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- Hey guys! This might be my finest tutorial to date... Today's video also features music by my good friend Yam Beats. He's actually a childhood friend of mine, and he recently got into making beats and posting on TH-cam. It'd mean a lot to just throw him a sub if you can, just so that he can start getting his name out there. I'll definitely be featuring his work more often since he's super talented.
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Kevpert
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Height: 110
Angle: -3
Distance: 260
Stiffness: 0.65
Transition Speed: 1.30
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Controller Settings:
Air Roll Left: L1
Air Roll Right: R1
Air Roll: Left Paddle on SCUF controller (mapped to Square)
Powerslide: Left Paddle on SCUF controller (mapped to Left D-Pad)
Ball Cam: Triangle
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All others are defaults.
Hi there Kev. Great tutorial and a really interesting approach to defense. I was the player featured in a couple of the clips under the tag “Unexpected” (the guy in the dominus). I remembered those games from the other night as I did have a hard times against this approach for those couple of games, even telling my players about how I was frustrated that I had lost those games due to you almost seeming out of position pretty much all game, but I couldn’t do anything about it. I thought it was weird that you were putting yourself very far upfield to attack a dribble, but I do see the benefits to it after watching this video. The one thing I do want to point out is that it felt very forced when we were playing. I believe it was so effective because I hadn’t really seen it before. However, during our games, I found that the exploit was just cracking a snap-shot to net (there was a 3-0 score line, Kev scored a ceiling shot, but I brought it back 4-3 in the next clip due to just shooting when Kev placed himself upfield), and was able to get a few goals with relative consistency if I was able to generate the power needed to just take advantage of what you were referring to as “getting height” on the field. I have been a 1s main for as long as I’ve played the game, and I don’t really have great mechanics, but generally try to play BigBrainLeague to get the wins. I am a HUGE believer that there is no be-all-end-all for defensive posturing in this game, and I preach this to anybody I do replay reviews for, and that honestly the player who mixes up their defense best will generally win 1s games. I just wanted to leave my opinion that I think this would be more effective if not done every time, but more in situational times. Essentially, if you see a player who plays more for ground shots and plays shooting the ball rather than trying to cut infield and dribble, I think staying in net would prove to be more successful, following a more traditional out-to-in play style. But if you find a player who likes to cut infield, giving them mixups of in-to-out positioning, early challenges, and goal line saves to counterattacks (after they’ve committed all in) would prove to be better than just playing a straight up in-to-out style of defense, since there is the potential for a player to take a snap-shot and just beat you for positioning so far upfield. Just some thoughts after watching this from someone who also likes to study player habits and exploit them to get wins. I was curious if you had any thoughts about any of the above that I mentioned, and if you do a reply would be greatly appreciated as I’m always down to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different strategies in 1s (it’s like a can of worms for me, some of my friends get annoyed by it I think lol). Anyway, great tutorial, and I’m gonna be sure to mix this into my defensive approaches going forward as I can see how this would completely shut down some players. Looking forward to more videos coming from you soon!
Hey Unexpected! First of all thanks so much for dropping by and leaving such a great comment. And I definitely have those shots you cracked at my near post etched in my mind, I usually drop a "Nice one!", go back, and study my angles.
You know what, I think I'll tackle out-to-in defending in a future video. It certainly has it's uses, especially upfield, because you can show the opponent the field... which if they have no boost, they're not very dangerous. If done right (with the right height and ball pressure), it's also quite good at defending flicks. It can be good at defending early crossovers too, if you crossover with them. All things being equal with height, ball pressure, then the size of the goal becomes the next most relevant. Out-to-in can show the whole goal, whilst in-to-out shows a portion of the net.
This style is probably needlessly principled/overly-defensive, but the reason I made this the first in a tutorial series is we lay the logic down for the most obvious way to protect the net. I also keep in mind that my viewers aren't always GC+ ranks - in fact most are going to be in that gold, plat, diamond range. Then you can understand when to break from those logical guidelines (improvising), which is what I got from your message: "mixing it up" and "no end-all-be-all to defensive posturing".
I like to play 80%+ of my game with fundamentals, so I don't really have to think super hard on each play, trying to mind-game from bad positions to limit the damage. This is actually a super important point, because with bad fundamentals, you may get less opportunity to improvise. Say a player has bad boost management and can't pick up interior pads, so arrives back with very little. At that point, they pretty much have to go for the back corner boost and settle for an out-to-in, regardless if they can set it up well or not. If you go down the middle, but see an opportunity to break from the rules, grab the big boost, go out-to-in with height, that might be the perfect move. But you always have a solid plan B of blocking the middle.
For me, it's more freeing in the sense that you have options, it offers room for decision-making and improvisation. It's like always playing with a "Plan B" with opportunities to go "Plan A" at times. Playing "Plan A" all the time has a higher ceiling, but certainly a lower floor, since you have to skip "Plan B" and move straight to "Plan C" when things don't go as planned.
I also think my perspective is heavily biased because I main 3s, and it's actually even more effective in 2s and 3s, where you can defend 4D (super-BigBrainLeague™)! You just need to buy time for teammates to get back, apply pressure from behind, swipe at the ball etc. So a lot of how I play 1s is to practice for those 2nd/3rd man situations for 3s, where I don't even need to block/save (because the defense is layered), but put off the opponent and recover well, so I'm more accepting of shots at the near post, if it means I don't get mind-gamed, defend air dribbles and flip resets more consistently etc. It's a game of trade-offs and each player has different risk profiles. You can see that I am extremely low-risk on defense, but that's just to make up for high-risk offense like flip resets and dodge control off the wall.
There's a lot to discuss, so a lot of content for future vids. I think a fun experiment would be to challenge my perceptions by trying to disprove in-to-out, to really see all of the situations where out-to-in is better, you know? I couldn't do that without your insight, so I appreciate you stopping by. Looking forward to playing you again!
@@Kevpert thanks for the further explanations! That all definitely makes sense for the logic behind it. I definitely liked this new style/positioning, as I’m always looking to expand what I can throw at an opponent to catch them off guard. You are definitely one of my inspirations for the style that I try to play, so I look forward to running into you more and looking forward to future vids. Take it easy!
What a great post! I was searching the comments for something just like this; an analysis of the strategy. Glad you piped up to get the convo going.
This guy should be a pro coach I literally can't imagine Sizz doing this kind of analysis for NRG lol
Most of these concepts are already known by the NRG guys. He mainly focuses on overall approach, and mentality.
But yes, I think he could be a pro coach.
with pro's he prolly would be discuss diffrent, much more advanced stuff, imagine it being explained this well
Bro.... I used to defend like this... and people were convincing me that I was wrong.. I used to say that I’m attacking the inside shoulder and keeping the ball outside and they say it’s improper shadowin thank you for this video
Many defensive hockey strategies are to keep the offense to the outside. You basically don't care if you give up shots from far away or from the walls since they are easy for the goalie to defend. The name of the game is not preventing shots as much as it is not giving up high danger chances. Hockey has "heat" maps to show where on the ice the shots are coming from and no one cares if they are coming from sharp angles to the outside
I wanna learn this but i dont see pro doing it at all
@@clayton6196 me neither I use it in some situations but since my shadowing got better I don’t know if I should only use this lol
@@anthonydargan1459 its a situations game tbh. If your opponent is dribbling towards the far post, you wanna shadow outside in, so youre guiding him across your goal. If hes dribbling towards near post, you wanna shadow inside out and guide him towards the same corner.
Its just about being in a position where you can guide him away from your goal
Translation: "Let's run with it" -> "I'm about to clip on this pleb"
“Hey guys...Kevpert here.”
Nostalgia 🥰
Between you coming back, Flakes uploading regularly, and Wayprotein making full-length videos, this has been a great month for rl coaching on youtube
Thank you for sharing these two guys! I didn't know about Flakes. His videos seems very good.
Oh wow, this Flakes guy is great! :D
@@LinogeFly yeah flakes road to ssl vids are useful for people at the lower ranks
@@kizvyflakes might be curious about why his out-to in defense is not good. In fact, in shadow defense we prefer out to in, so why is it bad? Out to in can cover the whole net as you go in one direction only. In to out has the possibility of the ball going behind you, the crossover as Kev calls it. I think both work as long as you pinch and close the angle, close enough to react to get to the ball fast. In Kev's Out to in examples, they were simply too far away and didn't close in soon enough.
Never clicked on a video faster in my life - loving the frequent uploads kev!
I think I will have to rewatch this at least twice in the future
Can you make a video on understanding how directional air roll works and how to master it? Either air roll left or right
Sure thing, I can do an updated car control video as my next project.
@@Kevpert Thank you! And I was wondering if you can you include drills and what we should thinking about while learning. I see lots of tutorials on TH-cam and a majority of them is basically telling you to fly around in free play and you will get it in your muscle memory magically. Which I hope isn’t the only way.
This video mixed with Flakes’ Road to SSL W/O Mechanics is gold
Im 2 Years late but I just have to say: Great freaking Job Kev! I’m a gc3 - SSL player but my 1s Gameplay always looked kinda off (and with kinda off, I mean BAD 😅). In 3s I’ve never seen a problem saving different shots but in 1s a simple flick or powershot can sometimes catch me in an completely awkward spot. Thanks to you I’m finally able to fix that. So big Love Kev, keep doing the great work
Great tutorial! One question, when should we use this defensive strategy vs. shadow defense? It seems like for shadow defense, you have to start on the outside and push the ball to the far corner, but for this defense it’s the opposite.
This was exactly my question. When this over shadow
Been trying this for the last 2 days. went from champ 1 to diamond 2. this just isn't working for me at all. People keep flip resetting and flicking the ball past me and I cant defend for shit now. Has anyone else experienced this?
I like this method better because it relates better to what I'm used to. Im GC in 2's and only D3 in 1's. I hate 1's but only because I suck
This is the MOST helpful 1V1 defunding video I have EVER seen
That positioning looks so weird but makes a lot of sense, will have to try to incorporate this
I tried this and immediately saw how much easier it was to defend. This video is a godsend
Wow after watching this, I played 2 1v1 matches was up 4-0 with 3 mins left both times and got a ff each time. Felt barely any anxiety on defense felt fully in control and my boost management was amazing due to this defense. Even got some cheeky goals because of the corner defense you mentioned. Thank you!
Update I kept play and I’m 1 whole rank higher than this morning, this is crazy
Congrats on the rank up. I’m curious, did you continue to go up? Or at least not go back down?
The thumbnail is the best
This video took me straight from d1 to d3
This is fantastic. Really helps to update the old "out-to-in" shadow defense a lot of us learned over the years
THANK YOU for this video. I’ve been wondering for months why I shadow and get scored on. Turns out I’ve been defending “out to in” 99% of the time thinking that was the only way. Now “in to out” makes soooo much more sense. I was taught wrong 😂😂
Do you treat errything, you enjoy at least as much as rocket league cos to be able to do it so well you have to enjoy it real bad I presume, in yo life to scientific levels of understanding, reasoning and applied optimal most effective solutions to wide and vague problematic situations as for instance your entire position on best defensive routes and why in to out is actually the best defense option ? Cos god damn it is, well done and peace //
Haha well the answer is yes, anything I really enjoy I try to optimize and learn more about. But over the last 5 years, the only thing to fall under that category is Rocket League. But this is how I treated soccer/football training growing up.
THE KING HAS RETURNED!
Zero dislikes 😱
Very well done. Im high diamond right now looking to keep growing. Ive barely broken into diamond in ones. I believe this practice will help in all game modes as well, but thank you. So simple and informative.
Imagine the IQ of the baby Kevpert and Flakes would have
I have been shadow defending wrong this whole time…. Now I might be able to apply this to my 1v1 game and maybe hit c2 or c3
Looks like Kevpert got his TH-cam mojo back!
Great video about 1v1 defense, makes me wanna play 1v1 more
Kevpert. Awesome video! So much juicy knowlege to soak up. In terms of content I will always see you as a god. No one really comes close to you regarding the depth at which you see the game. Respect
Holy Hell where you been my dude??? You are pretty much solely responsible for my proficiency with ball mechanics and champ 2 level gameplay lol happy you are back!
That in to out positioning tip is one of the best positioning tips I’ve ever learned from any to TH-camr. Thanks man.
C'mon mate, you know that 95% of the people who watched this video won't apply anything to their game. Then they'll search for the next golden secret.
I could do anything to talk tactics an evening with you
I always take long breaks from the game. When I come back I know I need a Kevpert video to figure out my game again. Great vid
Thanks for this vid! Not enough content creators break down strategies and tactics like this. This is going to help me out a lot.
No wonder Retals says you're one of the smartest minds on this game. I am GC2 and these concepts are still new to me. This was very educational.
WTF this shit goated. Ive watched so many other videos on shadow defending preaching outside in. This basically ripped it apart.
Subbed to Turinturo and didn't know it came with a 1v1...I remembered your training and got 3 goals! He got 10 though
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Kev I'm begging you bro, could I please get a friend request on steam or something like that. I'm a huge fan and would love to go over concepts with you to help me become a better player.
I gravitated early on as a player to your way of playing the game, because we both logically deduce scenarios in this wonderful game and have continued to play and evolve.
I'm so happy your videos are back, but I would like to just share a moment of your time on discord or something like that to play 1s or 2s with you. While talking about the game, the current meta, Evample, and other valuable pros on the scene.
Hvro is my name on steam, would greatly appreciate the time.
If the opponent is doing a ground dribble i shadow defend and if he do air dribbling i do in to out? Or always in to out? Im down in 2v2 form c2 div3 to c1 div2 doing it
This is really interesting, for so long literally everyone says to shadow from the ball side. Definitely gonna try defending like this more thanks kev
Huge info here appreciate it coming from a player starting in season 10.
this is some next level shit. def going to apply this strat to my defensive toolbox asap
Is this still the optimal way to defend in 1s? Great video btw
Right after this vid I jumped from d2 to c1
how does shadow defense relate to this positioning?
Yo kevpert, do you have a discord server we can join?
this was super helpful, thanks!
I dont get it tho ppl that shadow is the best form of defense but that is out to in kinda
This is so helpful. I can see why there are 0 dislikes lol
Omg it all makes sense now thank you so much
You my man, have a nicely sized brain
"post mortem" could be the name of a series haha
Petition for kevpert to become a pro coach
"Babe wake up, new kevpert video"
Bro I haven't seen you in like 2 years
So whose gonna be the first dislike?
I need that double rapid reset tut now
Is this free coaching 😌😌
You coming back Kev?
Great! Haven't heard of that before
amazing tutorial
ur positioning is insane
So when I use shadow defense
Wait...this is the guy that made my training packs!!
This is the guy that made everyone's training packs! The original, the pioneer, the godfather!
You sounds like musty
Can you please do 2v2
is this still effective or did shadow defence replace this?
Considering I just showed one of the LG players this the other day for 1v1s, it's still very solid for defending. I will say you can do a lot more applying pressure and fake challenges to get people out of control, which makes the shielding angle more effective.
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I took a peek at Khalid's and AppJack's defensive styles in their 1s games, and by my guesstimate, they defend more from the outside than the inside. And in their game there definitely doesn't to be a constant effort at guiding their opponent near post, if anything it seems they try to guide the opponent far post. Do you think this invalidates this video/strategy in any way? I know you said you've taken a look at Extra and Monkeymoon. But my first thought that comes to my mind is that while defending outside, it both makes an early challenge more of a threat and that saving the ball hopefully keeps your momentum ready for a follow up when you land outside the net. I do completely understand the depth perception/susceptible to fakes/bumps problem though.
I don't think it invalidates it, it's just an alternative way of playing. I'd argue it's fundamentals derived from the logic the game provides us, so you just have to look for the moments to break from that and improvise.
Been a while since I've watched Okhalid, but the he's extremely susceptible to air dribble bumps. Bit of an older series, but Eekso absolutely had his way with him in the early matches of this series: th-cam.com/video/WVNnGqbjcE0/w-d-xo.html In the past, I used to watch every single series of his, but it's been a good several months since I've watched his more recent series.
I've watched some of Jack lately, he's obviously very smart and knows how to hide his weaknesses with good reads, like the play here at: th-cam.com/video/92Ozwlmd7lI/w-d-xo.html, but even still, he gets burned often with out-to-in positioning. Maybe for him though, it comes out to a wash or even a net positive because he gets enough great challenges that lead to goals, and has kickoff goals to quickly erase an opponent's goal.
I suppose it comes down to playing to your strengths. For me, playing fundamentals most of the time, then improvising say 20% of the time, leads to higher success than playing 100% improvisation + advanced reads. There's less guesswork and I let the positioning do the heavy lifting, so I feel it's less psychologically taxing and frees up my offense a little bit. It's all trade-offs.
awesome video bro
Great tutorial.
New Kevpert vids in 2021?!?! 😮😮😮
You're a legend Cloud! Wouldn't be here without you laying the groundwork for me to improve via the competitive scene.
Shouldn't shadowing be done from wall to goal side? This is the opposite of what I've been doing
Trust me, you'll learn faster if you try to disprove your hypotheses than if you confirm what you believe.
A relevant video from Veritasium: th-cam.com/video/vKA4w2O61Xo/w-d-xo.html
So just give it a go and see what you like/don't like about it. No harm in trying, and you'll come to extremely valuable conclusions (even if that's this style isn't for you... but maybe it'll prevent just air-dribble bumps).
Kev...where have you been all this time? You had some of the best tutorials in the whole game, and then you decide to just up and leave? Then you come back for like 2-3 videos, then leave again. My heart can't take much more dude.
Kevpert the OG. Almost all videos on defending talk about shadowing out-to-in, but this just shows how viable shadowing in-to-out is. I'll have to try it out.
Love the vid
I'm so bad at over the shoulder saves so this type of positioning should really help me out. Thanks Kevpert! maybe I can recover from my 100 MMR losing streak
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prolly the first video i've seen with no dislikes after almost a month !
people respect this man !
Great video !!
Could you please elaborate on the "height" aspect of your defense? What exactly do you mean by height and how do you determine a height where you can't get crossed over by your opponent?
You probably heard it before but your voice would be perfect for reading e books or guided meditations or something along those lines, very soothing
LOVE YA PAPA
So good
What should i do if the oponent starts dribleing down mid?
Love the vid as usual
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This is the side of rocket league I never really understood, you’ve helped make it so much easier to understand!
jeeezzuus... that control in the air is mindblowing for me xD
Wow, this is was exactly what i was looking for. i swear 80% of the goals i give up are from poor poisoning in the corner. The in-to-out defensive angle will be front of mind while playing 1s from now on. Awesome tutorial!
I just put it into practice and I literally beat a GC2 5-0 being a C2, yea it think it helps lol
Did you get up in ranks?
In situations where you are attacking the play and the out-to-in defender early challenges you, isn’t it best to take the 50/50 instead of flicking? While flicking can be good to pop over, that takes more time to set up than “loading” your car’s hood to the ball to prepare for that early challenge. What are good alternatives to consider when playing 1s?
I’m a D2 1s main and am learning that is a major challenge for me.
You can always double jump with the ball too - probably even better than flicking, because your car is disrupting their challenge (air bump).
@@Kevpert Thank you! I will work on that with some visualization practice!
I think I have the habit of going out-to-in is because the idea of rotating back post is beat into my head
I'm so happy your back on YT Kevpert
do you think this method of defending should essentially replace shadow defense now that 1s playstyles incorporate more mechanics like air dribble bumps? I feel like I remember shadow defense being praised as the best technique for defending ground offense/flicks, but is it almost completely unviable at this point in the meta? or do you think it's important to incorporate both depending on the situation?
In-to-out is still shadow defending, no? You're just defending at an angle, kind of mirroring the opponent's angle.
What's most important is ball pressure. Imagine if the 100s aren't there, well then you have to go all the way back, not able to put pressure on the ball out-to-in. Since most of the pads are inside and available, you can always bank on getting 2-3 pads, enabling you to get ball pressure if you want. But if you have lots of boost and can get ball pressure out-to-in, I think that's still a good play.
This is just Episode 1 of a tutorial series, where I lay down the fundamentals first. So more videos of this type will be in the pipeline!
@@Kevpert like you’ve said here it’s more of a mirror rather than a shadow, so you could coin this style of defending Mirror Defence
Great, useful video with new concepts that are obviously applicable to 1v1 games. Awesome job Kevpert!
Great video! Can't wait for more
I'm curious, is this also an effective strategy in 2s when you are put in a 1v1 or 2v1 situation?
Absolutely. I think I'll make some gameplay content for 2s to demonstrate
@@Kevpert Awesome! Thank you. So happy to see you uploading again! Your videos are still my favorite from back in the day.
Another great vid, thanks Kev!
This is insanely helpful and kudos for how thorough, yet simplified you made it. Thanks for making this!