Watching your favorite NFL football team on Sunday, have you ever wondered what it would be like to own your own NFL football team? Playing fantasy football gives you that opportunity and it’s easy to do. Here is an introduction on how to play fantasy football.
As a fantasy team owner, you control who your players are and when they play. The first step you should take when playing fantasy football is to join a league. This can be done on various websites and registration is free. Once you have joined the league, you will need to give your team a name to identify you from the rest of the fantasy owners within your league.
A typical fantasy team consists of 1 quarterback, 2 running backs, 2-3 wide receivers, 1 tight end, 1 kicker, and 1 defenseman/special teams. The league player draft is where you will choose which players will be on your team. After the draft, you will have your team roster ready. One of the first things you’ll need to learn about playing fantasy football is to create your own cheat sheet.
Scoring in the fantasy version of soccer is based on a predetermined point system. Points are earned through a player’s performance in a statistical category. Common statistical categories are touchdowns, rushing yards, receiving yards, passing yards. Another tip for beginners learning to play fantasy football is to familiarize yourself with your league’s scoring system.
For example, if a player on your team rushes for 100 yards and scores 2 touch downs in their NFL game, and in your league 100 rushing yards is 1 point and touch downs is 6 points, then you would have received 13 points for that player’s performance. At the end of the week, each player’s points are added up to give your team a final score.
If you are in a heads-up league and your final score is higher than your opponent’s final score, then you would win that week. Head-to-head league winners are determined by a win/loss record. The owner with the best record at the end of the season would be the winner of the league. The points league keeps a running count of the total number of points scored by all teams in the league, and at the end of the season, the owner with the highest point total would be the winner of the league.
So there is a start on how to play fantasy football. Joining a fantasy league and creating your own team is a fun way to follow NFL football. Instead of just watching your favorite team on Sunday, you’ll find yourself following every player on your fantasy team.