LFFL Rules and Regulations 1999

Scoring Method
 

• Touchdowns: Rushing + Receiving - 6
• Touchdowns: Passing - 3
• Yards: Rushing + Receiving - 1 point for every 20 yards
• Yards: Passing - 1 Point for every 50 yards
• Extra Points - 1 point
• Field Goals - 3 points
• Defensive or Special Teams Safety - 2
• Yards: Punting + Kickoff return yards - 1 point for every 20 yards
• Yards: Interception + Fumble recovery yards - 1 point for every 20 yards
• Interceptions + Fumbles recovered - 1 point each
• Sacks - 1 point for every 3 sacks

Transaction Rules
 

• After the monday night game, any team may pick up, and drop as many players as they wish. These transactions can be recorded either via phone, or email.
• A transaction will be stated as follows. I want to drop Joe Blow, and pick up John Shmo.
• Every Wednesday evening, the commission will gather all the transactions, and announce the completed transactions.
• If two or more teams attempt to pick up the same player, the commissioner will follow this procedure.
1. The commissioner will notify the teams who have the dispute.
2. Wednesday he will put the teams name in a hat, than draw radomly who will get
the disputed player.
3. The transaction will be sorted as normal than, and the losing owner will be
notified.
• Transactions requested after Wednesday will be processed as first come first serve.
• There will be no transactions after Saturday, November 6th

Player Additions

• A Player Addition(PA) is the ability of a team to increase their roster by one, and adding a player, or team, without dropping anyone.  A team may use their PA at anytime after dates give.
• The first PA is Tuesday, November 23rd.
• The second PA is Tuesday, December 7th.

Trade Rules

• A team can trade any number of players for any other number of players.
• A trade is not official until all the owners involved contact the commissioner, and give the ok.
• After commissioner approval, a trade is official, and the rest of the LFFL is notified.
• The commissioner does have the power to veto an unfair trade.
• The trade deadline is Saturday, November 6th.

• Starting lineups must be submitted before the kickoff for the week of the upcoming game.
• Special concern must be noted and made before Saturday and Thursday games.
• There are three options for an LFFL starting lineup
1. 1 QB - 2 RB - 2 WR - 1 TE - 1 K - 1 Defense(D) - 1 Special Teams(ST) - 1 Tiebreaker(TB)
2. 1 QB - 1 RB - 3WR - 1 TE - 1 K - 1 Defense(D) - 1 Special Teams(ST) - 1 Tiebreaker(TB)
3. 1 QB - 1 RB - 2 WR - 2TE - 1 K - 1 Defense(D) - 1 Special Teams(ST) - 1 Tiebreaker(TB)
 
• A tiebreaker can be any player on a teams roster, that is not a starter. The tiebreakers points will be added if the starting lineups end up in a tie.
• If the tiebreaker fails to break the tie, than the team's reserves points will be added.
• If the reserves also fail to break the tie, than a coin will be flipped.

Playoff contention

• The teams making the playoffs will be as follows
• The three top division leaders automatically procede
• The next team with the best overall record will win the wildcard.
• If two teams have the same record for the playoff spot. The first tiebreaker will be divisional record, even if in different divisions.
• If the division record is the same, the tiebreaker will be whoever has more season total points.
• The division winner with the best record will face the wildcard. Than the other two teams play each other.
• The winner of those games will play each other will than play each other for the coveted Linkert Fantasy Bowl.

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