Becoming a commissioner for a Fantasy Football League can be a difficult task if all you ever done before was play as an owner.  One of the first things you need to do is find out what type of league you would like to run as well as develop a good set of rules and regulation for you league to follow. After that you need to develop a scoring system that is fair and balanced per position. Some leagues like to give more strength to running backs and some like the scoring system to be as equal as possible. Whichever way you decided to go try to have your scoring system thought out before you enter it into your leagues fantasy site. The scoring system I use tries to level each position as much as possible. One of the ways to do this is reward bonus points for certain statistics by position. This scoring system is used in my Sportsline league, but can be adapted to other formats and leagues as well.

The first step is to determine what type of league to run, how to handle ties and how to score the different positions in your league.

Take note to the tips many of the fantasy sports sites have and use then to develop your scoring system.

Passing (mainly the Quarterback) gives this category the standard points for throwing touchdowns however, take note to how this category can earn more points by either total passing yards or completed passes for over a certain amount. Creating the right scoring system for a points, yardage, or a combination of the two is extremely important.

The rushing category awards points a lot like passing, but in a different ratio. Try and use previous years statistics and NFL records to develop your distribution for awarded points.

The same goes for receiving as it does for passing and rushing. Find a distribution of points that works, you can always adjust later.

Miscellaneous points are points that don’t fall into any of the other categories, however, take note that you may want to consider negative points for bad events in a game like fumbles and interceptions.

Place kicking is an interesting category in which everyone waits to draft them last and often play little importance in a fantasy football game. However, if you give bonus points for kicking a field goal a certain distance all of the sudden picking a good kicker late in the draft may not seem like a good idea.

Defense can also be a game changing category if set up the right way. Not only do you get points for keeping the opponents score low, but you can also score points for keeping the opposing teams yards low. Defense can  score points for interceptions, fumbles, and sacks. However, if a defense has a bad game then negative points are awarded as you can see in this scoring system.

Establishing a well thought out scoring system will help the league you are running to go more smoothly over the season. Take the time to review the history of scoring for each position to find out what will work best for your league.

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