Tuesday, April 30, 2013

How to play fantasy Football

How to play fantasy football






It does not matter if you are a fantasy football rookie looking to learn how to play fantasy football for the first time or a seasoned veteran of the game. These reports provide you with thoughts from experienced, savvy fantasy players on how to prepare for the game as well as making your fantasy football draft day more enjoyable. Along the way, there are also key fantasy football strategy pieces on what direction you should take on draft day to start your fantasy football season on the right foot.

If you're reading this article, it most likely means you've already taken the first steps toward joining the millions of people who invest time (and in some cases money) into the great big world of fantasy football. What started out as an innocent, friendly pastime in Oakland back in the early 1960s has slowly but surely evolved into a multi-million dollar industry with some fantasy leagues paying a million dollars to the top .

League types


The first thing you need to know as you start operating in the fantasy football world is what kind of league you want to play in. There are various league types which can be classified according to several different criteria.


Scoring formats


The most basic type of league from a scoring perspective would be the "touchdown league", which is also known more commonly as "basic scoring" leagues. In this league, your fantasy team accumulates points every time a player on your team scores a touchdown, but that's basically it. No points are awarded for yardage or other statistics, making this a very simple league. The emergence of much more complex scoring systems that add to the excitement and overall playing experience has left touchdown leagues' popularity in decline. This format, however, is clearly the easiest for the very casual fan.

A second type of league - currently the most popular one - is the "Performance League." In these leagues, attention is focused on other aspects of a player's performance besides how many times he can reach the end zone. Touchdowns still constitute the most important statistic to add fantasy points, while other statistics are considered, such as yardage, whether it be passing, rushing, receiving - even return yardage - in some hardcore leagues. Completions, receptions and any other stat that is susceptible of being recorded can be used. Even negative stats like interceptions, lost fumbles or missed field goals can be taken in account as negative fantasy points.

The third type is a variant of the performance league as bonus points are awarded when players reach certain plateaus during the game. For instance, your player(s) could receive points for reaching 100 rushing yards or scoring a touchdown of over 40 yards, etc.






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