Seth Solomons says the Rocket League grind has already turned into a full-time habit. The Curro Durbanville High School player said he has been gaming for six years and has put in about 1,000 hours of training as the CDV Wolves Prime prepare to defend a title they have now won twice in a row.
That is why his name is coming up now: the three-player squad won back-to-back championships in 2025 and 2026, and Solomons is part of the team again as it tries to hold onto the crown. In a sport where quick reflexes, sharp strategy and constant communication matter, that kind of preparation is the difference between being good and being ready when the pressure rises.
Solomons said he wants to compete on international stages and build a lifelong career in gaming, a path that would have sounded unlikely to many not long ago. But Rocket League has become one of the clearest examples of how school esports now works: structured practice, defined roles and results that can be measured on a leaderboard, much like the other competitive gaming coverage readers have seen around Rocket League in recent months.
Tanya Neethling, the esports manager at Curro Durbanville, said the team won Rocket League last year and qualified again this year to defend its title. She also said there are three players on the squad, and that many people still do not see esports as an actual sport even as teams win awards and compete at a high level. For her, that perception gap is now the real fight.
The next step is straightforward: the CDV Wolves Prime are back in the bracket, and Solomons is chasing more than another school trophy. If the team keeps its form, the bigger question is no longer whether Rocket League belongs in a school setting, but how far a player like Solomons can take it beyond Cape Town and South Africa.
