Home team

Creates the match and sends the name and password to the opposing coach. Steps 1–7.

Away team

Joins with the name and password from the home coach. Steps 1–2, then 6–7.

  1. Both teams

    Open Private Match

    From the main screen, select Play, then Private Match.

    Rocket League main menu with Play highlighted at the top
    Play screen with the Private Match tile highlighted, bottom right
  2. Both teams

    Create or Join

    Home Choose Create Private Match. You can do this on your own account or have a student on your team set it up.

    Away Choose Join Private Match and enter the name and password the home coach sent you, then skip to step 6.

    Private match menu with Create Private Match highlighted
    Home team: Create Private Match
    Private match menu with Join Private Match highlighted
    Away team: Join Private Match
  3. Home team

    Use the League Settings

    Set the match up exactly like this. Then open Team Settings, type in both schools' names and, if you like, pick colors.

    Private match settings for league matches
    Game ModeSoccar
    ArenaDFH Stadium
    Team Size3v3
    Bot DifficultyNo Bots
    RegionRecommended
    Joinable ByName/Password
    Match AdminDisabled
    Private Match settings screen showing Soccar, DFH Stadium, 3v3, No Bots, Recommended, Name/Password and Match Admin Disabled
    Team Settings screen with Team 1 named Shadow Hills and Team 2 named Millen, each with a primary and accent color
    Team Settings: school names in, colors optional
  4. Home team

    Reset the Mutators

    Open Mutator Settings and press Restore Defaults, so nothing left over from a previous game carries into the match.

    Mutator settings screen with the Restore Defaults button highlighted at the bottom
  5. Home team

    Create the Match & Share It

    Click Create Match and choose a fairly easy name and password. Give them to everyone on your team, then send them to the opposing coach on Google Chat.

    Need to find the other coach? Use the PSD eSports Coaches contact list (opens in a new tab).

    Create Private Match dialog with a name and a hidden password filled in
  6. Both teams

    Wait for All 6 Players

    On the Choose Team screen, don't join a team until all 6 players are in the match. If anyone joins a team early, the game starts before everyone is in.

    Once all six are in, everyone joins their own school's team and the match begins.

    Choose Team screen with options to join Shadow Hills, Auto, join Millen, Spectate or Leave Match
  7. Both teams

    Photograph the Results

    When the match ends, keep every student in the game until you've taken a picture of the results screen.

    Both coaches then report each game's final stats to the League Administrators on Google Classroom (rule 4.4).

    Photo of a Rocket League end-of-match scoreboard showing each player's score, goals, assists, saves and shots