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I believe it was less than 2%

This was posted by Joey K,here you can see what you lose if your trainee doesn't get 48+ minutes.


There is a lot of information in this nice database. For one thing, using the single pop data and a bit of data smoothing, it becomes pretty obvious that the training effect grows with the square of minutes played, up to 48, starting with zero at zero minutes. Many users have suspected this for a long time but without certainty. To visualize this relationship, one can generate the list below that shows how many minutes of play at a training position are required to get a certain percentage of maximum training for the week.

100% 48min 0s | 99% 47min 46s | 98% 47min 31s | 97% 47min 16s | 96% 47min 02s
95% 46min 47s | 94% 46min 32s | 93% 46min 17s | 92% 46min 02s | 91% 45min 47s
90% 45min 32s | 89% 45min 17s | 88% 45min 02s | 87% 44min 46s | 86% 44min 31s
85% 44min 15s | 84% 44min 00s | 83% 43min 44s | 82% 43min 28s | 81% 43min 12s
80% 42min 56s | 79% 42min 40s | 78% 42min 24s | 77% 42min 07s | 76% 41min 51s
75% 41min 34s | 74% 41min 17s | 73% 41min 01s | 72% 40min 44s | 71% 40min 27s
70% 40min 10s | 69% 39min 52s | 68% 39min 35s | 67% 39min 17s | 66% 39min 00s
65% 38min 42s | 64% 38min 24s | 63% 38min 06s | 62% 37min 48s | 61% 37min 29s
60% 37min 11s | 59% 36min 52s | 58% 36min 33s | 57% 36min 14s | 56% 35min 55s
55% 35min 36s | 54% 35min 16s | 53% 34min 57s | 52% 34min 37s | 51% 34min 17s
50% 33min 56s | 49% 33min 36s | 48% 33min 15s | 47% 32min 54s | 46% 32min 33s
45% 32min 12s | 44% 31min 50s | 43% 31min 29s | 42% 31min 06s | 41% 30min 44s
40% 30min 21s | 39% 29min 59s | 38% 29min 35s | 37% 29min 12s | 36% 28min 48s
35% 28min 24s | 34% 27min 59s | 33% 27min 34s | 32% 27min 09s | 31% 26min 44s
30% 26min 17s | 29% 25min 51s | 28% 25min 24s | 27% 24min 56s | 26% 24min 29s
25% 24min 00s | 24% 23min 31s | 23% 23min 01s | 22% 22min 31s | 21% 22min 00s
20% 21min 28s | 19% 20min 55s | 18% 20min 22s | 17% 19min 47s | 16% 19min 12s
15% 18min 35s | 14% 17min 58s | 13% 17min 18s | 12% 16min 38s | 11% 15min 55s
10% 15min 11s | 09% 14min 24s | 08% 13min 35s | 07% 12min 42s | 06% 11min 45s
05% 10min 44s | 04% 09min 36s | 03% 08min 19s | 02% 06min 47s | 01% 04min 48s

I see I remembered correctly So you can use the rule of thumb of 1% loss of training for each 15s missed up until 43,5 minutes played. After that it becomes a bit more gradually.

Training = (time/48)^2

This very good to know. I won't screw up trainee #3's minutes to make up that 30 seconds.

Just FYI, I got my first training pop in 3 seasons for a player who had under 48. (And it was 2-position training, at that.) Player was injured during the week, and I was quite surprised to see him pop.

Which one is better? One position training with 43-45 minutes or two position training with 48+ minutes