How to create and manage a Fantasy Cricket League for your club

Excellent - so you’re thinking of running a Fantasy Cricket League for your cricket club?

It’s a great way to introduce some banter between the players and teams but the potential admin involved should not be underestimated! In my experience to run a great Fantasy League there are 6 key stages:


1. Grade the players
Each player has to be assigned a value (1-10) and a position (bowler, batsman, all-rounder or wicket keeper). To avoid most of the inevitable whining it’s important to nominate some key figures (captains, coach etc.) to review your draft list. Next make sure you position the assigned value as the ability to score within the Fantasy Cricket League not a judgment of players’ cricketing prowess!

2. Create the Fantasy Cricket League
Decide on all the ways the players can score points (bowling, batting, fielding and wicket keeping) and are awarded minus points (ducks etc), then create a spreadsheet of all your fixtures and put in all the formulas. Alternatively look for available options online. Sports social networking site tourlegends.com provides a free Fantasy Cricket League Application The advantage is that the points scoring system and calculations are already set-up so it saves time and makes it easier to manage the next stages.

3. Get fantasy team entries
If adopting the spreadsheet route, circulate the spreadsheet either via email or via a document sharing service such as Google docs. To manage more easily create separate tabs for each player’s team. Upon return check whether each fantasy cricket team consists of the required number of batsmen, bowlers, all-rounders and a wicket keeper. Alternatively pre-register all your players to tourlegends.com by uploading a list from a spreadsheet and get everyone to log-on for free to nominate their fantasy XI. The tourlegends Fantasy Cricket league application requires each team manager to nominate 4 batsmen, 2 all-rounders, 1 wicket keeper and 4 bowlers.


4. Add and communicate results
This is where discipline and admin comes in! Work out how you’re going to get the match results each week and update your spreadsheet or enter the results online. Circulate your spreadsheet on a regular basis so the team managers know their current standing and watch the increased level of banter at the sidelines! If you’re managing your Fantasy Cricket League online everyone can view the standings 24/7 the minute you’ve added new results. In addition to the standings players can view
the bowling and batting averages as well as the total number of catches, maidens, ducks and stumpings by player and by team. The latter is useful if you’ve got players from multiple cricket teams in the same fantasy cricket league.

5. Maintain momentum through transfer windows
At suitable times during the cricket season you should allow players to swop some players in their fantasy cricket teams. Some players may be stuck as the eternal 12th man or may have got injured. It does mean another round of circulating your spreadsheet and make sure you double check how many transfers everyone has done (tip: use the ‘track changes’ or ‘compare spreadsheets’ functions). Alternatively manage your transfer windows online: the application automatically limits the number of transfers to whatever you’ve decided and the transfer window is only open for the exact date(s) and times you’ve set.

6. Announcing the winner
Double-check your faithful spreadsheet before you announce the winner – your calculations will be scrutinised! If using tourlegends you can also send a virtual trophy (engraved with name) or other funny virtual animated gift to the winner. To advertise next season’s fantasy cricket league do make sure to make a big fuss of the winner preferably with a proper presentation at your end-of-season dinner.

The start of the cricket season is clearly the best time to get a Club fantasy cricket league started, so with the Southern Hemisphere gearing up for summer cricket action let’s get the banter started both on the pitch and online!

Do share how you and your club manage your fantasy cricket league: all tips & tricks welcome!


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Create and Manage a Fantasy soccer league for your club

The soccer season’s starting and everyone’s gearing up to follow their clubs and support them in their campaigns. Tourlegends.com provides the ideal opportunity for players and soccer team enthusiasts to interact with the other teams and interested users in the league in the form of Fantasy soccer league, a virtual soccer league on the website.

In my experience to run a great Fantasy soccer league there are 6 key stages:

1. Grade the player
Players have to be assigned a value (1-10) and a field position (striker, defender, mid-fielder or goal keeper). To avoid most of the inevitable whining it’s important to nominate some key figures (captains, coach etc.) to review your draft list. Next make sure you position the assigned value as the ability to score within the Fantasy soccer league not a judgment of players’ soccer prowess!

2. Create the Fantasy League
Decide on all the ways the players can score points (goals, assists, saves) and when they are awarded minus points (cards, conceding penalty etc), then create a spreadsheet of all your fixtures and put in all the formulas. Alternatively look for available options online. Sports social networking site tourlegends.com provides a free Fantasy soccer league Application. The advantage is that points scoring system and calculations are already set-up so it saves time and makes it easier to manage the next stages.

3. Get fantasy team entries
If and when adopting the spreadsheet route, circulate the spreadsheet either via email or via a document sharing service such as Google docs. To manage more easily create separate tabs for each player’s team. Upon return check whether each fantasy soccer team consists of the required number of strikers, mid-fielders, defenders and one goal keeper. Alternatively pre-register all your players on tourlegends.com by uploading a list from a spreadsheet and get everyone to log-on for free to nominate their fantasy eleven. The Fantasy soccer league application works on a 4-2-4 line-up so it will only allow teams that include 4 defenders, 2 strikers, 2 midfielders and one goalkeeper.

4. Add and communicate results
This is where discipline and admin comes in! Work out how you’re going to get the match results each week and update your spreadsheet or enter the results online. Circulate your spreadsheet on a regular basis so the team managers know their current standing and watch the increased level of banter at the sidelines! If you’re managing your Fantasy soccer league online everyone can view the standings 24/7 the minute you’ve added new results.

5. Maintain momentum through transfer windows
At suitable times during the soccer season you should allow players to swap some players in their fantasy soccer teams. Some players may not be performing well, are stuck on the bench or may have got injured. It does mean another round of circulating your spreadsheet and make sure you double check how many transfers everyone has done (tip: use the ‘track changes’ or ‘compare spreadsheets’ functions). Alternatively manage your transfer windows online: the application automatically limits the number of transfers to whatever you’ve decided and the transfer window is only open for the exact date(s) and times you’ve set.

6. Announcing the winner
Double-check your faithful spreadsheet before you announce the winner – your calculations will be scrutinized! If using tourlegends you can also send a virtual trophy (engraved with his/her name) or other funny virtual animated gift to the winner. Finally to advertise next season’s fantasy league do make a big fuss of the winner preferably with a proper presentation at your end-of-season bash.


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Six key ways to fundraise for your sports tour

Going on a sports tour is great fun but to make it more accessible to all players in your sports club it doesn’t hurt to reduce the cost through fundraising. Fundraising activities can also be a great teambuilding exercise, because everyone in your sports club is working together to raise money for your sports tour. It is best not to rely on fundraising to pay for the basics of your trip, but anything extra that you have from your efforts can pay for some brilliant extras.
Here are our top 6 tried and tested ways to fundraise for your sports club:

1. Cashback.
Collecting cashback on your online purchases is a great way to fundraise throughout the year for your tour(s). You can collect cashback at an individual level through any cashback sites. Each purchase attracts a varying percentage of cashback and cash-out is subject to a minimum amount. You could ask your players to use this method and cash-out their cashback to donate back to your sports club. It’s a bit complicated so if there is a few of you it may be easier to collectively save at club level through tourlegends.com . The entire sports club and all supporters can get involved to raise cashback for their online purchases. All cashback received is pooled into a club kitty which makes it easier to reach the minimum amount required to cash-out.

2. Parties and events
Organise a party or a sports event and charge people to attend. Think out of the box for a suitable party theme – perhaps related to your sports tour destination? At the party sell sweets, (vodka) jellies, lottery tickets, music requests and so on to make some extra cash.

3. Competitions
Unusual competitions are often best for attracting both sponsors and publicity, so be creative! Some ideas: fancy dress football, welly throwing, bus pulling etc. Re-enacting popular TV shows is also a great crowd pleaser!

4. Sale
Request contributions from within your sports club and sell items at a carboot sale / jumble sale or make it more specific and take on a book sale, white elephant sale, bake sale etc.

5. Services
Provide services within your sports club or to the community at a small charge. Think carwash, ‘bob-a-job’ odd jobs at a small charge, packing bags at the supermarket, gardening and so on.

6. Sponsored activities
Traditional sponsored activities work well: fun run, bike or swim-athon. To attract more participants and sponsors think out of the box and inject some fun such as a yoga marathon, aerobic marathon, pram dash etc. Also explore getting sponsorship for dares: wear something silly, eat / drink something unusual, attempt something silly…your imagination is the limit!

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Organizing an unforgettable Soccer Tour

Going on soccer tour is a keenly anticipated event for every soccer player! However organizing a soccer tour can be very demanding and a lot of hard work: agreeing a destination, getting everyone to commit and pay up, match fixtures, travel arrangements, collecting tour fees etc. Not to mention the pressure to create an unforgettable touring experience. Where to begin?
Begin with the end in mind: creating tour legends! Or in this case create a tour profile on sports social networking site tourlegends.com. This site aims to connect sports teams globally and has been set up specifically around touring and team management.

Tourlegends lists over 1000 soccer clubs which can be contacted via the site to arrange a tour fixture. Whereas for those who prefer to enter an organized sports event the tourlegends soccer tournament calendar includes regular soccer tournaments as well as beach soccer, soccer sixes and 5-a-side soccer tournaments.

Soccer tour organizers can update their tourlegends tour profile as accommodation, transport, fixtures etc are confirmed. Everyone in the soccer club can access it 24/7 so the organizers don’t have to keep repeating information or flood everyone’s inbox with more emails! Moreover players can pay their tour fees via tourlegends integrated online payment system powered by PayPal.

Players and supporters can start early on the pre-tour banter, assign tour roles and get in the touring mindset on the associated tour blog. For those inevitable cheeky tour moments where ‘what goes on tour stays on tour’ the evidence can be posted to each tour’s Banter Box – a separate blog space only accessible to the tourists! Enjoy the post-tour banter and fuel it by adding photos, tour statistics, tour awards and virtual products such as a tour virgin, tour trophies or inflatable kangaroo (!) …

“The fun, camaraderie, excitement and lasting memories of soccer tours are often unforgettable for all involved. At tourlegends we seek to make your soccer tour experience even more memorable and easier to organize. “ says Nellie Rogers founder of tourlegends. Don’t hesitate, sign up your team for free today and start planning your next soccer tour!


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Organizing an unforgettable Rugby Tour

Going on rugby tour is a keenly anticipated event for every rugby player! However organizing a rugby tour can be very demanding and a lot of hard work: agreeing a destination, getting everyone to commit and pay up, match fixtures, travel arrangements, collecting tour fees etc. Not to mention the pressure to create an unforgettable touring experience. Where to begin?


Begin with the end in mind: creating tour legends! Or in this case create a tour profile on sports social networking site tourlegends.com. This site aims to connect sports teams globally and has been set up specifically around touring and team management.

Tourlegends lists over 1000 rugby clubs which can be contacted via the site to arrange a tour fixture. Whereas for those who prefer to enter an organized sports event the tourlegends rugby tournament calendar includes regular rugby tournaments as well as beach rugby, rugby 7’s and rugby 10’s tournaments.

Rugby tour organizers can update their tourlegends tour profile as accommodation, transport, fixtures etc are confirmed. Everyone in the rugby club can access it 24/7 so the organizers don’t have to keep repeating information or flood everyone’s inbox with more emails! Moreover players can pay their tour fees via tourlegends integrated online payment system powered by PayPal.

Players and supporters can start early on the pre-tour banter, assign tour roles and get in the touring mindset on the associated tour blog. For those inevitable cheeky tour moments where ‘what goes on tour stays on tour’ the evidence can be posted to each tour’s Banter Box – a separate blog space only accessible to the tourists! Enjoy the post-tour banter and fuel it by adding photos, tour statistics, tour awards and virtual products such as a tour virgin, tour trophy or inflatable kangaroo (!) …

“The fun, camaraderie, excitement and lasting memories of rugby tours are often unforgettable for all involved. At tourlegends we seek to make your rugby tour experience even more memorable and easier to organize. “Says Nellie Rogers founder of tourlegends. Don’t hesitate, sign up your team for free today and start planning your next rugby tour!


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