Fantasy Football: Is It All Touchdowns and Victories?

Abstract

Fantasy sports is an interactive, teammanagement activity played by millions all over the world. One of the most well-known fantasy sports there is to play is fantasy football. Currently played by millions of people each year by all age groups, fantasy football provides an opportunity for friends, families, and coworkers to make their football Sundays more interesting. The scoring system is based on statistics accumulated by athletes of real-life professional sport organizations. The end of August marks the start of the fantasy football season. After league members get together to draft their respective teams, participants set their rosters for the week and watch the week's NFL games as their fantasy team accrues points. Fantasy football is a bonding activity for friends. Thus, fantasy football has psychological and social implications that are worth exploring. The social implications have the ability to affect the people who play together in their respective leagues, which at times is cut-throat and highly competitive.

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