Coaches & Team Staff
How the head coach impacts match execution, why tactical fit matters, and what to expect from the coach your club has.
Where to Find Your Coach
The coach card sits at the top of the Training page (Training in the menu) and on your club page under the Roster tab, in the right column. Dismissal is handled on the club page only.
The college path has no coaching staff: you are the head coach, so no coach card appears there.
Who decides for you? Nobody at a pro club: you set the live tactics and rotation, and the coach only multiplies your decisions (archetype fit bonus). At AI-run clubs the coach decides for himself — his archetype and adaptability shape the tactics your opponent picks.
The Coach Role: A Force Multiplier
On-court outcomes are primarily driven by roster talent and tactical choices. The Head Coach acts as a force multiplier: when your tactics match his philosophy, the team gains a real edge in close finishes — when they don’t, that edge simply never appears.
Coach Fit:
Aligning your live tactics with the coach’s philosophy (e.g. a defensive coach with aggressive pressure) grants your squad a boost to the attributes that drive execution. If your tactics don’t match, there is no penalty — you simply forgo the bonus.
Core Coaching Attributes
A coach has four internal attributes — tactics (TAC), rotation (ROT), development (DEV) and motivation (MOT). We don’t show their numbers while there is neither a coach market nor seasonal coach development: TAC sets the size of the fit bonus, ROT decides when tired players come off, and DEV and MOT currently only count toward salary.
Coaching Archetypes & Philosophies
Every coach has a dominant philosophy. There is no coach market yet: your club is assigned one, and the only decision is whether to dismiss him. Read his archetype and play his style — matching your live tactics earns the fit bonus, and a mismatch costs nothing but that bonus. The coach’s salary is paid from the same pool as player wages, so an expensive coach directly shrinks your budget for players:
Defensive
Half-court execution, physical paint presence, aggressive perimeter containment.
Offensive
Heavy perimeter spacing, dynamic Pick & Roll reads, ball movement.
Fast-Paced
Early transition shots, high possession counts, relentless rim attacks.
Balanced
Pragmatic, adapts easily to opponent styles and roster constraints.
Contracts & Severance Packages
Terminating a coach mid-contract triggers a mandatory severance pay (50% of remaining salary) drawn from the operations budget — if the funds are insufficient, termination is blocked. Firing also has side effects: player morale and fan support bounce up, but loyal players may react negatively, and the replacement is an automatic interim coach you do not get to choose.