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I'm Training SG because i had a good 18yo who looked good. I bought a good 20yo to train in the same position. I've heard its better to train shooting guards with PG as well? How many trainees do I need? Six? Three for each position, one plays starting 5 each match? (Two league and scrimmage?)

I use two trainees, both in PG.

For training PG and SG, I think that using 5 trainees is best. This allows you to avoid playing each guy in only 1 game, and for the full 48 minutes (which risks guys fouling out and not getting full training, playing poorly due to stamina issues, and so on).

With 5 trainees, there are many ways to set your lineups so that all 5 are very likely to get at least 48 minutes every week (needed for full training). What works best for a given team depends on the stamina and relative skill level of the trainees. One simple example would be as follows:

Game 1: A starts at PG, B backup PG. C starts at SG, D backup SG.
Game 2: B starts at PG, A backup PG. D starts at SG, C backup SG.
Game 3: E starts at PG (set for all 48 minutes). Whichever 2 players are still under 48 minutes split the minutes at SG (this is guaranteed to be one of A/B, and one of C/D).

Of course, this is just one example. I hope that helps :)

This may sound a bit stupid, but how do you set someone to play a full game? Thanks for the help.

To get a player to play a full game, the best method I have seen is to:

1. Set that player as starter, backup, and reserve for a position.
2. Only activate the players that will be used as a starter or backup in that game, and make sure everyone is set in the lineup at the positions you want them to play.

This ensures that even in garbage time, there is no one to sub in for the player(s) you are trying to get to play the full game.

There may be other things that help, but those are the two main things I can think of at the moment.

Thanks :)

The exact formula I've used to train 5 guys. It works out well also because player E doesn't have to be ready for competitive games.

p.s. They say players train faster if you change training each week, due to elastic effect. But if you train something very useful first i..e. OD, be it a bit slower, then you profit from it + other backward skills will train faster later. So basically, I'd say train what you need mostly at the moment first!