Extremely proud of my players, not just for proving themselves as a new roster, but for keeping the energy up and staying mentally focused throughout the entire day. Excited to compete in the RLCS 2022-23 Fall Open Main Event this upcoming Friday!
Control the ball and take full advantage of space when it's given. The number of open opportunities in a game decreases significantly as you move up in Rocket League. A team can fight minutes for an open play on the ball.
Uncomfortable slowing down the play? Get comfortable
I love when players ask me...
What is the point of a Rocket League coach?
Idk...
What is the point of a professional sports coach?
What is the point of a personal trainer?
What is the point of an educator?
I could go on and on...
Roster changes are entertaining on the front end for spectators but extremely stressful on the back end for players and staff. This period in Rocket League Esports will always serve as a reminder to me for how blessed I am to have open communication on my roster.
RLCS min. age shift to 13 yrs. old • impacts/concerns
Contract abuse/bad faith business practices
Mental/emotional health associated w/ competition
Coach/mgmt. responsibilities
Collegiate talent pipeline
Existing signed teams w/o knowledge
Older pros career stability/longevity
Fans are ruthless no matter the medium, but Rocket League fans are a different breed. I purposely limit all social media exposure leading up to events to remain focused. It is great to see the support, but I want to give a special shoutout to the haters for fueling my motivation.
Team AXLE-R8 finishes the RLCS 2021-22 Spring Split at 13th-15th place. Progress can feel slow at this level, but you always have to... TRUST THE PROCESS. Nothing worth grinding for comes easy. Proud of my team and what we have accomplished this year. Excited for the future!
3rd Man Mentality
✅ Patience on Transition
✅ Proper Spacing and Midfield Positioning
✅ Boost Management
✅ Capitalize on OPEN Opportunities
Stop overcommitting as 3rd man 👏👏👏
We finish 13th/14th place on the day in the RLCS Main Event which ties us with Rogue. Proud of my team's performance and I am fully confident that we can accomplish even more in the next split. GGs to everyone we played today 👍
NRG 1-3
ENVY 1-3
V1 3-2
CLT 1-3
I want to let everyone know that I'll be the official broadcaster for G2 Stride this weekend as they compete in the RLCS 2024 NA Open Qualifier 2! I'll have another post go out in a couple of hours with more info regarding my Twitch channel and tonight's start time 🔥
Player mentality needs to be your highest priority if you want to compete at a professional level, mechanics and game strategy will only take you so far.
Can you confidently say to your teammates that you will maintain a positive attitude even when you lack performance?
Words cannot describe how much I missed the weekly Rocket League scrim workflow. Gameplay is going good, and the vibes are even better - excited for RLCS this upcoming Friday 😈
Is Road to SSL considered smurfing? Technically, the player is not deliberately playing at a lower rank for an extended period of time, but then there's the fact that they're still playing at a rank they shouldn't be in... curious to hear big-brain thoughts—make your legal case:
I'm curious as to what some of the OG's in the Rocket League scene think of the current state of the game 🤔
Do they still play?
Did they transition to another game?
Do they have any regrets?
What are they doing with their life now?
Bring back those 2015-2016 vibes 😔
Team AXLE-R8 is officially ranked 17th across the entire RLCS Season 2021-2022. Looking forward to carrying our recent momentum from Spring Split Regional 1 into this upcoming Friday's Regional 2 Open Qualifiers.
Always working, always grinding.
2-0 on the night; we're through to the RLCS Main Event! Big shoutout to
@G2RocketLeague
for letting me host G2 Stride's Open Qualifier run this weekend. This team is nuts! Also... Dan's the man 🔥
s0dz has over 3,000 hours in Rocket League and has yet to hit GC. He finally hit his goal last night only a few hours after our first session. This makes me so incredibly happy as a coach.
Losses hurt, but serve as a great opportunity to learn and grow. I'm proud of my team no matter the circumstance. Good luck to everyone who made the main event
Great start to the scrim week - we had an extremely productive meeting today discussing gameplay adjustments based on recent RLCS performance. I love seeing my players take in information and be able to instantly adapt on the field.
The grind continues...
Cloud9 back in RLEsports
Moist picks up NA team
RLCS format changes for split 2
Actual updates to the game
Now, these are positive indicators. If 1 or 2 more orgs enter the NA scene, maybe 5-6 total internationally, then I'd say we're starting our rebound from car ball winter.
It feels surreal that the RLCS season has officially ended for Team AXLE-R8. It has been a tremendous year of growth for the roster, and I appreciate everyone who has continued to support us. Looking forward to the off-season grind so that we can come back stronger in the fall.
Great energy in scrims today as we finalize preparations for tomorrow's RLCS Main Event. All that's left is a good meal and a great night's sleep. Excited for tomorrow, feeling confident and ready to perform!
Loss, failure, and change are all necessary components of growth. My entire philosophy surrounding competitive Rocket League has shattered and started reconstruction after nearly 3 years of RLCS team coaching. You truly never stop learning.
Excited to implement this weekend!
Holey moley, I'm mentally exhausted. Two reverse sweeps into a reverse sweep Swiss bracket to qualify for Main Event, and then we ALMOST got reverse swept in Series 5.... Regardless, proud of the boys for truckin' through. Tonight was for all the mommas out there
Finished top 12 in the RLCS Spring Regional Event 1 - very proud of my team's performance.
We have leveled up tremendously as a roster over the past couple of weeks, but the grind doesn't stop here. Looking forward to the weekend to reset, refocus, and build on our experience.
Made it through Day 3 Closed Qualifiers for another RLCS Main Event. It all comes down to figuring out a way to win, and I am proud of the boys for adjusting to today's obstacles.
Big thank you to everyone who came out to support!
Although Team AXLE did not push into the NA RLCS Top 10, I am happy with our performance over this past RLCS 2022–23 Season. Our upward trajectory has continued from last year, and we maintained the Top 16 in an increasingly competitive region.
We finish 1-3 in today's Swiss Stage and drop out of the RLCS Winter Split Regional 2 Open Qualifiers
XSET 2-3
Vibrance 3-2
Shopify Rebellion 2-3
Charlotte Phoenix 1-3
Losses continue to serve as a crucial opportunity to learn and grow together as a team. GGs all around