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Thanks for your interest in fantasy sports! This tutorial is designed
to give the 'absolute' beginner the foundation for fantasy sports.
We hope this helps you, and gives you the first step in becoming
a fantasy sports fanatic.
So, you've probably heard your friends or co-workers talking about
their league, and always wanted to play, but didn't understand the
concepts. This should help you out.
What are 'Fantasy Sports'?
Playing fantasy sports is like being an actual coach on the field.
You have a team of players, and if your players score more than
the team you are playing, then you win!
Let's break this down. Most fantasy sports leagues involve a draft.
For the typical 'hometown' leagues about 10 people get together,
watch pre-season football (or baseball, basketball, etc), eat food
that is extremely high in fat and cholesterol, drink beer (or Kool-Aid
if under 21), and talk trash about who is going to kick who's butt
this year. Somewhere along the line, you will pick professional
athletes that you think will do well in the regular season (don't
worry, there are many resources out there to give you 'top picks'
for a draft - just to help you out).
Keep this in mind - for most leagues only one person can
have any one certain player. For example: If I were to choose Brett
Farve (football quarterback/actor) then you would not be
able to draft him.
Team Structure and Scoring
Many leagues vary in the positions that you pick to construct a
'team'. For the most part, you pick positions that can score points
directly, or have some sort of statistic that can be converted to
a 'score' (ie. blocked shots, interceptions, rebounds, etc). For
the purposes of this tutorial I will use the typical fanatsy football
team.
In fantasy football, most leagues require each team to pick players
that fill the following slots:
Quarterback
Running Back
Wide Reciever
Tight End
Kicker
and Defense
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