| Fantasy Football
Unit Study
A Fantasy Football Unit Study
Part I: What is Fantasy Football
Research the game of fantasy football. Be sure you understand the
difference between point, performance, and keeper leagues. Learn
different draft methods.
Reading List:
Activities:
Learning Opportunities: reading, note taking, compare and
contrast skills
Part II: Get ready for the draft
Rank your picks by your league's scoring system. Find "cheatsheets"
that rank players and compare them to your own rankings. Research
"sleeper" opportunities. See if drafting positions in different orders
provides you with more fantasy points. Explore how the position you
draft in affects player availability.
Reading List:
Activities:
- Get a copy of team schedules and bye weeks.
- Get team depth charts.
- Get or design a team rooster draft sheet.
- Create your own custom cheatsheet based on your leagues scoring
system at OneWeekWonder,
ProFantasySports, or
Fantasy
Football Toolbox.
- Compare your custom cheatsheet to other available on the web.
- Identify potential sleeper picks.
- Conduct a mock draft varying the order of the positions you draft
and the position you draft in.
- Download the complete draft kit at
Ask the Commish
Learning Opportunities: Charting and graphing skills, learn to
use a spreadsheet, compare different valuation systems, organizational
skills, record keeping skills.
Part III: The Season
Each week you'll need to decide which players to start and which to
bench. Team schedules, bye weeks, and injuries are some of the
factors that will affect your decision. You will also want to record how
many points a player has scored for each game and look for trade
opportunities.
Reading:
Activities:
Learning Opportunities: Planning and management skills, data
analysis, compare and contrast, ranking evaluation, graphing, prediction.
Additional Activities:
- Map player locations each week.
- Analyze player performances by varying the scoring system.
- Develop your own projections/ranking algorithms.
- Discuss controversy of team names and mascots.
- Discuss role of football stadiums in communities.
- Discuss role of sports in education
Links to other lesson plans:
Fun Fantasy Football for the Elementary Class
Football Fever Fun Lesson Plan
Resources:
These sites provide the following free:
Leagues:
Yahoo Sports Free
NFL.com Individual Team 14.95
My Fantasy League
League 79.95
RealTime Fantasy Sports League 89.95
Commissioner Online
League 85.95
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