I think the lack of response here is that no one really knows for sure (except for Anders). When in doubt, test it out!
That being said, I ran various tests on training a few seasons ago. I tracked development for 20 different players by measuring the progress bars every 10 days for an entire season. Every 10 days, I would change something whether it be the Intensity (Hard, Normal, Easy), the Player Role (Sniper, Two Way, etc.), and the Focus (Off, Def, Gen). I tried to test every combination of Intensity/Role/Focus. My results were inconclusive in that it didn't really notice much difference in progress when I changed the variables. Other than the fact that the bars went up faster when the Intensity was Harder (this one is obvious). But the Player Roles and Focus didn't seem to have a huge impact to draw a solid conclusion. Perhaps the 10 day periods were too short to notice anything drastic and that results are only noticeable longer term. Also perhaps there is a time delay on the change, like when you change your tactics, you won't start to see a noticeable difference until 5-10 days after making the chance. So that could have confused my results.
The only things I know for sure are: 1) The Harder the Intensity, the more a player will progress (obviously). 2) Players typically progress faster when they are younger (typically). 3) Team tactics seem to play a role (i.e. Puck Possession will develop Pass/Puck faster). 4) Offensive attributes progress earlier in career, defensive later (Anders mentioned this somewhere).
As for training Skating specifically. I would assume set the training to Hard & General. And it will also help if your Off Tactic is Dump&Chase or Transition - and your Def Tactic is Forecheck or Spread (but I wouldn't change a tactic for training purposes).
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