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Step 1
Find out how long the league will go on. Most fantasy football keeper leagues have a limit as to how many years the league will go on for. Knowing this information will help you plan for the future as you’re putting together your team.
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Step 2
Find out how prizes work. Some keeper league award prizes for the winner of individual seasons as well as the overall winner. If that is the case you will need to handle your fantasy football team somewhat differently than if there is only a prize for the overall winner of the league.
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Step 3
Read scouting reports of young players. It’s important that a team in a keeper league has both players that are good now and players that will be good in the future. Having a rookie with great potential on your bench will payoff when he becomes a superstar down the road.
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Step 4
Don’t draft too many young players. A common mistake many owners make in fantasy football keeper leagues is drafting a team that consists of almost all rookies or younger players. An NFL roster is made up of both players with experience as well as younger players. Your fantasy football roster should be the same way in order to do well in a keeper league.
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Step 5
Avoid any unrealistic trades. Remember that, even though it’s fantasy football, your keeper team should be similar to an actual NFL team. Would an NFL team trade away an All-Pro quarterback for three unproven rookies? Probably not. Neither should you.
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Step 6
Remember that a keeper league is still fantasy football. Even though it’s a keeper league you should still remember the basics when it comes to fantasy football. It’s always a good idea to stock up on running backs and players who will have plenty of touchdowns during a regular season. Whether it’s a keeper league or a normal fantasy football league you want your team to accumulate points. That’s the most important thing to remember.
