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Hi, just some questions about training young players...

I am thinkiing of either training big men or shooting guards... Right now, I have two young guards, one with MVP potential, one with starter. I also have a young Center, with Allstar potential. Whcih position is better/easier to focus on, based on my current situation. Also, when buying trainees, I should look for 18-19 yrs old, correct? What type of skills should they have-in potential and current? Finally, how should I set training for each week-What should I focus on (meaning Shooting, Passing, etc) to start?

Thanks a lot!!!

in terms of trainees you want players to be 18 years old though 19 is just fine. your guard is 20 so he won't really get up there in skills before he starts to slow down, but his potential is good.

training the center and power forward positions are easier simply because it only involves 4 skills: inside shot, inside defense, rebounding, and shotblocking. and once shotblocking is at a sufficient level you can switch to incorporating jump shot, driving, passing, etc. the way i train my big men is a 2 week rotation unless there is a really big need to increase one skill quickly. so i would train inside shot for 2 weeks and then switch to inside defense for 2 weeks and so on, constantly repeating the process.

potential basically works by the higher it is the better. either way you look at it you're going to have to use the transfer market to come up with a few more trainees. you could sell your MVP shooting guard in order to get the money for this or if you want to train guards then save up some money or sell a few players.

the way i train my big men is a 2 week rotation unless there is a really big need to increase one skill quickly. so i would train inside shot for 2 weeks and then switch to inside defense for 2 weeks and so on, constantly repeating the process.

before starting this rotation, it is usefull to get all skill at one level ;) Because training going fsat , when the similiar skills ain't much weaker then the trained one, that also the reason for the rotation(because their are mostly at the same level).

potential basically works by the higher it is the better.

for me is it is something like, the higher is the useless waste of money ;) You could even train your all stars at a pretty high level(i'm actual u21 Coach and this "boys" get pretty feast training, the skillcap for allstars is around the level of our Senior squad but this could also be an age thing)

before starting this rotation, it is usefull to get all skill at one level ;)

it's not always easy to do that. usually you want to shoot for 4 trainees. if they all have short comings in one area it's best to just start a rotation somewhere and let the other skills catch up. trust me it works.

for me is it is something like, the higher is the useless waste of money ;)

i wasn't referring to the transfer market...just the players that he would already have on his team.

it's not always easy to do that. usually you want to shoot for 4 trainees. if they all have short comings in one area it's best to just start a rotation somewhere and let the other skills catch up. trust me it works.

maybe it is not easy, but it is a waste of training, not to do it best ;) If you look for your best trainee, or the average of your trainee to optimize your training is your thing ... But just rotating, isn't optimal and ain't the sense of it, in this case you could also say change your training in time and don't train just one thing ... (i have even some problems with the two week period^^)



Last edited by CrazyEye at 10/1/2008 2:12:49 PM

i have a question that involves trainees...


which trains faster? (provided that the deadline is at age 21)

an 18 yo all star potential?


or a 20 yo hall of famer?

(provided also that they are of similar skills... let's say.. center skills)

the 18 year old all star because he is younger, and the potential first slow s him down short before his 21 birthdays(with good starting skills and single position train). this slow down ain't that big at the beginning so he could train one or two extra season with good speed ... The amount of skillup in the german senior squad goes noticeable down since maybe half season, this could be affected from age or potential.