With a youthscout you can pull a youth cyclist. If you have hired a scout, you can ask him to search a cyclist only once per week. The cyclists of your scout will be between 18 and 23 years old.
To hire a youth scout, click on 'Youthscout' in the table menu. Then click 'Hire new youthscout' on your right.
If you would like to buy a youthscout, there are three skills for him to choose, ranging from 0 to 20.
"Current ability": the higher the number in this skill for your scout, the better your cyclists current ability (CA) can be. A youth scout with CA=20 can find cyclists with a CA up to 20; a scout with CA=10 can find cyclists with a maximal CA of 10.
"Future ability": the higher the number in this skill for your scout, the better your cyclists future ability (=FA) can be. Same rule as with the current ability.
"Perception": the higher the number in this skill for your scout, the more likely your scout will find a cyclist when you ask him to. If you have a scout with 20 perception, he will always find a cyclist.
The current ability of a cyclist determines how good a cyclist will perform, given his actual skills. So if there are two cyclists with the same skills, the one with a higher current ability will nonetheless perform better.
The future ability of a cyclist determines how talented a cyclist is. Cyclist with a high future ability will train faster than cyclists with a low future ability.
The current ability and the future ability of a cyclist are hidden skills, which means no one will never be able to see how high or low this skill is for a cyclist. However, you can estimate these skills by observing their training proces (future ability) and performances in races (current ability) closely.
The contract of a scout is comparable to that of the trainer; it will never run out after an amount of time. Paying a scout a nice wage is bound to make him happier and work harder for the club, though! That means he will find a cyclist more often, and that the skills of a pulled cyclist will often be slightly better.
Your scout will suggest a new wage by himself. It's best to accept that wage. Paying him more than he asks for won't increase his mood, so don't waste your money on that!
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