If you are new players to Rocket League game and looking for the best way to improve in Rocket League and top the leaderboard, here are some easiest-to-learn Rocket League beginner tips to help new Rocket League players improve quickly.  

Understanding basic movement

Rocket League features some of the most satisfying movement mechanics in any driving game. Throughout your first few dozen games, you’ll start mastering jumping, turning, boosting, and dodging. Although these things can feel hard to control at first, with time and practice you’ll find yourself zipping around the field, dribbling the ball, and pulling off insane wall shots and ridiculous saves without even breaking a sweat.

Dodging can be accomplished by jumping in the air and then jumping again while pushing in any direction. You can dodge forward, backward, diagonally, and sideways. There are many uses for the various dodges. You can use the dodge to build speed and momentum by dodging in the same direction multiple times. Dodging can be used to shoot the ball and to pull off defensive saves. When combined with the other movement elements in the game, dodging provides nuanced and calculated ways to control your car.

If you jump twice without pushing your movement analog stick in any direction, you’ll perform a double jump instead of a dodge. These are useful in the early game for hitting the ball while it’s off the ground or for defending your goal. As you start to master Rocket League’s mechanics, double jumps become a launchpad for big aerial plays. While in the air, you can hold your air roll key to control your car’s orientation. When you do eventually learn how to aerial, this control in the air will help you master aerial shots.

Learning how to use your power slide early on is also a great idea. Power slides can help you turn around more quickly or make slight adjustments to your position when trying to the hit the ball. To use the power slide, simple hold the power slide input while turning.

Double Jumps, Flips, and Powerslides

Chances are you will have figured out that holding jump gives your car more height, and flicking the analog stick and jumping jets you forward. However, there are a few other handy tricks that can benefit you when all four wheels are off the ground. Hit jump again and you'll perform a double jump, which is particularly useful when defending. Jumping a second time and holding the analog stick in a particular direction will have the car perform a flip — perfect for gaining momentum when you're all out of boost.

Mastering the flip will also enable you to change direction at a moment's notice, which is ideal for when the run of play changes unexpectedly. When you're on the ground, powersliding is the best way to head back from where you came.

Training

While it’s more fun to throw yourself into RL game after game, it’s more effective to spend time in Free Play and training packs when you want to improve your abilities.

While nothing can prepare you for real game scenarios, a player only gets so many chances to attempt a specific shot or save mid-game. In training, a player can brush-up on the essentials first so that, in a ranked game, you’re more capable and confident.

In Free Play, a player can hit the ball around the field to their heart’s content. This is great for new players who need to get used to controlling their car and the physics of the game.

There are three training scenarios built by Psyonix themselves. These are fundamental packs focusing on aerials (Aerial), defending (Goalie) and shooting (Striker). You should aim to complete all of these.

The Custom training zone is a library of training packs created by Psyonix and the RL community. Players can find “Featured” packs that are cycled regularly or “browse” for packs using training codes (as shown above). And, a player can even “Favorite” and “Create” their own.

Camera settings

Turn off camera-shake. This is a setting that adds more of an action-packed feeling into games. When players make a touch on the ball, the camera will shake to suggest there was a hard impact. This is unnecessary and should be disabled to help players stay focused on the game.

The default camera settings of Rocket League are tuned to make the game more action-packed. However, these camera settings make it much more difficult to keep track of surrounding—teammates, opponents, the ball and boost pads.

It’s also advisable to change the default camera settings to what is considered the standard by professionals now. These are the settings of Alexandre “Kaydop” Courant, a three-time RLCS World Champion and five-time European Regional Champion.

Rocket League Credits are used to purchase neat cosmetics in Rocket League. This guide will help players learn how they can earn credits in the game. In short, now you know a little everything there is to know about the items available within Rocket League. You just have to put in place the procedures outlined in this guide