TCY question

[AlexB]

What sort of weights do you guys aim for for your players in TCY?

I'm never sure, but I tend to work towards the following minimums, but am wondering if I am too high?

QB - 200lbs +
RB - 220lbs +
FB - 250lbs +
WR - 200lbs +
TE - 240lbs +
O-Line - 300lbs +
P/K - 190lbs +
DE - 280lbs +
DT - 300lbs +
LB - 240lbs +
S - 220 lbs +
CB - 190lbs +

If anybody has any feedback on this, I would be extremely grateful - thanks in advance.

[Cringer]

I usually go for overall talent and what type of players (in talents) I want, and don't worry too much about weights.

[Klinglerware]

I usually go for overall talent and what type of players (in talents) I want, and don't worry too much about weights.

Same here...

[sovereignstar]

I'm not sure about my TCY players, but I want my truck drivers to be around 260-270 pounds at least. :)

[AlexB]

Sorry - re-reading my post I wasn't overly clear: when recruiting I follow the same idea of talent, attitude, intelligence, etc.

What I was trying to ask was when setting time management for the players on your roster, and specifically weight training to boost weight, do you have target weights for the positions, and if so, am I in the right ball park?

[Cringer]

I'm not sure about my TCY players, but I want my truck drivers to be around 260-270 pounds at least. :)

I'm gonna have to add some weight then. :(

[Cringer]

Sorry - re-reading my post I wasn't overly clear: when recruiting I follow the same idea of talent, attitude, intelligence, etc.

What I was trying to ask was when setting time management for the players on your roster, and specifically weight training to boost weight, do you have target weights for the positions, and if so, am I in the right ball park?

As far as weight training, I do not do it to try and boost the player's weights. I use weight training based on the position of that player. I try to stick within a certian window for each position.

[sovereignstar]

I'm gonna have to add some weight then. :(

That's not a problem.

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Boy, I hope Suicane is watching

[Cringer]

You want me to eat Hansel? I would prefer Gretel.

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[dawgfan]

Sorry - re-reading my post I wasn't overly clear: when recruiting I follow the same idea of talent, attitude, intelligence, etc.

What I was trying to ask was when setting time management for the players on your roster, and specifically weight training to boost weight, do you have target weights for the positions, and if so, am I in the right ball park?

You should be able to find some posts through the stickied reference post that give some good idealized weight training settings per position group. As for target weights, there really isn't a standard per se per position group - it depends on the player. For example, I've had some offensive tackles that reached their maximum weight at 305 lbs, others at 345 lbs. Just because you have a guy that enters as a freshman at 300 lbs doesn't mean he doesn't have a lot of room to grow - he probably does.

I would suggest that you track your players season by season. I created a roster spreadsheet I use that is multi-purpose - it lists each player by position, tracking their eligibility, their height and weight, whether they're on scholarship, their overall rating and overall potential rating, their intelligence ratings, their happiness ratings, whether they have a girlfriend and their time settings.

By updating this list each season (I copy and paste a new tab in Excel, delete the graduated players/players that left and add the incoming players) I can see how much weight they've gained. Generally speaking, if you have the right weight training settings for the position, you will find your players gaining a lot of weight their first season, with declining increases each subsequent season. Generally, by their 3rd to 4th year in the program, they'll stop gaining weight - this is their max playing weight and a sign that they've basically hit their physical peak. At this point you can afford to drop their weight training settings a bit and put them to use in other areas of need (relaxation, study hall).

I'm not sure if anyone has studied this, but it may be that you can find a pattern - that freshman generally enter school at some percentage of their maximum playing weight (80%? 85%). It may also be true that some freshman enter school closer to their ideal playing weight than others, maybe due (in part or in full) to their H.S. athletic development rating (whatever it's called - I forget the specific term at the moment).