Keeper DRAFT Info (Gold Leagues)

• HOW
  Originally, a typical fantasy league was comprised of owners who lived in the same city or geographical area. The convenience of such close proximity allowed the owners to get together and conduct a live draft to fill the rosters of their fantasy teams. One by one, each team owner would select a player. The order of selections was predetermined. Each participant was present to hear who was previously selected and able to anticipate their next selection. Obviously, it presents problems attempting to unite owners from around the country (maybe even the world) in any one physical location just to hold a fantasy draft. But NOW with WANNABE Sports' NEW browser-based Fantasy DRAFT Agent and the connectivity of the internet, a real-time draft in a simple interface is possible! The real action is now in your browser on draft day.
  
• GENERAL OVERVIEW
  Team owners logged in to their WANNABE Fantasy Account can access the Fantasy DRAFT Agent both during and before the draft. The system is essentially list based and a list of any length can be prepared prior to the actual draft for emergency purposes or as an aide. Each owner decides the best utilization of the options provided and every owner is afforded the same options. Ideally, each team owner arrives at the draft page immediately prior to the draft. The team with pick #1 will select one player using the provided selection options before the first 90 seconds of the draft elapses. In the event the team fails to make a valid selection within the allotted time, a player will be selected automatically by the system. When the system is required to make a team's selection, it will select the first available player from the team's list. When there are no valid player selections available on the team's list. The selection is made from the system's default list. The system's default list can be viewed using options provided within the WANNABE Draft Agent. The systems default list cannot be edited by team owners. But it can be adopted as a team's private list. Once adopted, editing of the private list is possible.
  In turn, as prescribed by the draft order, each team will have 90 seconds to select a player using the options provided.
  --Keep in mind there are nearly 200 total picks in the typical draft. Each can be active for 90 secs. A football league draft with 16 rounds can last as long as 4 hours and 48 minutes. The ability to compile a long list will help when unforseen difficulties arise which can make it difficult to dedicate as much as 5 hours of attention to the typical draft.

WHERE

• All Live WANNABE Sports drafts are held in a WANNABE Fantasy DRAFT Room linked to from the OWNER FUNCTIONS links in the WANNABE Menu (see right) or on each team's dedicated page .
  Mock (practice) drafts are held in the week leading up to the first real draft to introduce new team owners to the system and allow everyone an opportunity to become more familliar with the WANNABE Fantasy DRAFT Agent and chat enviornment before the crucial visit on draft day. The schedule for mock drafts is available within the Mock Draft agent linked from each team owner's Account Page. Click "+ My Account" above to reach your account page. Look to the lower left on your account page for "Gold Mock Drafts".

WHAT

• The WANNABE Fantasy DRAFT Agent - a simple and effective, browser-based method for following the draft in real-time and submitting your team's selections (picks). The interface also includes links to help information relative to it's various parts. This info combined with the mock drafts allow everyone opportunity to understand the process before draft day.

WHEN

• The Fantasy Football Drafts and Mock Drafts are usually scheduled in June. Drafts are usually scheduled for the last weekend in August and the Mock Drafts are typically scheduled for the week prior to Official Drafts.

Owners should plan to attend at least one Mock Draft to familiarize themselves with the WANNABE DRAFT Agent. Potential owners are also welcome to request a slot in a scheduled Mock Draft. Meet the Commissioner and some of the owners in a chat and see if WANNABE Sports is for you. If you experience difficulties or have a question, feel free to e-mail the Commissioner.