The best time of the year is almost here - your fantasy league's draft day! In order to succeed, you'll need to manage your time well. If Draft Dominator is part of your draft prep, here are some important items to address, according to the amount of time you have available to devote to Draft Dominator.
If you have 1 Minute Left Before Draft
In the one minute you have to prepare, you should:
- Start Draft Dominator Online or log into the Draft Dominator Mobile Application and then:
- On Draft Dominator Online, click the Switch Draft Button and click Real Draft Quick Start
- Enter the Quick Start Settings - League Name, Draft Type, Scoring, Starting Lineup, Rounds, # of Teams, and Your Draft Spot. Then, click Create Draft.
- On the Draft Dominator Mobile App, click the Draft button in the bottom right of the screen, click Switch to Another Draft, and click Real Draft Quick Start
- Enter the Basic Settings - League Name, Draft Type, Scoring, Starting Lineup, ROunds, # of Teams, and Your Draft Spot. Then, click Create Draft.
- On Draft Dominator Online, click the Switch Draft Button and click Real Draft Quick Start
- Click the start button to start the draft. Enter your opponent's draft picks as they happen and then select from the options Draft Dominator gives you as the draft progresses.
If you have 5 Minutes Left Before the Draft
Planning ahead isn't a strong suit of yours, but at least you left yourself more time than the 1 Minute Left guy. Follow the steps described above for the 1 Minute Left guy. Then, click Draft Settings on the Draft Dominator Online or the Draft button at the bottom of the Draft Dominator App screen and:
- Enter your league's Scoring Settings and Lineup Settings. By doing this further fine-tuning, the Dominator will be better able to customize your recommendations to your league's scoring system, increasing the edge you have garnered over your league mates. Then go ahead and fire up the draft as described above.
If you have 30 Minutes Left Before the Draft
Alright, now you're in a decent position to master some of the nuances of the Draft Dominator.
- Go to this page on the Footballguys.com website. Read it quickly (give yourself about 15 minutes), and then
- Go through the league setup steps described above. By reading How to Set Up a Real Draft in Minutes you'll have discovered how to use shortlists and the positional filters; where to find player information on the player cards, and so forth, which will help you to utilize the vast organizational and informational aspects of the Draft Dominator program.
If you have Several Hours Left Before the Draft
By allowing yourself lots of time to familiarize yourself with the Draft Dominator, you can:
- Delve more deeply into the support materials surrounding the application by reading this page thoroughly, then
- Go to check out the article index at Help Desk - just click on the version of Draft Dominator you are using to find a complete listing of all help articles. Once you've studied up on the application
- Go ahead and run through several mock drafts in the league you are practicing for - you can vary your strategy for a first pick or each pick and see how your fantasy teams come together, and then
- Go use the Rate My Team function built into each version of the Dominator to get instant feedback on how your team did in each mock draft. Once you've practiced several mock drafts and have utilized the Rate My Team feature to review how you did, you should be confident in your ability to tackle even the most advanced draft formats like auction leagues
If you have a Day or More Before the Draft
If you have given yourself 24 hours (or more) to prep for draft day, now you can really fine-tune the Dominator.
- You can tweak the AI opponents so they pick more like your league-mates by reading this article on how to create realistic drafts How to create realistic drafts
- There is a multitude of special features in the program that you can learn to utilize before the draft day to build a decisive edge on your opponents. They make the program more powerful, and more fun to run! Read about those here: Draft Dominator Guides
Happy Drafting!