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I am no expert in setting up training regimes but recently have been following two pieces of advice/information from the SI manual and the SI forums and have seen a reduction in injuries and reasonably consistent attribute improvements by doing so. I will try to briefly (difficult for me I know) explain the methods I use.
[/b]Default Training Regime[/b]
Use the setting of the slider on the default training regime to gauge the setting for your own regimes. Using this setting as a guide design some position specific training regimes. I use the following (Goalies, Full Backs, Central Defence, Defensive Midfield, Midfield, Attacking Midfield, Winger, Target Man, Striker) but other positional regimes (Playmakers) or specific regimes for individual players are equally valid. Once you have these ready you can begin the pre-season.
Pre-Season
The first thing to do is to try and ensure your players don’t get injured in the pre-season friendlies. To do this, change all tackling settings to ‘Easy’ on your basic home and away tactics and save them as ‘HomeFriendly’ and ‘AwayFriendly’. All pre-season matches (and some dead rubber games before a big match) should be played with one of these two variants.
Once you have done this increase the training slider circa 10 clicks. You will know when to stop because all of the training sliders will jump forward one click when the main slider reaches a certain point. Further increases fail to advance the specific sliders any further (until you get to heavy regimes) and are therefore unnecessary. Keep these settings until circa 5-3 days before the first competitive match.
Early Season
Just before the first match decrease the main training slider. Watch for the jump down in the specific sliders. At a certain point (usually two notches lower than the default position) the sliders all drop. Keep the main slider at the lowest position just before this drop.
Mid-Season
Specifically for British leagues where games come thick and fast during mid-winter and players get fatigued due to playing a lot of games in heavy conditions. Drop the main slider even further until the sliders all drop (circa 10 clicks). Keep the main slider at the setting before the next significant specific slider drop so the players are receiving the lightest possible training load with the best possible benefits. I usually employ these settings between December 1st and January 31st but would keep them throughout February if I were in all competitions.
For continental teams these settings are either not needed or can be used if fixtures begin to build up.
Late-Season
When the fixtures and weather become lighter again revert to the early season settings. Increase the main slider until the specific sliders finish their jumps and position it at the lowest post-jump setting.
Confusion
I’m sorry if the above seems confusing. It is very difficult to describe in words. All I can say is that it will become clear when you try to do it.
Credits
Amaroq for describing a system similar to this whilst answering a GQ query. Hope you don’t mind my borrowing of your method.
Does it work well? Does it help everybody reach their full potential? (for those close to it)
I make specific schedules for different positions, but don't bother to move the sliders according to the stage of the season :p
Originally posted by GrimaH:
Does it work well? Does it help everybody reach their full potential? (for those close to it)
I make specific schedules for different positions, but don't bother to move the sliders according to the stage of the season :p
I haven't got to the stage at which I'm developing my own talent, but players remain fit and I rarely see red arrows. I still get the odd major injury but far fewer 2-3 weeks out than previously.
I know it's hard and it is confusing. So I want to ask some question.
- Did you change the slider on each schedule (Strikers, C Def, etc.)?
- I am training Berbatov on one notch before heavy, but his skill doesn't go up?
- Why does my player get the usual red arrow (skill decrease) mid-season ? It doesnt matter if he's regularly played or not?
I understand the concept, but what it looks like is difficult to picture. I second the vote to have screenshots, or even a simple description would be OK. Something like
*Preseason: (3 clicks to the right of Medium)
*Early Season (Medium)
*Late Season (3 clicks to the left of Medium)
etc., as Medium is the general standard for not increasing injury rates drastically.
Originally posted by Lord Reliant:
I understand the concept, but what it looks like is difficult to picture. I second the vote to have screenshots, or even a simple description would be OK. Something like
*Preseason: (3 clicks to the right of Medium)
*Early Season (Medium)
*Late Season (3 clicks to the left of Medium)
etc., as Medium is the general standard for not increasing injury rates drastically.
It is closer to:
Pre-Season: 10 clicks above medium
Early Season: 1 click below medium
Mid-Season: 10 clicks below medium
Late season: 1 click below medium
The problem is that the slider levels are not exact and dependent on the amount of physical training you specify in each regime. Thus, a regime with heavy physical training may need to go to 12 clicks below medium whereas one with light physical training may only need to go to 8 clicks below. You have to watch the overall jumps to decide on the best settings for each regime.
@ Faisal Rakun:
I change the main slider on each schedule.
His levels will go down because he is always tired as you are training him heavily and playing him in matches.
Look to decrease the training to the levels I suggested and ensure all players are playing first team or reserves regularly and you should stop seeing that happening.
@ Quinten: Unfortunately, my intenet connection at home is very unreliable and hasn't been working well for the last week. I will try to get some screenshots up if/once it is back to normal.
Pre-Season: 10 clicks above medium
Early Season: 1 click below medium
Mid-Season: 10 clicks below medium
Late season: 1 click below medium
This is great info, thank you.
I used to have 2 additional Schedules for Mid Season: One for Defence and one for Attack. They would both be light on str/agi and would be ether technical for attack and tactical for defence. Puting my starters on them would generally keep them on improving.
The most anal way to go is to set up individual trainings for every player since you have access to their training from players profile page. This way you can tinker with it as you follow the players progress. I usually do this with players I know i will keep. Pain in the ass to set up, but once running it's very easy to use. Simply tinker it from the players profile page.
Training Regimes: A Brief Guide 
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