1. The teams in this year’s competition will be divided randomly into three leagues. In light of the increased number of athletes at the summer games (nearly 600 on Team
2. A live draft for each league will be held on a date TBD via AOL Instant Messenger. If you do not have an AIM account, please procure one or plan to share with someone during the draft. If you wish to name your own team, submit it to the Commissioner (Bryan) by the time your draft begins, or risk having a name chosen for you.
3. Draft order will be determined by a random draw conducted by the Commissioner. Round 1 will go in order from 1-5, round 2 from 5-1, round 3 from 1-5, etc. Each player gets one pick per round for 13 rounds.
4. Each player will select a total of 12 athletes from the
5. The winner will be the player with the most points at the end of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Points will be assigned as follows: 3 points for a gold medal, 2 points for a silver medal and 1 point for a bronze medal. Each player's final score will be based on an aggregate score from his or her 12 players.
6. Medals in team sports can only count once toward the final total. For example, even if a player selects two members of the U.S. Basketball Team, they can only earn points for one medal in basketball.
7. Medal counts will be updated by the Commissioner or a member of the Fantasy Olympics Committee (i.e. anyone with Blogger access to the site).
8. Each player will also select one non-USA country whose gold medal count will be used to determine a winner, in the event of a tie among two or more players’ aggregate scores. If the gold medal count fails to break the tie, then the silver count, and finally the bronze count, will be used.
7 comments:
What about track and swimming relay teams? Same as with the basketball team example? Only counts once?
Yes, swimming and track relays work the same: We do not award multiple points per event. But, if you have a swimmer that gets a medal in a relay and in an individual event, you his/her points for both.
A colleague of mine raised a good question. How will we handle the ever-present steroid problem? As I see it, we have two options: 1) ignore the steroid issue and simply issue points based on medals won, or 2) strip the player of the points after the fact if an athlete tests positive. The former would be easier to administer, the latter would encourage taking athletes you think are clean. I'm happy to hear your thoughts on those two alternatives, or any other solutions you might have.
Would it be an idea to view a (basketball) team as an entity that can be selected?
Regarding individuals on a (swimming) team event: Can they score points if they are inactive? What if an athlete participated in the semi final, but does not participate in the final?
How about a fantasy game where you get to draft olympic events instead of athletes (mens basketball, womens high jump, mens marathon, womens swimming 100 free style, etc). If an American athlete/team medals on your event then you score 3, 2 or 1 point.
Just thinking out loud...
I think I like the idea of choosing the team if only the team can win a medal, like the basketball example. U.S. Women's Gymnastic team wouldn't count because they also compete as individuals, but I think we should be able to draft a softball team or such, and that ensures no double-dipping into the teams.
And steroids? What? Is that seriously a problem at this level of competition? Ha. Kidding. Just ignore it like the rest of the world.
I'm agreeing with Anonymous and with Lea here. Since there are so many atheletes, let's count true team sports as only one pick. So, USA Basketball would be one unit and off the board after selection; however, each member of a swimming or track relay could be selected, since they qualify individually and some participate individually.
Good post.
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