adrenaline rush of winning and the motivation
from the fear of losing.
Staying connected to friends is also another
reason people play. Many high school or college
friends move away after school, so online leagues
offer a reason to stay connected for several weeks
out of the year. Coworkers may not want to be
left out of the water cooler discussions so some
people play in office leagues just to be included.
In some families, the spouse plays just to
have a closer relationship with their significant
other. With your spouse having a vested interest,
it can change their point of view on watching
football. On Sundays, you can hear a question
about how many touchdowns Tom Brady has
thrown rather than, “Are you gonna watch
football all day?” It should be noted that it has
been estimated that 1 out of every 5 fantasy
football players are female.
With there being so many different types of
leagues, there is something for everyone. Yes, a
IN ITS SIMPLEST
DESCRIPTION,
FANTASY FOOTBALL
IS A MATH-BASED
GAME BASED ON
STATS FROM REAL
NFL PLAYERS ON A
WEEKLY BASIS.
standard league is the most popular, but there
are also auction draft style leagues, dynasty
leagues, keeper leagues, survivor leagues and
IDP leagues. All have different variations within
each individual league settings set by the league
commissioner but all have the same basic
strategies involved.
If you haven’t played but are interested, I
suggest you go to Yahoo and check out the mock
drafts. You can participate in a mock draft just to
see what a draft is like or to see who the masses
are picking with their first few picks. There are
many other sites that offer mock drafts, but I feel
Yahoo is the easiest. There are drafts starting
literally ever few minutes.
Who knows, maybe you will be hooked and
become one of the growing number of fantasy
football players. If you decide to play or already
are playing, best of luck to you. Unless, of course,
you happen to be in one of my leagues, because
then I hope have an average year.
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