How to player fantasy football 101
Fantasy football is an online and offline game, using real NFL players stats, to score points. Most of the time, a fantasy football league champion will receive money as a prize for joining a league (pay league). Free leagues are available as well, in which you play just for fun.
Joining a fantasy football league is fairly easy. If you visit our resources page, you will see a list of some of the most well-known and used public fantasy football sites for finding leagues. In fact, the NFL itself runs it's own free public fantasy football at nfl.com.
Approximately 33 million people play fantasy football each year, according to the FSTA.
Joining a fantasy football league is fairly easy. If you visit our resources page, you will see a list of some of the most well-known and used public fantasy football sites for finding leagues. In fact, the NFL itself runs it's own free public fantasy football at nfl.com.
Approximately 33 million people play fantasy football each year, according to the FSTA.
Free Fantasy Football
Many free fantasy football leagues exist on the internet today. You can also join a league of local players. While events within your league can be handled off-line, even local leagues (friends and family, as well as co-worker leagues), usually choose to house the league online.
The one caveat to playing in a free fantasy football league is that the prize(s) can be relatively small, if any at all; possibly only bragging rights.
The one caveat to playing in a free fantasy football league is that the prize(s) can be relatively small, if any at all; possibly only bragging rights.
Paid Fantasy Football
Paid for fantasy football leagues allow for players to "pay in" to join a league. These leagues have a cash prize, or some other prize at the end. This is usually a percentage of the total of the fees required to play in the league.
The most major con to a pay fantasy football league is that of the chance of you not winning. Most pay leagues have fantasy players who know how to play, and are not new to the sport. As such, your chance of winning gets smaller and smaller.
Also, these leagues may only cost you a couple of dollars, up into the thousands. This is one reason why some fantasy football leagues are considered gambling sites or gambling leagues.
The most major con to a pay fantasy football league is that of the chance of you not winning. Most pay leagues have fantasy players who know how to play, and are not new to the sport. As such, your chance of winning gets smaller and smaller.
Also, these leagues may only cost you a couple of dollars, up into the thousands. This is one reason why some fantasy football leagues are considered gambling sites or gambling leagues.
Weekly Fantasy Football
Weekly fantasy football is a newer concept for fantasy football enthusiasts. In weekly leagues, you are placed in a group of other owners, and have a cap or salary to construct a team of; but for only one week. This type of league is usually always a paid-for league, with cash prizes for the winners.
The downside of this type of league is that they usually do not draft NFL players. Instead, you are selecting from the same pool of players as everyone else in your weekly league.
The downside of this type of league is that they usually do not draft NFL players. Instead, you are selecting from the same pool of players as everyone else in your weekly league.