WHO CAN MENTOR
min 5 years Exp.
always when > 11 years exp
traits: locker room leader, role model, consummate pro
intelligence > 90
Certain social types
WHO CAN BE MENTORED
Players with less than 3 years exp.
ASSIGNING MENTORS
Aplayer can only be in one mentor relationship at a time (as mentor/mentee)
You cannot assign a mentor to a player if the mentor or the prospective mentee dislike the other (the mentor target list is already filtered for this)
ESTABLISHING CONNECTIONS
After being assigned to mentor a player, the mentor will try to establish a connection with the player. Basically see if they can get along and build up a relationship.
This can take a few weeks and is based on personalities/social types, the better they "vibe" the faster a connection is established.
If they really don't get along, the mentor will give up and send you a mail. The mentor assignment is then cancelled.
AFTER CONNECTION IS ESTABLISHED
If either player in a mentor relation is holding out, mentoring is cancelled.
Success for the specific assignments is determined by how they mesh personally (their social types) and both their relevant ratings for the assignment. There are no guarantees!
When the mentor thinks they are not making progress anymore, he will let you know that the mentoring is done.
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MENTORING ASSIGNMENTS
Study
The mentor teaches the mentee how to evaluate game film and football theory. May increase work ethic, may shape social type.
Professionalism
The mentor teaches the mentee how to be a professional. May increase work ethic and shape social type.
Community
The mentor shows the mentee how to interact with the community. May increase team fanbase.
Training
The mentor teaches the mentee how to structure training time. May increase work ethic, may shape social type.
Locker Room
The mentor teaches the mentee how to conduct themselves in the locker room. Increases morale. May increase team player, leadership and social disposition.
Team Spirit
The mentor cultivates enthusiasm for the team. Increases morale. May increase team player, leadership and social disposition.
Team Player
The mentor teaches the mentee how different roles on the field interact. May increase loyalty and sportsmanship. May increase team player. May shape social type.
Position
The mentor teaches the mentee how to play his position. May increase position skill. May increase team player. May shape social type.
Validation
The mentor encourages the mentee. May increase morale.
Humility
The mentor teaches the mentee how to avoid fame and money rising to their head. Increases morale. May increase team player and leadership. May shape social type.
Media
The mentor teaches the mentee how to deal with media. Increases morale. May increase fan approval. May increase values market size. May shape social type.
Family
The mentor teaches the mentee how to balance personal life and work. Increases morale. May increase Loyalty and social disposition. May shape social type.
Fame
The mentor teaches the mentee how to deal with fame. Increases morale. May increase personality ratings and team fan approval.
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MENTORING APPROACHES
These determine how the mentor approaches his interactions with the mentee. This impacts the success both on establishing connections and mentoring assignments. This is modulated largely by (the ratings behind) their social types.
The recommendation is to look at the target player (mentee) bio (after training camp when the coach reports are in) and their social type and try to assess which approach is suitable to his personality.
Not every player can be a mentor. Some rules on players likely to be mentors:
- Look for veterans (10-ish years experience or more)
- Various for relevant player traits, such as "role model"
- Look for very smart/high intelligence guys.
- Overall doesn't matter a lot (but may impact some of the mentor settings).
Once you identify the mentors (they have light bulb icons by their names) you can set them to attempt to mentor another player.
Click on the player to view his card. Then under the Bio tab an option for Mentoring appears.
Select your approach (different approaches may work better with certain players, so if one approach doesn't work try another)
Select your focus. Most of the mentoring focuses will affect personality, morale, and internal social type adjustments. They can also affect team morale and fan approval.
Mentoring with a Skill focus may help the player with position skill ratings in certain cases, but shouldn't be considered a replacement for playing time or standard weekly training.
Select the player to attempt to make a connection with. If they hit it off you will see benefits of the mentor relationship over time. This could take several weeks before the connection occurs.
Note this is not exhaustive and many mentoring effects have trickle down impacts due to changes in personality or internal social types that we base interactions on. No effects are guaranteed.