US Fantasy Sports - 3 Player Keeper Leagues

Welcome of the US Fantasy Football!! As the Commissioner, I would like to thank you for signing up for this Season. Please feel free to call me at anytime or write: USFS Owner: Michael Conrad E-MAIL: SKI4GATES@AOL.COM USFNSPTS@AOL.COM Michael@usfantasysports.com Send your Payments to: US Fantasy Sports 13820 Mallard Drive Rogers, MN 55374 612-327-6087 Fax: (810)222-5346

There is a ONE TIME Administration Setup Charge of $5.00
(This is a ONE TIME only charge when you first join USFS)

UNLIMITED PLAN: $45.00 Flat!! Unlimited Transactions 
* Price may vary based on time of year. 

$65.00 Week Prize Money (That breaks down to $5.00 per week) 
Week One-Top Scoring Team 
Week Two-Closest Victory 
Week Three-Lowest Scoring Victory (Just the winning team) 
Week Four-Biggest Blow Out Week Five-Best Record/Most Points after 5 Games 
Week Six-Top Scoring Team 
Week Seven-Highest Game Scoring Victory (Combined both teams scores) 
Week Eight-Lowest Scoring Victory 
Week Nine-Biggest Blow Out 
Week Ten-Best Record/Most Points after 10 Games 
Week Eleven-Closest Victory 
Week Twelve-Worst Record/Least Points Victory 
Week Thirteen-Best Record w/o Making the Playoffs

$150.00 League Winner
$40.00 League Runner Up  
$20.00 Divisional Winners (3 in each Conference) 

Payout 71.8%

Please understand the leagues run by the USFFL are not about money. 
It is about fun, friendship and entertainment. You are paying for 
quality service, professional run leagues, fair play, web page, 
stats and more. US Fantasy Sports offers prizes but please 
understand we also have costs and must pay those working for 
us something (mainly the commish). If you would like any 
information about the finances of the league please write to 
us and request it, our books are open for all audits.

Credit Balances: Credit balance will be held on customer accounts. The first $40.00 will be awarded in the form of US Fantasy Sports Dollars! These dollars can be use as a form of cash as the US Fantasy Sports Any credit balance greater than $40.00 can be requested at any time after January 1!

Divisions/Conferences/Leagues: Divisions: There are 4 teams in each Division. Teams must remain in their original division for the history of the conference. Conferences: Each Conference consists of 12 teams and a total of 3 divisions. Each 12 team conference drafts in its own draft pool. Leagues: Each league is made up of 1 conference, a total of 6 divisions, and 12 teams. Leagues are named after major mountains ranges throughout the US. Each team will be competing based on Head to Head competition only. Head to Head play will take place from Week 1 through Week 13 of the NFL Season, Playoffs Week 14-15, League Championships Week 16. Team names are encouraged to be a US Cities or States or Re-Name a team with an NFL franchise. Example: Washington Timberjacks - Las Vegas Aces

Schedule/Playoffs: Schedule The regular season schedule will consist of (13) games: (2) divisional games against each divisional opponent) and (8) inter-conference games (based on a set 13 team schedule). Schedules will be published and posted on the web page by the start of the season. Playoffs: Top (6) teams will advance to the Superbowl Tier and the Bottom (6) teams will drop to the Toilet Bowl Tier. The Superbowl Tier will consist of the (3) Divisional winners and the top (3) wildcard teams. All of these positions will be determined using the rules outline above! Each team will be ranked and placed into there Tier. Week 14 BYE #1 and #2 GAME ONE #3 plays #6 GAME TWO #4 plays #5 The bottom tier 6 teams will play for the TOILET BOWL BYE #7 and #8 GAME ONE #9 plays #12 GAME TWO #10 plays #11 Week 15 GAME THREE #1 plays the worst seeded team! GAME FOUR #2 plays the best seeded team! and GAME FIVE #7 plays winner of Game Two! GAME SIX #8 plays winner of Game One! Week 16 League Championship Winner of GAME THREE plays Winner of GAME FOUR League Chumpionship Winner of GAME FIVE plays Winner of GAME SIX

Teams:

Each team is made up of 16 players. There are no rules regarding 
the number of players you need at each position! We leave that 
totally up to you the team owner. Each team is allowed to keep 
up to three franchise players each year. A total of 7 players 
will be selected to play each week along with the defense. 
All submissions must be in prior to the first game of the week, 
if not, the previous week's selection is automatically selected. 
If it is the first week of the season, your lineup will be based 
on your draft order of players, TE Pro Set formation will be used. 
Skip weeks should be taken into consideration!! Lineups MUST be 
submitted on your team page. We also ask that you mail a copy 
of your lineup to the league.

Line Up Formations:

Weekly Line-Ups will be as follows: 
You always need: 1 QB, 1 K and 1 Def Team 
1 QB, 1 K and 1 Def Team - 1 RB 4 WR - West Coast 
1 QB, 1 K and 1 Def Team - 1 RB 3 WR 1 TE - West End Set 
1 QB, 1 K and 1 Def Team - 1 RB 2 WR 2 TE - Single Back/Double TE 
1 QB, 1 K and 1 Def Team - 2 RB 3 WR - Standard Set 
1 QB, 1 K and 1 Def Team - 2 RB 2 WR 1 TE - Double Back 
1 QB, 1 K and 1 Def Team - 2 RB 1 WR 2 TE - TE Power Set 

These are the only options. Any differences may result in an invalid 
lineup and force us to use your previous week's or if it is the first 
week of the season to select your lineup in draft order with TE Pro 
Set outlined above.

Scoring Rules: 

Quarterbacks 
3 Points are awarded for each TD pass thrown 
6 Points are awarded for each TD scored rushing 
6 points are awarded for each TD scored receiving a pass. 
.025 For Each Yard of Passing. 
.05 For Each Yard Gain Rush or receiving. 

Running Backs, Wide Receivers or Tight Ends 
3 Points are awarded for each TD pass thrown 
6 Points are awarded for each TD scored rushing 
6 points are awarded for each TD scored receiving a pass. 
.025 For Each Yard of Passing. 
.05 For Each Yard Gain Rush or receiving. 

Kickers 
3 points awarded for each field goal 
5 points awarded for each field goal beyond 49 yards 
1 point is awarded for each extra point 
3 Points are awarded for each TD pass thrown 
6 Points are awarded for each TD scored rushing 
6 points are awarded for each TD scored receiving a pass. 
.025 For Each Yard of Passing. 
.05 For Each Yard Gain Rush or receiving. 

2 Point Conversions 
If a player QB, RB, WR, TE runs in the 2 point conversion, he is 
awarded the two points. If it involves a pass the player catching 
a pass is awarded 2 points. Only the player scoring will be 
awarded the points 

Defense 
1 Point for an Interception 
1 Point for a Fumble 
1 Point for a Sack 
2 Points for a Safety 
6 Points for a TD scored by the defense. 
Shut Out / 10 points! 
Hold Team Less then 9 points / 5 points! 
Hold Team Less then 14 points / 4 points! 
Hold Team Less then 19 points / 3 points! 
Hold Team Less or Equal to 24 points / 2 points! 
Over 24 points allowed / 1 point! 

No Kickoff and Punt Return Yardage allowed, or TD.s from a player on a 
Kickoff or Punt Return. Block Punts will be considered a DT play. 

Tie Games
Will be a tie!! Scoring goes to the thousand digit! Very rare!! 
In fact a tie has never happened, YET?.  If there is a tie in a 
playoff game then the tie will be broken by your lineups total
rushing and receiving yards - if still tied go to total passing 
yardage.

Schedule of Weekly League Events / Other:

Lineups are Due no later than the first game of the NFL week. For the 
record this usually a Thursday, Saturday or a Sunday.

Lineups must be submitted with your password on your team page via 
the Internet pages. DO NOT MAIL you lineup to me. This only 
creates more work for us.  If you have a problem we suggest you have 
a friend put your team for you.  

If a player is not on your roster you CAN NOT use them. Sorry guys 
but we have to have these deadlines to keep everyone on the same 
schedule and happy with the league. Please make sure you hit the 
Re-Load button if you don't see them there. AOL users may have 
to clear cache to see updates.

The Official weekly update will be posted no later than 3 days after 
the final game of the week. 

Chat Night
Thursday Nights will be US Fantasy Football Chat Night! Chat will 
be in the US Fantasy Sports chat room from 9 PM EST to 10 PM EST 
or as long as you want to stay. Chats will start the first week 
of preseason.

Real Time
Make copies of everything you do!! Just start a USFS disk or file and save 
your work. After you put in a lineup print off the form that comes 
up as backup. Make a folder and put USFS on it. Teams are required 
to support any problem that they might have. While we do keep very 
good records errors can happen and we do at times misplace or lose 
things.

Position Eligibility:

Player position eligibility will be based on what position the player 
is listed at per http://www.nfl.com, the official web site of the NFL. 
If a player is listed at multiple positions you may use him at 
either one but must disclose his starting position on your lineup. 

Injured Reserve:

There is no longer a injured reserve.  This system caused problems and
often people overloaded there rosters with players that were not hurt or
owners forgot to take a player off the IR.

Keeper Rules:

Franchise Players:
All teams are allowed 3 Franchise players! For each player you keep 
you lose a draft pick. So if you keep 3 players you will lose your 
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Round draft picks! Make sure your keepers are good 
ones!! If you elect not to keep players for each one you don't keep 
you'll get a draft pick. These draft picks may be traded for players. 
You can keep 2 Franchise players and trade your third round pick for a 
better player. 

The reason for this rule: 
1. Allows teams to rebuild without giving away the farm. 
2. 2. Allows good teams to get a reasonable draft pick for a player 
they are losing, thus protecting a team that drafted well in the 
previous year! 

Franchise Players must be named by July 21st of the next season. Teams 
may only carry 3 players from season to season. If the team does not have
and owner then the Franchise Players will be named by USFS Ownership.

NO TRADES may take place prior to the league having a full ownership.  All 
teams should be open to all trades.  Private trading between teams will not 
be permitted.  Check the Bulletin Board for the trade status of your league.

Players Traded before July 21st MUST be listed as franchise players 
on the new team. Players brought onto your roster before July 21st 
are Franchise Players and you must keep them and have them count 
against you.

Carryover Players:
Players that you bring onto your team via trade after the July 21st 
deadline are called CARRYOVER PLAYERS! These players are obtained by 
trading off your current roster for draft choices or players and can 
only take place between July 21st and 48 hours prior to the draft of 
that conference. 

Keeper Rules and Explanations:
This is pretty easy to understand. First, there are two deadlines 
you have to understand. The first one is the July 21st cut off. This 
is the date when you tell us if you want to keep any of the players on 
your team. You are only allowed to keep a maximum of 3. For each player 
you keep you lose a pick starting with the 1st round - this is only true 
before the July 21st deadline. The second deadline is 48 hours prior 
to your draft. This is when you lose all players off your team accept 
your keepers and carryover players. 

For every Keeper you have you lose a draft pick: 

Keep the Max 3 players and lose your 1st, 2nd and 3rd round picks
Keep 2 players and lose your 1st and 2nd round picks 
Keep 1 player and lose you 1st round pick 
Keep 0 Zero players and love no draft picks. 

Trading Players in the Offseason:
Teams may trade players on their previous years rosters up until 48 
hours prior to the conferences draft. Keepers are locked after July 
21st no questions. From July 21 to the start of the season you may not 
trade your keepers unless it is for another teams keeper (even only). 

You are allowed to trade players from your previous years roster for 
picks or players but are only allowed to have the maximum number of 
players on your roster during the draft.

4 Players on your roster After the 1st round 
5 Players on your roster After the 2nd round 
5 Players on your roster After the 3rd round 
6 - 4th, 7 - 5th, 8 - 6th, 9 - 7th, 10 - 8th 
11 - 9th, 12 - 10th, 13 - 11th, 14 - 12th 
15 - 13th to 16th 

I realize this is a little different and maybe a little complex but please 
follow alone. KEY NOTE: Your not allowed to stay ahead in the draft. 

We will start DROPPING PICKS after the 3rd Round!! In other words you can 
have 5 players after R3 but you would then lose your next two picks to bring 
you even with the draft.  (Keep in mind you must adhere to the limits noted above)

Examples:
Let's say you keep 3 players and trade a player a 4th round pick. After the 
4th round you would have to come clean. In other words, you would lose your 
5th round pick cause you would have 5 players on your team already. 

Ok but what if I traded the 5th round pick for a player and a 3rd. Then you 
would lose your 4th round pick but be clean after the 5th. While you are clean 
after the 5th you traded away your pick and now don't have it. We can not 
allow you to pick if you have no slot in that round.

This can get hairy when your trading lots of picks and players but many should 
agree that this is a much better concept than taking your picks off from the 
bottom. 

What if (Above Examples) I made the two trades for 3rd rounder, and I trade one 
of my players for a 6th round pick and trade another player for a 7th. 

Ok....WOW! 

You would have the following: 
Round Comment Breakdown 
1 No 1st keeper 1 after 1 
2 No 2nd keeper 1 after 2 
3 No 3rd keeper 3 after 3 
#1Trader 3rd 4 after 3 
#2 Trader 3rd 5 after 3 MAX 
4 Since your ahead you 5 after 4 Lose the pick 
5 You traded this pick 5 after 5 You traded away your pick! 
6 5th Rd trade lose 6th 5 after 6 Penalty is your next two picks!
#3 Trader 6th 6 after 6 
7 Your Pick 7 after 7 
#4 Trader 7th 8 after 7 
8 Lose your 8 8 after 8 Penalty to come clean and so on. 

IMPORTANT NOTE. Coming clean does not start until the end of each Round 
starting at the end of the 3rd. 

You can not trade a single high pick for a single low pick just to get ahead in the 
draft. All trades must be approved by the league commish, league rep and asst. commish. 

Ok more samples. Trade your 8th and 11th for a 9th and 10th (Trade #5) 

8 Now since you traded 8 after 8 
your 8th & you are ahead 
you lose your 9th pick 
9 Trade 8 away for lose 9 
#5 Trader 9th 9 after 9 
10 Your Pick 10 after 10 
Trader #5 10th 11 after 10 
11 You traded this pick but 11 after 11 
are ahead so lose the next 
12 Lose pick cause ahead in 11 after 12 
in the 10th and traded 
the 11th. Note your traded 
5th pick has now caught 
back up with you and put 
you one down 
13 - 16 Your Pick 15 after 16 
17 One extra at the end 16 End 

The KEY is that we will not let you have the opportunity to get ahead over the 
whole draft. Once you are ahead you have to come clean with the rest of the 
teams unless you have given away your slot to someone then you have the potential 
to get behind. Penalties MUST BE paid no matter if you are clean.

If you want to send us example we would be more than happy to go over them for 
you. We will most likely also post it for all users. This system allows for 
the ultimate in parity.

Drafts: 

Each Draft will be made up of 12 teams (US Fantasy Football Leagues). If a team 
does not show up for the draft, a team will be picked by the commish or a named 
party. 

The first three rounds of the draft in an existing conference with go as follows: 
R1 12-1 Worst to Best Team from the previous year
R2 12-1 Worst to Best Team from the previous year
R3 12-1 Worst to Best Team from the previous year
R4 12-1 Worst to Best Team from the previous year 
and then serpentine after that. So this means R5 would go from 1-12 Best Team 
from the previous year to the worst team and so on. 

All new conference drafts are held in a serpentine manner for the entire draft. 
Odd numbered rounds are selected in the order 1-12 and even numbered rounds are 
reversed 12-1. New league draft orders will be determined randomly by using a 
random dice machine located at: http://www.irony.com The commish will mail you 
more information on this but it is done 100% random as to grant parity to all.
Existing Conferences draft order will be based on final rankings of teams based 
on the regular season points. 

If a team changes owners, the new owner inherits the draft position earned by the 
previous owner and his team. Drafts are a total of 16 ROUNDS. 

ALL TEAMS must be PAID for by DRAFT DAY!!! PLEASE!!! The payment address is 
listed above and we do accept Visa and Mastercard.

Please be early for the draft as we would like to start at the times listed below. 
Draft orders will be mailed to you. VERY IMPORTANT!! Check the players that were 
carried over from last year! Each team was allowed 3 franchise players Not 
applicable with New Conferences. Each team will be made up of 16 slots. 
Drafting order is totally up to you, it's your team. We will announce the draft 
order and then give 5 minutes for all teams to prepare for the draft. 

Rapid Drafting
We are asking that you know the draft order and pick as soon as it is your turn. 
This will save us a lot of time during the draft. There will be a ONE MINUTE max. 
time limit for each team to draft. In the event that you get kicked off the 
computer and you are not present for your pick I will hold the draft for a reasonable 
period and call you immediately on the phone for your pick. Please let me know if 
you are having computer problems. After holding, if you do not sign on the 
Commish will pick your player thus re-starting the draft. 

Location/Dates/Times 
The drafts are held in the US Fantasy Sports Chat room located at:
TBA with New System

Unable to make Draft day!!! We have a solution! The alternate draft option! 
There is a form that you can fill out that will allow you to draft and not even 
be present. Please see the league commish for this information or make 
arrangements with the commish about your teams draft. Or just make your own 
list and mail it to the commish, or have a friend draft for you.

Additional Comments
You may trade draft choices before and during the draft! Once the Draft starts we 
need the room to be quiet! You can IM others and talk that way but pay attention to 
the draft!! The Draft is very serious and we must respect each other. I want everyone 
to have fun but at the same time the more respect we give each other the faster the 
draft will go. 

Be prepared to pick, have a sheet to check off players selected by other teams. 
Be polite and take your time. Remember you only have ONE minute to pick, the faster 
you pick the faster the draft will go! Plan 3 hours for the total time for the Draft! 
If you have any questions please E-Mail me, don't wait with your questions. There 
will be no league questions on draft day.

Trades/Transactions 

For a trade to be valid all owners involved must be E-Mailed along with the 
commish and conference representative. Trades must be fair! In the event there
is no league representative, please just mail the commish only!
Fairness will be decided by the 3 part USFS Commettee (2 yes votes of the 3)  
Trade must have a majority vote to be valid 

All trades MUST be submitted by Weds at 8 PM EST!

Transactions in the 3 player franchise leagues are based on first come first serve. 

NO TRADES/TRANSACTIONS AFTER WEEK 12 

Traded players and Acquired players are available for play immediately. All trades 
must be approved before the player can play on your team! We reserve the right to 
hold any trade over the following week if submitted 48 hours before the next game of 
the next NFL week. Last check on the mail box will be 8:00PM 
Eastern Time on every WED night up until week 10. NO EXCEPTIONS! If the mail is 
slow getting to us we are sorry but this is the deadline. Do Not mail us about 
it we got it. Just post it on the board and move on, let us do the work and don't 
create more work for us please. Trades may be made for future picks, not to exceed 
more than one season into the future. 

Free Agents:
Any active NFL player not on a team will be considered a free agent and eligible 
to be picked up. To sign a free agent just follow the guidelines above. Once you 
have signed a new player, that team must make room on the roster by either 
waiving or trading. The system will not allow for you to add a player without 
dropping a player first

League Governance 

League stability is the Primary Goal!! This is a must READ section and is very 
important that you understand that negative actions are comments are not 
in the best interest of any league.  As the Commish and owner of the leagues
we will waste no time in warning you.  A warning should be taken very serious
If you are dismissed from he league you will lose all winnings and receive no 
refund.

The Commissioner 
The goal is to have a very strong yet fair Commissioner. The Commish job is as follows: 
1. Interpret these rules as he sees just and fit. 
2. Settle all issues and problems in reference to position eligibility 
3. Approve team names and new owners. 
4. Preside over drafts and settle draft disputes. 
5. Post web pages and provide timely weekly scoring results. 
6. Reside over all Free Agent moves and post accordingly.
7. Oversee League Governance committee. 
8. Vote on all trades. 
9. Handle all Financial matters 

Asst. Commish 
1 for each 5 leagues (1 team free)

1. Deal with all complaints in reference to the commish. 
2. Interpret these rules as he sees just and fit.
3. Monitor Web Board and bring to commish attention any problems. 
4. Assist with all drafts. 
5. Communicate and bring good will to the leagues. 
6. Set up Hosts for the Weekly Chat Room! 
7. Vote on all trades. 
8. Oversees all extraordinary problems. 

Conference/League Representative
(50% discount on team)

1. Reports all problems within the Conference to the Asst. Commish and the Commish 
2. Assist with draft! 
3. Voting on all trades in their Conference. 

Committee of the Whole 
The Conference owners will function as the Committee of the Whole (CW), all conference 
owners will each have an equal vote. The CW reserves the right to veto any decision 
made by the commissioner with a 2/3 majority vote, least 2/3 of all current owners 
casting a vote. Each member of the conference
will be charged with the responsibility of acting in the best interest of the USFFL.

Other Issues:
 
Appealing the Commissioner's Decision: 
Only One (1)Appeal per owner will be allowed per season. NO EXCEPTIONS. appealing 
the decision of the commissioner is very serious and is expected to be a rare 
occurrence. The process for appeals is as follows: 
1. Owner notifies the Commissioner that he or she is appealing the decision. 
If the owners sends the appeal to the wholes league the appeal will be immediately 
rejected. We can not have an appeal going out to the whole league.
2. Commissioner notifies the Asst. Commish and League Rep. 
3. Owner and Commissioner present their views to the (CW) via the Conference Rep. 
4. Committee of the Whole members vote on the issue. 
5. No team shall make statements of a public nature that is damaging to the Commish, 
Asst. Commish or League Rep. Doing so will void any complaint issue the owner has 
and leave them subject to immediate dismissal by the commish with not refund offered.
6. Trade appeals are considered an appeal to the Commissioner's Decision making ability. 

Amendment to the Rules 
Amendment to the Rules are allowed in the off-season. There will NEVER be a change 
during the season! By definition, the season begins once the first pick in the 
draft takes place or at the start of Free Agency. Amendments to the rules will 
follow this process: 

1. Three (3) Conference owners or the Commissioner may request an amendment. 
2. Amendments will be voted on by the USFFL Governing body. This body is made 
up of the Commish, Asst. Commish and all of the Conference Reps. 
3. A 2/3 vote must be reached for the amendment to pass. 
4. If approved, the amendment become a permanent article of the rules and assumes 
equal status with all other rules. 
5. The owner of USFS reserves the right to make any change at any time. 

With #5 in mind we want to make sure that we are clearly covering that any team
may at any time enter under the following:

* NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. To receive a copy of the rules and an entry form void of all 
services, send a letter-size, self addressed, stamped envelope to: USFS, 7915 South 
Emerson Ave., Suite 175, Indianapolis IN, 46142. One request per household please. One 
request per envelope. 

* Note: FREE TRANSACTIONS with your Paid Entry otherwise $10.00 per player move.
A player move is defined by a player moving onto your roster at your request.

Reprimanding an Owner 

If an owner is considered by the Commissioner, Asst. Commissioner or the Conference 
Rep to be conducting him or her self in a manner that is not in the best interest 
of the league, The following steps will be followed: 
1. The Asst. Commissioner, Commish or Conference Rep will issue a warning. 
2. If a second warning is issued, the Commissioner may recommend that the (CW) 
remove the owner from the league. 
3. The owner of USFS reserves the right to remove any owner at any time for any 
reason if a % refund is given based one the current season.

Removing an Owner 

This is an extremely serious consideration, one which the league will avoid 
at all costs!  If it arises, this is the process 

1. Three (3) conference owners together or the commissioner may request that 
an owner be removed 
2. A vote would then be taken by the CW. A 2/3 vote must be achieved to remove the owner. 
4. The Commissioner would assume control of the team and a replacement is found 
as soon as possible. The new owner will inherit the roster and draft position for the
coming season.
5. The owner of USFS reserves the right to remove any owner at any time for any
reason if a % refund is given based one the current season.

Teams that Fold 

If a team folds the Commish will control the team and a replacement will be sought 
for future seasons. 3 weeks of inactivity is considered a folded team. 
Please, even if your line up does not change, let me know. No Refund for a folded 
team will be given!

Final Words 
Our Leagues are about Fun! The ideals we hold are Fair Play, Good Competition 
and a Fair Price. The USFFL is one of premier Fantasy Football Leagues in the 
US and we intend on keeping it that way! 

Credits: This set of rules was drafted by Michael Conrad.