Football Manager 2019 TRAINING Hints and Tips

Players who are very versatile are more likely to successfully retrain to a new position.

Staff on part-time contracts have less time to train players than full-time staff.

General coaches work with and train both senior and youth players.

Players who are very versatile are less likely to lose new positions they've learned through retraining when they're not playing or retraining the position.

When managing a semi-professional club, it's a good idea to try and tie down key players to full-time contracts to maximise their training time.

Intense physical training is best carried out in pre-season, before the domestic season is under way.

Too much intense physical training during the season is likely to tire your players out faster and increase the risk of injuries.

Player's attributes will naturally decrease during the off-season, when they are away on holiday or doing very little training.

Remember that your youth players are still developing and as such will tire quicker. Be considerate with your workloads when devising youth schedules.

Youth team coaches only train youth players, they do not work with or train senior players.

Goalkeeping coaches work with and train both senior and youth goalkeepers.

Fitness coaches work with the senior and youth players, but only deal with the physical aspects of training.

First-team coaches only work with and train the senior players, they do not work with or train youth players.

Retraining a player to play in a new position can be a cost-effective way of providing additional cover for your team without having to make a new signing.

When assigning coaches to training schedules, take care not to overwork them. Even the best coaches can't give the players the attention to detail they want if they've too much to do.

When training players for lower league clubs, it would be important to focus more on the physical aspects such as pace and stamina

When viewing your players' profile you can check his progress in training over the past 12 months by selecting his name whilst on the 'Individual' sub-tab on the 'Training' screen.

A good Head of Youth Development will aid youth player development.

Use the tooltips on the training areas on the 'Coaches' Training screen to discover which attributes are developed by each aspect of training.

Training is most important to players before they turn 18, after that they will find playing time more beneficial.