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Hattrick Manager License Challenge

2006-01-06T14:52:58Z

Duno7: challenges now on an ordered list

[[Image:ManagerLicense.gif|thumb]]
The '''Hattrick Manager License Challenge''' is a program established for new players to help them learn the [[rules]] of the [[Hattrick|game]] by a simple philosophy: they will read the rules if there is money involved. The challenge consists of 24 different parts. The last six parts are all quizzes of six questions each.

==History of the Program==
The Manager License program was launched on November 28th, 2005 ([[Global Season]] 27 after match day 11). The [[Hattrick Team]] issued this announcement explaining the changes:

'''11/28/2005 - Newbie Tutorial''' 
''Starting today, new users in Hattrick will get to complete a tutorial - the Hattrick Manager License Challenge - over their first few weeks on the site.''
 
''It consists of a number of tasks that the user has to complete to get the License. Rather than getting a big lump of money at the start, new teams will get only EUR 50,000 on day one and will instead receive a bonus for each completed task. The maximum bonus sum is an additional EUR 250,000.''
 
''As a previously existing user, you are also welcome to complete the Manager License Challenge. However, you won't get any bonus money; that just wouldn't be fair. But you do get a small diploma to display on your team page. More information is available under My Hattrick > Manager License in the menu.''

==The Complete List of Challenges==

The program consists of 24 parts:

#Name your arena - $5,000
#:Pretty straightforward. Just go to the "arena" page and change your arena name.
#Promote a Youth Player - $5,000
#:Again, pretty straightforward. Go to the "The Club" page and promote a youth player.
#Check economy - $10,000
#:Simply visiting the economy page finishes this challenge.
#Check your players - $10,000
#:Just visit the players page.
#Hire a Specialist - $10,000
#:Go to "The Club" and hire a specialist. Simple.
#Search for... - $10,000
#:I'm actually not sure which completed this challenge: either visiting search under tools, or clicking on the link to your own league in the bottom left hand corner of the screen.
#Book a Friendly - $15,000
#:You must either accept a challenge for a friendly, or challenge someone to a friendly and have them accept.
#Match Order (4-4-2) - $25,000
#:Can only be completed after Challenge #7. You must set a lineup, and then hit the all-important "Send Orders" button to complete this challenge.
#Join the newbie conference and the conference of your league - $10,000
#:If you're reading this, you've probably done this. :-p
#Place a bid on a player - $15,000
#:It doesn't matter if you win the bid or not, you just need to bid on someone.
#Check the result of your first match - $10,000
#:Strangely enough, you don't have to wait until after your first match to do this. Just click on Matches, and under "More info about the team" choose "last lineup" and challenge complete.
#Transfer List a Player - $15,000
#:Just try to sell a player. It doesn't matter if they're bought or not.
#Choose Training Type - $10,000
#:Just go under training and choose a training type. Simple.
#Play your second Match (new match order) - $10,000
#:I'm not sure if you have to change something in your match order or not, but again, you must hit that important "Send Orders" button to complete. It only works for A DIFFERENT MATCH than the one used for Challenge #8. In other words, by now, you must have booked at least 2 matches and used a different match order (?) for each of them.
#Fill in your details - $20,000
#:It gives you a few more things to fill out when you click the link it gives you. Then you have to wait a few days for a GM to look at it. Note that once this challenge has been done, and a GM has looked at it, you can then look at tactics and position in your own match orders.
#Visit "About Supporter - $10,000
#:You just need to go to help -> About supporter.
#"Buy" credits in the shop (for free) - $10,000
#:It just wants you to go to the shop and buy the 3 credits. It doesn't charge you for them, or even ask for payment information. You can buy them for yourself, or for someone else, it doesn't matter.
#Reposition players - $10,000
#:In order to finish this challenge, you have to use a different match formation than 4-4-2. After finishing challenge 15, the game will allow you to change the formation and orders. But in order to finish this challenge, you must use a different game than the ones used for #8 and #14. This means in order to finish this challenge, you must set the orders for your third game. Once again, when you have finished playing around with the match orders, you must hit the Send Orders button.
#Quiz 1 - variable $
#:You get quizzed on various parts of the game. No, I'm not giving away the answers. They give you a link to the rules page, and the answers are easy. And multiple choice.
#Quiz 2 - variable $
#Quiz 3 - variable $
#Quiz 4 - variable $
#Quiz 5 - variable $
#Quiz 6 - variable $

[[Category:Game Concepts]]

Friendly

2005-12-08T12:13:05Z

Duno7: cleaned up + added some info (not complete yet)

==Introduction==
Any game that is not a [[competitive match]] is a '''friendly'''. The main point of friendlies is to maximise [[training]], or keeping your substitutes in a hopefuly better [[form]]. There is also some gate income will help your [[economy]], but the income is quite low compared to an official league match (it is rare to spot friendlies with over 5.000 spectators, even among teams from the top divisions). A popular thing to do in friendly matches is [[flag chasing]], where you visit a new country every week.

===Effects===
The outcome of the match has no effect on [[sponsors]] [[supporters]], [[team spirit]], [[confidence]] or player [[booking]]s. However, players might get [[injury|injured]] while playing that match, and they can also gain a tiny amount of [[experience]], much lower than the amount of experience from a league match. See the [[experience]] article for the formula.

===Income===
The amount of spectators who attend a friendly match is significantly lower than the amount of spectators who attend a regular league match. The income is split evenly among the two teams. The attendance will be slightly higher if the match is an international friendly.

===Match types===
The friendlies can be played using two different kind of rules:
====Normal====
* If the match ends in a draw, no extra time or penalties will be played.
* The amount of attendance is lower than a [[Friendly#cup rules|cup rules]] friendly.
====Cup rules====
* If the match ends in a draw, extra time and penalties (if needed) will be played.
* The attendance of the match is higher than a [[Friendly#normal|normal]] friendly.

===Venue===
====International friendly====
====National friendly====
====Neutral ground====

==Considerations==
===Profitability===
For clubs of the lowest division in large leagues (e.g. [[Netherlands]], [[Spain]], [[Sweden]] or [[Germany]]) are international friendlies (away) not recommendable. The travelling costs will be higher then the spectator income of the match. That teams should make friendly matches against higher division teams of the own country or international friendlies in their own stadions. The economic effect is here also important.

'''example (german XI. division team):'''

spectators in series games: 
2175 
1230 
2247 
1243 
1104

Spectators in a friendly against a IV. division team: 
985

{{stub}}

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2005-12-08T11:42:50Z

Duno7: added : to the time zone caption

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2005-12-08T11:42:15Z

Duno7: colspan=2 on the link to wikipedia row

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User talk:Duno7

2005-12-06T14:42:10Z

Duno7:

Thanks for the help [[user:Superow|Superow]]
----

Really interesting stuff about that HattrickWikiProject. I've just started to get a hold on the concept of wiki, so I'm no expert at all, but I'll try to read and learn. If I can help in any way, let me now. --[[User:Ukelele|ukelele]] 19:52, 26 November 2005 (UTC)

== Wiki question ==

I saw you edited the Carmel Dotan page changing the category link from: "category:Famous Players" to "category:Famous Players|Carmel Dotan". I guess you know what you're doing, but can't seem to find what it does. An explenation would be great, thanx. --[[User:Giggsip|Giggsip]] 20:53, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
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That is so it get listed under the "C" heading on the [[:Category:Famous Players]] category page, instead of being listed under the "U" :) I guess there is also a way to change the caption of the link, but I have not been able to find out how. Of course, this is only needed on pages where the name of the item is not the full name of its page. Please let me know if you have more info about this!--[[User:Duno7|duno7]] 21:14, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

Template talk:Categorybrowsebar

2005-12-05T21:20:44Z

Duno7:

Nice and useful template, is discussion about it taking place somewhere else? I would suggest adding the bar to the main page as well -[[User:Duno7|duno7]] 21:20, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

User talk:Duno7

2005-12-05T21:14:15Z

Duno7: /* Wiki question */

Thanks for the help [[user:Superow|Superow]]
----

Really interesting stuff about that HattrickWikiProject. I've just started to get a hold on the concept of wiki, so I'm no expert at all, but I'll try to read and learn. If I can help in any way, let me now. --[[User:Ukelele|ukelele]] 19:52, 26 November 2005 (UTC)

== Wiki question ==

I saw you edited the Carmel Dotan page changing the category link from: "category:Famous Players" to "category:Famous Players|Carmel Dotan". I guess you know what you're doing, but can't seem to find what it does. An explenation would be great, thanx. --[[User:Giggsip|Giggsip]] 20:53, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
----
That is so it get listed under the "C" heading on the [[:Category:Famous players]] category page, instead of being listed under the "U" :) I guess there is also a way to change the caption of the link, but I have not been able to find out how. Of course, this is only needed on pages where the name of the item is not the full name of its page. Please let me know if you have more info about this!--[[User:Duno7|duno7]] 21:14, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

Carmel Dotan

2005-12-04T15:59:16Z

Duno7:

'''Carmel Dotan (10750447)'''

[[image:dotanbo.gif]]

A pleasant guy who is fiery and honest.
Has supernatural experience and weak leadership abilities

Also part of Team [[Israel]]!

Nationality: [[Israel]]

Total Skill Index (TSI): 441 430

Wage: 1 074 600 NIS/week

Owner: [[User:Superow/Maccabi_Tel_Aviv|Maccabi Tel Aviv]]

Warnings: 1

Injuries: Healthy

[[image:Bazooka_dotan.jpg]]

Stamina: excellent Goalkeeping: disastrous

Playmaking: divine Passing: poor

Winger: poor Defending: poor

Scoring: weak Set Pieces: poor

Matches for National team: 39

Career Goals: 44

Career Hattricks: 0

League goals this season: 2

Cup goals this season: 1

Carmel Dotan, a [[Midfield]] player, is one of the best players in [[Israel]]. He was pulled by hack team in Israel and was transferred to Maccabi Tel Aviv, which is managed by [[User:Superow|Superow]].
He has more than 35 national app. and a great experience.
Also known as Bazooka Dotan and has many Bazooka gum jokes around the nation.

[[image:Bazooka01eng.gif]]

[[category:Players]]
[[category:Famous Players|Carmel Dotan]]

Carmel Dotan

2005-12-04T15:58:41Z

Duno7:

Talk:Toward Wing

2005-12-04T15:38:34Z

Duno7:

"An individual order you can give to an inner midfielder or a central defender. It indicates that you want them to use their winger skills to help boost left attack or right attack ratings '''with their passing skill'''"

shouldnt the bolded part be removed? --[[User:Duno7|duno7]] 15:38, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

Talk:Toward Wing

2005-12-04T15:38:22Z

Duno7:

"An individual order you can give to an inner midfielder or a central defender. It indicates that you want them to use their winger skills to help boost left attack or right attack ratings '''with their passing skill'''"
shouldnt the bolded part be removed? --[[User:Duno7|duno7]] 15:38, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

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2005-12-04T14:28:56Z

Duno7: reverted: it does not look good on a page with several announcements

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Inner

2005-12-04T14:21:49Z

Duno7:

#redirect [[Inner Midfielder]]

Short passes

2005-12-04T14:20:36Z

Duno7:

==Facts==
===Effects===
* Improves the [[passing]] ability of you players.

===Players affected===
* [[Inner Midfielder]]s, [[Winger]]s, [[Forward]]s

==Observations==
{{based_on_research}}
===Benefits===
* '''Number of [[trainees]]''': you can train up to 16 players by using [[2-5-3]], and up to 14 players using standard formations.
:*Since there are so many training spots, a loss of one of them during some weeks does not have that much impact in the whole training program, allowing to use a player in both matches during the week (this might lead to a better [[cup]] run, or similar) without noticeable drawbacks.
:*You can configure your squad by having different sets of trainees, making it easier to have replacements for your A-team.
* '''Tactical flexibility''': you can play [[3-4-3]] and [[3-5-2]] at your will without sacrifizing real training spots. You can discard a slot and play also [[4-4-2]]. This, combined with the possibility of having an ample set of substitutes, leads to a better-than-average tactical flexibility.
* '''[[Wage]]s''': Since passing will probably most of the time be your player's the second highest [[ability]], its impact on the wages is lower. This allows creating [[multiskilled player]]s that will have roughly the same wage as the same player with no passing, and better performance in the field.

===Drawbacks===
* '''Economical investment''': having 14 perfect (in market terms) trainees requires a investment that most teams cannot afford. A lot of millions need to be inverted in trainees to get the maximum profit. Because of this, most of the time you can get more money by training a primary skill.
* '''Market unpredictability''': since the number of players with higher than excellent passing in the market is very low, it is hard to know the right price of such players. Most of the time you just have to be lucky an owner who likes passing sees your player at the moment of the deadline to have it sold. While this can be also a good thing, most of the time selling such players is a risk.

===Formations===
[[3-5-2]] and [[3-4-3]] are the most popular, since they the dominant tactics at the moment. Some managers also play [[2-5-3]] in friendly matches, so they can use the extra-training spot.

===Popularity===
The number of [[user]]s training short passes is around 25.000, which is a 4% of the total hattrick managers.

Wage

2005-12-04T14:20:08Z

Duno7:

#redirect [[Wages]]

Short passes

2005-12-04T14:19:21Z

Duno7:

=Short passes training==
==Facts==
===Effects===
* Improves the [[passing]] ability of you players.

==Players affected==
* [[Inner Midfielder]]s, [[Winger]]s, [[Forward]]s

==Observations==
{{based_on_research}}
===Benefits===
* '''Number of [[trainees]]''': you can train up to 16 players by using [[2-5-3]], and up to 14 players using standard formations.
:*Since there are so many training spots, a loss of one of them during some weeks does not have that much impact in the whole training program, allowing to use a player in both matches during the week (this might lead to a better [[cup]] run, or similar) without noticeable drawbacks.
:*You can configure your squad by having different sets of trainees, making it easier to have replacements for your A-team.
* '''Tactical flexibility''': you can play [[3-4-3]] and [[3-5-2]] at your will without sacrifizing real training spots. You can discard a slot and play also [[4-4-2]]. This, combined with the possibility of having an ample set of substitutes, leads to a better-than-average tactical flexibility.
* '''[[Wage]]s''': Since passing will probably most of the time be your player's the second highest [[ability]], its impact on the wages is lower. This allows creating [[multiskilled player]]s that will have roughly the same wage as the same player with no passing, and better performance in the field.

===Drawbacks===
* '''Economical investment''': having 14 perfect (in market terms) trainees requires a investment that most teams cannot afford. A lot of millions need to be inverted in trainees to get the maximum profit. Because of this, most of the time you can get more money by training a primary skill.
* '''Market unpredictability''': since the number of players with higher than excellent passing in the market is very low, it is hard to know the right price of such players. Most of the time you just have to be lucky an owner who likes passing sees your player at the moment of the deadline to have it sold. While this can be also a good thing, most of the time selling such players is a risk.

===Formations===
[[3-5-2]] and [[3-4-3]] are the most popular, since they the dominant tactics at the moment. Some managers also play [[2-5-3]] in friendly matches, so they can use the extra-training spot.

===Popularity===
The number of [[user]]s training short passes is around 25.000, which is a 4% of the total hattrick managers.

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2005-12-04T13:56:23Z

Duno7: added based_on_fact template

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Training

2005-12-03T22:44:09Z

Duno7: /* 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]].

But the monetary side is only one side of the medal. Each training type has also non monetary (dis-)advantages. For example a playmaking trainer can't train his players efficiently in the later [[cup]] rounds or a goalkeeper trainer is not limited in specific [[formations]].

== Choosing trainees ==

Choosing the correct players to train is a balancing act. There are four factors to consider.
* Main skill ([[goalkeeping]], [[defending]], [[playmaking]], [[winger]] or [[scoring]])
* Age
* Secondary skills, related to the main skill
* Price

There is little to be gained from training players that are not at least [[skills#Player_abilities_etc|passable]] in their main skill, although for new players 17 year olds with inadequate main skill should be considered.
Training a player who is passable or solid in primary skill is not as profitable as training higher skills, but lower skilled players 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]

As players age, they decrease in price, so buying slightly older players (eg 18 or 19 year olds) is often wise.

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

== 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, [[Forward|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 [[:Category:Player_positions|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 ([[goalkeeping]], [[defending]], [[playmaking]], [[wing]]er, and [[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>7 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>(20)</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>20</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 [[Denominations|solid]] coach, and 9 [[Specialists |assistants]].

There is a theory that claims that for each year above 17 you should add one week (or a fraction of a week) of training. Another theory is, that training speed is depreciated with approximately 8% each year above 17 years of age.

Also note that these training speed values are given as an average, and can (and will) vary from player to player. This means, for example, that if the value presented for a given training is 7 weeks, some players will take 6, others 8, but if you look at a large number of players they should average at 7.

== 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 under 20, with 17 year olds being the best.

Older players are much slower to train, and a good rule of thumb is one extra week for every year older than 17. More precisely, training becomes 8-9% slower for every year above this.

Certain training types - namely set pieces, stamina and general - work exactly the same, no matter what age the player is.

As a player reaches 27 his abilities may start decreasing. This process doesn't occur constantly, and there is no guarantee it will happen at all. Typically, very small decreases occur for players around 30, considerably larger leaps for players around 35. For some reason, these decreases in abilities always surface on Mondays. Certain skills are harder to maintain as players grow older - scoring ability is the hardest to maintain, whilst goalkeeping is the easiest.

It's very hard to maintain stamina above the level of "excellent" for a long period of time. All players just above the dividing line between "excellent" and the level under it are successively pressed downwards. There's a limit to how well the human body can perform.

 

=== Effect of assistants ===
[[Assistant coach]]es also help with training. A team may only have 10 of any one type of [[staff]]. However assistant coaches and [[goalkeeping coach]]es 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 to maintain the [[form]] of the keeper. Other people prefer a 8 to 2 split between coaches.

Some users claim it is possible to have 11 coaches without seeing any ill effects, but many users have lost training when 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. This is approximately 2 years of real time!

Clubs in financial difficulty should always bear this in mind when trying to make savings.

=== Training intensity ===
Most team managers agree it is best to train at 100% intensity. The benefits are clear in that skills increase more quickly, and there is also the likelihood of better [[form]].

Unfortunately, there is also an increased chance of [[injury]].

== 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 the extremely high [[wages]].

Players

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Duno7:

A team is the virtual football team one owns and manages in Hattrick. It consists of a number of virtual football [[players]], usually between 20 and 30 (maximum 50). The manager chooses a [[formation]] with 11 of these players for each game, plus 5 substitutes.
If the 50-players limit is exceeded, [[Training]] is lost for that week. Please take note that the [[Coach]] is considered a player, as he may well play (and often does!)

Each player has an individual name, and is made up of assorted [[skills]], [[personality]], [[form]], [[experience]] and [[specialties]].
He'll also have an ideal [[:Category:Player_positions|position]], but you'll need to work that out through experience!

=Skills=

Each player has 8 basic [[skills]], which can be improved through [[training]], and decline with age. These skills are [[Stamina]], [[Playmaking]], [[Wing]], [[Scoring]], [[Goalkeeping]], [[Passing]]. [[Defending]] and [[Set Pieces]]. Each of these skills has a a value between [[What The Words Mean |disastrous]] and [[What The Words Mean |divine]]

=Form=

[[Form]] is one of the most important characteristics for any player, determining how well he is able to use his [[skills]]. You'll note that a good player who is out of form will often be outperformed by a not so good player at the top of his game.

For a fuller discussion, click [[Form|here]]

=Experience=

Some players may not have the greatest abilities, but their nouse and knowledge of the game more than makes up for it. ]]d players often play much better than their younger, greener colleagues.

For a full discussion, click [[Experience|here]]

=Player Specialties=

'''Some''' of the players in Hattrick have [[specialties]], that differentiate them from other players. A player may have only one specialty, and no more.

The five specialties are [[Head]], [[Technical]], [[Powerful]], [[Quick]] and [[Unpredictable]]

To learn more about the diffrent specialties and how they affect the match, [[specialties|click here.]]

= Personality=

Finally, a player also has four [[personality]] characteristics, [[leadership]], [[agreeability]], [[honesty]] and [[aggressiveness]].

=Injury and Suspension=

All this is well and good, but sometimes a player isn't able to play...

==Injuries==

It won't matter how good a player really is if he's not on form or is injured. Sometimes players get injured. If this is the case, the injury, unless very slight, will put them on the treatment table for a couple of games. The risk of injuries increases as the team increases the intensity of training. Older players take longer to heal than young ones. You should also remember that the injury times stated are only estimates. A +1 injury could heal within 3 days with the assistance of doctors, but equally if your 35 year old star forward has a week-long injury, it might take him 10 or 11 days to get fit again.

For more information, see [[Injury]]

==Yellow and red cards==

Players may get booked or sent off during games. Two bookings during a match will automatically lead to the player being sent off. Bookings and Sending - Offs during competitive games eventually lead to a suspensions. A player will be suspended for the next match if he is sent off, or if he has accumulated 3 bookings during a season. This is shown by a red card symbol on the player page. You can also see how many yellow cards have been received so far. At the end of the season all [[cards]] are cleared.

Whilst a player can receive cards during friendly matches, they have no other effects than those seen during the game.

Highly aggressive players will tend to be booked more often than other players. Especially if they're also dishonest or lacking in experience.

Abbreviations

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Duno7: /* D */

__NOTOC__
A number of abbreviations are used in the Hattrick [[conference|conferences]]. Here are some of the most common.

==A==

*AIM - [[AIM|Attack in the Middle]]
*AOW - [[AOW|Attack on Wings]]

==B==

*BTL - [[Between the Lines]]

==C==
*CA - [[Counter Attack]]
*CD - [[Central Defender]]
*CHPP - [[CHPP|Certified Hattrick Product Provider]]

==D==

*DotS - [[Denominations#Sponsors_.26_supporters|Dancing In The Streets]]
*DM - [[Defensive]] [[Midfielder]]
*DWB - [[Defensive]] [[Wing Back]]

==E==

*ECD - [[Extra]] [[Central Defender]]
*EFW - [[Extra]] [[Forward]]
*EIM - [[Extra]] [[Inner Midfielder]] (also: XIM)

==F==

*FED - [[Federation]]
*FTW - [[Forward]] [[Toward Wing]]

==G==

*GK - [[Goalkeeper]]
*GM - [[GameMasters|GameMaster]]

==H==

*HAM - [[Hattrick Assistant Manager]]
*HB - [[Hattrick Buddy]]
*HM - [[Hattrick Manager]]
*HO - [[Hattrick Organizer]]
*HOL - [[Skills#Sponsors_.26_supporters|High On Life]]
*HT - [[Hattrick]], also [[Hattrick Team]]
*HT-ML - [[Hattrick Markup Language]]
*HTR - [[HTRatings]]

==I==

*IM - [[Inner Midfielder]]

==J==

==K==

==L==

*LA - [[Language Administrator]]
*LS - [[Leadership]]

==M==

*MLC - [[Manager License Challenge]]
*MOD - [[Moderator]], also: Mod
*MOTS or MOS - [[Match of the Season]]

==N==

*NT - [[National Teams|National Team]]

==O==

*OCD - [[Offensive]] [[Central Defender]]
*OWB - [[Offensive]] [[Wing Back]]

==P==

*PC - [[Tactics#Play Creatively | Play Creatively]]
*PIC - [[Play it Cool]]
*PIN - [[Play it Normal]]
*PM - [[Players#Playmaking | Playmaking]]
*POE - [[Skills#Team_spirit|Paradise on Earth]]
*PPP - [[Tactics#Pressing|Press]], [[Play it Cool|PIC]] and Pray

==Q==

==R==

==S==

*SE - [[Special Event]]
*SP - [[Players#Set Pieces|Set Pieces]]

==T==

*TC - [[Transfer compare|Transfer Compare]]
*TS - [[Skills#Team_spirit|Team Spirit]]
*TSI - [[Total Skill Index]]
*TL - [[Transfer List]]
*TPE - [[Transfer Price Evaluation]], some [[Helper Applications]] offer this functionality

==U==

*U20 - [[U-20]] Team

==V==

==W==

*WB - [[Wingback]]
*WC - [[World Cup]]
*WO - [[Walk Over]]
*WOC - [[Skills#Team_spirit|Walking On Clouds]]
*WTM - [[Winger Toward Middle]]

==X==

*XIM - See [[Abbreviations#E|EIM]]
*XP - [[Experience]]

==Y==

*YP - [[Youth]] Pull
*YS - [[Youth]] Squad

==Z==

Hattrick talk:Naming conventions/Version 1

2005-12-03T21:42:02Z

Duno7: Dissambiguation team

== Note ==

::::''Most of the content is from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions''
:::--[[User:Carlesmu|carlesmu]] 17:10, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
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== Use English words ==

I will change:
'''Exceptions for countries and regions'''
with:
Countries and region must be named with his hattrick name and which english name, if it is not the same, should redirect to his hattrick name.

If nobody dissagry I will change it tomorrow.

--[[User:Carlesmu|carlesmu]] 17:49, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

: Why not today?-) --[[User:GM-Lau|GM-Lau]] ;-)

:: Yes, better now. It's for let people be more involved with the changes. May be some other names should be in other language, but I cannot think in any other; may be somebody dissagree, or prefer another wording. --[[User:Carlesmu|carlesmu]] 18:30, 29 November 2005 (UTC) :-P

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the only exception should be the country and region pages. all other pages/categories should use the proper english name. for example ''"German users"'' instead of ''"Deutsche user"'' or ''"category:Germany"'' instead of ''"category:Deutschland"''.
--[[User:Shyrlden|Shyrlden]] 19:31, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

==Lowercase second and subsequent words==
''Convention: Do not capitalize second and subsequent words unless the title is a proper noun (such as a name) or is otherwise almost always capitalized (for example: "John Wayne", but not "Computer game").''

ok, i have checked the wikipedia site for proper nouns. now my question. Schouldn't it be ''(for example: "John Wayne", but not "Computer '''G'''ame")''? Game is a common noun or not? --[[User:Shyrlden|Shyrlden]] 19:03, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
: Ooops!!! Yes, I'm correcting it. --[[User:Carlesmu|carlesmu]] 20:59, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
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IMHO we should make a table with more examples. In discogs it looks like [http://help.discogs.com/wiki/SubmissionGuidelinesGeneralRules this]. --[[User:Shyrlden]]
: In the '''rationale''' links there are more examples, it shoud be usefull but I thinks it should be better to write them in another page (may be ''''Hattrick:Naming conventions (foo)'''), I think it's better short sections with references to examples and rationales. --[[User:Carlesmu|carlesmu]] 22:16, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

==Player pages, series pages, territorial categories==

i think we need standards for the names above.
* For players i include the ID in the name. Then it's a unique page name.
* I have seen different ways for Series names: e.g. ''III.3 (USA)'' or ''Latvia II 2'' (i prefer the first variant)
* same for subcategories. See [[:Category:Latvia]] for an example. 3 cat.s are name ''Latvian xyz'' and 1 is called ''Regions Latvija''. (this should be ''Latvian Regions'' in my opinion)
--[[User:Shyrlden|Shyrlden]] 16:15, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

I would not use the id in the player's name. Create them under your user namespace, and the problem is solved - besides, when having to access that page you need to type the id too, if i understood the idea right :) as for series, haven't checked the pages myself, but yours look like a good idea. finally, regarding subcategories, i also think some standardization is needed there, not sure which one is the best way though. --[[User:Duno7|duno7]] 21:35, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

== Dissambiguation team ==

I'm not sure if this discussion is taking place at some other article, but i guess this is also the right place. I have come accross certain words where some consensus is needed about them. We need to sort it out somehow, renaming the proper articles, making sure this is consistent with the rest of the wiki, and so on.
For example, what about [[Tactics]]? It can be used for the special tactics (CA, AIM, ...), for the total set of orders you give to your team (ie '''man, thats a cool tactic you used to defeat that guy'''), and some users might also use that word for the formation. This is used in a number of pages, and it is quite inconsistent now. We should set a standard word for each meaning, and make that list accessible to every writer. Another words are [[Team]], [[Supporter]], things like that.
I would suggest adding that list on the guidelines article, after discussing the stuff here. --[[User:Duno7|duno7]] 21:42, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

Hattrick talk:Naming conventions/Version 1

2005-12-03T21:35:14Z

Duno7: /* Player pages, series pages, territorial categories */

Attack on Wings

2005-12-03T16:16:05Z

Duno7: /* Considerations */

==Attack on wings tactic==

===Benefits===
* When getting a chance, your chances of it being a wing attack will raise (in a percentage between 20% and 40%, dependind on your [[Attack on wings#Attack on wings skill|Attack on wings skill]] and your series level)

===Drawbacks===
* Your [[central defence]] ratings are decreased by a certain %.

===Attack on wings skill===
Your ability to turn wing attacks into attacks through the middle is influenced by the total [[passing]] skill of all your outfield players. When calculating your AIM skill, an [[experience]] bonus is added for each involved player, as normal.

==Considerations==
{{based on opinion}}
===Levels===

Quoting the [[rules]]:

''With an '''exceptional AIM skill''', you will get something like 40% more attacks through the middle. To qualify for "exceptional", '''more is required of teams in a top level game than in a Divison IV fixture''', and the same relative level is taken into account for the other tactic types as well. At a minimum you are guaranteed to get 20% more attack through the middle. Depending on your AIM skill, you will end up somewhere in between these two extremes.''

===Effectiveness===
There is some debate over the effectiveness of this tactic, with some trainers feeling it is not as effective as the rules suggest.

[[Category:Tactics]]

Attack on Wings

2005-12-03T16:12:48Z

Duno7: layout + rewritted most of the article, please complete

==Attack on wings tactic==

===Benefits===
* When getting a chance, your chances of it being a wing attack will raise (in a percentage between 20% and 40%, dependind on your [[Attack on wings#Attack on wings skill|Attack on wings skill]] and your series level)

===Drawbacks===
* Your [[central defence]] ratings are decreased by a certain %.

===Attack on wings skill===
Your ability to turn wing attacks into attacks through the middle is influenced by the total [[passing]] skill of all your outfield players. When calculating your AIM skill, an [[experience]] bonus is added for each involved player, as normal.

==Considerations==

===Levels===

Quoting the [[rules]]:

''With an '''exceptional AIM skill''', you will get something like 40% more attacks through the middle. To qualify for "exceptional", '''more is required of teams in a top level game than in a Divison IV fixture''', and the same relative level is taken into account for the other tactic types as well. At a minimum you are guaranteed to get 20% more attack through the middle. Depending on your AIM skill, you will end up somewhere in between these two extremes.''

===Effectiveness===
There is some debate over the effectiveness of this tactic, with some trainers feeling it is not as effective as the rules suggest.

[[Category:Tactics]]

Attack in the middle

2005-12-03T15:54:12Z

Duno7: removed from game concepts

'''Attack in the Middle (AIM)''' is one of the game's [[tactics]]. It raises the probability that a chance is created in the middle of the field by at least 20%, lowering at the same time the probability that a chance is created on the wing.

It is believed that the usual distribution of chances between left wing, center, right wing and set pieces (including penalties) is 25%-40%-25%-10%. Playing AIM would change it to 21%-48%-21%-10% (if the ability in the tactic is low) or to 17%-56%-17%-10% (if the ability in the tactic is the highest possible). The ability in the tactic is calculated by summing the [[Players#Passing | Passing]] ability of all your outfield players.

The drawback of the AIM tactic is a weakening of the wing defence.

Your ability to turn wing attacks into attacks through the middle is influenced by the total passing skill of all your outfield players. When calculating your AIM skill, an experience bonus is added for each involved player, as normal.

With an exceptional AIM skill, you will get something like 40% more attacks through the middle. At a minimum you are guaranteed to get 20% more attack through the middle. Depending on your AIM skill, you will end up somewhere in between these two extremes.

So do remember to AIM if you want a good central attack.

The AIM tactic is not reported with events like counter-attacks, and lost opportunities are detailed only for the tactics above. The only indication that a player is using AIM is at the start of the game report and in the match ratings. The game, however, keeps adding a modifier throughout the match.

===See also===
*[[All out tactics]]

[[Category:Tactics]]

Attack on Wings

2005-12-03T15:53:39Z

Duno7: removed from game concepts

One of the games [[tactics]]. Redirects a percentage of attacks on the wings instead of through the middle.

The drawback of the AOW tactic is the weakening of the central defence.

There is some debate over the effectiveness of this tactic, with some trainers feeling it is not as effective as the rules suggest.

[[Category:Tactics]]

Counter-attacks

2005-12-03T12:58:35Z

Duno7: re-written most of the article, and added layout

==Counter attack tactic==

===Benefits===
* You can get additional scoring opportunities ([[counter attack#Normal CA|normal CAs]]) if you don't win the midfield.

===Drawbacks===
* Your [[midfield]] rating is reduced by 7%. This reduction is applied your midfield rating, not to your [[possession]] (in practice, it will mean a considerably lower than 7% reduction to your possession).
* If you win the midfield playing CA the midfield is affected, but you don't get any normal CAs, just the penalty.

===CA skill===
CA skill is calculated from the skills of all playing defenders (and defenders only). A base number is calculated from adding the values of their [[defending]] skills and their [[passing]] skills. Passing skills are multiplied by 2. This base number is modified by the players form and experience and the result is a CA skill which appears to be completely linear.

==Counter attack oportunities==
There are 2 kinds of counter attacks (CA). The most common is the normal CA. The more rare kind is the random CA or special CA as it's also been called.

===Normal CA===
To get normal CAs you need to choose to play the tactic. In addition it only works if you don't win the midfield.

===Random CA===
Unlike the normal CA you don't need to play CA tactic to get a random CA, and you can also get it when you win midfield. They are much less frequent than normal CAs, but if you have a relatively strong defense they do appear from time to time. They can of course also appear even if you play CA tactic, but there is no way yet of telling which kind you get. Not that it really matters either.

How many random CAs can you get in a match. The highest known number so far is 3. That's a very high number in a single match for a type of chance that's rare to start with, so don't expect to see it happen to you. So far it's only 2 known matches where it's occured.

See also [[HT's on Global/Counterattacks|these quotes]] from [[HT-Jonas]] op [[Global]].

==Considerations==
{{based on opinion}}
===Which midfield rating?===
Which midfield rating counts? Before calculating midfield penalties from CA and [[PIC]] or after? Nobody knows for sure, but statistical data indicate that the midfield need to be weaker before calculating the penalties in order for normal CA to work.

What about [[MOTS]] and CA? Can you have a weaker midfield without MOTS and win midfield with MOTS and still have a working CA? The statistical data is very limited in this area as very few MOTS and CA at the same time. Until otherwise proved, it would be prudent to expect it not to work and that CA requires a team to lose midfield both before and after penalties and bonuses.

===Number of CAs in a match===
How many CA's can you get in a single match? As with so many other things this is a secret HT keeps to themselves. Before random CAs were implemented 3 CAs was the highest recorded number and that was a fairly frequent number. It was then believed that 3 was a maximum number. After random CAs were implemented a few matches with 4 CAs have been recorded. It seems likely that they are caused by the team getting both normal and random CAs, but there's so far no way of knowing for sure.

=== CA Federations ===
There is also a Counter-Attackers Federation. This federation contains of over 200 members, and we're founded by Turbopippip 26.05.2004.
This federation would always answer any question you would have about CA.

[[Category:Tactics]]

Possession

2005-12-03T12:33:59Z

Duno7:

==Introduction==

When playing a match, the possession your team has at a certain minute determines your chances of getting a [[Regular_chances|goal chance]]. It depends on both your team's and the opponent team's [[midfield]].

Possesion can be observed on the match report, at the end of the first half (minute 45) and the end of the second half (minute 90). That number is calculated using a formula which takes on consideration the midfield level of both the teams at that particular minute.

===Formula===

Possession(your_team) = 100 * (Midfield_(your_team) / (Midfield_(your_team) + Midfield(opponents_team)) )

* The scale of the midfields values is: 1=disastrous (very low), 2=disastrous (low) ...
* You can test an implementation of the formula at [http://www.databased.at/hattrick/x-ray/pages/possession.asp The HattriX-Ray]

===Observation===

One of the consequences of the formula (in terms of gameplay) is that, to get a certaing possesion, you need to beat your rival's team by a highest number of levels when the average midfield level is higher. For example:
* ''disastrous (very low)'' vs ''wretched (very low)'' (1 level) = 71% possession
* ''solid (very low)'' vs 'excellent (very low)'' (1 level) = 54%

Also, the midfield values used in the formula are the ones on that particular minute, while the midfield rating that is displayed at the end of the match is the average of the midfield during the 90 minutes. This explains the cases where discrepancies between the possession percentages at the 45th and 90th minute and the midfield rating seem to appear. Events such as:
:* red cards (to players affecting the midfield)
:* [[injuries]] (to players affecting the midfield)
:* weather non-goal events (to players affecting the midfield)
:* [[confusion]]
:* [[overconfidence]]
:* [[Team attitude]]
:* Playing [[Counter attack]]
:affect the [[midfield]], hence affecting the possession as well.

''please explain these parameters of place appropiate links''

==Other==

===Possession vs goal opportunities nonlinearity===
{{based_on_research}}

Statisticals analysis over the goal opportunities distribution taking into consideration the possession levels suggest that the relation between the possession and the number of chances your team has is far from being 1:1. The numbers suggest that you will most likely get 9 or 10 chances in the game if you have 65% possession.

''please insert the appropiate explanation and links here''

Possession

2005-12-03T12:31:28Z

Duno7: rewritten, some things still needed

==Introduction==

When playing a match, the possession your team has at a certain minute determines your chances of getting a [[Regular_chances|goal chance]]. It depends on both your team's and the opponent team's [[midfield]].

Possesion can be observed on the match report, at the end of the first half (minute 45) and the end of the second half (minute 90). That number is calculated using a formula which takes on consideration the midfield level of both the teams at that particular minute.

===Formula===

Possession(your_team) = 100 * (Midfield_(your_team) / (Midfield_(your_team) + Midfield(opponents_team)) )

:''where the scale of the midfields values is: 1=disastrous (very low), 2=disastrous (low) ...''

===Observation===

One of the consequences of the formula (in terms of gameplay) is that, to get a certaing possesion, you need to beat your rival's team by a highest number of levels when the average midfield level is higher. For example:
* ''disastrous (very low)'' vs ''wretched (very low)'' (1 level) = 71% possession
* ''solid (very low)'' vs 'excellent (very low)'' (1 level) = 54%

Also, the midfield values used in the formula are the ones on that particular minute, while the midfield rating that is displayed at the end of the match is the average of the midfield during the 90 minutes. This explains the cases where discrepancies between the possession percentages at the 45th and 90th minute and the midfield rating seem to appear. Events such as:
:* red cards (to players affecting the midfield)
:* [[injuries]] (to players affecting the midfield)
:* weather non-goal events (to players affecting the midfield)
:* [[confusion]]
:* [[overconfidence]]
:* [[Team attitude]]
:* Playing [[Counter attack]]
:affect the [[midfield]], hence affecting the possession as well.

''please explain these parameters of place appropiate links''

==Other==

===Possession vs goal opportunities nonlinearity===
{{based_on_research}}

Statisticals analysis over the goal opportunities distribution taking into consideration the possession levels suggest that the relation between the possession and the number of chances your team has is far from being 1:1. The numbers suggest that you will most likely get 9 or 10 chances in the game if you have 65% possession.

''please insert the appropiate explanation and links here''

Talk:Possession

2005-12-03T11:53:26Z

Duno7:

I think this articles need to be corrected. Some issues should belong to [[Midfield]] or similar pages, for example, you don't get more possession for playing MOTS: you get more midfield, and this means more midfield (but not the other way around). I will rewrite it in the next minutes --[[User:Duno7|duno7]] 11:53, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

Tactics

2005-12-03T11:44:14Z

Duno7: changed layout + added links to the headings and removed some text

:''This article is about tactics as a special order (CA, AIM, etc). For other meanings, see [[Tactics (disambiguation)]].''

== Introduction ==

There are five individual types of tactic within [[Hattrick]], listed with a brief explanation below. Fuller details can be found on the individual pages. Each tactic's effectiveness (except [[Play creatively]]) depends on certain skills of your players. Also, all of them have drawbacks that should be taken into consideration when using them.

__TOC__

=== [[Counter attack]] ===

Counter Attacks are a tactic that involves giving up midfield dominance in an attempt to score goals by counter-attacking. It can be very effective when used by a suitable team.

=== [[Pressing]] ===

Pressing means that all of your players try to put pressure on their opponents. They also put slightly more effort into breaking up your opponent's attacks than trying to create their own. The result is that the total number of potential chances in the game gets reduced for both teams.

=== [[Attack in the Middle]] ===

When using AIM, your team attempts to make more of your attacks down the centre of the pitch, at the expense of attacks on the wings. In other words, you trade attacks down the wings for attacks through the centre. You get a straight one for one exchange, so the total number of attacks remains constant. The disadvantage of this tactic is that your wing defence gets somewhat worse.

=== [[Attack on wings]] ===

This works in the same way as AIM, only in reverse. Instead of more attacks coming in the center, you get more of your attacks on the wings. Similarly to AIM, the disadvantage is that it weakens your central defence.

=== [[Play Creatively]] ===

When you use Play Creatively, there is a greater chance that special events (both positive and negative) will occur for both teams during the match. If both teams use Play Creatively, the chance for special events will be even greater. The downside is that teams playing creatively will be less focused on the defense, thus losing some defensive ability. Playing creatively will probably be good for SE-optimized teams (i.e. for teams that have many players with specialties).

PC

2005-12-03T11:36:19Z

Duno7:

#redirect [[Play creatively]]

AOW

2005-12-03T11:36:08Z

Duno7:

#redirect [[Attack on wings]]

AIM

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Duno7:

#redirect [[Attack in the middle]]

CA

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Duno7:

#redirect [[Counter attack]]

Counter Attack

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#redirect [[Counter attack]]

Counter-attacks

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There are 2 kinds of counter attacks (CA). The most common is the normal CA. The more rare kind is the random CA or special CA as it's also been called.

===Normal CA===
To get normal CAs you need to choose to play the tactic. In addition it only works if you don't win the midfield.

There is a penalty to using CA. It reduces your midfield rating by 7%. Calculated in possession this means about 1,8% if you were close to winning the [[midfield]], less if you have a much weaker midfield than your opponent. If you only would get around 10% possession playing normal, you only lose about 0,5% playing CA. If you win the midfield playing CA the loss in possession increases, but you don't get any normal CAs, just the penalty.

Which midfield rating counts? Before calculating midfield penalties from CA and [[PIC]] or after? Nobody knows for sure, but statistical data indicate that the midfield need to be weaker before calculating the penalties in order for normal CA to work.

What about [[MOTS]] and CA? Can you have a weaker midfield without MOTS and win midfield with MOTS and still have a working CA? The statistical data is very limited in this area as very few MOTS and CA at the same time. Until otherwise proved, it would be prudent to expect it not to work and that CA requires a team to lose midfield both before and after penalties and bonuses.

How many CA's can you get in a single match? As with so many other things this is a secret HT keeps to themselves. Before random CAs were implemented 3 CAs was the highest recorded number and that was a fairly frequent number. It was then believed that 3 was a maximum number. After random CAs were implemented a few matches with 4 CAs have been recorded. It seems likely that they are caused by the team getting both normal and random CAs, but there's so far no way of knowing for sure.

===Random CA===
Unlike the normal CA you don't need to play CA tactic to get a random CA, and you can also get it when you win midfield. They are much less frequent than normal CAs, but if you have a relatively strong defense they do appear from time to time. They can of course also appear even if you play CA tactic, but there is no way yet of telling which kind you get. Not that it really matters either.

How many random CAs can you get in a match. The highest known number so far is 3. That's a very high number in a single match for a type of chance that's rare to start with, so don't expect to see it happen to you. So far it's only 2 known matches where it's occured.

See also [[HT's on Global/Counterattacks|these quotes]] from [[HT-Jonas]] op [[Global]].

===General===
No CAs, normal or random, are special events (SE). They are continued regular attacks. That means in order to get a CA, you first have to stop an attack. That requires you to have a relatively strong defense compared to your opponents attack (or a lot of luck). Any stopped attack can be converted to a CA. We know for sure that your CA skill have a major impact on your ability to convert a stopped attack to a CA. Other factors that may play a part are by how much the attack missed and how many CAs you've already had in that match.

A formula may look someting like:

Chance of converting = K + (CA skill * F) + miss percentage -(X*P)

K = Fixed base percentage F = Multiplier percentage for CA skill X = Number of CAs already achieved in the match. P = Penalty percentage for previous CAs in the match

===CA skill===
CA skill is calculated from the skills of all playing defenders and defenders only. A base number is calculated from adding the values of their defending skills and their passing skills. Passing skills are multiplied by 2. This base number is modified by the players form and experience and the result is a CA skill which appears to be completely linear.

=== CA Federation ===
There is also a Counter-Attackers Federation. This federation contains of over 200 members, and we're founded by Turbopippip 26.05.2004.
This federation would always answer any question you would have about CA.

[[Category:Tactics]]

Talk:Attack in the Middle

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Duno7: Talk:Attack in the Middle moved to Talk:Attack in the middle: the current convention suggest no capitalization

#redirect [[Talk:Attack in the middle]]

Talk:Attack in the middle

2005-12-03T11:35:00Z

Duno7: Talk:Attack in the Middle moved to Talk:Attack in the middle

Creating pages with acronymes might not be the best ideea. So let's move pages like [[AIM]] to [[Attack in the Middle]] and redirect the acronym page to the full name page. This way we can be coherent.

Good idea. I'll do the same with the AOW page.

== Haha ==

Nice random picture... but it should probably be thumnailed next time. To Thumbnail a picture, just add |thumb after the image file name in the image tag. --[[User:Catalyst|Catalyst]] 18:49:10, 2005-11-27 (UTC)
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Lol didn't really make sense indeed. I'll thumbnail it next time. --[[User:Ukelele|ukelele]] 18:59, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

Attack in the Middle

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Duno7: Attack in the Middle moved to Attack in the middle: the current convention suggest no capitalization

#redirect [[Attack in the middle]]

Attack in the middle

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Duno7: Attack in the Middle moved to Attack in the middle

Attack on Wings

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Duno7: Attack on Wings moved to Attack on wings

Play creatively

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Duno7: Play Creatively moved to Play creatively

This tactic increases the chance of a [[Special Event]] happening (either for you or the opponent), at the cost of an overall weakening of your defence. See [[Tactics]].

[[Category:Tactics]]

Arena

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Duno7: converted tables, changed layout, added based_on_opinion template

==Overview==

Every team needs an arena where they can play their home matches. Your job is to build your arena as big as needed, but not to build it too big, because you must pay every week to keep your arena in shape. There are four types of stands:
* Terraces (most spectators will come to these so build these most),
* Regular seats (spectators who want some comfort when watching game buys these, these are second most used so build these a lot too),
* Seats under the roof (these are for people who want see match as comfortable as possible, still relatively a lot of spectators buys tickets for these seats),
* Seats in VIP lounge (only important spectators, like sponsors use these seats, thus you need to build only few of these)

===Default distribution===

{| width="200px" border="0"
| Total capacity:
| 1200
|-
| Terraces:
| 8000
|-
| Basic seating:
| 3000
|-
| Seats under roof:
| 1000
|-
| Seats in VIP boxes:
| 0
|}

==How to build==

===Costs of expansion===

{| width="200px" border="0"
| Terraces:
| 60 [[€]]
|-
| Basic seating:
| 100 [[€]]
|-
| Seats under roof:
| 120 [[€]]
|-
| Seats in VIP boxes:
| 400 [[€]]
|}

There is also an additional fee of 10,000 [[€]] every time you expand, no matter how many seats you add.

=== Stadium Expansion Theories ===
{{based_on_opinion}}

When building your Arena you might want to use one of the [[Helper_Applications|helper applications]] to get the arena done with the right amount of seats. Or just apply proportion of seats somewhere near 62% / 25% / 10% / 3%.

Your stadium is an expensive long-term investment, which will take around two seasons to pay for itself at best. It is generally better to improve your stadium in small steps (say 2000 to 4000), and only if you will be able to fill those additional places in the majority of your up-coming matches.

Teams on a bad run may not see home crowds anything as good as the 20x fan-club indicator mentioned often in guides. Your home crowds for league/cup games can be as low as 10x or 15x fan club size if you and your opponent are in low league positions and on bad runs and the weather is poor. This is particularly the case if you are in a low division populated by inactive teams. The often mentioned upper indicator of 30x fan-club size is much more accurate for teams in the upper divisions, where all teams are likely to have large fan clubs.

[[Category:Game Concepts]]

España

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{{Infobox_Country|
| full_local_name = España
| name_(english) = Spain
| image_flag = Spain.png
| image_coat = Spain_coa.png
| image_map = LocationSpain.png
| zone = [[Latin Europe]]
| link_to_map = http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=40.613952,-3.317871&spn=11.324206,19.538086&t=h&hl=en
| continent = Europe
| season = 15
| number_of_teams = 52 000 (45 000 active)
| level_of_series = 11
| number_of_regions = 19
| top_serie_name = Primera
| cup_name = Copa España
| national_trainer = GM-Aermon
| u20_coach = aizmann
| currency = €
| parity =
| htt_offset=
| footnotes=
}}

==History==

{{stub-country}}

==Trophies==

* Silver in [[U-20 World Cup]] 20.06.2004
* Silver in [[U-20 World Cup]] 11.09.2005

==Spanish Staff==

* GM-aboigor
* GM-Aermon
* GM-Bodiroga
* GM-dhalsim
* GM-Fry
* GM-Kaleydo
* GM-LOPO
* LA-Atreyu
* LA-Chase
* LA-llengot
* LA-marpapu
* Mod-Agomh
* MOD-diaznacho
* Mod-elepele
* Mod-mocazos
* Mod-Patxi
* Mod-ponyboy
* Mod-ToPoTa

==League champions==

* Tamariz (30958) - season 14
* Xerez C.D. (30938) - season 13
* Tamariz (30958) - season 12
* CSKA de Mugardos (49086) - season 11
* Babylon 5 (30831) - season 10
* Babylon 5 (30831) - season 9
* Babylon 5 (30831) - season 8
* villamor de la ladre (30906) - season 7
* Peñacas (30529) - season 6
* Olorosos (30560) - season 5
* Peñacas (30529) - season 4
* Asturias ([[bot]])- season 3
* Castilla y Leon ([[bot]]) - season 2
* Castilla y Leon ([[bot]]) - season 1

==Cup champions==

* Ancestrales (48120) - season 13
* Asako Pako (30998) - season 12
* Ancestrales (48120) - season 11
* Babylon 5 (30831) - season 10
* kogorzaleku (30626) - season 9
* Babylon 5 (30831) - season 8
* Alien United (47419) - season 7
* Ancestrales (48120) - season 6
* CSKA de Mugardos (49086) - season 5
* Rubio i Ors (30588) - season 4
* Santboià (30947) - season 3

==Regions==

* Andalucía
* Aragón
* Asturias
* Barcelona
* Canarias
* Cantabria
* Castilla y León
* Castilla-La Mancha
* [[Catalunya]]
* Ceuta y Melilla
* Comunidad Valenciana
* Euskadi
* Extremadura
* Galicia
* Illes Balears
* La Rioja
* Madrid
* Murcia
* Navarra

== Other ==

{{stub-country}}

[[category:Countries]]
[[category:Latin_Europe]]

Portugal

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{{stub-country}}

{{Infobox_Country|
| full_local_name = Portugal
| name_(english) = Portugal
| image_flag =
| image_coat =
| image_map =
| zone =
| link_to_map =
| continent =
| season =
| number_of_teams =
| level_of_series =
| number_of_regions =
| top_serie_name =
| cup_name =
| national_trainer =
| u20_coach =
| currency =
| parity =
| htt_offset =
| footnotes =
}}

== National Team ==

National Team has Team ID 3014

1st game played:

== National Coaches ==

== Regions ==
Portugal is divided in 25 Hattrick regions:
Açores; Aveiro; Beja;
Braga;
Bragança;
Castelo Branco;
Coimbra;
Évora;
Faro;
Guarda;
Leiria;
Lisboa;
Lisboa - Linhas;
Lisboa - Oeste;
Lisboa - Vale do Tejo;
Madeira;
Portalegre;
Porto - Ave e Tâmega;
Porto - Grande Porto;
Santarém;
Setúbal;
Setúbal - Margem Sul;
Viana do Castelo;
Vila Real;
Viseu

[[category:Countries]]
[[category:Latin_Europe]]

Medic

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Duno7: layout, spelling, added the based_on_research template

===Efects===
Doctors help [[Injury|injured players]] rehabilitate faster, with more doctors meaning faster healing. If you employ more than ten doctors there is a chance that your [[Fans|supporter mood]] will drop at every daily update until you reduce the number to ten or less. You are nonetheless able to use up to a maximum of 255 docs. Each additional doctor has a degressive effect (that means ten docs don't heal twice as fast as five do).

===Injury time estimation===
{{based_on_research}}
Several [[Helper Applications#Web Sites|sites]] and [[Helper Applications|helper applications]] offer tables or calculators to predict how long an [[Injury|injury]] will take to heal. Here are some popular sites (only the first one is able to give useful results if you want to employ more than ten docs):
*[http://www.student.ru.nl/rvanaarle/injury.php Advanced Injury Calculator] 
*[http://www.kobtrier.dk/av.asp Kawasaki Tigers - Injury Healing Time Prediction Tool] 
*[http://www.databased.at/hattrick/x-ray/pages/healing.asp X-ray - Healing]

This site tells you how long you can expect a player to be injured based on the injury text in the [[Match Report|match report]].
*[http://www.geocities.com/gollum1197/HTIDB.html Hattrick Injury Database]

The best theory (so far) regarding the influence of docs works as follows:

TSI-increase=Const. * (Y+1)^(0.2155)

Y is the number of docs

The formula should be valid, when there are no docs. There is still healing then, so it shouldn't give a 0. If you have no docs, the healing rate would be Const., the natural healing rate (depending on the age of the player in question).

When having e.g. 2 docs the healing rate would be (2+1)^0.2155=3^0.2155=1.27 (times Const. of course). So it increases by 27%.

It is an exponential function, thats what the ^ stands for.

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Staff

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=Types of Staff=

There are several different specialists available to your club. They help manage different things, but each costs you 1 500 € a week.

There's no limit to the amount of specialists you can hire, but the effect of every additional specialist receedes successively. Two specialists are better than one, but the effect is definitely not doubled. Having four specialists is slightly better than having two, but again doesn't double the effect.

*''It will cost you 1 500 € to fire a specialist. If you have more than ten specialists of the same kind (goalkeeping and assistant coaches are, for this purpose, counted as the same type) problems with cooperation may occur, possibly causing negative effects on the teams atmosphere, or on economic setbacks, or similar which may include a loss of [[training]]. For every specialist above the first ten, the risk of a negative effect increases.''

*''The amount of specialists employed can be checked under "The Club" caption in the "Your Club" menu. This is also where you can hire and fire specialists.''

===Goalkeeping coach===

[[Goalkeeping coach]]es improve your [[goalkeeper]] [[form]], and they get more out of [[goalkeeping]] training.

===Assistant coach===

[[Assistant coach]]es improve outfield players' [[form]] and they get more out of [[training]] sessions. The coach's abilities for [[leadership]] are unaffected, though.

===Sports psychologist===

[[Sports psychologist]]s Increase [[confidence]] and, to a much smaller degree, [[team spirit]].

===Spokesperson===

[[Spokesperson]]s improve [[sponsors]] mood, and, to a much smaller degree, [[Fans|supporter mood]].

===Economist===

[[Economist]]s allow you to earn interest on your money if you have a large surplus in the bank, or reduce your [[debts]] if you are too far in the red

===Physiotherapist===

[[Physiotherapist]]s reduce the chance of getting a player [[Injury|injuried]].

===Doctor===

[[Doctor]]s help [[injury|injured]] players rehabilitate faster.

[[Category:Game Concepts]]

Form Coach

2005-12-02T20:29:56Z

Duno7:

Physiotherapists reduce the chance of getting a player [[injury|injuried]].
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Form Coach

2005-12-02T20:29:31Z

Duno7: removed the "recovering injuries" bit

Physiotherapists reduce the chance of getting a player injuried.
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