My 14-year-old son has been playing Rocket League for five or six years. He is a Champion Level 1 at 1v1 and Grand Champ Level 1 at 2v2. For the last few years, he’s talked about wanting to be a pro player.
As a parent, I do want to support him. If this is really his dream. He does say he wants to play a lot more and that’s what’s required if he’s going to improve. I understand that.
He also says what holds him back often is he doesn’t have regular teammates, so often he can be paired with somebody who may not be as strong, and he gets frustrated when that happens.
So I have suggested maybe he tries to find people that could become good regular teammates. Maybe not even just one person, but a few, so he has a few people who are available whenever he wants to play. And if he wants to really be serious about Rocket league, we can see how to support him in pursuing these goals.
but I also assume that, just like being a pro athlete, being a pro gamer, is also a very long shot. I want to try to be realistic about it. Although at 14 there’s obviously a lot of possibility open to him. Looking to have some discussion here with people on a good path forward for him, so I can share my findings.