ZFFL

Fantasy football is a great way to follow NFL action while also competing with your family, friends, family, co-workers or even strangers for football bragging rights. You field a team of real NFL players and accumulate points based on their actual game statistics. The ultimate objective is to field the best team based on players stats.

Firstly, you must register on the registration page and agree to all ZFFL terms.

Secondly, 
If you are invited to join a league, it's simple -- all you have to do is follow the link that is included in the email invite. You will be prompted to register and activate your team -- and choose a team name, of course. Creativity counts!

There are a few ways to fill out your roster. Here at the ZFFL we host in-person draft parties where we schedule a date prior to the NFL season. The draft typically runs about an hour or so consisting of 15 rounds with 10 minutes available to make your selection. 

The personnel moves aren't over once you draft your team. Quite the contrary, in fact. Most drafts are held at least a week or two before the regular season begins, and that leaves plenty of time for owners to tweak their rosters. Some owners prefer to improve their team via trades, and you can talk to other owners about making a deal. And every fantasy player must get comfortable using the waiver wire.


After your draft, you should follow your players throughout the preseason. If one of your players gets injured, or if they look like they might lose their starting job, you might consider dropping them from your roster and adding a player that is not yet on another teamanyone's roster.

There are all sorts of ways to prepare for a fantasy draft, but the two prerequisites are to A) stay current on NFL news, identifying the best skill-position players throughout the league; and B) understand the league's scoring system.

As for staying current on NFL news, obviously there are many places to go for that (we suggest NFL.com, of course). To take it a step further, there are also sites that specialize in fantasy information, including position-by-position rankings. It's always good to go into your draft with these rankings -- or "cheat sheets" -- in hand. The ZFFL sells a draft kit at a discounted rate if interested. 

The two keys during the season are A) setting your starting lineup each week and B) improving your overall roster whenever possible.

Before setting your lineup each week, you should pay attention to who your players are matching up against in their actual NFL game.

It's also important to check the injury reports to make sure you are not starting a player who might not be on the field in a given week. And you really need to pay attention to bye weeks, so that you are not starting a player who is definitely not going to be on the field this week. If that happens, you are open to ridicule from other owners in your league.


As far as making improvements to your roster, that's why it is important to follow the performance of players throughout the league -- not just the players on your fantasy team. Every year, players come out of nowhere to produce big numbers, and fantasy owners who follow the action closely can reap the rewards.

Your commissioner. We want to setup the best level of success for anyone who is interested in fantasy football. We gather, we play, we laugh and overall have a great time. Do not be scared this is not rocket science. There is a strategy but it all comes with expierence. Ask questions, they help.