Rocket Catching is one of the best strategies to
use while on offense in madden. A rocket catch is when your receiver
jumps off the ground vertically giving it the rocket animation. Rocket
Catches are not so tuff to learn, but it does take practice.

Rocket Catch-Curl

Snap
the ball and drop back about 10 yards behind the line of scrimmage,
throw a bullet pass and precision it up, immediately click on to your
WR and run down a little bit towards the angle where the ball is coming
from. Then press Y/Triangle to catch it.

Rocket Catch-Out Route

Wait
till your WR turns and runs to the sideline and is about 3 steps away
from the sideline, then bullet the pass and precision it up (some
people like to hold LT/L2 while they throw this but its up to you) the
just click onto the WR and run towards the QB. Press Y/Triangle.

Rocket Catch-Corner

Wait
till he's a bit close to the sideline and throw a bullet and precision
it directly down, then click on then run back at the angle which the
ball is coming and press Y/Triangle to catch it.

Rocket Catch-S Route (Player Runs Up, then to the left or right, runs up, then hits a corner)

Throw
a bullet and precision it to the left as soon as he makes his last
break towards the corner, click on him and run donw at the ball
immediately and press Y/Triangle.

Rocket Catch-Fade

Bullet it and precision it up WHILE HOLDING THE LEFT ANOLOG, then click on and turn your WR around in a mini-circle to turn him around to face the ball and press Y/Triangle to catch.

Rocket Catch-Back Endzone Fade (Run this when within 5 yards of the endzone)

The key is to lob it up (tap the button), precisioning it up and out (towards the corner of the endzone), and HOLD THE LEFT ANALOG when you throw. Then, just run around in a mini-circle and run back at the ball and press Y/Triangle to catch it.

***These
are just a few ways of how to rocket catch. I urge you to go into
practice mode to get the hang of the timing and the passes. This isn't
something that you try to pick up in a game without having put some
time into it. I hope this helps

thanks cj i lost my edge a bit but now ill get it back

This was on a fade route all pro level against CPU... but still proud I got it with T. Jackson throwing... I think this may help some people out. Playmaker is not only for moving recievers after the snap. I successfully RC'd with Pressing in also holding it down, and basically any where the ball was going. check it out

What ratings are important when trying to rocket catch?