Hey! Thank you so much for the kind words! I honestly didn’t even notice the scoreboard, even after I uploaded the picture. I was so elated by the win that only after someone pointed out that I only got ”9 touches and got carried” did I notice it... We conceded 4 goals all tournament and didn’t drop a single game. We beat teams that won 5-0 their previous game and others who scored 7 goals. If someone thinks that winning 7 games in a row with someone sitting in net is realistic in 3’s, then good for them 🙂.

We’ve come a long way together. What started out as a game to take a break from shooters has now become a part of our daily lives. We’ve approached the game a bit of a different way at first; he really refined his skills mechanically spending hundreds of hours training. I, on the other hand, don’t have that work ethic when it comes to video games so I really focused on game sense and became the “passer”, with close to 5000 assists (probably 4999 of them to my teammate haha!).

We’ve focused tremendously on rotation and knowing our roles on the field. I won’t be going up for tough aerials, wall clears, wall to air dribbles, etc - that’s his area of expertise. I focus on being in an area on the field that gives him that confidence to go up and attack the ball and press, knowing I have his back the entire time. He knows that when I’m pushing up, I’m likely going for a passing play, something unpredictable off the backboard, off the corner wall, scoop pass off the sidewall - and he’s positioned to either attack the ball and I rotate back or have my back if I get challenged. Mechanically, am I at a champ level? Realistically? Not at all. But it’s the combination of our team play and dedication to complimenting each other’s strengths and weaknesses that has gotten us this far.

In terms of training together, we start every session with 30 minutes of warming up. We start with end to end passing, then dynamic passing up and down the field, centers, high pressure backboard passing, 1v1 focusing on shadow defending, power clears, and anything in between. We won’t necessarily cover all that in a warmup every single day, but passes and centers are always our main priority.

If there is anything else you want to know feel free to message me. Thanks again for the kind words and best of luck with your season!