Training

Post by **Lidas** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:22 am

Hey!

Ive never really cared that much about the training aspect of the game.
I always sign good coaches, and assign them to the areas they are good at, but...

Ive always been using a downloaded schedule for training, which only has three sub-schedules
* Goalies
* Defenders
* Forwards

Although it has given me good results in training, I want to try create a more focused (and hopefully more effective) schedule.

Ive read around the forums here and on SI Games, and I have gotten plenty of ideas, but I was wondering if the all-mighty Blueline has some advise to give me. Im especially interested in how many intensive/medium/light I should put in one schedule in order to prevent the players from dropping down dead on me. Is 3 intensive + 3 mediums (+1 none) too much? - Resting them for a day or two when they have <90% condition.

Thanks in advance!

Post by **CatchUp** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:49 am

Hi Lidas,

I'm currently using a highly modified version of something B.Stinson came up with. You can find a great thread on practices here:THREAD. The post from B.Stinson I was referring to is right here: POST.

Some of my general theories:
* I never put goalies on any kind of Offensive practice. I don't want any of my netminders touching the puck outside of the crease, so they get zero offensive training. The focus for goalies is conditioning and defensive skills.
* Watch each and every player to determine the best practice type to choose. B72's attribute tracking sheet is going to make a huge difference here for me. As I'm sure you know, each player has a certain amout of potential assigned to them when the game begins. Player X could turn out anywhere from a 4th line energy guy to a 2nd line sniper - it all depends on practice. Sometimes your inital thoughts about what skills to focus on for a particular player might need re-working. For example, an offensive player with declining defensive attributes would be better placed on intensive defensive training and medium offensive training, even though he is a scoring forward. This will hopefully keep his offensive attributes steady or rising, while working out his sub-par D numbers.

My best advice: frequent adjustments are key.

Post by **Shadd666** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:28 am

I use 3 intensive + 3 medium + 1 none, and it works fine for me. It's a good compromise between raising attributes without tiring the players too much and avoid having too many injuries.

I generally let my players rest while they are under 85%. Else, they have to sweat. I also give them some days to rest during long stretches without a game, ie at least 4 days without a game, which occurs mainly around the all-star game, and one or two other times during the season. I also give them a rest before each playoff round and tone down the practice intensity a bit sometimes...sometimes not!

corinthian · Post by **corinthian** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:21 pm

Hey shadd666

Sorry but i missed something what means 3intensive + 3medium +1none. My approach to pratice is 85% and checking attrib. and making some changes. Do you create schedules and save them?

Post by **batdad** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 4:51 pm

Yes there are schedules to create in the practice area. For each type of practice you can adjust what they do in them.

Post by **batdad** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 6:18 pm

Ok I did not mention this when I posted..but I am sure there are about 1000 threads on practices and stuff on this site. Please perform a search for

1. practice tips

2. training tips.

3. Read the knowledge base threads.

This question has been asked and answered 1000 times. And yeah, I know relax batdad. Thread locked.