For the average American sports fan just sitting and
watching your team on a day-to-day basis is rapidly becoming a thing of the
past. Fantasy sports, according to industry analyst IBISWorld, and Forbes.com,
is bringing in an annual profit to an estimated $397 million on $1.1 billion in
revenue to Yahoo, ESPN, CBS Sports, and Fox Sports.
Fantasy Sports has the potential to enrich the fandom of so
many current fans, as well as attract new fans to the sports world. I for one
was only interested in my own NFL football team until I was invited to be apart
of an NFL fantasy football league.
Lets take a step back here for a second, for those of you
who do not know what fantasy leagues are or why such a frenzy has occurred in
the last few years, here’s a basic tutorial of how one participates in such
Ludicrous and fun.
You can join a public league,
where anyone can sign up for a spot, or a private league (mostly where you join
your friends or co-workers), where you need an invitation to play. Some people,
typically beginners, play just for fun and some play for money. The “commissioner”, or “creator of the private league”, can
change league rules according to the preference of the league.
You start by preparing for your league draft by scouting players.
Before choosing your fantasy
team, you need to research all the available players so you can pre-rank them
according to your personal preference (scores the most points). Understanding
your league’s scoring system and roster setup is critical to creating a
bulletproof draft strategy. Also, a little luck goes a long way when picking up
not as well know players or (sleepers). These guys will frustrate your
opponents while making you look like a genius!
The draft is the most fun and
exciting day of the fantasy season. During the draft, each fantasy owner
selects an NFL or any other league player at a time until the rosters are
complete. Fantasy drafts can take place online, but some leagues — typically
friends or co-workers — will conduct the draft in person. Remember to draft all
of the correct positions, so that you can have a full team roster.
During the NFL season, the
real teams face each other and so do the fantasy teams in your league. Your
league provider converts the players’ real-time stats into fantasy points, and
the fantasy team that scores the most points wins the game for the week. The
goal is to win as many games as possible to make the playoffs.
As a fantasy owner, you're in
total control, you can drop players you think aren't good enough and replace
them with free agents. If one of your starters gets injured, you can bench him
and start a healthy player instead. You may even make a trade offer to another
owner.
Only
the strong survive, and at the end of the fantasy season, the top teams square
off in a single-elimination tournament to decide the league champion. The last
team standing may win a trophy, a cash prize, or just honor; but make no mistake;
there will be only one winner.
 |
| ESPN Fantasy Football |
http://games.espn.go.com/ffl/clubhouse?leagueId=191184&teamId=7&seasonId=2014
Within
the ever-growing industry, fantasy sports leagues have created several
different professional jobs that you wouldn’t believe are jobs today. Fantasy
sports radio talk host, as well as professional fantasy analyst for ESPN are
some of the newest and most coveted jobs of the average fantasy playing working
Joe. Fantasy being an obsessive hobby for some is a paycheck for another. I
personally have several friends that say, “Why can’t I major in fantasy
football”.
Matthew
Berry, Mr. ROTO, or the “Fantasy Guru” is the lead analyst for ESPN fantasy
football. Matthew has written a book "A fantasy life" regarding his journey to this position and
describes it as bazaar that his job is to report on fantasy reality.
Fantasy
leagues are a great way to get into sports and to expand your current fandom to
epic proportions. Getting to know new
players and being truly invested in teams other than your own true blue makes
you appreciate and makes you that much more knowledgeable about the sport
itself.
Shout out to http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-play-fantasy-football.html
For help on the explanation of fantasy fundamentals.
Until next time...
Keep moving forward!
No comments:
Post a Comment