Training Camp is where your players will improve their skills the most each season. The Training Camp screen allows you to improve players by groups of position in SKILL, SPEED, STRENGTH and STAMINA. You can also single out players for individual training and give players extra training in a skill. Training Camp lasts for 2 turns. In the first turn you can convert a player to another position (within limits). If you are not happy with the conversion you may switch him back to his original position with the 2nd training camp turn.

STANDARD TRAINING

The training camp screen is where you will build up your players ratings by assigning training percentages to SKILL, SPEED, STRENGTH and STAMINA.

The following groups of players are available to train:

Each skill set already has 20% spent on it. This is because it takes 20% of training camp to keep players at a competitive level. You have a further 20% to spend on each category each week in Training Camp to improve your players. This is allocated in 5% increases, therefore you have 4 increases to use. You can use all four on one attribute for a group, or spread the four accross the range.

However much you spend on one skill will help the players of that group to increase their skills towards their potential. A player will never pass his potential level. As players get older you will notice that they begin to loose some of the physical attributes such as speed and strength, training camp will help them to keep competitive.

More intelligent players develop SKILL quicker than those who are less intelligent. Younger players will also develop speed and strength quicker than the older players. Training in Stamina will have a bigger effect than the other skills.

*** NOTE OL players will receive the average of your C, G and T Training. DL players will receive the average of your DE, DT/NT training. DB players will receive the average of your CB, FS and SS training. ***

INDIVIDUAL TRAINING

The individual training section of the Training Camp screen allows you to select up to 5 of your players and give them specific training information.

*** NOTE : A players individual training will override any standard training for their position. ***

EXTRA TRAINING

You may select up to 4 players each turn of Training Camp and give them extra training in either SKILL, SKILL, STRENGTH or STAMINA. The players receiving extra training will get this training in addition to any standard or individual training that you may already be giving them.

POSITION CONVERSIONS

You may switch the position of up to 4 players in the first week of training camp. If you are not happy with the change then you have the oppertunity to switch them back to their original position (with no penalty) in the 2nd week of training camp.

The following positions may be switched :

SCOUTING TRAINING

After completing your training camp instructions, your scout can predict what each players rating increase will be for that week of training camp.

The scout lists each of the players on your roster along with what their rating is currently and what he predicts it will be after the current week of training camp. If a player has been given any extra training the scout will list which attribute the player was trained in. He then give you the change in rating so you can see which are the most improved players on your roster.

AUTO TRAINING

Clicking on the Auto Training button will let the computer select the training that it thinks is best for your team.

RESET TRAINING

The Reset Training button will clear all of the training that you may have set up for this turn.

TRAIN

When you have finished setting up your training, click on the Train button to exit the screen.