Stamina Percentage Research

As discussed in The Best Stamina Percentage, stamina is a key factor in Hattrick. It's effects are quickly felt both on the pitch and on the training ground. Which means in the long term your bank balance feels it's effect too.

To find your teams optimum stamina percentage you need to know exactly how much difference each and every stamina % makes. Until now such information has been lacking, so I was delighted to read about this recent study on HattrickNews.

Spinsis provides a detailed overview of what this research means so it isn't necessary for me to repeat him here. I will say that although he highlighted stamina as crucial to winning games I think he actually understates this fact (stamina has a large effect on all the sector ratings now, not just midfield).

Choosing a stamina percentage is part of a long term team strategy and will always be a balancing act, with solid information we are able to make better decisions. For that reason I'd like to send a big thank you to Roquevarela, Zeverlap and everyone else who contributed to this study.

---

Related Articles: The Best Stamina Percentage
Tags: Hattrick

The Best Stamina Percentage

There are one or two options on the Training page that can have a big influence on how quickly your Hattrick club develops. Since Stamina was revamped in 2007 it has become by far the most talked about option on the training page, the most common question is always: "What stamina percentage is best?".

First things first: There is no single 'best' stamina percentage.

Your choice will heavily depend on the philosophy of your team. Are you a new club that is focussed primarily on training profits? Are you a high division team that is training General and is more interested in results? Or are you somewhere in between, trying to balance training profits with happy fans?

Your decision will also heavily depend on your squad of players. Are your non-trainees all old men who struggle to stay fit? Are you planning to sell most of them on in the next season or two?

You should also consider what level of stamina you want your team to have. Do you really need an entire team of excellents? Would you still be able to compete in your league with a team of passables?

Depending on your answers to the above somewhere between 10% and 20% will likely be suitable for your team, although it is not too uncommon for teams to use anything from 5% to 25%.

The best stamina percentage is the percentage that suits your team, your philosophy and your ambition.

---

Related Articles: Stamina Percentage Research
Tags: Hattrick

Choosing Your First Coach

It is often said that one of the first things every new Hattrick manager should do is hire a new coach, but what type?

It depends on a few factors but generally speaking you want to hire an External coach with Passable or Solid coaching skill and Poor leadership.

The coaching skill is because as a new team you will be focussing on training players to make money. Solid is highly recommended as it will train your players faster than Passable (and therefore you make money faster). Anything less than Passable is a waste of money.

The Poor leadership is also because training will be your primary source of income as a new team. Leadership is only used to manage Team Spirit; you won't need to worry about that until after you have started earning money from training.

Whether you choose an Attacking, Balanced or Defensive coach is up to you. You should decide what skill you will be training before making this choice. You can only make this decision if you know what type of football you want your team to play.

So in conclusion I would advise hiring an External coach with Passable or Solid coaching skill and Poor leadership. A good coach is vital when building a successful team.

---

Tags: Hattrick