Fantasy football (American)
Fantasy Football ( FF) is a game that is played internet based mostly primarily in the United States of fans of the sport of American football. Before the opportunity to exchange data via the Internet and to evaluate the results, it was designed as a post game. Game material is not required, only redound some knowledge of the athletes in the sport for the benefit. Variants exist also for other sports such as basketball, baseball or football.
- 4.1 American Football
- 4.2 Football
Description
Basic principle
Each of the usually eight to twelve participants has the fantasy football on a team (fantasy team ) that (eg the NFL) composed of real athletes of a certain league, which in turn usually selected as part of the so-called Fantasy Draft or in a auction will be auctioned at the beginning of the game. As a rule, some days are performed on a fixed day Draft Parties before the competition starts, where in accordance with the Entry will be selected according to a fixed order of the NFL player draft. Once the championship is started, each player tries to find the list of which accumulates the most points this weekend. Based on the performance of the real athletes on matchday concerned he then receives points (so-called Fantasy Points ) according to a previously agreed system, eg 6 points if a set of imputed to him for his fantasy team will score a touchdown. Due to poor form, injuries and suspensions, players can be replaced or exchanged during the season. All undrawn on Draft players as well as those which have been released by a participant shall be considered as free agents or waiver: These can be replaced at any time with players of your own squad.
In general, friends, relatives and work colleagues to join fantasy football leagues and teams give their own - usually humorous - names such as Fighting Amish, Mudslingers, etc. Under Performers and compete for the title of a fictional league. Often departure fees are levied to finance a jackpot for the winner. Such gaming communities sometimes take away for decades and are locally and at your own pace with the rapid spread of the Internet.
Variants
Basically there are two types of Fantasy Football: either simply all points of each player adds on each match and the one who at the end of the season, the highest total score wins. Alternatively, there are so-called Head-to- Head leagues, in which two players with their fantasy teams kick on every match against each other and one gets a victory point with the higher score. At the end of the season then wear the Fantasy teams with the most wins so-called play-offs after the knockout system against each other.
Another variant is called Dynasty or Keeper Leagues, in which all or part of the players will keep for next year on the team. This requires in the compilation of the teams in addition to the short-term maximization points also a long-term focus.
Team size
In Football Leagues following statements from a squad ( roster ) of up to 20 players are usually made to every match
Some Fantasy Leagues also allow the formation of individual players in defense ( IDP) as linebackers and defensive backs ( cornerbacks and safeties ).
The art is to select for the Gameday concerned those players from the squad which promise the most points - points because of players on the bench not count.
Points system
A typical scoring system for individual player performance is:
* 1 point for 20 yards Space-saving through -pass output * 1 point for 10 yards extra space by running * 1 point for 10 yards Space-saving through passport acceptance * 6 points for a touchdown by run or pass acceptance * 3 points for a touchdown pass by delivery * -1 Point per interception ( pass intercepted ) * -2 Points per fumble ( by mistake lost ball ) * 1 point per point after touchdown * 3 points per field goal ( field goal ) The defense team receives points according to performance ( approved Yards space gain, approved touchdowns, sack, etc.).
Evaluation
Previously, the management of a Fantasy League hard work, because the individual performances of all the real players had to be laboriously gathered to perform the evaluation. Due to the proliferation of the Internet, however, many commercial and non- commercial websites have emerged that do this work quickly and efficiently. In addition, there are countless websites that offer news, analysis, points projections, advice and tips. It is estimated that today approximately $ 100 million will be implemented annually with Fantasy Football and approximately 30 million Americans this pastime pursue (Harris interactive poll ).
History
The origins can be traced back to the year 1962. Began Wilfred "Bill" Winkenbach from Oakland ( California ) to develop a game for American football, after he already late 50s devised to various games with other sports. On a rainy October day at a New York hotel bar he put together with Bill Tunnell, who was then in charge of public relations for the Oakland Raiders, and Scotty Stirling, sports journalist for the Oakland Tribune, the basic parameters and rules for the very first fantasy football league world. They gave her the name of Greater Oakland Professional Pigskin prognosticators League GOPPPL short and to date is the oldest fantasy football league in the world.
Europe
In Europe, tried the game idea in the field of football was to adapt. Especially in the soccer-crazy nations England and Spain but also in Italy, Germany and France, there are a variety of fantasy managers. In contrast to the distribution of points in America, which mainly arises from purely statistical data, players in Europe earn their points in dependence to the touch, which every professional football player per match. The note usually is based on the estimates of editors of the sports magazines or major newspapers with sports focus. Most commonly, it resorted to the touch of Kicker sports magazine. Another variant is the grading basis of statistical performance data, similar to the original form in America. Here, each player ( as obtained tackles, shots on goal, passports, etc.) will be charged a note from the collected data through a sports agency performance values.