Welcome to the New Age of Competition

Everything you need to know about our draft and scoring system.

Athletes Unlimited

Jun 02, 2020

Athletes Unlimited is changing the game of softball.

Our athletes will lead the charge making team decisions during our six-week competition, starting with softball in August 2020.

The team a player starts with won’t be the team a player ends with, adding a fantasy league element that no professional sport has seen before.

But in order to draft players, athletes have to become a team captain. The way to do that? Earn as many points possible.

Here’s how:

Win Points

Win points are all about the team performance. They accumulate during both individual innings and overall game wins. Each inning is worth +10 points and overall games are worth +50 points.

If an inning is tied, the points roll over to the subsequent inning.

Game MVPs

After each game, the players will vote for three players who they feel had standout performances.

These points will be added to the player’s individual total. Points will be awarded as follows:

MVP 1: +60 points
MVP 2: +40 points
MVP 3: +20 points

Individual Stats

The final component of points is individual stats. Position players and pitchers will earn points based on their performance.

The breakdown for individual points is as follows:

Single: +10 points

Double: +20 points

Triple: +30 points

Home run: +40 points

Stolen base: +10 points

Caught Stealing: -10 points

Base on balls: +10 points

If a batter goes 3-for-5 with two singles and a home run, but is caught stealing, they will be awarded 50 points.

10 (S) + 10 (S) + 40 (HR) – 10 (CS) = 50 points

Pitchers earn +4 points for every out and -10 points for each earned run allowed.

For example, if a pitcher throws 5 2/3 innings and allows two earned runs, they would earn 58 points.

(17 x 4) – (1 ER x 10) = 58 points

A player’s points determine their ranking, which will be used each week for the draft.

The Draft

After the last game of every week, the top four point scorers will be named team captains. Each captain will be assigned to a team color based on their standing.
No. 1: Gold
No. 2: Blue
No. 3: Orange
No. 4: Black

Team captains can consult with anyone they want prior to the opening of the draft, including any Athletes Unlimited staff, former coaches, and teammates.

Each week during the draft every captain will be allowed up to two minutes per pick. Once a player is selected their captain may consult them for further decisions. Once all 56 players have been selected to a team, it will be time to prepare for the upcoming slate of games and get ready to play ball.

Then, an exciting new week of competition will begin.