Many students lack the money, opportunity or skill to play sports such as hockey or football. With fantasy teams, they not only play with friends, but they get a chance to select and manage their own professional sports teams.
Junior Eric Gordon started a fantasy hockey league with his friends in his AP United States History class after realizing that a lot of them had a liking for the sport.
“It’s really fun,” Gordon said. “And I can compete with my friends to see who has the best fantasy team — even though they know that I am the best.”
The league, also known as the APUSH Confederation, is made up of Gordon, and juniors Bryan Walraff, Justin Nguyen and Matthew Preacher. Even though the competition between the teams is fierce, they play mainly to have fun.
“We are kind of competitive but not cutthroat,” Gordon said. “We just have fun. There are no cash prizes or any kind of prize for winning.”
The team names, such as ‘Better than Everyone’s’, ‘Demons’, ‘Stolen Thunder’ and ‘OM NOM NOM’, reflect the friendship between the team CEOs.
“They all revolve around our favorite pro teams,” Gordon said. “A lot of them are also inside jokes that we have together. Mostly they are stupid names that we think are funny.”
The biggest part of playing fantasy sports is picking the team members. The strategy varies from in-depth research to luck of the draw.
“First, I chose players that I knew,” Gordon said. “I also looked on ESPN Stat to see who had scored the most goals last season and made sure I drafted them.”
“I picked primarily Canadians,” Nguyen said. “Then, I went and drafted people from the St. Louis Blues. Then I just closed my eyes and chose.”
Fantasy hockey may be the choice for some students, but fantasy football is the most popular. Freshman Brady Wagner plays with five other freshmen at Southwest.
“I play because it’s fun,” Wagner said. “And I really have nothing else better to do.”
Between the five, competition is not only harsh but is what makes the playing experience enjoyable.
“The rest of the people are really competitive,” Wagner said. “I’m not very competitive only to make them mad.”
Wagner also has his fantasy team packed with star players from around the NFL.
“I have Randy Moss,” Wagner said. “Along with Calvin Johnson,Tom Brady and Troy Pomalou.”
Team members did not pay to get into the league, but the winner will take home a prize.
“Whoever wins gets a $5 footlong from everybody who lost,” Wagner said.
Junior Eric Gordon started a fantasy hockey league with his friends in his AP United States History class after realizing that a lot of them had a liking for the sport.
“It’s really fun,” Gordon said. “And I can compete with my friends to see who has the best fantasy team — even though they know that I am the best.”
The league, also known as the APUSH Confederation, is made up of Gordon, and juniors Bryan Walraff, Justin Nguyen and Matthew Preacher. Even though the competition between the teams is fierce, they play mainly to have fun.
“We are kind of competitive but not cutthroat,” Gordon said. “We just have fun. There are no cash prizes or any kind of prize for winning.”
The team names, such as ‘Better than Everyone’s’, ‘Demons’, ‘Stolen Thunder’ and ‘OM NOM NOM’, reflect the friendship between the team CEOs.
“They all revolve around our favorite pro teams,” Gordon said. “A lot of them are also inside jokes that we have together. Mostly they are stupid names that we think are funny.”
The biggest part of playing fantasy sports is picking the team members. The strategy varies from in-depth research to luck of the draw.
“First, I chose players that I knew,” Gordon said. “I also looked on ESPN Stat to see who had scored the most goals last season and made sure I drafted them.”
“I picked primarily Canadians,” Nguyen said. “Then, I went and drafted people from the St. Louis Blues. Then I just closed my eyes and chose.”
Fantasy hockey may be the choice for some students, but fantasy football is the most popular. Freshman Brady Wagner plays with five other freshmen at Southwest.
“I play because it’s fun,” Wagner said. “And I really have nothing else better to do.”
Between the five, competition is not only harsh but is what makes the playing experience enjoyable.
“The rest of the people are really competitive,” Wagner said. “I’m not very competitive only to make them mad.”
Wagner also has his fantasy team packed with star players from around the NFL.
“I have Randy Moss,” Wagner said. “Along with Calvin Johnson,Tom Brady and Troy Pomalou.”
Team members did not pay to get into the league, but the winner will take home a prize.
“Whoever wins gets a $5 footlong from everybody who lost,” Wagner said.