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TMVL NMR Design

2024-09-13T19:26:45Z

SteveT: /* Lineup Orders */

This section will be used for developing a design when we need an automated NMR program to create lineup orders and recruiting orders.

=== Lineup Orders ===
We have an existing NMR program now. Essentially this will take in the number of players at a position and randomly assign one to the starting lineup. This runs once for each match. It does not try to take a full session view and say "hey, if its a 3-match session, I really should only allow a player to play 2 matches". So it can result into both some FIT +1 and some FIT -1 scenarios that could get uglier as the season progresses on the negative FIT side.

So we really need a more thoughtful program. Such as preventing a player from EVER playing more than 2 matches a session. How good or bad we make the NMR lineups is open to discussion but we could use something like "overall" as a guide to determine how much a player plays in a 2, 3, or 4 match session.

I'd prefer not to just make NMR lineups terrible (i.e. play the WORST of 2 setters 2/3 matches and the BEST in 1/3 matches a session). But maybe some randomness to that.

Also perhaps an emphasis on more playing time/XPs for Freshman. So really I don't have a clear direction, just some background.

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I like your ideas Al. It feels like NMR teams should be ‘development’ sides so that a new coach can walk into a reasonable setup. For me that would mean prioritising XP over results when choosing line-ups. I’d agree with only allowing players to appear in 2 matches per session to keep FIT neutral but perhaps focus more T7 players on winnable games (home before neutral before away games) to maximise CPs and/or rank competitions in order of importance.

I don't know how easy it would be to code but some players only need to play one game per session to get the XP they need e.g 3* L and MB but a 5* Jr OH like Brehme at Columbia needs two games per session and some. So maybe some kind of system to prioritise who always gets two games. With D or worse potential they don't need to play (4th MB and OH in a 3 game session).

As for the lineup, say in a 3 game session decide which L gets 2 games (if both need just one then the stronger gets the second) and randomly assign to each game.

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=== CP Orders ===
This would be a focus on Skills and not any usage of CP for FIT

''Add ideas below''

Above idea makes sense to me. Perhaps, as a development side, also prioritise coaching based first on age - with youngest first - and then with impact according to the equations I recall seeing somewhere. I think that would mean Setters SET first, then MB BLOCK, you’ll know the rest!

I would consider prioritising Potential grades, so a potential A Sophomore rather than a potential C freshman.

=== Recruiting Orders ===
''Add ideas below''

Nothing clever to add here. Suggest aiming for four players per season with one a free 3*. Which positions to target would depend on requirements (maybe just a like for like for who’s retiring?) For the competitive recruiting, as there’s three, how about just aiming for 1 each at 5*, 4*, 3*? Bids to be a proportion of budget, with a random element, aiming to have 1000 RP in the bank for the start of the next season?

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TMVL NMR Design

2024-09-13T19:09:08Z

SteveT: /* CP Orders */

This section will be used for developing a design when we need an automated NMR program to create lineup orders and recruiting orders.

=== Lineup Orders ===
We have an existing NMR program now. Essentially this will take in the number of players at a position and randomly assign one to the starting lineup. This runs once for each match. It does not try to take a full session view and say "hey, if its a 3-match session, I really should only allow a player to play 2 matches". So it can result into both some FIT +1 and some FIT -1 scenarios that could get uglier as the season progresses on the negative FIT side.

So we really need a more thoughtful program. Such as preventing a player from EVER playing more than 2 matches a session. How good or bad we make the NMR lineups is open to discussion but we could use something like "overall" as a guide to determine how much a player plays in a 2, 3, or 4 match session.

I'd prefer not to just make NMR lineups terrible (i.e. play the WORST of 2 setters 2/3 matches and the BEST in 1/3 matches a session). But maybe some randomness to that.

Also perhaps an emphasis on more playing time/XPs for Freshman. So really I don't have a clear direction, just some background.

''Add ideas below''

I like your ideas Al. It feels like NMR teams should be ‘development’ sides so that a new coach can walk into a reasonable setup. For me that would mean prioritising XP over results when choosing line-ups. I’d agree with only allowing players to appear in 2 matches per session to keep FIT neutral but perhaps focus more T7 players on winnable games (home before neutral before away games) to maximise CPs and/or rank competitions in order of importance.

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=== CP Orders ===
This would be a focus on Skills and not any usage of CP for FIT

''Add ideas below''

Above idea makes sense to me. Perhaps, as a development side, also prioritise coaching based first on age - with youngest first - and then with impact according to the equations I recall seeing somewhere. I think that would mean Setters SET first, then MB BLOCK, you’ll know the rest!

I would consider prioritising Potential grades, so a potential A Sophomore rather than a potential C freshman.

=== Recruiting Orders ===
''Add ideas below''

Nothing clever to add here. Suggest aiming for four players per season with one a free 3*. Which positions to target would depend on requirements (maybe just a like for like for who’s retiring?) For the competitive recruiting, as there’s three, how about just aiming for 1 each at 5*, 4*, 3*? Bids to be a proportion of budget, with a random element, aiming to have 1000 RP in the bank for the start of the next season?

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TMVL Home

2024-09-02T19:20:10Z

SteveT: /* Whiteboard */

== Whiteboard ==
'''Temporary info below to be organized'''

Let's list out some ideas of the type of content we can add to a support section like this for starters. How about a list at first and then we group it into something that would then have a link to a new page to store the content.

Ideas

* Roger's Q&A
* Kevin's Recruiting Overview
* Kevin's CP/XP info
* Al's Basic info sent to new coaches (positions, roster requirments, skills, ages, positions/skills, fitness, overall grades)
* Steve's "How Skills Work in TMVL" (on TMVL site now)
* What else? It might be in Roger's Q&A but just in case: The structure of a season, specifically how many games per session (min/max) which is important for XP planning (Steve)

(from Al) - Very open to you guys ideas here on organizing this. If someone has time to dig in and compile this that works for me.