[EricH]

Originally Posted by brrian27

Is the 1-team weekly draft new to Fantasy FIRST next year?

Yes. It's a result of the 3-team-per-event draft becoming too cumbersome. The idea is that every week, right before the events start, every player makes one pick--and you better NOT miss your spot. I think the nickname chosen is "survival".

OTOH, the 3-team-per-event style is going to be making some changes--more automation, using block drafts for some areas to cut out about half of the drafts--and hopefully be a bit more streamlined.

The reason for those changes: We started drafting in mid-November, took only 3 days off, and ran 2 drafts a night, and still missed ending by Kickoff because some drafts didn't happen on time--and burnout was kicking in. So one of the leads will be doing the "survival" league, and another is stepping up to lead the current system with its changes.