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Hello!

Have there been any studies / analysis of stamina impact in the game? Is it really worth it to train stamina? What minimum level of stamina do you prefer on your players?

Thank you for your inputs

Best Regards

Stamina is very valuable. The higher it is, the longer your players can play at their best and the more minutes that your guys play, the more stamina they will need. This is a balance if you are training players, but generally I think for minimums, this is my philosophy:

Starters (guys who are playing 30+ minutes a game):

Absolute minimum stamina: 4-5 STM
Suggested stamina: 6-7 STM
Ideal stamina: 8-9 STM

Backups (guys who are playing 12-18 minutes a game):

Absolute minimum stamina: 3-4 STM
Suggested stamina: 5-6 STM
Ideal stamina: 7+ STM

Players with 1-3 STM just tire out so quickly and are so much less effective. In my experience a player who is 80% as good as another player but has 8-9 STM will perform just as well or better as the superior player who only has 3-4 STM.

Currently my STM setup for my 8-man playoff/relegation rotation is (* is one player backing up two spots):

PG: 7 / 5*
SG: 6 / 5*
SF: 5 / 7
PF: 6 / 7*
C: 8 / 7*

Last edited by E.B.W. at 11/17/2023 14:30:07

Thanks :))

I totally agree that stamina is really important. But to me stamina 1-2 works for subs who aren't supposed to play more than 15 min. And most of the time, if they play more than this, it's because you win by a big margin so it's fine too.

I will say that I've had a few garbage time games where the subs let the other team back in after getting exhausted.