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I recently purchased 4 trainees for the new season, and I would like to train them this season however I would also like to remain competitive in my league. With my starters I have to give them 48mins and well as the 2 trainees 48mins. My trainees aren't that good obviously w/ their main stats being respectable. I have a high probability of winning 1 game while losing 2 others.

So how do you train a team and remain competitive in your division at the same time?

I was training 2 pg's and 2 SG's s you saying it would be better to train just 2 pg or 2 sg and not them both correct?

If you are single position training, the maximum you can give 48 minutes to in one position is 3 players. Therefore, it is best to have 2-3 trainees like Manon said, with 2 definitely getting a full 48 minutes and the third getting the leftover minutes.

If two position training, you can train a max of 6 players, albeit much more slowly than single. 5 players are probably better than 6 though.

I typically tailor my training and trainees to who I am playing in a given week.

For those teams I should beat easily (bot or no player above 7k) I train single position with my worst trainee at PG/SG/C (depending on what I want to train that week).

For those teams I should beat but will be slightly harder, I still single position train, but will use a better trainee or defensively switch them somewhere that won't be an issue.

For a week full of close games, I will train either 1v1 or Jump Shot and play my trainee so that they will get full training in the 3 games, but won't hurt me too much.

For games I know I can't win, I will single position train a trainee that doesn't foul a lot.

Like always, if the coach does something weird, and my trainees don't get 48+ minutes, I will change training to either Jump Shot or Rebounding, depending on if I was training PG or C.

Also, you need to think about how competitive you want to be in a given season. For example, I think I should be able to promote, but I also want to train my rookies. I may have to sacrifice a few games and promote next season. My finances should be secure enough to spend a season or three in Div IV, as long as I don't go crazy and buy a 100k SG or something.

Hope this helps, I can try and break it down further if you want to hear more.
-TicTacShack

edit: punctuation

Last edited by tictacshack at 12/8/2012 4:19:59 PM