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Let's say a player has a potential of "superstar" or "MVP", and his skills are right about where they should be for his age. At what point does it become not worth it to train him any further?

You'll likely never get anyone to agree on this but I would say based on the actions of 90% of BB, around 24-ish is when people stop training players. There are numerous reasons for this though. Sometimes the players cap by 24. Some managers like to train guys for U21 so they sell them at 22 and start over. Some people just like to see pops and you see more on younger guys. Others get board and want to start a new build and experiment. There is lots of reasons.

The "It depends" answer is the truth. I don't mean to take your thread on a tangent but rather than ask at what age do I stop training, I think the real question should be what potential player do I need to be training in the first place. Personally, I see no reason to buy a player with higher potential than you have the capability to cap. If you cant afford a capped MVP potential build then why in the hell are you paying a premium for the higher potential? Lower division managers are captivated by the idea of high potential but the reality is a majority of the trainees in the game NEVER reach their potential so all that premium paid is a complete waste.

I'd love to see more D.IV (in the USA anyway) capping ~PAS potential players that can be great core players for their franchise than wasting a stack of cash on HOF guys and either wasting them away or training them up to the point they can't afford them and having to sell them off.

This post helps alot. I may end up going homegrown sooner now than expected earlier.

Is this percentage relevant in the present training advancements?
If not what would be your estimates for todays % number, cheers mate

If I’m not training 18-19 year olds I am still training something. They could be 23 or 28, as it doesn’t matter at that point. It will always be 2 position training and if I get a few pops in a season for the group that I’m still working on, I’m ok with that. But I’m not paying for a top trainer in these situations, and I’m usually trying to compete in the league that I’m in. You should only pay for good trainers and doctors when you are training your 18-19 year olds with high potential. I’ve probably done too much blabbing here but if you have a 28 year old big man and his inside defense goes from 16 to 18 in a season, it was better than not training anything at all.

Last edited by AIRFORCE1 at 1/17/2022 11:49:53 PM