retired_supreme523

I'm a devotee of wwfan's tactical theorems, and as such my tactics have a logical basis, even if our assumptions and observations differ. However, I am really interested in the training side of the side, and developing an approach that is also logical, based on some real life experience.

There is a school of thought that seems quite widespread that a tactic should have a balance of attacking and defending players. While a lot of tactics are developed using this theory, I am taking it into the traiing field as well.

After trying various combinations of positional and individual training programs, specialist programs for each training subdivision and leaving all players on General, I've developed my Cadre system.

There are 2 major divisions: Attackers and Defenders. It should be fairly obvious which players go into which division, but in the case of MC's, I look at whether they are used defensively MC'd or in an attack role, MC'a, to place them in their cadre.

I then subdivide the Cadres based on age. Players uher 25 are in the Junior Cadre, and 25 and over in the Senior Cadre. There is a slightly different emphasis for each age division, with the younger players looking to improve their physique and their technical skills, and the older guys trying to maintain their pace and improving their tactical game.

My youth players are also divided, according to age. Both attackers and defenders train together, the younger guys working more on their physical development and the older guys trying to improve their technique before joining the senior ranks.

Time will tell if this approach has any relevance, or any success. My test team is Southport in the Conference National.

I invite discussion.

retired_supreme523

Forget this idea, In one season my players average a +1 increase in their stats.

retired_ryleybug01

lol.. nice try though.

retired_B-Scott

hehe at least your honest and thats got my respect :thup:

retired_mizzneka1287

you mean a +1 increase in all of their seperate stats or all ogether all of the stats?

retired_Damonica

my impression of training is that players have a fixed long-term growth rate and long term potential. fully trained is fully trained.

you can, however, choose emphasis. what you choose should suit your tactics.

i suspect also that while you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear you can shift the long-term development emphasis a bit through rigorous training.

retired_supreme523

I mean, 1 point in some of their stats.

I didn't look at every player in depth, but I mixed the ages & positions.

Oh well, I tried.