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FREEBALL LEAGUE RULES & REGULATIONS
1. Membership Fees - The franchise fee is $60 per team ($90 of total fees collected will go towards the web site fee and the remainder is explained in #9 below), payable in full at the time of the draft. The league will consist of two divisions of five teams.
2. Team Composition/Draft - Each team will be allowed to protect a maximum of SIX players prior to the draft. These players will serve as that team’s draft pick for each round up to and including the first SIX rounds of the draft as necessary. (One player protected would take the place of the first round selection; two players protected would take the place of the first and second round selections and so forth.) Any SIX players may be protected, and the number of players protected at a position may exceed the starting lineup requirements (below). Protected rosters will be due at announced time. The draft will be held at announced date/time. The base draft order, using inverse playoff seeding, will be provided and agreed to prior to the draft. The draft is 22 rounds and a team may select up to 27 players (max roster size), with additional draft picks acquired via trade; each roster must contain at least the starting lineup requirements at each position. The starting lineup is as follows: 1 - Quarterback, 2 - Running backs, 3 - Wide Receivers, 1 - Tight end, 1 - Kicker, 1 - Defense/Special teams
3. Schedules - The regular season will consist of 14 games, with schedules found on the league webpage. A team will be rewarded a victory when it scores more points than its opponent using the website scoring totals. Upon completion of the regular season, each division winner and four non-division winners will begin the playoffs. Those six teams will be seeded based on their final win/loss record using the tiebreaker procedures where necessary. In week 15 the wild card team with the best win/loss record (#3 seed) will play the wild card team with the worst win/loss record (#6 seed) and the two remaining wild card teams will play each other (#4 & #5 seed). The Sloth and Tapir Division winners will receive a bye in Week 15. The wild card winners remaining from Week 15 will play the divisional winners during Week 16. At that time the team having the best overall record (#1 seed) will play the winner of the wild card game that involved the #4 and #5 seeds and the #2 seed will play the winner of the wild card game that involved that #3 seed and the #6 seed. The Freeball Bowl will be played in Week 17.
4. Commissioner - John Knoblock will act as league commissioner and will be assisted by Mike Butters. The commissioner’s responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to, financial matters, reviewing player transactions and settling any weekly results issues. All other league disputes not addressed within the Rules and Regulations will be decided by a majority vote of the non-involved owners, one vote per team. With regard to league expansion, fee increase or free agency, seven votes are needed to enact any changes. All other rules can be changed with a simple majority.
5. Line-ups - Line-ups must be entered in the website by kickoff. Website issues must be brought to the commissioner's attention immediately. Line-up disputes will be handled by the commissioner and brought to a league vote if considered necessary.
6. Scoring - The website provides a complete scoring breakdown by position and the website will be used as the final say on all scoring events.
7. Waivers - Waiver process will be conducted through the website. Each team has 100 free agent dollars to spend.
8. Trades - Trades of players, draft picks and free agent units between teams are allowed, subject to the following conditions: 1. Trade deadline is week 11. All trades must be processed on the website by the end of the week 11 MNF game. 2. Money may not be involved. 3. The commissioner will have the power to put a disputed or suspect trade to a league vote.
9. Prizes - Division winners will receive $50 each. Freeball Bowl runner-up will receive $100. Freeball Bowl winner will receive $310.
10. Tiebreakers - Playoff seeding: Teams tied with identical win/loss records will use the following as tiebreakers: Head to Head results** Total points Inter-divisional record Coin toss ** - only used if two teams are tied. If more than two, total points will be used unless one team won all of its games against the other teams involved in the tie. Divisional winner: Teams tied with identical win/loss records will use the following as tiebreakers: Head to Head results** Divisional Record Total points Coin toss Playoff games: Decimal point scoring Total touchdowns scored by starters Total points scored by quarterback
11. Miscellaneous - "Luck Rule" - Protected player who formally retires from the NFL prior to the league draft date can, at the owner's request, be removed from their protected roster and the forfeited draft pick will be restored. A substitute protected player may not be named. This rule does not apply to contract hold outs or injuries that do not result in formal retirement from the NFL.
History:
1993 Dave beat Eric / 1994 Dave beat Eric / 1995 Frank beat Justin / 1996 Mike beat Frank / 1997 Dave beat Mike / 1998 Bryan beat Frank / 1999 Mike beat Keith / 2000 Ian beat Shawn / 2001 Ian beat Frank / 2002 Shawn beat Dave / 2003 Mike beat Frank / 2004 Eric beat Mike / 2005 Shawn beat Eric / 2006 Frank beat Justin / 2007 Shawn beat Justin / 2008 Keith beat Eric /2009 Frank beat Eric/ 2010 Shawn beat Frank / 2011 Frank beat Shawn / 2012 Frank beat Shawn / 2013 Shawn beat Keith / 2014 John beat Eric / 2015 Eric beat John
Total Championships: Frank 5, Shawn 5, Mike 3, Dave 3, Ian 2, Eric 2, Keith 1, John 1, Bryan 1
Appearances: Frank 10, Shawn 8, Eric 8, Mike 5
2022 is Year #30
| Min | Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterback | 1 | 27 |
| Running Back | 0 | 27 |
| Wide Receiver | 0 | 27 |
| Tight End | 0 | 27 |
| Kicker | 0 | 27 |
| Defense/Sp Team | 0 | 27 |
| Quarterback | 1 | to | 1 |
| Running Back | 2 | to | 2 |
| Wide Receiver | 3 | to | 3 |
| Tight End | 1 | to | 1 |
| Kicker | 1 | to | 1 |
| Defense/Sp Team | 1 | to | 1 |
| Week 1 | Fri Mar 1 12:00am ET | thru | Mon Sep 9 9:00pm ET |
| Week 2 | Tue Sep 10 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Sep 16 9:00pm ET |
| Week 3 | Tue Sep 17 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Sep 23 9:00pm ET |
| Week 4 | Tue Sep 24 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Sep 30 9:00pm ET |
| Week 5 | Tue Oct 1 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Oct 7 9:00pm ET |
| Week 6 | Tue Oct 8 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Oct 14 9:00pm ET |
| Week 7 | Tue Oct 15 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Oct 21 9:00pm ET |
| Week 8 | Tue Oct 22 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Oct 28 9:00pm ET |
| Week 9 | Tue Oct 29 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Nov 4 9:00pm ET |
| Week 10 | Tue Nov 5 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Nov 11 9:00pm ET |
| Week 11 | Tue Nov 12 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Nov 18 9:00pm ET |
| Week 12 | Tue Nov 19 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Nov 25 9:00pm ET |
| Week 13 | Tue Nov 26 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Dec 2 9:00pm ET |
| Week 14 | Tue Dec 3 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Dec 9 9:00pm ET |
| Playoff Week 1 | Tue Dec 10 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Dec 16 9:00pm ET |
| Playoff Week 2 | Tue Dec 17 7:00am ET | thru | Mon Dec 23 9:00pm ET |
| Playoff Week 3 | Tue Dec 24 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Dec 29 9:00pm ET |
| Week 1 | Fri Mar 1 12:00am ET | thru | Sun Sep 8 1:00pm ET |
| Week 2 | Tue Sep 10 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Sep 15 1:00pm ET |
| Week 3 | Tue Sep 17 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Sep 22 1:00pm ET |
| Week 4 | Tue Sep 24 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Sep 29 1:00pm ET |
| Week 5 | Tue Oct 1 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Oct 6 1:00pm ET |
| Week 6 | Tue Oct 8 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Oct 13 1:00pm ET |
| Week 7 | Tue Oct 15 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Oct 20 1:00pm ET |
| Week 8 | Tue Oct 22 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Oct 27 1:00pm ET |
| Week 9 | Tue Oct 29 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Nov 3 1:00pm ET |
| Week 10 | Tue Nov 5 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Nov 10 1:00pm ET |
| Week 11 | Tue Nov 12 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Nov 17 1:00pm ET |
| General | |
|---|---|
| League Entry | $50 |
| Wins and Losses | |
| Losses | $0 |
| Ties | $0 |
| Wins Credit | $0 |
| Roster Moves | |
| Each Player Acquired | $0 |
| Each Player Acquired via Waivers | $0 |
| Each Player Acquired via Free Agency | $0 |
| Each Player Released | $0 |
| Each Player Placed on I/R | $0 |
| Each Player Activated from I/R | $0 |
| Lineup Moves | |
| Each Player Started | $0 |
| Each Player Benched | $0 |
| Trades | |
| Each Trade | $0 |
| Each Player Traded Away | $0 |
| Each Player Traded For | $0 |
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