The Fantasy Football Players Championship

'Varsity' Tournament Rules 

($3,000 Entry Fee, Live/Online)

Friday September 10th, 2010 at 9:00 am Pacific / 12:00 pm Eastern

Friday September 10th, 2010 at 1:30 pm Pacific / 4:30 pm Eastern

Saturday September 11th, 2010 at 4:00 pm Pacific / 7:00 pm Eastern

Please read and review the rules and regulations for our event.  Questions?  Please email us at  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   or visit the FFPC Message Boards

The Fantasy Football Players Championship ("FFPC") is a fantasy football game of skill that offers guaranteed cash awards to its top entrants.  This contest will test a participant's ability to predict player performance both over time and on a weekly basis, as well as to value certain players and positions within the framework of our scoring system, place appropriate bids on free agents based on the relative future value to the entrant's team, and create a balanced fantasy team that will maximize scoring output over the length of the season.  FFPC award winners are determined based on the criteria listed in the Rules below. 

OVERVIEW

The Fantasy Football Players Championship ("FFPC") Varsity Tournament is scheduled to be held as a live but will also allow for entrants to draft remote, either online or by telephone.  All references to FFPC below refer to the Varsity Tournament.  

The live event will take place in Las Vegas, NV at the Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino's Augustus Ballroom, located at 3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89109.  There are 3 drafts scheduled on the following dates/times:

Friday September 10th, 2010 at 9:00 am Pacific / 12:00 pm Eastern

Friday September 10th, 2010 at 1:30 pm Pacific / 4:30 pm Eastern

Saturday September 11th, 2010 at 4 pm Pacific / 7:00 pm Eastern

The Varsity Tournament  is open to individuals who are 21 years of age or older and are legal residents in a jurisdiction in which the contest is permitted by law. Residents that live in the states or anywhere else where the FFPC is prohibited or regulated by law are not permitted to enter.  Employees and immediate family members of For Players - By Players LLC are not eligible to win awards.  All players must have Internet access to help manage their team throughout the duration of the FFPC.  The Fantasy Football Players Championship may (at its discretion) deny eligibility of any entrant to participate in the event.  Under no condition shall For Players-By Players, LLC be held responsible for any loss or liability related to any expenses incurred by a denied entrant or anybody else affiliated with that denied entrant.

How to Enter:  

The entrance fee for the Varsity Tournament is $3000. There is also an additional $50 events fee.  The total amount due is $3050 per team.  There is no co-manager fee or any other additional fees.  There is no mandatory hotel fee.  Lunch and refreshments will be served to all participants during the draft free of charge.  A cash bar may be made available serving alcoholic beverages.  Entry covers cost for teams with single primary owners or for those who bring a co-manager. There are two easy ways to enter Varsity Tournament:

Mail-in Application Form:   Entrants may print our Official Participant Application and agree to abide by the official rules and regulations governing the Varsity Tournament.  Along with the completed Official Participant Application, participants must also submit a personal check, cashier's check or money order for a minimum $200 deposit or the full entry amount of $3050 to reserve their team.  For those paying a $200 deposit, the remaining balance will be due by July 31st, 2010. 

Online Entry Form:  Entrants may complete our online entry form and agree to abide by the official rules and regulations governing the Varsity Tournament.  Upon registering a credit card payment for a $200 deposit must be made to reserve a team.  The balance of $2,850 will be due anytime before July 31st, 2010, payable by check or money order ONLY.  Credit cards will not be accepted for payment of balance.  After registering and making the payment online, participants will receive an email confirmation of their entry into the Varsity Tournament. 

Checks must be made out to For Players-By Players LLC.  Please send payment to:

For Players-By Players, LLC

243 Fifth Avenue, Suite 520

New York, NY 10016

Please note that after July 31st, 2010, the $200 Deposit option will no longer be available and only full payment will be accepted upon registration.  For Players - By Players LLC is able to reject or disqualify any team at its discretion.  For Players - By Players LLC also shall not be held responsible for any late, misplaced or lost applications. 

As a courtesy, we will offer a 100% refund of entry fees up until June 1, 2010.  After June 1, 2010, entry fees are not refundable.  Any entrant that seeks to enter this contest after June 1, 2010 will be entered on a first come, first serve basis.  We may, however, refuse future entrants to the event at any point based on space, availability, as well as reject any potential entrant for any other reason.  Any player that has a refund request should make it in writing and mail it to the address above.

League Structure, Rules and Prizes 

Varsity Tournament will be comprised of 3 leagues (with option to expand without limitation), each league consisting of 12 teams/participants/managers.  Prize payout percentage for the Varsity Tournament is 90%. 

The Varsity Tournament individual league structure will be as follows: The entire format is based on total points only.  There are no H2H matchups in the Varsity Tournament. The Varsity Tournament will consist of a 13-week regular season which will run from NFL Week 1 through NFL Week 13 followed by the Championship Round and a Consolation Round during Weeks 14 through 16.  There are no league playoffs in this format.  Weekly starting lineups must be submitted by each team.  Free agent pickups by way of blind bidding are available for all teams during the regular season in Weeks 1-13.  League winners will be determined on cumulative total points at the end of 13 weeks.   The top scoring teams at the conclusion of Week 13 will be placed according to points and will win the respective prizes as stated below.

All Varsity Tournament will be held at Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas and entrants will also be able to draft remote, either online or by telephone.  Remote drafters may be combined to form partially live and partially online leagues.  If possible, a full online league will be formed.  

All drafts will last for 20 rounds, with each team selecting one player per round.  Drafts will be held in a serpentine format: Team 1 through Team 12 in Round 1, Team 12 through Team 1 in Round 2, Team 1 through Team 12 in Round 3, etc.  Teams may select any player that is not already drafted by another team.  There are no limits or requirements as to the number of players drafted at each position.  Each team participant/manager will have one minute (60 seconds) to make a player selection in each round.  The team manager will be notified at 45 seconds and at 60 seconds.  If the team manager does not make a selection within the allotted 60 second time frame, his pick is skipped over until the next team makes its selection.  The skipped over team will then be given 5 seconds to make a player selection before it is skipped again.  Player selections must be announced clearly.  First and last name of each player is required, NFL team and player position is recommended.  Once spoken, player selections will be deemed final.  Draft facilitators reserve the right to ask for clarification in case of mispronunciation, inaudibility or similar type error during player selection.  Draft facilitators and FFPC Commissioners may rule on any discrepancy involving player selection.  All rulings by the FFPC Commissioners are final.  

Use of laptops, cell phones and other electronic equipment is permitted as long as it does not take up excessive space at the draft table or cause a disturbance to the Draft.  There will be no electrical outlets or Internet connection at the Draft.

Trading between teams of any kind, including but not limited to, draft picks or players, is strictly prohibited.

Neither smoking nor alcoholic intoxication will not be permitted in the Draft room. 

All team managers and co-managers are required to sit in their seats as assigned to them by the draft order. 

Each team manager will be required to confirm his team's roster, submit a starting lineup for Week 1 and sign off with the facilitator before leaving the Draft.  Starting rosters may include any player on a team's roster, including players who played in the Thursday's game between the two scheduled NFL teams.  If a starting lineup is not submitted for Week 1, the FFPC Commissioners will submit one at their discretion. After Week 1, all lineup changes will be submitted on the individual league website.  Should a starting lineup not be submitted, the starting lineup for the previous week will be used.  Each team is responsible to check for errors to their roster, both at the draft and once their team is inputted into the league management web site.  Errors must be reported to the FFPC Commissioners immediately.  The deadline for any error correction is Thursday, September 16th, 2010.   Team managers may access their teams at  www.myffpc.com  and www.RTSports.com, which is the official FFPC league management web site. 

Varsity Tournament Prizes (in US dollars):

(Based on 36 entries or less at $3,000 per team. If entries exceed 36 teams, prizes will increase.)

League Prizes (Weeks 1-13):

1st Place:  $12,000

2nd Place:  $6,000

3rd Place:  $3,000

Championship Round Prizes (Weeks 14-16):

1st Place:  $20,000

2nd Place:  $10,000

3rd Place:  $3,000

Consolation Prize (Weeks 14-16):

Free Entry -  2011 FFPC Main Event includes Events Fees

FFPC Scoring: 

Each team's roster will have a maximum of 20 players.  The starting lineups will consist of: 1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 2 Flex Players (RB, WR or TE), 1 PK. 1 TeamDefense/Special Team.  Starting lineups may be submitted on RTSports.com league page.  The deadline for lineup submission for each player via web site or email is the scheduled start time of the game in which the player is participating.  Lineup changes which are submitted by email to  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   must be sent and have a time stamp prior to the start time of the game in question.  Lineup changes which are made by phone to our 1-888-898-FFPC must be called in no later than 15 minutes prior to kickoff.  The following must be provided for a valid email or phone transaction: League number & team name, login name and password, name of player(s) to be placed in the starting lineup, name of player(s) to be removed from the starting lineup.

The following is the scoring system used for every player in FFPC.  Scoring will be calculated to the hundredth of a point.  Negative yardage will be counted as a negative score:  

Passing:

20 yards passing = 1 point (Divide total yards by 20. Example: 275 passing yards = 13.75 fantasy points)

Passing TD = 4 points

Interception thrown = Minus one point (-1).

2-point conversion = 2 points 

Rushing:

10 yards rushing = 1 point (Divide total yards by 10. Example 126 rushing yards= 12.6 fantasy points)

Rushing TD = 6 points

2-point conversion = 2 points  

Receiving:

10 yards rushing = 1 point (Divide total yards by 10. Example: 93 receiving yards = 9.3 fantasy points)

Receiving TD = 6 points

1 point per Reception for RB, WR, QB, K  

1.5 points per Reception for TEs

2-point conversion = 2 points 

Placekicking:

Extra Point = 1 point

3 points for every FG of 1 - 30 yards plus .1 point for every yard thereafter.

Example: a 45-yard FG would be worth 4.5 points 

Team Defense/Special Teams:

1 point for every sack

2 points for every team takeaway (interception or fumble recovery)***

6 points for every TD (via interception return, fumble return, punt or kickoff return, blocked FG

return, missed FG return, blocked punt return)***

5 points for every safety

12 points for every shutout **

8 points for allowing between 1- 6 points **

5 points for allowing between 7 - 10 points ** 

** Any points scored against a team counts towards their defensive points allowed, whether the scoring came by an offensive, defensive or special team score.  

Touchdowns: 

FFPC implements Action scoring for all touchdowns.  A TD scored in any way by an individual player is awarded to that player whether he is on offense, defense or special teams, whether that TD came as a result of a fumble, interception, double turnover***, lateral, special teams or any other football play.  To reiterate:  If a player scores a TD during a game and he is in your starting roster, you are awarded 6 points. (The exception is when a quarterback throws a passing touchdown.  Those are awarded as 4 points.) Please note that this scoring is separate and unrelated from any points which Team Defense/Special Teams may also receive for this TD.

No rushing or receiving yards will be awarded for a TD scored on a fumble, interception, kickoff or punt return. 

Touchdowns scored by the offensive team as a result of Fake FG, Fake Punt, Blocked FG or Blocked Punt do not count as Defensive/Special Teams scoring.   

*** A double-turnover is when the Offense turns the ball over to the opposing Defense, which subsequently turns the ball over back to the Offense.  In this case, neither the Offense's ball recovery nor any subsequent TD scoring on that particular play are scored as Defensive/Special Team scoring for that team.  Defensive team fantasy points for touchdowns, fumble recoveries and interceptions are ONLY scored when the defensive unit is on the field. 

Varsity Tournament Free Agency Acquisitions and Blind Bidding:

The following free agent blind bidding process is the only means by which free agents may be acquired in the FFPC.  Any active NFL player which is not on a roster in the individual FFPC league is considered a free agent for that league and may be available for pick-up.  Players dropped by a team are placed into the free agent player pool and will be available for pick-up (see below for exclusions).

The free agent acquisition process is made by way of "blind bidding".  Each team is given 1,000 free agent "dollars" at the start of a season (not real money), which they may use to bid on free agents during a weekly blind bidding process.  Bids will remain hidden from the rest of the league until after all the winning bids have been awarded.  Free agent players will be awarded to the team with the highest bid for that free agent and the winning bid amount will be deducted from that team's free agent dollars.  Besides the winning bid, all other bids for that free agent are considered losing bids and are cancelled.  At this point, the highest remaining bid by any team for any remaining free agent will be considered.  The team with this winning bid will be awarded the free agent and all losing bids for that free agent will be cancelled.  This process will continue until every remaining bid has been considered.

Bids shall be placed individually, or in groups, with conditional bids following the primary bid.  The top bid is the primary bid in a bidding group.  The bids underneath are conditional bids.  If you lose the primary bid, the first conditional bid directly below will be considered next.   If you lose the primary and the first conditional bid, then the second conditional bid will be considered, etc.  The rest of your bidding groups will be processed in the same manner.  A maximum of one player can be won in each bidding group.  Bids within a group may have different designated drop players.  It's important to remember when placing multiple free agent bids that you cannot win two players if they both have the same drop player.  You may not place different bid amount on the same player.  In this case, only the highest dollar bid will be considered.

Dollar amounts do not determine preference of bids - only the order in which the bids are placed determine preference.  Example: conditional bid #3 can be a higher dollar amount than the primary bid.

Teams may submit as many bids as they like.  There are no limitations as to the amount of players may be acquired by any one team during the course of the weekly blind bidding process or during the course of the year, provided teams remain within the maximum number of 20 players allowed on each roster.

Teams will no longer have the ability to acquire or bid on free agents once their initial $1,000 free agent "dollars" have been spent.  All bids must be in increments of dollars, with no cents.  The minimum bid amount is $1.

Bids may only be accepted on each individual FFPC league pages, on the RTSports.com website.  No bids will be accepted by telephone, email, message boards or any via any other form. In the event that RTSports.com website is not able to accept bids, team managers are instructed to go to the  www.myffpc.com website or call the FFPC customer service number at 1-888-898-FFPC or email   This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   for further instructions.  

The blind bidding process will be available after the completion of Week 1 and end prior to Week 13 on Wednesday December 1st, 2010.  There will be no free agent pickups for ANY team in the Varsity Tournament in Weeks 14, 15 and 16.   

Bids will be allowed to be entered from Tuesday at 9:00 AM EST until Friday 8:00 PM EST during Week 1 through Week 9.   During Week 10 through Week 13, bids will be allowed to be entered from Tuesday at 9:00 AM EST until Wednesday 8:00PM EST due to games on Thursdays.  All bids will be processed and the rosters updated with the results of all successful bids after 8:00 PM EST, following the completion of the blind bidding process.   This will be the ONLY bidding process for the week.

All team managers are strongly encouraged to place their bids as early in the week as possible.

Players cut during Week 10 (November 10, 2010), Week 11 (November 17, 2010) and Week 12 (November 14, 2010) free agent bidding processes will be removed from the free agent pool and may not be re-acquired by any team.  This is done to minimize potential collusion.

FFPC Commissioners and For Players-By Players LLC reserve the right to remove a dropped player from the free agent pool or reinstate that player back to its original team, if FFPC Commissioners and For Players-By Players LLC determine that doing so is the interest of upholding the integrity of the contest, or that the dropped player would unfairly impact the outcome of the FFPC, or to correct an error.  In this rare instance, all participants will be notified and an explanation will be given. 

In the event that there is a tie between bids, the team which is awarded the player will be determined in order by:

1. Worst total points.

2. Worst won/lost record, if applicable.

3. Worst previous week score.

4. Loser of Head to Head match-up, if applicable.

5. Virtual coin toss.

Varsity Tournament League and Playoff Structure:

The 13-week regular season will run from NFL Week 1 through NFL Week 13. Over the course of the regular season, each of the 12 teams will try to accumulate as many points as possible on a weekly basis.  At the conclusion of Week 13, the four teams which accumulate the most combined points during weeks 1-13 will win prizes and/or advance to the Championship Round.  All references to "points", "total points" or "points total" implies starting lineup points.

The top four (4) scoring teams per league will qualify for the Championship Round to be held in Weeks 14-16 of the NFL regular season.  If the Varsity Tournament has 3 leagues, there will be 12 playoff teams.  Each qualifying team in the Championship Round will be seeded according to their regular season 13-week average score. 

All teams who do not qualify for the Championship Round will enter the Consolation Round to be held Weeks 14-16 of the NFL regular season.  All teams in the Consolation Round will be seeded with a zero score.  

In the event that there is a tie in points between teams, the tie-breaker will be determined in order by:

1. Starting QB points in Week 13

2. Starting QB points in Week 12

3. Coin toss

Varsity Tournament Championship Round 

All aforementioned qualifying playoff teams will play in the Championship Round which will run during NFL Weeks 14, 15 and 16.  Each playoff team will start the Championship Round with their one-game point average from the regular season (weeks 1-13) and will be seeded according to these points.  Championship Round winners will be determined based on each team's total points scored during Weeks 14, 15 & 16 and added to their one-game point average from the regular season.  The team with the most points will be crowned the Varsity Tournament Champion.  The teams with the next highest points will win prizes as listed in the Prize section.   

Varsity Tournament Consolation Round 

Any team which did not qualify for the Championship Round will compete in the Consolation Round which will run during NFL Weeks 14 through Weeks 16.  Each team will start the Consolation Round with a zero score.  Consolation Round winner(s) will be determined based on each team's total points scored during Weeks 14 through Weeks 16.  The team with the most points will be the Consolation Round winner and will win prize(s) as listed in the Prize section.

If there is a tie between teams in any of the prize finalists in either, the Championship Round or Consolation Round at the conclusion of Week 16, the following tiebreakers will be used in order from 1 to 5 to determine winners:

1. Total points during the regular season (Weeks 1-13)

2. Regular season win/loss record (if applicable)

3. Most points in the League Playoffs (if applicable)

4. Starting QB points in Week 16 (either the Championship Round or Consolation Round)

5. Coin toss

Prize Distribution: 

The Varsity Tournament prize structure is based on 36 teams or less and is fully guaranteed, as set forth in the Prize section.  The FFPC reserves the right to expand beyond 36 teams.  Should entries reach 48 teams or beyond, prizes will increase accordingly.  All participants will be notified of prize increases and prize structure will be finalized prior to the start of the Varsity Tournament season.

Winners will be notified by email or regular mail within 10 days after the final league and overall results are posted on the FFPC web site.  All award money will be paid in U.S. dollars and will be mailed out no later than January 10th, 2011 to all participants that have provided their tax reporting information.  All taxes associated with the receipt of any award are the sole responsibility of the winner.  For Players - By Players, LLC will pay 100% of all FFPC awards directly to each winning principal participant unless a prize split is requested by the principal participant, as described directly below.  For Players - By Players, LLC is not responsible for, or bound by, any agreement between the principal participant and any co-managers or group.  For Players - By Players, LLC reserves the right to substitute any non-cash award by cash or by an award of equal or greater value. 

Prize splitting amongst principal participant and their co-managers is now available.  The principal participant will always remain the sole legal prize winner and MUST authorize payment to his co-manager in writing.  The principal participant will fill out and sign the authorization form indicating the name & address of his co-manager and the amount he should receive.  Both the principal participant and the co-manager will each fill out a W-9.  Once these documents are received and approved by the For Players - By Players, LLC, the prize monies will be released to both parties. At year's end, both the principal participant and the co-manager will each receive IRS Form-1099 for their prize awards.

Limitations to prize splitting: prize splitting is limited to TWO persons only: the principal participant and the co-manager.  Under no circumstance will For Players - By Players LLC. will issue payment to anyone other than these two persons.  Only total prize awards of $2,000 or greater will be eligible for prize splitting.  This may can be a combination of any CASH prizes won in any FFPC tournament, league or contest.  FFPC Dollars or any non-cash prizes are not applicable for prize splitting.  Each share of prize split awards must be a minimum of $600.  There will be a $25 processing fee charged for the transaction and will be deducted from the primary owner's share of the prize money.  For Players - By Players LLC. may, at its own discretion, refuse to accept any prize splitting request and process the entire award to the principal participant.  Please email  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   with any further questions regarding the prize splitting process.  

If your prize winnings exceed $600.00, the Fantasy Football Players Championship must file a Form 1099 with the IRS at the end of this calendar year.  At that point, we may request your social security number (this will be kept strictly private unless required to be disclosed as a matter of law) to file your prize winnings with the IRS.  This Form contains the amount paid to the award principal participant and/or the co-manager, in cases where the prize split has been processed.  Award winners will receive a copy of the Form for tax purposes and are responsible for paying any taxes that result from your cash prize.  Please consult your income tax advisor for filing advice.  If you do not fill out this form and return it to us, you may not get your prize by our listed payout date of January 10th, 2011.

Draft/Event Information:  

The Varsity Tournament Drafts are scheduled to be held at the legendary Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino on Friday, September 10, 2010 at 9:00 am and 1:30pm Pacific time and Saturday, September 11th, 2010 at 4:00 pm Pacific time.  Entrants must arrive in the draft room 15 minutes prior to the start of the draft, at the latest.  For Players - By Players, LLC reserves the right to change the times, dates, city, and place of any event for any reason. Participants will be notified of any change by email within three days of the event.  All event times and schedules will be posted on the FFPC website.  For Players - By Players, LLC is not responsible for any loss or liability incurred by any participants or co-managers due to rescheduling of any or all events.

At its sole discretion, For Players - By Players, LLC reserves the right to terminate Varsity Tournament at any time prior to its completion due to any acts of God, natural disasters, terrorism, change in applicable law, interruption in the NFL season (including strikes, lockouts and/or use of replacement players), or failure or ceasing of operations by our fantasy league data host, RTSports.com. In the event that For Players - By Players, LLC terminates the Fantasy Football Players Championship, all entry fees would be returned to the entrants, with the exception for the $50 Event Fee, which is non-refundable. 

For Players - By Players, LLC may also cancel Varsity Tournament in its entirety for any reason prior to September 7, 2010.  In this unlikely event, For Players - By Players, LLC will refund ALL entry fees within 48 hours of cancellation.  For Players -By Players, LLC is not responsible for any loss or liability incurred by any participant or co-managers due to cancellation of Varsity Tournament whether prior to the NFL season or during the season, including but not limited to travel or hotel expenses, time taken off from employment, etc.

All Varsity Tournament Draft principal owners are required to attend the FFPC Draft in person.  (Varsity Tournament remote participants are permitted to draft online or by telephone.)   The drafts are to be held in the Augustus Ballroom at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.  If a principal owner cannot attend the draft, he can name a surrogate drafter via email or in writing by September 1, 2010  If the principal owner, their surrogate or co-manager cannot draft, For Players - By Players, LLC will attempt to draft a team in place of the participant.  For Players - By Players, LLC will not be held liable for any draft decisions it will make as the surrogate draftee.

The principal owner in the Varsity Tournament is permitted to bring one co-manager to the draft and event day.  There is no additional fee to bring a co-manager for the 2010 season.  The co-manager, however, is required to fill out and sign the form to show that they accept all rules and regulations associated with the FFPC upon submitting the Official Participant Application. Friends may form a team and split the entry fees, so long as they make their own arrangement with regard to payouts. 

There will be a 20 minute break after round 7 and a 10 minute break after round 14.  Please be prompt as the draft could begin if you are not back in a timely fashion.

The Varsity Tournament season begins on Friday, September 10th, 2010 (including results from a game on Thursday, September 9th, 2010) and ends on Monday December 27th, 2010, which is the first 16 weeks of the NFL regular season.  If the NFL changes its season for any reason, For Players - By Players, LLC reserves the right to amend its Varsity Tournament league structure accordingly.  Any regular season NFL games that take place prior to the Varsity Tournament drafts on Friday, September 10th, 2010 or prior to the draft on Saturday, September 11th, 2010 WILL count towards Week 1 point scoring in the Varsity Tournament regular season.  If the NFL plays any games with replacement players during a formal league strike or lockout, statistics from those games shall not count for the purposes of this competition.

For Players - By Players, LLC uses RTSports.com as its league management service to handle scheduling, blind bidding, transactions, win-loss records, etc.  All statistics as utilized by this service will be our basis for scoring.  Elias Sports Bureau will often have minor scoring changes during the season.  FFPC will automatically have the league management software make stat changes as they occur.  For Players - By Players, LLC will act as the commissioner of the overall event and will have final say over all decisions related and regarding the Fantasy Football Players Championship.  Entrants warrant that they are familiar with the workings of both Elias Sports Bureau and RTSports.com, and agree not to hold For Players - By Players, LLC liable for any errors caused by, or potential failures of either Elias Sports Bureau or RTSports.com.  

In the event of a server failure or other technical issues, the last lineup that was submitted will be the official lineup for the week.  For Players - By Players, Inc. RECOMMENDS THAT PARTICIPANTS MAKE ANY OF THEIR LINEUP CHANGES AS SOON AS LINEUP SUBMISSION IS AVAILABLE EACH WEEK.   In cases of extreme emergency, line up changes maybe submitted to   This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   with the words LINEUP CHANGE in the subject line, or called into 1-888-898-FFPC, as long as these changes are received prior to the weekly deadline for making such changes.  The following must be provided for a valid email or phone transaction: League number & team name, login name and password, name of player(s) to be placed in the starting lineup, name of player(s) to be removed from the starting lineup.   

If you feel there is a scoring error, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   with the words STAT APPEAL in the subject line.  Kindly detail the issue and we will look into it.  We are using Elias Sports Bureau to automatically correct any statistical errors, so an appeal is not needed for an error which would be corrected by Elias.   All scoring for the prior week will go FINAL by 3 PM EST on the Friday following that particular week, and at that time all contestants waive their right to any further appeals.  During weeks when there is an upcoming Thursday or Friday game, all scoring for the prior week will still go FINAL by 3 PM EST on the Friday following that particular week, and at that time all contestants waive their right to any further appeals.  It will be the sole discretion of For Players - By Players, LLC to make any changes not noted by Elias Sports Bureau.  For Players - By Players, LLC will use their best judgment to make a fair decision.

Draft Order/Slots Announcement/League Assignments:

The Varsity Tournament draft slots will be selected and announced once all entries are closed.  The draft order selection of each team will be overseen by an officer of For Players - By Players, LLC, with an official witness.  For Players - By Players, LLC will notify players of their draft positions by email as well as post them on the FFPC message board and web site.  We do not permit trading of draft positions.  All league assignments will be made once all entries are closed in late August or early September.  The draft slot and league assignment of each Varsity Tournament team will be conducted in a random fashion and overseen by an officer of For Players - By Players, LLC, with an official witness.  For Players - By Players, LLC will notify players of their league assignment by email as well as post them on the FFPC message board and web site.   

Remote Participants

The Varsity Tournament will allow entrants to draft from a remote location, either online or by telephone.  For Players - By Players LLC, will determine and advise the participant drafting remote of which option is available.  Entrants MUST notify For Players - By Players LLC, of their intention to draft remote upon registering for the Varsity Tournament.  

The primary participant is responsible for his draft.  If the primary participant chooses to allow his co-managers to be logged in during the draft, they will both have equal ability to select players.  This means that if a co-manager selects a player before the principal participant, his/her selection is the one taken.

Each online draft will have a live draft commissioner to watch over the draft and assist as needed.  The commissioner will provide his or her contact phone number at the beginning of the draft.  Even if you have high speed internet and have never had a connection issue, we highly recommend that you write the number down near your computer.   If a participant has an issue or gets disconnected for a few minutes, please call the commissioner.  For Players-By Players, Inc. will absolutely act in the fairest way possible to insure that no one gets passed over due to computer issues.  If a participant's computer is down for an extended period of time and they do not call in to the commissioner, the commissioner will be forced to continue the draft by having a surrogate take over the draft for that team or placing its draft on computerized auto-pick.

Draft attendance is mandatory.  Please contact For Players - By Players, LLC should you expect to be late for the draft.  Participants must login to their league and sign into the online draft no later than five minutes prior to the draft start time.  In the event that the participant (or co-manager) does not sign in to the online draft, a surrogate drafter may make selections for the team in question or the team may be placed on auto-pick.  If a participant signs into the online draft after the draft has started, he will be able to select his next player; however, if any previous surrogate selections have been made, they would still apply.  Check your connections in advance of the draft.  If you cannot gain access to the draft, you will need to arrange another method to access the draft.  The FFPC is not responsible for connection issues, and will not issue a refund.

LEGAL 

Any disputes or appeals regarding the FFPC rules will be decided by For Players - By Players, LLC using its interpretation of the rules.  In reaching its rulings, For Players - By Players, LLC will consider the intent and spirit of the rules, the fairness to the fantasy players and the integrity of the FFPC event, as well as the feasibility of accommodating any appeal.

If you have a concern about any league rule, you must email  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   with the subject:  RULES APPEAL on it.  The deadline for submitting a rules dispute or appeal is by Friday, 12:00 AM EST, following the completion of that game or games in which the dispute has occurred.  The deadline for submitting a rules dispute or appeal for any week when there is an upcoming Thursday or Friday game is by Wednesday, 12:00 PM EST, following the completion of that game or games in which the dispute has occurred. The deadline for submitting disputes related to the operation of any league draft is 30 minutes after the conclusion of the draft itself.  Prior to leaving the Main Event, all owners must sign that they do not intend to appeal any aspect of the draft's results.  Leaving the Main Event without signing waives any right to challenge any aspect of the draft.

If you plan to file an appeal of any type, you must include a detailed account of the dispute and the resolution requested.  For Players - By Players, LLC will make a final ruling that is binding and cannot be contested.

We strongly urge players to double and triple check their lineup and free agent moves as For Players - By Players, LLC cannot be held responsible for errors in entering lineups and free agent bids.  For Players - By Players, LLC will not intervene or alter a transaction after free agent or lineup submissions are due.  

Team ownership is non-transferable at any time unless permission is specifically granted by For Players - By Players, LLC in writing, and For Players - By Players, LLC reserves the right to deny transfer of team ownership for any reason, or no reason at all.  In addition, For Players - By Players, LLC may reject any Participant Application or revoke ownership of any prospective entrant prior to the FFPC Draft, even for those participants who have paid monies to For Players - By Players, LLC.  Any rejected applications or revoked owners will receive a full refund.

For those attending the main event, some complimentary drink tickets, which may be used for either alcoholic or non-alcoholic drinks may be made available from the cash bar at the Draft, at our sole discretion .  Any participant, co-manager or observer who consumes alcohol at the draft must be at least 21 years of age, and agrees to do so at their own risk.  For Players - By Players, LLC shall not be held liable for any destruction or loss of property or physical injury (including death) due to drunken, disorderly, or otherwise negligent or irresponsible behavior.  In addition, For Players - By Players, LLC reserves the right to refuse or cut off the service of alcohol to anyone in attendance, as well as to evict anybody from the Main Event and disqualify any contestant without refund for drunken or disorderly behavior, as well as any other conduct that impedes the smooth operation of the Main Event, as well as any other contestant's reasonable ability to enjoy the Main Event.  If you choose to drink, please drink responsibly.

With regard to personal behavior, we believe in the golden rule, and we plan, if we deem necessary to enforce it.   All those participating and/or viewing are expected to behave in a lawful, respectful and sportsmanlike manner at all FFPC events, throughout the entire FFPC contest and during use of the FFPC web site including, but not limited to, comments posted on the message board.  Any conduct by a participant, co-manager or other person which is deemed by For Players - By Players, LLC to intimidate, harass, offend or harm any participant, co-manager, guest, FFPC representative or the representative of any FFPC vendor, is strictly prohibited.  For Players - By Players, LLC reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to ban any person from either current or future further participation in the FFPC if such person engages in such prohibited conduct.  In addition, any participant engaging in such conduct forfeits any rights to a refund, as well as any potential rights to an award.  If a participant is banned from further participation in the FFPC, For Players - By Players, LLC reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to designate a surrogate participant at any stage in the contest, or to freeze the banned owner's roster.  For Players - By Players, LLC shall not be responsible or held liable to any person for damage to property or personal injury or death arising from the acts or omissions of any participant, co-manager or other person.  Any person engaging in an unlawful behavior at any FFPC event or in connection with the FFPC will be subject to legal prosecution.

Any attempt to tamper or interfere with the Fantasy Football Players Championship is a violation of criminal and civil laws.  For Players - By Players, LLC reserves the right to prosecute and seek damages permitted by law for any such behavior.

Any participants or co-managers who collude, or attempt to collude, in an effort to alter the standings, rankings, or fantasy point totals will be disqualified and be prohibited from winning any award money.  In addition, any participant that alone attempts to sabotage the results of the league by not giving equal effort against all competitors will be disqualified and prohibited from winning an award.  At the sole discretion of For Players - By Players LLC, in any of these above circumstances, the colluding or sabotaging owner's  team may be taken over by a surrogate or agent of For Players - By Players, LLC, or be frozen by For Players - By Players LLC for the remainder of the season.  This rule also applies to any participant or co-manager that attempts to blackmail, bribe, coerce or otherwise influence any officers or agents of For Players - By Players, LLC in an effort to alter the standings, rankings, or fantasy point totals.  Any participant that does this will be prohibited from winning any award money and will further have his or her team taken over by a surrogate or agent of For Players - By Players, LLC.  Any criminal behavior by a participant or co-manager which attempts to corrupt or alter the fairness of the FFPC may result in civil and/or criminal prosecution.  Any attempt made to purposely damage or affect the web site, or to undermine the operation of this contest is a violation of civil and criminal law.  For Players - By Players, LLC reserves the right to seek damages and full criminal prosecution as permitted by law. 

Participants are expected field a starting lineup on a weekly basis and to manage their team to the best of their ability for the duration of the FFPC season.  We understand that some teams will stop actively managing their teams and may abandon them during the regular season.  While there are some RTSports.com software rules in place to encourage competitive weekly starting lineups (see below), For Players - By Players, LLC cannot manage abandoned teams and is not able to start and bench players for those teams.  The FFPC will attempt to keep a record of owners who abandoned their teams and these participants may not be invited back to the FFPC event for next year and beyond.  If For Players - By Players, LLC believes that any team has been abandoned, For Players - By Players, LLC reserves the right at its sole discretion to either appoint a surrogate owner, or to freeze a team's roster for the remainder of the season.  Entrants recognize that in many cases, it will be most feasible for For Players - By Players, LLC to opt for the freezing solution, albeit this result is sometimes imperfect.  Participants assume this risk when entering the contest.  For Players - By Players, LLC reserves the right to intervene in team management of any team whose participant is willingly trying to field a less competitive team or is manipulating the contest.    

For Players - By Players, LLC is not responsible for any problem or technical malfunction which impedes or interferes with the transmission or receipt of any team transaction, including but not limited to free agent moves, or starting lineup submissions. For Players - By Players, LLC is also not responsible for the failure of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, equipment or software, or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site, phone lines, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to a participant's computer related to or resulting from participation in the FFPC.

If, for any reason, the FFPC is not capable of running this competition as planned, including due to technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of For Players - By Players, LLC which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the FFPC, For Players - By Players, LLC reserves the right to modify the rules or suspend the FFPC.  Similarly, For Players - By Players, LLC may cancel the event due to any acts of God, natural disasters, terrorism, change in applicable law, interruption in the NFL season (including strikes, lockouts and/or use of replacement players), failure or ceasing of operations by our fantasy league data host, RTSports.com, or failure to get the minimum number of intended registered participants.  For Players - By Players, LLC assumes no legal responsibility for any error, omissions, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation with transmission, communications, line failure, theft, destruction or unauthorized access to the league management website.  All FFPC Main event Players must have Internet access along with a viable e-mail address for communication.  E-mail will be the primary method of contact and failure by a participant to check their e-mail, respond to our e-mail or lose e-mail use is in no way the responsibility of the FFPC.

Live draft participants understand that although the Online leagues are scheduled to draft on Friday, September 10th and Saturday, September 11th 2010 , if for any reason the Online league drafts are not completed on these date, the Online drafts may occur, in either part or whole, on the evening of Saturday September 11th, 2010.  Since there is a second draft time scheduled for 4 pm Pacific time on that Saturday, any re-scheduled drafts would occur after the 4 pm drafts.  Participants represent and warrant that they understand that the Live and Online drafts might not occur simultaneously or as scheduled, and will not hold For Players-By Players liable in any way if the Online drafts occur, in part or full, subsequent to the Live Event.  (For additional information, please review the Online draft rules addendum).

FFPC is formed under the laws of the state of New Jersey, and this competition operates under the law of the state of New York.  All terms of this agreement, including the operation of this contest, as well as all claims arising against FFPC, irrespective of whether brought under theories of contract, tort, or otherwise, shall be interpreted under New York Law, irrespective of choice-of-law principles.

Participants and co-managers hereby release and agree not to sue For Players - By Players, LLC, their administrators, agents, officers, volunteers and employees, and other participants, organizers, any sponsors, licensors, vendors, media outlet, or advertisers.  Further, participants and co-managers agree to hold those parties harmless from all liability, claim, demands, losses, or damages caused or alleged to be caused in whole or in part by the negligence of For Players - By Players, LLC.  Participants and co-managers additionally agree that despite this waiver, if they or anyone on their behalf makes a claim against For Players - By Players, LLC, participants and co-managers will indemnify, save, and hold harmless For Players - By Players, LLC, their administrators, agents, officers, volunteers, and employees, organizers, sponsors, licensors and advertisers from any litigation expenses, attorney fees, loss liability, damage, or cost which may be incur as a result of such a claim.  Finally, if for any reason the above waivers, releases and other liability-limiting provisions fail, still in absolutely no event (under any legal theory, including contract, tort or otherwise) may any entrant or potential entrant hold For Players - By Players LLC liable for any sum of money greater than the amount of the entrant or potential entrant's entry free into the contest, subtracted by the amount that For Players - By Players LLC ultimately pays out, or promises to pay out, to all contestants in prize money.

To the extent any participant may bring any sort of a claim against For Players - By Players, LLC, such a claim, irrespective of whether arising based on this contract or under theories of tort, must be brought to binding arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA"), which shall be the only forum for resolving disputes between parties to this agreement.  If for any reason this arbitration clause is deemed inapplicable, then any remaining claims must be brought, if at all, in the Southern District of New York in the forum of New York, NY. 

Participants and co-managers have read and fully understand the terms of this release, and further understand that they have given up substantial rights by signing the Official 2010 FFPC Participant Application, and have signed it freely and without any induction or assurance of any nature and intend it to be complete and unconditional release of all liability to the greatest extent allowed by law and agree that if any portion of this agreement is held to be invalid, the balance, not withstanding, shall continue in full force.

For Players - By Players, LLC is not responsible for any FFPC disruptions, injuries, losses or damages caused by events beyond the control of For Players - By Players, LLC or any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the FFPC.  For Players - By Players, LLC and any subsidiary, affiliated company, licensor or vendor including but not limited to the Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino are not in any way responsible or liable for any damage, loss or injury (including death) resulting from any participant's or co-manager's or other guest's activity in the FFPC and related events, and/or acceptance and use of any award won.

For Players - By Players, LLC reserves the right to use the likeness or image of any and all participants or co-managers, without compensation, in advertising, marketing or in allowing the media to cover any and all FFPC events or activities including the draft and all related activities.  For Players - By Players, LLC is solely responsible for enacting, administering, enforcing the rules, and maintaining the integrity of the FFPC.  The FFPC and its web site are not sponsored, affiliated or endorsed by the National Football League or the NFL Players' Association.

Online Legal:

In the event that the Varsity Tournament Online league(s) cannot complete their drafts for any reason on the scheduled times of Friday September 10th, 2010 at 9:00 am or 1:30 pm Pacific Standard Time  and Saturday September 11th, 2010 at 4:00 pm Pacific Standard Time, these drafts will be completed or redrafted the night of Saturday September 11th, 2010 (after the draft previously scheduled 4 pm Pacific time). Participants represent and warrant that they will be able to participate in a "make-up" draft, if necessary, on Saturday September 11th, and that they will not for any reason hold For Players-By Players liable if For Players-By Players determines that a redraft, either in full or part, is needed.  Online participants understand that if For Players-By Players determines that a redraft on September 11th is appropriate, failure to participate in the draft on September 11th may lead to disqualification without any rights to a refund of the entry fee. If RTSports.com is not able to hold the "make-up" drafts, another host website will carry the drafts.