I like the look of both your plugs so far. Vasco, one problem i have currently is the lack of English players that you intend to use. I know you are around the forums, but if you dont use local knowledge how do you know how the leagues work etc.
To both of you how often do you intend to keep people in the loop and ask about players. I for one would love someone to help me out and give me advice on who to train, how to train efficiently, and who to offload. Im not a basketball player but a sport lover. I want to develop english players.
How do you intend to help managers like myself train people up? Coach new managers etc?
Glad you asked!
The U21 team has prepared an external forum to keep all the info on each player. As stated in my speech, each category (Pg, combo and SG, SF, Pf and C) will have one guy who will be helping out the guy's who train those players. These people were carefully selected, based on the fact that they have experience with training. On this external forum, they will find all the information they need to be able to answer all your questions. The other advantages of this external forum are:
1) I can (and will) limit the visibility for all the members on it (currently only U21 staff). This will also mean that the other staff members won't have the information on the players who don't concern them. Otherwise, they'll only be restricted to the information they need.
2) Each player gets a thread on the forum, in the subcategory that can be viewed by the coach who is responsible for that section (I overview the whole forum, so I’ll be overseeing what they do)
3) It is a place where they can consult each other, such as making training guides, and putting together the best possible training schedule for a prospect... The responsible guys are there to help you when you need it. They have got all the required information to put together the best possible training schedule for your player, and all have experience with training players (that answers your second question).
4) Once the manuals are finished, then they will be posted on the Buzzerbeater forums, so that everyone (including those who don't have a prospect for the U21 team) can view them and train their own players accordingly.
5) There is a chat channel on Skype that can be accessed at any given moment to ask for advice. Currently there are already a few users there. All you need to do is mail your Skype account to me and I’ll ensure that you get added to the channel. You can ask anything from simple tactical advise to training advise and even advise on buying a new player for your team (even if he’s not English). I don't only want to elevate the U21 teams level, but I’d like to elevate the level of each and every team in England, because a higher level means better players and means you need to train them in a more efficient way, which will result in better U21 and NT results.
Mister Q
Please note:
Registering to the external forum is not compulsory whatsoever to get an answer from the guys who are responsible for each position. You can simply contact them by BB mail, and they'll answer your questions as soon as possible. However, if you wish to see how your U21 staff members work with each other, or if you want to see how we (and by “we”, I mean my U21 staff and myself) work together, then you are more than welcome to sign up. The link to the forum will be posted on the BB forum very soon. The forum creator is performing the final tests to ensure your info can't leak under any condition. He is expecting to have it ready for use by Friday evening at the latest.
Last edited by Mister Q (Luxembourg U21 Manager) at 3/23/2010 8:01:23 PM