Reading the play will come from watching your opponents and teammates and predicting moves. Pay more attention to the cars than the ball. This is why challenges are awesome. Essentially the point of a challenge is to make your opponent hit the ball predictably. Reading ball bounces will come with training (and playing!). Freeplay is great for experimenting with a live ball. Hit it at different speeds and just watch the bounce as it plays out. Use the directional pads to change the ball’s trajectory and speed as well! Custom training packs can help with this too! Make sure to save a variety—jump into a few of the listed ones in the browse tab or use Google to search for a specific one.

@Hydrix Rl I like to look at my replays and pretend it’s someone else; it helps the mentality and keeps me from taking it too seriously. I just had a moment where I focused too much on micro moments instead of a generalized concept and took a dive in rank. Took me a few days to remember every game is different and we can’t be 100% ALL the time. booth pathing is great but it’s a tool to keep you in the play. Don’t get too hung up on it. You got this!!! ♡

@Tricky Loser Yes!!! Had to have a mini revelation this week myself to KEEP MY WHEELS ON THE GROUND.