# If-they-do-X, you-do-Y option tree

A sports and outdoors format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/sports-and-outdoors/if-they-do-x-you-do-y-option-tree

Map a technique as branching reactions: if the opponent does this, do that. It worked for 3 accounts, with a median of 6x their usual reach. Type: Angle. Seen as: Talking head.

## Why it works

The decision tree is saveable and answers the common counter. Anthony and Rosie Rollz both build it around the opponent's reaction.

## How to make it

1. Name the common reaction or counter
2. Show two or three branching responses
3. Zoom in on the key grip or switch

## Hook formula

Top 3 options from [position] / If they [react], you [respond].

## Examples

- @sb_basketball_training (241K followers, TikTok talking head): 11x their usual views. Hook: “IF DEFENDER” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@sb_basketball_training/video/7703310808289217810)
- @anthonystronglyenjoysjiujitsu (13K followers, Instagram talking head): 7.2x their usual likes. Hook: “Top 3 options from hip bump sweet” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd9fzTnTI2V/)
- @rosierollz (156K followers, Instagram talking head): 3.8x their usual views. Hook: “THIS trick WORKS EVEN ON PEOPLE WITH THE strongest” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DeFBLP7BsfY/)

More sports and outdoors formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/sports-and-outdoors.md

## Get the full library

The full library has every post, format and hook in sports and outdoors, plus long-running Meta ads, and your AI agent can search it over MCP. The library comes with Volume Core and Pro, from $29.99 a month, and every plan starts with a 3-day free trial. Start a free trial: https://tryvolume.app/library

Agents: add Volume's MCP server (https://app.tryvolume.app/api/mcp) and call `search_library(shelf: "formats", niche: "Sports and outdoors")` for every format, `search_library(shelf: "posts", niche: "Sports and outdoors")` for examples with transcripts and scripts.

## How this is measured

- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.

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