7 Ways to Improve Your Fantasy Football League

7 Ways to Improve Your Fantasy Football League

With over 33 million participants across the globe, fantasy football is a great excuse to watch some football with your friends (and of course trash talk a bit).

But if participation seems to be dropping or you're just looking to improve the experience, it may be time to make some changes.

Here are seven fantasy football league ideas to help the upcoming season be the best one yet!

 

1. Appoint a Commissioner

In truth, fantasy football is a bit of a mess. While there are certainly plenty of systems to choose from, from Yahoo! Sports to ESPN's custom-built systems, each has its own issues and loopholes that crafty players can exploit.

For that reason, it may be a good idea to appoint a league commissioner.

In short, this is a position that gets those who don't consider themselves sports-savvy involved. It'll be up to the commissioner to uphold the league's rules and regulations.

 

2. Give Players a Budget

Picking your players can be a point of contention, even among the best of friends.
To make sure that experienced participants aren't stealing the best players, create a baseline budget that every participant must follow.

Certain positions and stipulations can cost a player more or less.

For instance, if a participant wants to choose Tom Brady, they're going to have to pay a pretty penny.

But if a player suffers an injury and hasn't been drafted, allowing participants to add them to their roster at a discounted cost adds an element of strategy.

 

3. Create a Discord Channel for Your League

Half of the fun of fantasy football leagues is the trash talk. But if your league contains more than a dozen or so participants, communicating with one another can be tough.

Think about starting a Discord channel so everyone can get in on the fun and see the trash talk in real time.

 

4. Introduce Punishments

If you've ever watched FX's hit comedy The League, you know how much fun fantasy football punishments can get.

Of course, these punishments are nothing too serious -- just a fun little way to up the ante.

Have a winning participant choose the losing participants game day attire, or attend a live game with their favorite jersey...on the other team's side of the stands.

 

5. Host a Live Pre-Season Draft

Hosting a preseason draft is a great idea for a number of reasons.

First, it's a fantastic way to let everyone meet one another. But it's also a good chance to introduce new participants to the fun and tension of fantasy football.

If you're looking for fantasy football ideas that really get interesting, allow players to "buy" players from one another for a heightened fee.

 

6. Ditch Head-To-Head

Hosting a preseason draft is a great idea for a number of reasons.

First, it's a fantastic way to let everyone meet one another. But it's also a good chance to introduce new participants to the fun and tension of fantasy football.

If you're looking for fantasy football ideas that really get interesting, allow players to "buy" players from one another for a heightened fee.

 

7. Give Players Rewards

At the end of the season, have everyone chip in a few dollars so you can buy trophies for the league's top three participants.

Everyone loves trophies, and taking second or third place keeps players invested no matter what their skill level may be.

 

Use These Fantasy Football League Ideas to Create a Better League

Fantasy football is already a blast, but incorporating these fantasy football league ideas into your new or preexisting league can add exciting new wrinkles to the fun.

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