It's August, and most notably that means you should
be getting ready for your fantasy football draft. If your not familiar with
what I'm talking about, then you have failed as a human. Ok, maybe not quite so
much but fantasy sports are awesome. Fantasy Football, in my most awesome
supreme opinion, being the best of all.
It’s always exciting to watch your favorite sports team. The thrill of
a victory and the agony of defeat are part of the competitive sports world for
athletes and fans alike. Many of us have had grand dreams of playing
professional sports, or thought how great it would be to become a coach,
manager, or even an owner. The reality is that few of us will ever enter a
professional sports arena as more than just a ticket holder. However, there are
alternatives for the most die-hard, loyal of fans that wish to expand their
existing enjoyment of sports. Fantasy sports.
The basic concept of a fantasy sport is a game in which
participants act as an owner/manager to assemble a team that competes against
other fantasy teams based on statistics generated by the real individual
players or teams of a professional sport. Statistical performance is usually
converted into points, then compiled and totaled according to the roster
selected by the owner. The idea is to simulate being an actual owner/manager as
closely as possible. Just as in real sports, owners of a fantasy team have the
ability to draft, sign, trade, and cut players.
We know that fantasy sport plays a major role in our gaming
communities and we know that there are millions of participants. But why do
they play?
Among the top reasons are; it makes the sport or games
more interesting to watch, the thrill of competition, a new way to get more
involved with a sport they already enjoy, or simply a way to interact with
friends and family socially. If you are looking for a good reference point to better understand the communal benefits of fantasy sports, I strongly suggest watching The League on FX.
Remember, it's okay to like sports. It's just another awesome thing to geek out on. Plus you can talk smack and act like you were the one scoring all those points.
~ Colonel
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