Fantasy Sports, where the owning and
managing of sports teams is simulated or the performance of the team is calculated
on the basis of the performance real players, began in 1980 with Rotisserie
league baseball was invented by Dan Okrent, a New York writer and
editor. The name "Rotisserie"
comes from Manhattan's La Rotisserie
Francaise restaurant, where the resulting Rotisserie
League Baseball Association or (RLBA),
regularly met. Read
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The Rotisserie method of assessing the performance of teams is well researched. The number of Baseball Rotisserie Leagues mushroomed and other sports soon followed, with American Football, Basketball, Hockey, Nascar, Formula 1, Golf and Soccer being the most popular.
There
are no overall organising bodies, as these are mostly commercial games, but there is a fantasy
Sports Players Association (FSPA)
representing
the leading fantasy sports companies and institutions
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wide range of Game Types have
evolved for each sport: Performance
in real life matches are the source
of information Stockmarket is a
variation, where the scoring system reflects the player's valuation, based
on real life performance
Simulated Management; results
are simulated by computer, based on management decisions
Playing the games can
be done by mail, by email, on websites or WAP
phones, depending on the
actual game. Commercial software is available see Fantasy
Sports Guide Directory
Tell us your favourite sites
An array of Support Sites now exist to assess and/or document the key games and provide the information on which the games are based. Many other sites provide just the stats, which are useful to all fans outside the fantasy gaming world. See each sport for the site links. Some key examples:
A wide range of sites are available covering different sports
Check out our detailed lists, below
- Fantasy Sports Junkies.com Be a Junkie, Play with the Pro's - Complete fantasy sports resource site focusing on the highest quality content, in-depth analysis and expert opinions. Forums, friends and top notch articles. Well recommended by us.
- Fiso, (various;
Premier Soccer special)
and their invaluable newsletters; search - Fantasy Football Bookmarks (American Football)
- Rotisserie Corner (baseball)
- Fantasy Sporting News (baseball)
- Fantasy Sports Guide
- Inside Fantasy from USA Today;( major US sports)
- About Fantasy Leagues: wide range of information
- Sandbox Fantasy
Football, Baseball, Basketball
- Sports Squad Use your sports knowledge playing the role of a Sports Agent.