The Contrarian – A fantasy checklist

Thomas Drance

2014-09-07

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The Contrarian has you covered with a pre-draft checklist

 

Maybe you remember when collecting hockey cards there were several ways to win cards from another – that is if you were not interested in trading. The names of the games were not very creative, Knock-zies, Far-zies, Top-zies, Legdge-zie, and I am sure there were others. There were players that you wanted, players that you needed (if you wanted to complete the set) and then there were the checklists. The checklists were special because you needed them to know which players were printed and what card numbers they were. Without them you were kind of lost.

 

Have someone keep the draft moving along. Usually it is the person (commissioner) who is organizing the draft but you may have someone else not participating enforce the draft rules just to ensure that everything is fair. They can also determine the draft order, the method of which should be listed in the rules. They should also collect any prize fees too.

 

Have that same person record all the selections. Too often I see owners only record their own picks. Someone should have a complete master list. Again, if it is done on-line then this and the last point are not a problem.

 

At the conclusion of the draft thank everyone, wish them good luck and follow up by giving them the complete list of picks as soon as possible. If you are going to enter the teams on a website tell them when it has been done too.

Then go to the after draft party and reminisce about what players you missed out on and laugh about the players that were taken too early.

 

This is only a suggested checklist. Each league will have their nuances but the key reason for having a checklist is to make sure that your draft runs smoothly. This makes you reliable and credible and people will want to participate in your league in subsequent years.

 

Baseball season is wrapping up, football season has started, NHL training camps are coming soon, school is underway, people are finishing off any remaining summer vacation time and their work loads are going to start to ramp up again. People enter multiple fantasy leagues these days so you can't expect people to come to yours if you contact them at the last minute.

 

Be prepared and ahead of the game because you don't want to be left scrambling for left overs.

 

P.S. Don't forget to enter my free Top 50 challenge. More than ten people have already entered with many others holding back for training camp reports.

 

P.S.S If you need some help Dobber's 2014-15 Fantasy Hockey Guide is available and up to date.

 

 

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