METHOD
Three gates, not a talent promise
The planner checks recurring weekly balance, a deliberately conservative gross-expense reserve and official one-coach-per-six-youth capacity. It then finds the largest cohort that passes all entered gates.
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Direct answer: test which academy cohort your recurring cashflow, gross emergency reserve and funded youth-coach capacity can support.
METHOD
The planner checks recurring weekly balance, a deliberately conservative gross-expense reserve and official one-coach-per-six-youth capacity. It then finds the largest cohort that passes all entered gates.
BOUNDARY
This tool does not predict hidden potential, skill caps, training speed, graduate value or guaranteed academy ROI. Slow early training does not disprove future potential, and fast training does not prove it.
ANSWER LIBRARY
The current official guide states that up to 23 youths may train.
The official guide states that one coach covers six youths and that coach effects do not stack in one training-field position.
The current guide states season Days 1–11 and 41–46, with normal changes enacted on Saturday. Verify the live academy page before acting.
Official source: ManagerZone Beginners Guide · Manager Basics.