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Beginner’s Guide to Football

• Beginner's Guide to Football One 11-man team has possession of the football. It is called the offense and it tries to advance the ball down the field-by running with the ball or throwing it - and score points by crossing the goal line and getting into an area called the end zone.
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LEARNING NFL RULES

If you are a football beginner, one of your biggest obstacles to achieving full enjoyment of the game is likely understanding football rules. While learning NFL rules may take some time, knowing the basic football rules can dramatically increase one’s enjoyment of the game. Below we explain NFL rules basics for beginners. If you are not a beginner, please go straight to part 2 of our rules tutorial, where we explain some of the more difficult and controversial football rules and specific NFL rules.

THE TEAMS

How many players are on a football team? Each team is made one of 11 players. One 11-man team has possession of the football. It is called the offense and it tries to advance the ball down the field-by running with the ball or throwing it – and score points by crossing the goal line and getting into an area called the end zone.

The other team (also with 11 players) is called the defense. It tries to stop the offensive team and make it give up possession of the ball. If the team with the ball does score or is forced to give up possession, the offensive and defensive teams switch roles (the offensive team goes on defense and the defensive team goes on offense). And so on, back and forth, until all four quarters of the game have been played.

THE OFFENSE

While only the quarterback, the wide receivers and tight ends, and the running backs can legally handle the ball, it is the quarterback who is the leader of the team and the playmaker. In fact, he’s a man of many talents – he not only throws the ball, he outlines each play to his team.

THE OFFENSIVE PLAYERS

• The quarterback (“QB”) passes or hands off the ball.
• The center snaps the ball to the QB and blocks the defense.
• 2 guards and 2 tackles keep the defense at bay.
• 2/4 wide receivers catch the ball thrown by the QB.
• 1 or 2 running backs take the ball and run with it.
• 1 or 2 tight ends block the defense and can also catches passes.

THE DEFENSE

The job of the defense is to stop the offense. The 11 men on the defensive team all work together to keep the offense from advancing toward the defense’s end zone.

THE DEFENSIVE PLAYERS

• Linebackers defend against the pass, and push forward to stop the run or tackle the QB.
• The defensive line (ends and tackles) battles head-to-head against the offensive line.
• Cornerbacks and safeties defend against the pass from the QB to the wide receiver and help to stop the run.

To see how the offensive and defensive players usually line up click here

THE FIELD

What are the dimensions of an NFL football field? The field measures 100 yards long and 53 yards wide. Little white markings on the field called yard markers help the players, officials, and the fans keep track of the ball (note: that yellow line on your screen is generated by a computer for TV viewers). The most important part of the field is the end zone. It’s an additional 10 yards on each end of the field. This is where the points add up! When the offense – the team with possession of the ball-gets the ball into the opponent’s end zone, they score six points.

In the back of the end zone are goalposts that measure 10 feet high. How wide are NFL goal posts? NFL goal posts as 18 feet six inches wide. This is approximately 5 feet narrower than college football goal posts, which are 23 feet, 4 inches wide. As discussed below, kicking the ball through the goal posts is another way for teams to score points.

TIMING

How long are NFL football games? NFL games are divided into four 15-minute quarters, separated by a 12-minute break at halftime. There are also 2-minute breaks at the end of the first and third quarters as teams change ends of the field after every 15 minutes of play. At the end of the first and third quarters, the team with the ball retains possession heading into the following quarter. That is not the case before halftime. The second half starts with a kickoff in the same way as the game began in the first quarter.

Each offensive team has 40 seconds from the end of a given play until they must snap of the ball for the start of the next play, otherwise they will be penalized for delay of game. The clock stops at the end of incomplete passing plays, when a player goes out of bounds, when a penalty is called, or when a team calls a timeout (thus, it is very important for teams to save their timeouts). The clock starts again when the ball is re-spotted by an official.

If a game is tied at the end of regulation, a 15-minute overtime period will be played. In the NFL, this is sudden death and the first team to score wins. Possession is determined before the period begins by a coin toss.

THE KICKOFF

A game starts with the kickoff. The ball is placed on a kicking tee at the defense’s 35-yard line, and a special kicker (a “placekicker”) kicks the ball to the offense. A kick return man from the offense will try to catch the ball and advance it by running. Where he is stopped is the point from which the offense will begin its drive, or series of offensive plays. When a kickoff is caught in the offense’s own end zone, the kick returner can either run the ball out of the end zone, or kneel in the end zone to signal a touchback – a sign to stop the play. The ball is then placed on the 20-yard line, where the offense begins play.

Unlike a punt (discussed below), it is important not to kick the ball out of bounds, because that allows the receiving team to place the ball at the 40-yard line.

FIRST DOWN

All progress in a football game is measured in yards. The offensive team tries to get as much “yardage” as it can to try and move closer to the opponent’s end zone. Each time the offense gets the ball, it has four downs, or chances, in which to gain 10 yards. If the offensive team successfully moves the ball 10 or more yards, it earns a first down, and another set of four downs. If the offense fails to gain 10 yards, it loses possession of the ball. The defense tries to prevent the offense not only from scoring, but also from gaining the 10 yards needed for a first down. If the offense reaches fourth down, it usually punts the ball (kicks it away). This forces the other team to begin its drive further down the field.

MOVING THE BALL – The Run and the Pass

A football play begins with the snap. At the line of scrimmage (the position on the field where the play begins), the quarterback loudly calls out a play in code and the player in front of him, the center, passes, or snaps the ball under his legs to the quarterback. From there, the quarterback can either throw the ball, hand it off, or run with it.

THE RUN

There are two ways for the offense to advance the ball. The first is called a run. This occurs when the quarterback either runs himself or hands the ball off to a running back, who then tries to gain as many yards as possible by eluding defensive players. During running plays, all other offensive players will try to block defensive players to clear a path for the runner. Blocking is not just about brute force; rather, coaches often diagram very complicated blocking schemes (i.e., misdirection, option, reverse) to try to try to get the defense out of position and open up holes.

The defense prevents the offense from advancing the ball by bringing the ball carrier to the ground by a “tackle.” A player is tackled when any part of his body other than his feet or hands touches the ground. The play is then over. A play also ends when a player runs out of bounds.

THE PASS

The other alternative to running the ball is to throw it. Or as they say in football, pass it! Usually, the quarterback does the passing, though there are times when the quarterback my hand the ball to another player to pass in an effort to confuse the defense (i.e., making them think it’s a running play). Actually, anyone on the offensive team is allowed to pass the ball as long as the pass is thrown from behind the line of scrimmage. A pass is complete if the ball is caught by another offensive player, usually the “wide receiver” or “tight end.” If the ball hits the ground before someone catches it, it is called an incomplete pass.

If the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage before he is able to pass the ball, it is called a sack.

SCORING

The object of the game is to score the most points. There are four ways to score points in football.

TOUCHDOWN = 6 POINTS

A touchdown is the biggest single score in a football game. How many points is a touchdown worth? It is worth six points, and it allows the scoring team an opportunity to attempt to get an extra point. How is a touchdown scored? To score a touchdown, the ball must be carried across the goal line into the end zone, caught in the end zone, or a fumble recovered in the end zone, or an untouched kickoff recovered in the end zone by the kicking team.

EXTRA POINT and the TWO-POINT CONVERSION = 1 or 2 POINTS

Immediately following a touchdown, the ball is placed at the opponent’s two-yard line, where the offense has two options. Usually the offense will kick an extra point, also called the point after touchdown, conversion, or PAT. If the offense successfully kicks the ball through the goal posts, it earns one point. The offense can also score two points by running or throwing the ball into the end zone in the same manner as you would score a touchdown. Since going for two points is more difficult than kicking an extra point, the offense usually chooses to kick the extra point.

FIELD GOAL = 3 POINTS

If the offense cannot score a touchdown, it may try to kick a field goal through the goalposts at the back of the end zone. How many points is a field goal worth? Field goals are worth three points and often are the deciding plays in the last seconds of close games. They can be attempted from anywhere on the field on any down, but generally are kicked from inside the defense’s 45-yard line on fourth down. For a field goal to be “good,” the placekicker (or field goal kicker) must kick the ball through the goal-post uprights and over the crossbar. The defense tries to block the kick and stop the ball from reaching the goal post.

SAFETY = 2 POINTS

The safety is worth two points is scored by the defense. A safety occurs when the offensive ball carrier is tackled behind his own goal line. It usually occurs on passing plays when the quarterback is sacked before he is able to throw the ball.

TURNOVERS

While trying to advance the football to the end zone, the offense may accidentally turn the ball over to the defense in one of two ways. In either case, the defense then becomes the offense and is allowed to advance the ball until the ball carrier is tackled.

THE FUMBLE

When the ball carrier or passer drops the ball before he is tackled, that’s a fumble. Any player on the field can recover the ball by diving on it or he can run with it. The team that recovers a fumble either gets-or retains-possession of the ball. As explained in part 2 of our rules tutorial, determining whether a ball is fumbled before a player is tackled is often very controversial.

THE INTERCEPTION

An aggressive defense can regain possession of the ball by catching (intercepting) passes meant for players on the other team.
Source: NFL.com

This guide has been written by FPLBET contributor, @FPLbraveheart. Braveheart is ranked as one of the top 200 Fantasy Premier League managers of all time. He’s also a devoted Football Index Investor. His experience in FPL and Football Index provides a unique perspective on how to play and succeed on the Football Stockmarket.

What is Football Index (“FI”)?

Football Index is the football stock market. It is where you can buy “shares” in real-life players and earn money depending on the success of that player. You can earn money when a player you hold shares in scores or assists goals. You can also earn money when a player you hold shares in is one of the best players statistically in a gameweek (calculated in a way similar to bonus points in FPL) or has a lot of media articles written about him.

Football Index is regulated by the UK Gambling Commission. While it is not a traditional bookmaker where your bets are zero-sum, as with all forms of gambling, you should never invest more money than you can afford.

If you would like to try Football Index, at the time of writing, they are running a money-back special where you can have a full-refund up to £500 for new customers during the 2019/20 season if you are not happy with the product and lose money during your first 30 days.

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How do you make money?

There are three ways to make money on Football Index. The first, and most straightforward, way to profit is through “capital appreciation”. Essentially, this is where you buy low and sell high. It is the mantra of every stock market there ever was or ever will be. Your aim when it comes to looking out for opportunities of capital appreciation is to find players who are currently undervalued, or will likely increase their value in the not too distant future (shares expire after three years so you’re looking for players who are going to increase within the next three years).

This raises the question: how do you value a player? On Football Index a player is valued by his dividend potential. Dividends are a form of “instant win” payout and, if your player wins you dividends, your bank balance will increase an amount depending on how many shares you hold in that player (without needing to cash out on that player). There are three types of dividend: in-play, performance and media.

In-play (goal/assist dividends)

Importantly, only performances in the following competitions qualify for goal/assist or performance dividends:

• Champions League,
• Europa League,
• Premier League,
• La Liga,
• Bundesliga,
• Serie A,
• Ligue 1, and
• Euro 2020 qualifiers and finals.

For the first 30-days you own shares in a player, that player qualifies for “in-play dividends” (“IPD”). Every time that player scores or assists in one of the five recognised leagues, Champions League, Europa League or Euro 2020 qualifiers or finals, you will win dividends. Those dividends are as follows:

• Goal by a forward or midfielder – 1p per share,
• Goal by a defender or goalkeeper – 2p per share,
• Assist by any player – 1p per share,
• Clean sheet by a goalkeeper who played the full-match – 1p per share.

The above figures will seem quite insignificant if you look at them out of context, however, these dividends can stack up and result in quite impressive return on investment percentages. For example, let’s look at Fabio Quagliarella of Sampdoria in 2018/19. At the time of writing, he is valued at 56p. This means you can get 100 shares for £56. Last season he scored 26 goals and bagged 8 assists. If he were to produce similar numbers again this season (and you bought and sold your shares in him every 30 days so that your hold qualified for in-play dividends) he’d return £34 in-play dividends. The cost of recycling your hold in him would mean that you’d lose £8.21 in commission (2%). However, even taking that into account you would end up with a return of investment of 46.9%. For in-play dividends, you would be looking for prolific players valued around £2 or less (e.g. Robert Lewandowski, Jamie Vardy, Ciro Immobile, Wout Weghorst, Arkadiusz Milik, and Iago Aspas).

The reason these players are generously priced is because of their age and because their style of play is typically not suited to the performance dividends matrix (see the performance section later in this guide). When a player retires from football, the value in the player will crash and no one will want to buy him from you so you will likely lose your stake. There is an element of risk with buying older players as they are one big injury away from potentially retiring from the game. That same risk applies for all football players but to a lesser extent depending on that player’s youthfulness.

For fantasy football players looking to test the waters of Football Index, I think in-play dividend hunting is a relatable strategy to start with. We are already well-aware of the value in statistics such as shots in the box, key passes, penalty area touches, xG and xA.

For all of the qualifying leagues, Whoscored and Understat are invaluable sources of statistical information. One trading strategy would be to buy sub-£2 players who are prolific goal scorers and assisters, hold them until they have a performance in which they score one or two goals (which will likely lead to some capital appreciation), and sell while traders are buying that player.

The 2018/19 season was the first with in-play dividends (from October 2018 onwards) and it was common to see a player spike when he puts in a good performance, for his price to peak and then begin to fall before the dividends are paid (many of the opportunistic traders who bought the player that day would likely want to offload after the dividends are in their bank account).

This means there is an opportunity to earn capital appreciation on the players who’re holding who regularly return goals or assists. Even if you do not cash out by selling your shares in those players on the rise, you will earn in-play dividends for them for the first 30 days you hold that player.

Media Mentions

This type of dividend is paid out every day (performance and goal/assist dividends are only on match days). It is paid to the player who features in the media the most that day. This is calculated automatically by taking the stories which use the player’s full name in the headline from the following sources: Talksport, UEFA, The FA, ESPN, FIFA, Football League, Daily Mail, Daily Star, the Times, the Telegraph, the Independent, Daily Express, the Guardian, Metro, Daily Mirror, BBC, Football365, Goal.com, Huffington Post and Sky Sports.

The stories are given a score based on the use of positive words in the headline, so for example the word “champion” will be allocated more points than an article using the word “defeat”. Also, as the player’s full name must be in the title, this benefits players who are often “full-named” or have only one name (for example, Neymar). Players with more convoluted names that are abbreviated are not generally rewarded by the calculation (for example, KDB).

If there are no matches in a qualifying competition (see the next section) that day, the top three positions in the media rankings will receive 3p, 2p and 1p respectively per share for first, second and third place. If there are matches in a qualifying competition, the top player will receive 2p per share.

To win media or performance dividends, you must hold shares in that player before 2pm the day in which they win and continue to hold those same shares until after midnight. With goal/assist dividends, you can buy at any point up until 11.59pm that same day (even after you know they’ve scored).

In the event that there are two players with the same media score, the player with the most recent recorded story wins.

Performance

Every match day there are dividends to be won for the best forward, best midfielder, best goalkeeper/defender and best player overall. This is determined using a similar metric (though importantly not identical) to the way in which bonus points are calculated in FPL using OPTA stats and allocating a score to each action in a match.

The dividend payout will depend on the number of matches taking place that day. For days where there are 1-4 total matches taking place in the above competitions, the best player in each position (goalkeepers and defenders taken together) will win 2p with the best player overall (the “star player” winning an extra 1p. For days where there are 5-14 matches, the best players in each position will win 3p with 2p for the star player and finally in days where there are European quarter finals or 15+ matches in the qualifying competitions, the best players in each position will win 5p with 2p for star player.

The performance matrix (the method used to calculate the players who will win the performance dividends) was updated at the end of July 2019. As yet, there is no data under the new matrix and so please take articles setting out scores from previous seasons with a pinch of salt as the scoring system has changed (albeit, in my view, in quite a subtle way).

The new performance scoring matrix can be found at this link (the most important column is the “new matrix” one).

In the event that there are two players with the same performance score, the youngest player wins.

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How can you lose money?

Commission

Every time you sell a player, 2% of the total amount of your income will go to Football Index. It is similar to Betfair and other exchanges in that respect. This means that whenever you buy a player your return on investment starts at -2%. The website and app gives information on the profit/loss of a player in percentages, but that is pre-commission so if you sold a player in order to realise a 1.8% profit then that would be a negative trade.

When deciding your exit points from profitable trades, do not forget about the commission. Being aware of it is key to building a healthy bankroll.

Pumping and dumping

Whenever a player is tipped by someone whether in an article, a tweet or a podcast, there is a chance that the person tipping that player owns shares in that player and will profit from others buying that player on the back of a tip. Very often the tips are in good faith (such as every tip in this article) but there will be examples of traders (or groups of traders) buying a lot of shares in a seemingly worthless player to inflate his price on the hope that others will jump onto that rise. When others jump onto the bandwagon, the first purchasers will cash out leaving those who jumped onto the bandwagon holding shares in a worthless player at a loss.

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While this has happened in the past, Football Index are taking steps to punish those responsible. However, it can still happen so be vigilant whenever a player is tipped by someone else. Always carry out your own research and decide whether you believe the player represents value. Is he a good hold for media, performance or in-play dividends? Are there rumours from reputable sources that he’s coming to one of the big Premier League teams?

Every article I write will always be in good faith (but even so, always do your own research). I will always give the pros and cons of the players I’m tipping and I will tell you whether I own that player or not. If I do not own a player, I will explain why.

How do you buy players?

Before you invest any money into a player, you should ask why it is you are buying that player. Is it because he is going to be a long-term hold for media or performance dividends over the next three years (remember: each share can only be held for three years)? Is it because you think he is undervalued when compared to his teammates of a similar age and with similar stats? Or are you buying the player as a short-term hold with a view to reaping in-play dividends?

Once you know why you want to buy a player, next work out when you might want to sell that player. For instance, when his price goes up by 25%, after 30 days because he will no longer be eligible for in-play dividends, or just before the end of three years from holding the player as otherwise your hold will expire and you’ll lose all the cash invested?

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It is good to have an exit point in mind before you enter a trade as it simplifies matters. The exit point doesn’t have to be rigid and you can always adapt it if the player you only wanted to hold for 30 days enters the form of his life, moves to Barcelona and becomes the next Messi.

Deciding who to buy is the difficult part. The act of buying shares in that player is pretty straightforward. Select the “buy” button (the price listed there is the price you will pay for one share in that player) then select the number of shares you’d like to purchase. There is no hard and fast rule about how many shares you should buy in a player. You might want to buy 1, 10, 100 or even 1000 shares in a player or you might want to divide your bankroll equally between ten players of equal amounts. I normally go by monetary value so that the risk in each player is diversified but it is completely up to you how you wish to manage your porfolio.

How do you sell players?

Selling players is less simple and may be made a bit more complicated in future as “order books” are introduced (no timescale for them now but if you are wondering what an order book is, it is very similar to the Betfair set up). At the time of writing this guide, there are two ways to sell a player:

• Instant sell – this is where you sell the player to Football Index for a lower price than his current buy price (this known as a “spread” and the price you’ll get on instant sell is shown in the red “sell” button), or
• Market sell – this is where you sell the player to another trader for his current buy price (minus 2% commission).

Earlier in this guide I said that ignoring commission is a real risk to your goal to build a health bankroll. The same can be said of using instant sell (unless necessary). You’ll need to balance the need to gain access to you funds tied up in a player immediately with the reduced price you’ll be getting for that player. To give an example, if a player has just scored a hat-trick and his price is rising, then it makes sense to sell to the market as there are traders in the market actively wanting to buy that player. There is no need to take the hit with accepting a lower price.

To give an alternative example, if that player then breaks his leg, ruptures his cruciate ligament or unexpectedly retires from football, there are not going to be many traders in the market wanting to buy the player at that time and so you might have to take the lower price and instant sell to Football Index.

The final example I’ll give you is a player who has or is stagnating, his price is not moving up or down and you think the money could be invested better elsewhere. You read on Twitter that another player is linked with joining Man United (as the press love writing about Man United their players always come at a bit of a premium due to increased chances of media dividends). If you are one of the first people to react to that news, you’ll likely experience considerable capital appreciation and so it might make sense to instant sell in order to get cash (if you do not have a cash balance in your account for opportunistic trading such as this) so that you can invest in the player who’s price is likely to go up. In that scenario, it is highly likely that you will recoup the loss from taking the lower price on the first player as part of the capital appreciation experience in the second player.

What are you waiting for?

From all of us at FPLBET, we hope that you found this guide helpful.

There’s more to the game but the best way to learn is to roll your sleeves up and get involved. Start playing the game and if it’s for you.

If you have any questions, Braveheart is always happy to answer questions on Twitter so feel free to get in touch @FPLBraveheart.

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