--- title: "Guide: Training Your Players" description: "Guide: Training Your Players" url: https://support.goalunited.org/en/articles/173-guide-training-your-players collection: "Starter Guides" updated: 2026-10-12 language: en alternates: [fr, de, it, pl, es, tr] --- # Guide: Training Your Players Guide: Training Your Players Training is how your players improve. Without regular training, skill values stagnate and player values stop growing. Go to Team → Training to manage it each day. ## **Training Slots** Each day, you have a set of training slots. Each slot accepts one training program from a specific category:

Slot Type	What It Does
Team Tactics	Trains one of your team tactics (e.g. pressing, counter-attack). Tactics must be trained to 80%+ to be effective in matches.
Individual Skill	Improves a specific skill across your squad (e.g. scoring, passing, tackling). You start with one slot; building Training Facilities unlocks more.
General Training	Improves attributes, like form or endurance, across the whole squad.
Trading Card Slot	Play a Training category card for a bonus effect on top of regular training.

> **Info:** Building Training Facilities in your stadium complex unlocks extra individual skill slots, one of the best early investments you can make. ## **Energy → The Key Constraint** Every training session costs players energy. Managing energy is one of the most important skills in goalunited: - The Physical Therapist replenishes energy over time — hire a good one as early as possible. - Monitor individual energy levels regularly (Team → Players). Do not let anyone fall dangerously low. - Players with very low energy underperform in matches and risk injury. > **Warning:** Early in the game, your [Physical Therapist](https://support.goalunited.org/articles/83) is not skilled enough to handle heavy training loads. Avoid stacking high-effort matches and intense training on the same days. > **Info:** You can exclude individual players from daily training at Team → Training → Individual Values. Use this to protect low-energy players or injured ones while keeping everyone else developing. ## **What to Train** There is no single correct answer; the best training depends on your squad's weaknesses and your playing style. A few principles to start with: - Train the skills your formation relies on most. A 4-4-2 with wide midfielders benefits from wingplay training; a possession side benefits from passing. - Train tactics you actually want to use; leaving them below 60% and using them in matches is counterproductive. - Form training helps all players perform closer to their potential; useful before a run of tough fixtures. > **Info:** Some decorations and stadium upgrades grant training bonuses. Check Club → Stadium Complex → [Decorations](https://support.goalunited.org/articles/64) for options. ## **The Training Bonus** For each training slot, you can watch a short video ad to earn a 5% training bonus for that session. The bonus is tied to the program in the slot; if you swap the program out later, the bonus is lost and you must watch a new ad for the new program. > **Info:** Set your [training programs](https://support.goalunited.org/articles/50) first, then watch the ads. Otherwise, you risk losing bonuses when you make changes. ## **Tactics Training Statistics** Check Team → Training → Training Statistics to see exactly how well each tactic is trained. This is where you confirm whether a tactic has reached the 80% threshold needed to use it effectively in a match. [Starter Guides](https://support.goalunited.org/collections/31)