Tier 1: Long Form Tasks (800+ words)
Choose ONE for 10 TPE.
6) Write 800 words or more on something that interests you.
Something that interests me quite a bit about this league is in its differences to other sim leagues that are out there. Coming from the Pro Baseball Experience to this league, I have noticed a lot of things that are quite different with how things are run. Since this is my first season here, I felt that this particular topic would suit me best to write about.
This article will be about what I have experienced since joining the league, and hopefully offer some insight into what I think sets the ISFL apart from other simulation leagues, and why I am enjoying my time here so far.
From the very first day I created my player, there were several things that interested me. The first was in the fact I was waiver claimed within a day by the Kansas City Coyotes. But from the get go I was told that this was only temporary. That as soon as the season was over, I would be entering the DSFL draft and start all over trying to get signed by a team, even though I was already on one. Within a few days after joining, I started getting direct messaged in Discord by several DSFL GMs who had heard about my reputation elsewhere, and were very interested in what my thoughts were about joining their team, how I was enjoying the league so far, if I needed help or had any questions and so forth.
This was completely new to me. Here I was already ona team, and working to possibly be signed by another team. It really got my competitive juices flowing, and I enjoyed being courted by several teams, invited to their Discords, and getting to meet so many new faces, as well as some familiar ones.
When the DSFL draft finally happened, out of all the things that could have happened, I was drafted by my original team, the Kansas City Coyotes. Glims and Simo did a great job helping me get a roadmap going for what I should be working on for my player’s skills. It was an eye opening experience, learning what stats I should work on, which would help me most as a safety, and what I could expect once the season started.
I created my player thinking I would be helping in the backfield, putting pressure on receivers, causing incomplete passes, getting tackles, and hopefully a few interceptions along the way. What I did not expect was that I would soon be one of the primary people rushing the quarterback doing safety blitzes. Pretty soon I got my first tackle for a loss, my first interception, my first forced fumble, and best of all, my sack! It was glorious! Not only was I helping deep on coverage, but I was making a difference behind the line of scrimmage as well!
But then the real fun happened when I was switched to become our team’s punt returner. Within a couple of games, I had run back a punt return for a touchdown. And that led me to win the Coyote’s Player of the Week award. My first ISFL award! I couldn’t believe it!
Before the playoffs started, my player was already maxed out at 250 TPE. I had done what I thought would take 2 seasons in just 1. When I created my player, I did so a week after new draft class eligibility, but that did not stop me from getting point tasks done week in and week out.
Even though the Coyotes slipped out of making it into the playoffs, I was very happy with how our team had done, and how my player had improved over the course of the season. Being able to access the DSFL index, and look at weekly player stats meant a lot to me. I could pour over the game summary, and even look at a play by play breakdown, to see exactly what impact my player had as the game went on.
And now my season is over, and I experienced another new thing. Being in the DSFL for an entire season before going into the ISFL draft. This was something brand new to me. And I can understand the reasoning behind it. If an ISFL team signed a brand new player who had not proven themself yet, that could spell disaster down the line if that player immediately went inactive. Better to let them spend a season in the DSFL, and then have some hard data points as to what the possible outcome a season of play would reveal.
And as we enter the Season 26 Draft tomorrow, I am hyped to offer my services to whatever team ends up signing me. My goal in this league though isn’t to max earn, even though I am close to doing just that since my player was created. My overall goal is to meet new people, make some friends along the way, and if we win it all in a Championship Game, all the better.
Thank you ISFL for allowing me to grow and learn about this wonderful league, and I hope the insight I have provided here as a new player will possibly help with what new players go through when they are brand new, and strive to make a name for themselves amongst the crowd.
Choose ONE for 10 TPE.
6) Write 800 words or more on something that interests you.
Something that interests me quite a bit about this league is in its differences to other sim leagues that are out there. Coming from the Pro Baseball Experience to this league, I have noticed a lot of things that are quite different with how things are run. Since this is my first season here, I felt that this particular topic would suit me best to write about.
This article will be about what I have experienced since joining the league, and hopefully offer some insight into what I think sets the ISFL apart from other simulation leagues, and why I am enjoying my time here so far.
From the very first day I created my player, there were several things that interested me. The first was in the fact I was waiver claimed within a day by the Kansas City Coyotes. But from the get go I was told that this was only temporary. That as soon as the season was over, I would be entering the DSFL draft and start all over trying to get signed by a team, even though I was already on one. Within a few days after joining, I started getting direct messaged in Discord by several DSFL GMs who had heard about my reputation elsewhere, and were very interested in what my thoughts were about joining their team, how I was enjoying the league so far, if I needed help or had any questions and so forth.
This was completely new to me. Here I was already ona team, and working to possibly be signed by another team. It really got my competitive juices flowing, and I enjoyed being courted by several teams, invited to their Discords, and getting to meet so many new faces, as well as some familiar ones.
When the DSFL draft finally happened, out of all the things that could have happened, I was drafted by my original team, the Kansas City Coyotes. Glims and Simo did a great job helping me get a roadmap going for what I should be working on for my player’s skills. It was an eye opening experience, learning what stats I should work on, which would help me most as a safety, and what I could expect once the season started.
I created my player thinking I would be helping in the backfield, putting pressure on receivers, causing incomplete passes, getting tackles, and hopefully a few interceptions along the way. What I did not expect was that I would soon be one of the primary people rushing the quarterback doing safety blitzes. Pretty soon I got my first tackle for a loss, my first interception, my first forced fumble, and best of all, my sack! It was glorious! Not only was I helping deep on coverage, but I was making a difference behind the line of scrimmage as well!
But then the real fun happened when I was switched to become our team’s punt returner. Within a couple of games, I had run back a punt return for a touchdown. And that led me to win the Coyote’s Player of the Week award. My first ISFL award! I couldn’t believe it!
Before the playoffs started, my player was already maxed out at 250 TPE. I had done what I thought would take 2 seasons in just 1. When I created my player, I did so a week after new draft class eligibility, but that did not stop me from getting point tasks done week in and week out.
Even though the Coyotes slipped out of making it into the playoffs, I was very happy with how our team had done, and how my player had improved over the course of the season. Being able to access the DSFL index, and look at weekly player stats meant a lot to me. I could pour over the game summary, and even look at a play by play breakdown, to see exactly what impact my player had as the game went on.
And now my season is over, and I experienced another new thing. Being in the DSFL for an entire season before going into the ISFL draft. This was something brand new to me. And I can understand the reasoning behind it. If an ISFL team signed a brand new player who had not proven themself yet, that could spell disaster down the line if that player immediately went inactive. Better to let them spend a season in the DSFL, and then have some hard data points as to what the possible outcome a season of play would reveal.
And as we enter the Season 26 Draft tomorrow, I am hyped to offer my services to whatever team ends up signing me. My goal in this league though isn’t to max earn, even though I am close to doing just that since my player was created. My overall goal is to meet new people, make some friends along the way, and if we win it all in a Championship Game, all the better.
Thank you ISFL for allowing me to grow and learn about this wonderful league, and I hope the insight I have provided here as a new player will possibly help with what new players go through when they are brand new, and strive to make a name for themselves amongst the crowd.
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