e ys . ▁T ether ▁c ables ▁connect ▁all ▁j ock e ys , ▁including ▁the ▁player , ▁to ▁their ▁s led s . ▁In ▁this ▁way , ▁if ▁a ▁j ockey ▁falls ▁off ▁of ▁his ▁s led , ▁or ▁are ▁c abled ▁off , ▁they ▁remain ▁attached ▁to ▁their ▁s led ▁by ▁a ▁short ▁cable ▁until ▁a ▁certain ▁amount ▁of ▁time ▁passes . ▁This ▁allows ▁a ▁j ockey ▁to ▁land ▁near ▁their ▁ro cket , ▁even ▁if ▁they ▁were ▁c abled ▁by ▁an ▁oppon ent . ▁Sh orter ▁cable ▁lengths ▁are ▁also ▁used , ▁which ▁short ens ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁time ▁a ▁cable ▁may ▁be ▁attached ▁to ▁a ▁j ockey ▁or ▁ball ▁to ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁seconds . ▁This ▁generally ▁forces ▁the ▁player ▁to ▁make ▁sh ots ▁at ▁a ▁net , ▁rather ▁than ▁to wing ▁in ▁the ▁ball , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁making ▁it ▁harder ▁to ▁disable ▁the ▁oppon ent . ▁The ▁rules ▁of ▁Ro cket ▁War ▁still ▁apply ▁in ▁Ro cket ▁Ball . ▁Comple ting ▁a ▁match ▁is ▁dependent ▁on ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁goals ▁the ▁player ▁versus ▁their ▁riv als . ▁Win ning ▁on ▁a ▁st olen ▁s led ▁will ▁also ▁un lock ▁it ▁in ▁this ▁mode . ▁ ▁Ro cket ▁Race ▁is ▁a ▁race ▁on ▁an ▁obst acle ▁course . ▁The ▁course ▁must ▁be ▁done ▁in ▁a ▁certain ▁amount ▁of ▁time , ▁with ▁either ▁the ▁player ' s ▁s led ▁passing ▁through ▁sets ▁of ▁p yl ons , ▁or ▁gra pp ling ▁on ▁to ▁certain ▁p yl ons ▁as ▁they