User blog:Fistful of Force/Split push.

The concept of split pushing seems to be hard to grasp for a lot of plat players.

It's not that it's hard to implement. But my teammates don't understand that we need to work together to be effective.

The idea behind a split push is that you pick a strong pusher/dueler/escaper who can easily solo anyone on the enemy team. Thus, they must send at least two people to kill you, making the teamfight 3v4, while you easily escape. If they choose to ignore you, you keep pushing until you get inhibitor or nexus. Your team mopes up the 3v4, and you all come out ahead.

But to make this effective you need to sync up your guys' schedule. The split pusher needs to be close to a tower, to be a real threat to the enemy team, and your team cannot be caught out, or unable to defend. Good ward coverage also helps, as it can show you if they choose to send people to kill you.

It's essential for everyone on your team to have patience: You need to wait to group, wait for the split pusher to be close to the tower, let the support ward, and group your team close (but not too close) to the enemy team.

It's a risky strategy, but one with great rewards.