The tier advancement system is good... but in my mind, I'd like to see a more realistic advancement system.
In reality:
Young players possess certain physical skills and potential innately. Speed does not significantly improve between ages 19 and 30... you come in fast, and don't really get faster. Strength can be improved, but it comes with additional weight. Conditioning can improve without weight gain. Agility and quickness can be moderately improved, but the primary means of doing that is reducing weight.
Young players begin their career with certain physical gifts, and usually quite low 'scores' in technique, footwork and awareness. They are young hotshots judged primarily on physical potential.
In the early stages of their career, as a coach, you begin to identify how receptive they are to training... how well they learn (which itself is an innate attribute that can be developed). That Learning Ability determines how high and how quickly they can develop mental skills and techniques.
This is where it gets interesting... a player goes through five basic stages in his career:
1. Youngster: Near peak physical abilities/attributes, and low, undeveloped mental skills. They are pretty easily fooled by vets.
2. Journeyman: Physical abilities are still at peak, but they've developed enough fundamental technique to keep pace. Coaches know what they have in these players in terms of potential.
3. Seasoned Vet: Techniques & mental skills have been developed to a high level, and the physical attributes, if properly maintained, are still strong. This is the All Star time of life.
4. Aging Vet: Physical attributes require more and more training to maintain... they begin to decline. For a while, this can be compensated for with highly developed technique & mental skills, which never decline, but at some point the body just isn't productive enough to keep up.
5. Retirement: The body is just too slow and weak to be of value to the player's team. They may look for another season or two with a weaker team that could use their leadership skills, or the player may retire at which point they could be converted into a coach.
Coaching:
There are two kinds of coaches... actual coaches and veteran leaders.
A veteran leader is an older player with high leadership scores. That leadership score, much like in GLB2's QB, translates into stat boosts for those around them on the field. They can also help improve a teammate's ability to level in a skill/technique that the vet leader is highly trained in.
A coach is just that... usually a former player, the coach is able to help players on their team develop technique and mental skills, or help them develop or at least maintain *some* physical attributes. No coach is going to turn a slow player into a fast one, but they may help with footwork, awareness or technique to help compensate.
It's a big suggestion. But I'd love to see players age, develop and grow, and then struggle with maintaining relevancy and value as they get old... as well as transition into coaches in the athletic afterlife.
In reality:
Young players possess certain physical skills and potential innately. Speed does not significantly improve between ages 19 and 30... you come in fast, and don't really get faster. Strength can be improved, but it comes with additional weight. Conditioning can improve without weight gain. Agility and quickness can be moderately improved, but the primary means of doing that is reducing weight.
Young players begin their career with certain physical gifts, and usually quite low 'scores' in technique, footwork and awareness. They are young hotshots judged primarily on physical potential.
In the early stages of their career, as a coach, you begin to identify how receptive they are to training... how well they learn (which itself is an innate attribute that can be developed). That Learning Ability determines how high and how quickly they can develop mental skills and techniques.
This is where it gets interesting... a player goes through five basic stages in his career:
1. Youngster: Near peak physical abilities/attributes, and low, undeveloped mental skills. They are pretty easily fooled by vets.
2. Journeyman: Physical abilities are still at peak, but they've developed enough fundamental technique to keep pace. Coaches know what they have in these players in terms of potential.
3. Seasoned Vet: Techniques & mental skills have been developed to a high level, and the physical attributes, if properly maintained, are still strong. This is the All Star time of life.
4. Aging Vet: Physical attributes require more and more training to maintain... they begin to decline. For a while, this can be compensated for with highly developed technique & mental skills, which never decline, but at some point the body just isn't productive enough to keep up.
5. Retirement: The body is just too slow and weak to be of value to the player's team. They may look for another season or two with a weaker team that could use their leadership skills, or the player may retire at which point they could be converted into a coach.
Coaching:
There are two kinds of coaches... actual coaches and veteran leaders.
A veteran leader is an older player with high leadership scores. That leadership score, much like in GLB2's QB, translates into stat boosts for those around them on the field. They can also help improve a teammate's ability to level in a skill/technique that the vet leader is highly trained in.
A coach is just that... usually a former player, the coach is able to help players on their team develop technique and mental skills, or help them develop or at least maintain *some* physical attributes. No coach is going to turn a slow player into a fast one, but they may help with footwork, awareness or technique to help compensate.
It's a big suggestion. But I'd love to see players age, develop and grow, and then struggle with maintaining relevancy and value as they get old... as well as transition into coaches in the athletic afterlife.
