FIFA 22 Career Mode: Training and Skill Tree

Training in FIFA 22's Career Mode has been overhauled to include a new and improved player growth system. Here's everything you need to know about how to use it to boost your rating in both Player and Manager Career.

Career Mode is the bread and butter of every FIFA game. It's the classic mode that lets players build up squads as a manager, bring young prospects and special players into the mix, and turn them into superstars.

The best way to do that is to boost your players' ratings through Training.

FIFA 22's Training system still has some quality-of-life improvements over previous games, including One-Time Training and Group Training, which let you get the best score you've ever achieved each time you simulate a drill.

However, it also comes with some new features, like the Player Career Skill Tree, which gives you more control over how your custom player develops. Let's start with the basics and go over everything we know.

FIFA 22 Career Mode Training Explained

Training lets players earn experience points through practice and matches to build and develop wonderkids and special players.

You can have a player take part in three training sessions each week. How much experience they earn from each session depends on their position.

For example, a defender will earn more experience from defensive drills than shooting drills, and vice versa.

If you play out a drill instead of simulating it, your player will earn bonus experience no matter their grade. Likewise, you'll also get bonus experience the first time you run a drill. But of course, if you'd rather save yourself some time, you can simulate them and earn less.

You can also set presets for your favorite training sessions so you can redo them instantly. And finally, if you pick and complete an Advanced Match Objective in an eligible game,

FIFA 22 Player Career Skill Tree

For the first time in the series, FIFA 22's Player Career Mode will include a new system called the Player Career Skill Tree.

In the past, player development happened through attributes increasing based on how they performed in matches. In FIFA 22, these attributes will only develop the way you want them to. It's a great way to give you more control over your player's development.

It's quite simple: the more experience you earn, the more your player levels up. And every time they do, you'll unlock skill points to spend in the Player Career Skill Tree. The attribute boosts they produce matter a lot, and you'll notice their effects right away. (similar to Pro Clubs)

And finally, Archetypes, found deeper in the Player Career Skill Tree, are even better. They don't just provide big attribute boosts — they also let you specialize in specific roles and styles. (like developing your weak-foot skill)