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Training

2005-11-26T09:35:38Z

85.97.61.76: /* Training types */

== Importance of training ==
Training is one of the most important aspects of a successful [[team]] in Hattrick. By concentrating on training just one [[skills|skill]] for a number of seasons a team can take medium skilled, young [[players]] and train them up to become superstars, who can then be sold for a handsome profit. Thus improving the team and helping the team to eventually to win [[promotion]]

== Training types ==

In Hattrick, training takes place once a week. Typically only players who played on certain positions are fully trained depending on the skill you are training. If, for instance, [[forwards]] are being trained then only the players that played as a forward in one of the two games that week receive training. Note that only last played [[position]] matters for training.
There are 12 types of training. Each have their own potential for generating profit or improving your team. Generally the training types that concentrate on one of the main skills ([[Players#Goalkeeping |goalkeeping]], [[Players#Defending | defending]], [[Players#Playmaking | playmaking]], [[ Players#Winger | winger]], [[Players#Scoring | scoring]]) are the most popular training types.

Brackets indicate small effects. Double brackets indicate very small effects
<TABLE>
<TR vAlign=top style="background-color:#dddddd">
<TD>Training type</TD>
<TD>Improves</TD>
<TD>...for...</TD>
<TD>Training speed</TD>
<TD>Max players trained</TD>
<TD>Impairs</TD></TR>
<TR vAlign=top style="background-color:#ddffdd">
<TD>Goalkeeping</TD>
<TD>Goalkeeping</TD>
<TD>Goalkeepers </TD>
<TD>5 weeks</TD>
<TD>2</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR vAlign=top style="background-color:#ddffdd">
<TD>Defending</TD>
<TD>Defending</TD>
<TD>Defenders ((Others))</TD>
<TD>8 weeks</TD>
<TD>10</TD>
<TD></TD></TR>
<TR vAlign=top style="background-color:#ddffdd">
<TD>Playmaking      </TD>
<TD>Playmaking</TD>
<TD>Inner midfielders (Wingers) ((Others))</TD>
<TD>7 weeks</TD>
<TD>6 (4)</TD>
<TD></TD></TR>
<TR vAlign=top style="background-color:#ddffdd">
<TD>[[Scoring]]</TD>
<TD>Scoring</TD>
<TD>Forwards ((others)) </TD>
<TD>6.5 weeks</TD>
<TD>6</TD>
<TD></TD></TR>
<TR vAlign=top style="background-color:#ddffdd">
<TD>Crossing (Winger)</TD>
<TD>Winger</TD>
<TD>Wingers (Wing backs) ((others))</TD>
<TD>5 weeks</TD>
<TD>4 (4)</TD>
<TD></TD></TR>
<TR valign="top" style="background-color:#ddffdd">
<TD>Defensive positions</TD>
<TD>Defending</TD>
<TD>(Defenders and midfielders) ((Others))</TD>
<TD>16 weeks</TD>
<TD>(18)</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="background-color:#ddffdd">
<TD>Wing attacks</TD>
<TD>Winger</TD>
<TD>Forwards and wingers ((Others))</TD>
<TD>8.5 weeks</TD>
<TD>10</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR vAlign=top style="background-color:#ddffdd">
<TD rowspan=2>Shooting</TD>
<TD>(Scoring)</TD>
<TD>(Outfielders) ((Others))</TD>
<TD>14 weeks</TD>
<TD>(20+) </TD>
<TD></TD></TR>
<TR vAlign=top style="background-color:#ddffdd">
<TD style="background-color:#ffdddd">(Set pieces)</TD>
<TD>((All))</TD>
<TD>16 weeks</TD>
<TD>(50)</TD>
<TD></TD></TR>

<TR vAlign=top style="background-color:#ffdddd">
<TD>Short passes</TD>
<TD>Passing</TD>
<TD>Midfielders and forwards ((Others))</TD>
<TD>6.5 weeks</TD>
<TD>16</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="background-color:#ffdddd">
<TD>Through passes</TD>
<TD>Passing</TD>
<TD>Defenders and midfielders ((Others))</TD>
<TD>7.5 weeks</TD>
<TD>18</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR vAlign=top style="background-color:#ffdddd">
<TD>Set pieces</TD>
<TD>Set pieces</TD>
<TD>All</TD>
<TD>2 weeks</TD>
<TD>50</TD>
<TD></TD></TR>
<TR vAlign=top style="background-color:#ffdddd">
<TD>Stamina</TD>
<TD>Stamina</TD>
<TD>All</TD>
<TD>1-2 weeks</TD>
<TD>50</TD>
<TD>Form</TD></TR>

<TR vAlign=top style="background-color:#ddddff">
<TD rowspan=2>General</TD>
<TD>(Form)</TD>
<TD>(All who played a game during the week)</TD>
<TD>1 week</TD>
<TD>22</TD>
<TD></TD></TR>
<TR vAlign=top style="background-color:#ddddff">
<TD>(Goalkeeping)</TD>
<TD>((Goalkeepers))</TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD></TR>

</TABLE>

Please note the 'Training Speed' numbers are based on 17 year old trainees, using a [[Skills#Coach_skills_/_Form_/_Leadership|solid]] coach, and 9 [[Specialists |assistants]].

== Training efficiency factors ==
=== Effect of coach ===
To achieve the optimal training time requires a [[coach]] with solid coaching skills.
A coaching level below that lengthens training time. A general rule of thumb is one extra week for every level below solid, although this rule is not so accurate with the faster training types.

[[Skills#Coach_skills_/_Form_/_Leadership|excellent]] coaches train slightly faster than solid ones by roughly half a week but are generally seen as too expensive to be profitable in the long term.

=== Effect of player age ===
Young players train much faster than old players. To achieve the optimal training time your trainees need to be between 17-18.
Players older than that will generally train slower. Again the rule of thumb is one extra week for every year older than 18. More precisely, training is 8-9% slower with each additional year.

=== Effect of assistants ===
[[Assistant coaches]] also help with training. A team may only have 10 of any one type of [[employees]]. However assistant coaches and [[goalkeeping coaches]] are treated as one type, so a team may only have a combined total of 10 coaches. Typically non-goalkeeping training teams employ 9 assistant coaches and 1 goalkeeping coach. It is believed that a goalkeeping coach helps with keepers' [[form]]. Some hire more goalkeeping coaches and others argue that it is possible to have 10 assistant coaches and 1 goalkeeping coach with no adverse effects on the team, but some users have reported training losses after trying this.

It is not always in a teams best interest to hire all the possible assistants. The effect of each additional assistant decreases fast. E.g. having 5 GK coaches instead of 10 will slow GK training all the way from solid to divine by 1 week only. Clubs in finical difficulty will often sacrifice some coaches.

=== Training intensity ===
Most team managers agree it is best to train at 100% intensity. It is believed that is brings beneficial effects to the [[form]] of the team, when training at the fastest pace possible. It is also believed that the chance of [[injuries]] raises with the training intensity.

== When to cash in ==

In most cases [[transfers|selling]] trainees at age 21 is the best way to maximise profit. Once a player hits 21 years old, he begins to train at a noticably slower rate compared to a younger player.

With particularly high skilled players, especially [[National Teams|National Team]] players, training can be taken on further, but in general the financial returns decrease beyond the age of 21.

It is also worth noting it is possible to overtrain a player, and make him unsustainable in the long run due to [[wages|wage restrictions]].

== Choosing trainees ==
Choosing the correct players to train is a balancing act. There are four factors to consider.
* Training skill
* Age
* Secondary skills
* Price

There is little to be gained from training players that are not at least [[skills#Player_abilities_etc|passable]] in their training skill.
Training a player who is passable or solid in primary skill is not as profitable as training higher skills.
But players of these lower skills cost considerably less to purchase.
To get some ideas of the cost and profit from various skill increases see
[http://www.lokesoftware.dk/ham/hamtpestats.cfm?Skill=1 HAM Transfer Price Evaluation]

17 year olds with high skills are expensive. On the other hand, older players train slower.

The better the secondary skills, the more you will pay to purchase the trainee, but the final selling price will also be higher.

Training

2005-11-26T09:33:17Z

85.97.61.76: /* Training types */

== Importance of training ==
Training is one of the most important aspects of a successful [[team]] in Hattrick. By concentrating on training just one [[skills|skill]] for a number of seasons a team can take medium skilled, young [[players]] and train them up to become superstars, who can then be sold for a handsome profit. Thus improving the team and helping the team to eventually to win [[promotion]]

== Training types ==

In Hattrick, training takes place once a week. Typically only players who played on certain positions are fully trained depending on the skill you are training. If, for instance, [[forwards]] are being trained then only the players that played as a forward in one of the two games that week receive training. Note that only last played [[position]] matters for training.
There are 12 types of training. Each have their own potential for generating profit or improving your team. Generally the training types that concentrate on one of the main skills ([[Players#Goalkeeping |goalkeeping]], [[Players#Defending | defending]], [[Players#Playmaking | playmaking]], [[ Players#Winger | winger]], [[Players#Scoring | scoring]]) are the most popular training types.

Brackets indicate small effects. Double brackets indicate very small effects
<TABLE>
<TR vAlign=top style="background-color:#dddddd">
<TD>Training type</TD>
<TD>Improves</TD>
<TD>...for...</TD>
<TD>Training speed</TD>
<TD>Max players trained</TD>
<TD>Impairs</TD></TR>
<TR vAlign=top style="background-color:#ddffdd">
<TD>Goalkeeping</TD>
<TD>Goalkeeping</TD>
<TD>Goalkeepers </TD>
<TD>5 weeks</TD>
<TD>2</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR vAlign=top style="background-color:#ddffdd">
<TD>Defending</TD>
<TD>Defending</TD>
<TD>Defenders ((Others))</TD>
<TD>8 weeks</TD>
<TD>10</TD>
<TD></TD></TR>
<TR vAlign=top style="background-color:#ddffdd">
<TD>Playmaking      </TD>
<TD>Midfield</TD>
<TD>Inner midfielders (Wingers) ((Others))</TD>
<TD>7 weeks</TD>
<TD>6 (4)</TD>
<TD></TD></TR>
<TR vAlign=top style="background-color:#ddffdd">
<TD>[[Scoring]]</TD>
<TD>Scoring</TD>
<TD>Forwards ((others)) </TD>
<TD>6.5 weeks</TD>
<TD>6</TD>
<TD></TD></TR>
<TR vAlign=top style="background-color:#ddffdd">
<TD>Crossing (Winger)</TD>
<TD>Winger</TD>
<TD>Wingers (Wing backs) ((others))</TD>
<TD>5 weeks</TD>
<TD>4 (4)</TD>
<TD></TD></TR>
<TR valign="top" style="background-color:#ddffdd">
<TD>Defensive positions</TD>
<TD>Defending</TD>
<TD>(Defenders and midfielders) ((Others))</TD>
<TD>16 weeks</TD>
<TD>(18)</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="background-color:#ddffdd">
<TD>Wing attacks</TD>
<TD>Winger</TD>
<TD>Forwards and wingers ((Others))</TD>
<TD>8.5 weeks</TD>
<TD>10</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR vAlign=top style="background-color:#ddffdd">
<TD rowspan=2>Shooting</TD>
<TD>(Scoring)</TD>
<TD>(Outfielders) ((Others))</TD>
<TD>14 weeks</TD>
<TD>(20+) </TD>
<TD></TD></TR>
<TR vAlign=top style="background-color:#ddffdd">
<TD style="background-color:#ffdddd">(Set pieces)</TD>
<TD>((All))</TD>
<TD>16 weeks</TD>
<TD>(50)</TD>
<TD></TD></TR>

<TR vAlign=top style="background-color:#ffdddd">
<TD>Short passes</TD>
<TD>Passing</TD>
<TD>Midfielders and forwards ((Others))</TD>
<TD>6.5 weeks</TD>
<TD>16</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="background-color:#ffdddd">
<TD>Through passes</TD>
<TD>Passing</TD>
<TD>Defenders and midfielders ((Others))</TD>
<TD>7.5 weeks</TD>
<TD>18</TD>
<TD></TD>
</TR>
<TR vAlign=top style="background-color:#ffdddd">
<TD>Set pieces</TD>
<TD>Set pieces</TD>
<TD>All</TD>
<TD>2 weeks</TD>
<TD>50</TD>
<TD></TD></TR>
<TR vAlign=top style="background-color:#ffdddd">
<TD>Stamina</TD>
<TD>Stamina</TD>
<TD>All</TD>
<TD>1-2 weeks</TD>
<TD>50</TD>
<TD>Form</TD></TR>

<TR vAlign=top style="background-color:#ddddff">
<TD rowspan=2>General</TD>
<TD>(Form)</TD>
<TD>(All who played a game during the week)</TD>
<TD>1 week</TD>
<TD>22</TD>
<TD></TD></TR>
<TR vAlign=top style="background-color:#ddddff">
<TD>(Goalkeeping)</TD>
<TD>((Goalkeepers))</TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD></TR>

</TABLE>

Please note the 'Training Speed' numbers are based on 17 year old trainees, using a [[Skills#Coach_skills_/_Form_/_Leadership|solid]] coach, and 9 [[Specialists |assistants]].

== Training efficiency factors ==
=== Effect of coach ===
To achieve the optimal training time requires a [[coach]] with solid coaching skills.
A coaching level below that lengthens training time. A general rule of thumb is one extra week for every level below solid, although this rule is not so accurate with the faster training types.

[[Skills#Coach_skills_/_Form_/_Leadership|excellent]] coaches train slightly faster than solid ones by roughly half a week but are generally seen as too expensive to be profitable in the long term.

=== Effect of player age ===
Young players train much faster than old players. To achieve the optimal training time your trainees need to be between 17-18.
Players older than that will generally train slower. Again the rule of thumb is one extra week for every year older than 18. More precisely, training is 8-9% slower with each additional year.

=== Effect of assistants ===
[[Assistant coaches]] also help with training. A team may only have 10 of any one type of [[employees]]. However assistant coaches and [[goalkeeping coaches]] are treated as one type, so a team may only have a combined total of 10 coaches. Typically non-goalkeeping training teams employ 9 assistant coaches and 1 goalkeeping coach. It is believed that a goalkeeping coach helps with keepers' [[form]]. Some hire more goalkeeping coaches and others argue that it is possible to have 10 assistant coaches and 1 goalkeeping coach with no adverse effects on the team, but some users have reported training losses after trying this.

It is not always in a teams best interest to hire all the possible assistants. The effect of each additional assistant decreases fast. E.g. having 5 GK coaches instead of 10 will slow GK training all the way from solid to divine by 1 week only. Clubs in finical difficulty will often sacrifice some coaches.

=== Training intensity ===
Most team managers agree it is best to train at 100% intensity. It is believed that is brings beneficial effects to the [[form]] of the team, when training at the fastest pace possible. It is also believed that the chance of [[injuries]] raises with the training intensity.

== When to cash in ==

In most cases [[transfers|selling]] trainees at age 21 is the best way to maximise profit. Once a player hits 21 years old, he begins to train at a noticably slower rate compared to a younger player.

With particularly high skilled players, especially [[National Teams|National Team]] players, training can be taken on further, but in general the financial returns decrease beyond the age of 21.

It is also worth noting it is possible to overtrain a player, and make him unsustainable in the long run due to [[wages|wage restrictions]].

== Choosing trainees ==
Choosing the correct players to train is a balancing act. There are four factors to consider.
* Training skill
* Age
* Secondary skills
* Price

There is little to be gained from training players that are not at least [[skills#Player_abilities_etc|passable]] in their training skill.
Training a player who is passable or solid in primary skill is not as profitable as training higher skills.
But players of these lower skills cost considerably less to purchase.
To get some ideas of the cost and profit from various skill increases see
[http://www.lokesoftware.dk/ham/hamtpestats.cfm?Skill=1 HAM Transfer Price Evaluation]

17 year olds with high skills are expensive. On the other hand, older players train slower.

The better the secondary skills, the more you will pay to purchase the trainee, but the final selling price will also be higher.