Is formation iq a big factor when facing a team equally matched talent wise. I use 2 formations offense and 2 defense. How many minutes should I use per formation. I use 10 minutes on special teams.

To answer the first part, yes, formation IQ could be the difference between evenly matched teams, especially at DIII where gameplanning is basic. The second part I don't know for sure... it's been quite some time since I was in DIII.

I have a D1 team too and its totally different from D3 in how players develop. Just trying to make sure I use the correct amount of time in formations and IQ

Yes, formation IQ is a factor when it comes to even teams. Here is what I have read in the forums about practice time....anything less than 7 will lose you points and anything over 20 could be counter productive (meaning that you are spending more points but not getting useful productivity from those points).

I use 1 offense and 2 defense for my DIII team. I put 10-15 minutes max in each including special teams.

Posted by jhunterz on 1/10/2018 9:34:00 AM (view original):
Yes, formation IQ is a factor when it comes to even teams. Here is what I have read in the forums about practice time....anything less than 7 will lose you points and anything over 20 could be counter productive (meaning that you are spending more points but not getting useful productivity from those points).

This is generaly the idea behind individual practice. I have never heard of this with formation iq. With individual practice more than 20 points into building one attribute is generaly not necessarily counterproductive, but less productive I believe on a sliding scale.
Although formation iq always seems important(mostly it affects qb interceptions, might also affect sacks or penalties ?), in d3 I would not put more than 10 minutes per formation. You would probably be fine with 8. D 3 is Almost All about player growth.

Posted by jhunterz on 1/10/2018 9:34:00 AM (view original):
Yes, formation IQ is a factor when it comes to even teams. Here is what I have read in the forums about practice time....anything less than 7 will lose you points and anything over 20 could be counter productive (meaning that you are spending more points but not getting useful productivity from those points).

that is only for postional practice. not practicing a formation doesnt cause it to drop.

I meant for positional practice, thanks for clarifying for me.