Without a doubt, one of dad's favorite activities is watching football. It is is quite possible that he is involved with several football pools at work or with his friends. This year, why not surprise him by setting up an NFL football pool for him.
To successfully set up a pool, several steps should be followed. This articles will give you those steps. As playoff time nears, go to ESPN.com and find the playoff brackets. You will find a blank tree and spaces for the 12 playoff teams. Make enough copies for all of the people you expect to participate in your pool.Assign point values for each of the successive four rounds ' 1 point for teams reaching the second round, 2 points for those making the third, 4 points for NFC and AFC champions and 8 points for the Super Bowl champ. Give yourself plenty of lead time to find eager participants. Make sure to hand out the brackets with the instructions to fill in the name of the winning team in each bracket. Have all participants fill in their brackets with pen. At this point, you will need to decide on an entry fee amount. When determining the amount, be careful to take into consideration the experience level of the participants. Too large an amount may scare off those with little experience!
It is possible that a tie may occur. An excellent way to break a tie is to have each participant indicate the combined total score of the two Super Bowl teams. The participants must now supply you with their entry fee and a copy of their brackets. At this point, make sure you watch plenty of football and cheer on your favorite teams! Create a bracket key after the Super Bowl by filling in all the correct winners and grade each entry by awarding corresponding points. The prize will be determined by the individual with the highest total points. As mentioned earlier, should a tie occur, use the combined total points as a tie-breaker.
If the concept of "winner takes all" is not to your liking, give the winner 75% and the 2nd place finisher 25%. Oh, I almost forgot, if you have a great deal of football knowledge, be prepared to field questions from those that don't. How much you help them is up to you, but remember that you may want them to participate in next year's pool! Good Luck!
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