2009 NLL Fantasy Challenge
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The NLL Fantasy Challenge is free to play for the entire season. No purchase is necessary.
All players who register by the January 7th deadline will be placed into an eight-team fantasy league. Players can join a public league, or create their own private league to play against friends (this feature will be turned off on January 3rd so leagues can get filled completely). The NLL Fantasy Draft will take place on or before Tuesday, January 7th. Each player must set their draft list in their team control panel if they will not be able to participate in their leagues live or extended-live draft. The draft will be done in a "snake" fashion. (1-8 first round, 8-1 second round, 1-8 3rd round, etc). Each team's roster consists of 12 players: 10-11 runners (any forward, defenseman or transition player) and 1-2 goaltenders. The fantasy regular season will run from Week 2 to Week 16 of the NLL regular season (no fantasy games week 1, or week 11 which is the All Star Game week). Every team will play 12 regular season games. Fantasy weeks will be referred to by the real week number. Four of the eight teams (Two division winners and two wild cards) in each league will advance to the playoffs. The semi-finals will be held in Week 15, and the league Championship will be held in Week 16. The following scoring system will be used for every game (points are accumulated to the tenth of a point for each player): Every 1 goal recorded by a runner: +1 point Every 2 assists recorded by a runner: +1 point Every 10 loose balls recorded by a runner: +1 point Every 3 saves recorded by a goaltender: +1 point (Thirds are handled as: .3, .7, and 1) Every 1 goal allowed by a goaltender: -1 point Every 15 minutes played in a game by a goaltender: 1 point Every "fantasy week", you must start 5 runners, and one goaltender. If a runner or goaltender has more than one game in a particular "fantasy week", you will have to choose which game you want points from. You can only play one game per "fantasy week" from a runner or goaltender. Final game scores are determined by adding up the raw points (to the tenth) of the six starters for each team. Then the totals are rounded to the nearest whole number for a fantasy score. If the two teams are tied as a whole number, whomever was ahead in tenth's of a point is given an extra "winning team" point. If both teams were tied in tenth's of a point, then the game tiebreakers listed below are used and a "winning team" point is given to the winner. If a team scores less than 0 total points in a game, their fantasy score that week is 0. No games may end in a tie. The following tiebreaker system will be used for every game, regular season and playoffs: a. Most total team points (starters & bench) b. Most points by top scorer on roster c. Most points by 2nd highest team scorer on roster d-l. Most points by 3rd-10th highest team scorer on roster m. Coin Toss The division winners and 2 wild card teams make the playoffs. Tie-breakers to determine playoff teams: a. Head-to-head b. Record in-division (for division winners) c. Most Points For d. Least Points Against e. Coin Toss The deadline for trades is before the beginning of Week 13 (Fantasy week 8) of the NLL regular season. The deadline to make free agent roster moves is before the beginning of Week 16 (Fantasy week 10) of the NLL season. Free agent drafts will be run weekly. NLL Fantasy Rules and Regulations 1. ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible to participate in the NLL Fantasy Challenge (the "Challenge"), Challenge entrants must be 18 years of age or older (or the age of maturity within your jurisdiction) at the date of entry and a legal resident of the United States (however, Puerto Rico is expressly excluded) or Canada. Entrants who are between the ages of 13 and 17 years of age may register to play the Challenge, but WILL NOT be eligible to win or receive any prizes. Entrants who are under the age of 13 are ineligible to participate. By registering to play, entrants agree to be bound by all the terms and conditions of these Official Rules and Regulations as well as the Challenge Rules and Challenge Documentation applicable to the Challenge (collectively, the "Challenge Rules") as provided by The National Lacrosse League ("NLL"). The NLL reserves the right to make non-material changes to these Official Rules at any time during the Challenge. The Challenge is not to be used in connection with any form of gambling or the promotion of gambling. Employees, officers, directors, agents, and representatives of the NLL, NLL Entities and each of their respective parents, affiliates and subsidiaries and each of their respective immediate family (defined as parents, spouse, children, siblings, and grandparents) and any person residing in the same household as such and sponsors, and affiliates and advertising and promotion agencies are NOT eligible to win or receive any prizes. "NLL Entities" shall mean the NLL League Office, the NLL Clubs and each of their subsidiaries or affiliated entities, any entity which, now or in the future, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with NLL Clubs or the NLL League Office, and the directors, officers and employees of the above entities. 2. COST: The NLL Fantasy Challenge is free to play for the entire season. No purchase is necessary. 3. ENTRY: To participate in the Challenge, Challenge entrants must visit the Challenge web site located at http://www.nll.com/community/index.php?option=com_nllfantasy, and follow the instructions provided for entry including completion of the registration page and providing a valid email and physical address. 4. TIME PERIOD: Registration for the Challenge will begin on or about November 26, 2007. The Challenge will begin on January 11, 2009 and end on or about April 15, 2009. The Challenge and participation in the Challenge are subject to these Official Rules and Regulations, the Challenge Rules and all applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws. As set forth in Section 10 below, the NLL reserves the right to limit the number of entries in the Challenge at any time for any reason. Void where prohibited by law. 5. ADMINISTRATOR: The NLL will serve as the administrator of the NLL Fantasy Challenge and will be responsible for resolving any disputes that arise regarding violations of the rules or anything else that may come up. By entering the Challenge, each entrant accepts and agrees to be bound by the rules herein and by the decision of the NLL, which shall be final and binding in all respects. 6. PRIZES: At the conclusion of the Challenge, the NLL will provide prizes to winners ("Prize Winners") as follows: One (1) Overall Grand Prize Winner- Prize TBD Ten (10) Second Place Winners- Free jersey from NLLProShop.com The overall and 2nd place winners will be selected from a drawing of all league champions for the 2009 Fantasy NLL season. * All federal, state or other tax liabilities will be the sole responsibility of the prizewinners. The TOTAL APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE OF ALL PRIZES is TBD. 7. PRIZE CONDITIONS: No transfers, alterations, substitutions or cash redemptions of the prizes will be permitted, except as provided herein. Prize winners will be required to execute an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release and where lawful, a Publicity Release which must be returned with the Affidavit of Eligibility. The NLL reserves the right to substitute prizes of like value in the event described prizes are unavailable for any reason. Subject to the terms of these Official Rules and Regulations, an eligible participant may receive the following prizes in Section 6. 8. TIE-BREAKING: In the event ties exist at any prize level, ties will be resolved in the following order until a tie is broken: 1. Most total points accumulated from the beginning of the 2007 NLL Fantasy Challenge until the end of the Challenge 2. Most total points accumulated in a single week 3. Second most point accumulated in a single week The NLL retains sole discretion as to whether to select multiple winners or to implement an additional tiebreaker. Should an eligible participant qualify for more than one League prize they will be awarded the only prize of higher value. All decisions of the NLL regarding the foregoing are binding and final. All properly claimed prizes will be awarded. All unclaimed prizes will be forfeited and the NLL may select a runner-up as set forth herein, in its sole discretion. 9. DRAWING AND NOTIFICATION: All Prize Winners will be notified by email (or via U.S. mail if applicable) at the email or regular mail address supplied to the NLL, and will have fifteen (15) days from the date such notification was sent to respond by following the instructions provided in such notification. All Prize Winners will be required to submit valid identification to the NLL and to execute those releases the NLL deems necessary, without additional compensation, including, but not limited to, an affidavit of eligibility, a liability release and a publicity release (where permissible) as described Section 7 herein. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in disqualification. The NLL is not responsible for and shall not be liable for a prize that is declined or undeliverable, or for any prize or prize notification that is returned as undeliverable or if the winner fails to timely return the above mentioned documentation. In any of these situations the original winner will be disqualified. Challenge entrants understand that the Challenge's results are final in all respects and all decisions regarding the Challenge, including, but not limited to, selecting potential prize winners and awarding prizes, will be made by the NLL, whose decisions will be final and binding. Prize Winners consent to the use by the NLL, the NLL Entities and their respective designees of their names and likenesses for advertising, publicity and promotional purposes in any media, including for use on the NLL Website (www.nll.com) without any additional compensation (except where prohibited by law). 10. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: The NLL Fantasy Challenge is a skill contest designed to increase consumer awareness of and interest in the National Lacrosse League, NLL.com. By registering for the Challenge, all participants release the NLL and the NLL Entities, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, directors, stockholders, employees, representatives, sponsors and affiliates (collectively, "Released Parties") from any against and all costs, expenses, liability, damages, claims or actions of any kind, including those related to injuries or damages to persons or property, arising out of or in connection with participation in the Challenge, receipt, ownership or use of any prize, the preparation for, participation in, or traveling to any prize-related activity or in connection with any claims based upon violation of publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy. Additionally, participants agree that the Released Parties shall not be responsible for a) lost, late, illegible, misdirected, mutilated, incomplete, or postage due mail; b) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Web site users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with the Challenge or by any technical or human error that may occur in the processing of entries in the Challenge; c) any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, telephones, software, failure of email on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site or combination thereof, including injury or damage to participants or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in this Challenge; d) any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, or the theft, destruction or alteration of entries or other materials; and e) the cancellation or postponement of any games during the Challenge. The NLL may prohibit any entrant from participating in this Challenge or any future promotion or refuse to award a prize or prizes to an entrant if the NLL determines in their sole discretion that such entrant (i) has tampered with the entry process or the operation of the Challenge or any Web site, (including, without limitation, trying to defraud, reverse engineer, disassemble, de-compile or otherwise tamper with the Challenge's computer programs and systems), (ii) has repeatedly shown a disregard for the Challenge Rules, or (iii) has acted (a) in an un-sportsmanlike manner, (b) with an intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass the NLL, any NLL Entity or any entrant, or (c) in an improper or unfair manner that is adverse to the operation of the Challenge or detrimental to another Entrant, or (d) in any other disruptive manner. The use of any automated entry device is prohibited. All taxes, fees and surcharges on prizes are the sole responsibility of the winners. If, for any reason, the Challenge is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, player strike or lock-out, or any other causes beyond the control of the NLL which corrupt the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Challenge, the NLL reserves the right at their sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Challenge and, at their discretion, award prizes from among all non-suspect, eligible participants and/or disqualify suspect entrants. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of any online Prize Winner, the Prize Winner will be deemed to be the authorized account holder of the applicable e-mail address at issue. ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CHALLENGE IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE NLL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. 11. USE OF DATA: The NLL will collect and use personal data in accordance with its privacy policy available for review at http://nll.com/privacy.php. 12. RULES: To receive a copy of these rules, please mail your request together with a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: National Lacrosse League, NLL Fantasy Challenge, 9 East 45th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY, 10017. Requests received after the completion of the Challenge will not be honored. 13. WINNERS LIST: To obtain a winners list, please mail your request together with a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: National Lacrosse League, NLL Fantasy Challenge, 9 East 45th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY, 10017. Requests received after April 30, 2007 will not be honored. 14. CHOICE OF LAW: Except where prohibited, all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of the Challenge Rules or the rights and obligations of the entrants, the NLL Entities and the NLL, in connection with the Challenge shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than New York. 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