Nicki at Lewis Lane Designs and I are in a fantasy football league together this year. We thought it would be fun to create some content just for the ladies who are on the fence about playing fantasy football. Nicki kicked if off yesterday with Fantasy Football Basics. Today I will be busting some of the fantasy football myths. You can find new posts from Nicki on Fridays and I will have some tips for you on Saturdays during football season.

Fantasy Football myth busters

Fantasy football is only for guys
There is absolutely no reason woman can’t play fantasy football. This isn’t a contact sport. Sometimes it actually helps to not be a guy. The over confident guy thinks he knows everything and it can cloud their judgement. They know too much sometimes and over think every play. Ladies go with their guts and can often times pull out some strong wins.

You have to know a lot about football
You don’t need to know what a nickel package is or a shotgun formation. You don’t even need to understand first downs. If you can learn the abbreviations on the stat sheets and know how your league is scored you can be good at fantasy football. If you can keep up with a game understand the positions on the offense you are good. Of course, the more you know the better off you will be but that comes with playing.

Fantasy Football is time consuming
Even though your husband/boyfriend/brother spends hours every week planning their fantasy lineup it isn’t a requirement to play. It isn’t even a requirement to play well. The year I won my league I probably spent an hour every week researching things. I did spend Sunday watching the games and my players to see who was playing well, but I wasn’t attached to the computer the rest of the week. You can put as much or as little time into it as you want. The more you spend doesn’t necessarily translate into a better team. Like I said sometimes the guys over think every move and it hurts more than it helps.

Think you might want to play next year start using this season to ask questions. The men in your life will be surprised at your interest but at least one of them will likely be more than happy to explain it to you.

Have questions about fantasy football that you don’t want to ask the guys, just leave them in the comments and Nicki and I will respond or create a future post to help you along your fantasy football journey.