Engage, impress, and build positive relationships with your students by participating in AFL SuperCoach fantasy sports competition.
The AFL season starts this week which means that so do the various AFL fantasy sports competitions like SuperCoach (SC) and DreamTeam (DT). Fantasy sports offer schools a perfect opportunity to get students engaged in mathematics concepts through sport. To read about fantasy sports in USA schools click here!!
Why should teachers play SUPERCOACH?
Many students will be participating in AFL fantasy competitions at home and it creates great excitement when teachers join these competitions and participate in leagues with their students. Also, the mathematics from the competitions can then be incorporated into the classroom.
For those teachers who are new to AFL fantasy sports and want to learn a little bit about them here is
A TEACHERS GUIDE TO SUPERCOACH
Supercoach (SC) is a competition which has AFL fans pick a team of 30 players. Each round players receive a SC score based on their statistics and effectiveness during that weeks game. The "Coaches" receive a score for their team which is all their on field players (22) scores added up (the player selected as "Captain" for the week by the coach has their score doubled).
Coaches compete against other coaches right around the country for cash and vehicle prizes. Coaches can also participate in leagues against their friends which have a fixture and then finals component similar to the real AFL.
The Mathematics behind Supercoach
Players are priced according to their previous years SC scores. So Gary Ablett costs $740,500 because he averaged 138 points per game last year. As previously said SC scores are based on a players disposals and measurable effect on the game.
STAT DESCRIPTION
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POINTS
AWARDED/DEDUCTED
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Effective kick
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4 Points
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Ineffective kick
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0 Points
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Clanger kick
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-4 Points
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Effective Handball
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1.5 Points
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Ineffective handball
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0 Points
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Handball clanger
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-4 Points
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Handball receive
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1.5 Point
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Hardball get
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4.5 Points
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Loose-ball get
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4.5 Points
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Goal
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8 Points
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Behind
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1 Point
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Mark uncontested
(maintaining possession)
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2 Points
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Mark contested
(maintaining possession)
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6 Points
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Mark uncontested
(from opposition)
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4 Points
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Mark contested (from
opposition)
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8 Points
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Tackles
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4 Points
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Free kick for
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4 Points
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Free kick against
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-4 Points
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Hitout to Advantage
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3 Points
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From http://supercoach.heraldsun.com.au
New players are cheap because they haven't played yet.
STRATEGY AND PROBLEM SOLVING
Coaches receive a salary cap of $10,000,000.
It is impossible to fill a team with the best players from the start of the year but your aim should be to have your team filled with the best players by the end of the year.
To do this you need to pick players whose value will improve, you can trade players throughout the year to make a a profit, and then use the money to make a team filled with the best players. This is a gradual process.
There are two main approaches to doing this.
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GUNS & ROOKIES
Some people think it is best to only have GUNS & ROOKIES in your team. This means you choose the best players who have proven themselves in the past (Ablett, Swan, Watson etc). Generally people who use these approach aim for 4 Guns in the Defence, Midfield and Forward positions and 2 guns in the ruck. The rest of the team is filled with cheap rookie players (O'Meara, Terlich, Currie, Macaffer) who will play, score and go up in value.
The positives of this approach is that your aim of having the best team by the end of the year is half way there and you maximise the amount of money you can make by having so many cheap players. The negatives are that cheap players aren't certain of playing or scoring well so you might be off to a slow start.
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MIDPRICERS
Others think that the best approach is to utilise midpriced players for a more balanced team. Generally they will still pick some guns and some cheap rookies but then also include mid priced players who have dropped in price due to injury (Like Luke Ball this year) or have the potential to rise based on signs they are improving (Jack Steven from St. Kilda would fit this category.)
The positives of this approach is that your team is balanced and more likely to score well from the start. Also, the mid priced players might turn in to guns meaning you won't waste as many trades needing to upgrade rookies. The negatives are that you do not maximise you ability to make money and upgrade your team and also mid pricers don't always pay off. For example the signs of improvement from the likes of Jack Steven might no eventuate in high scores during the season and that player on the comeback trail might not return to his previous form.
In reality most SC Coaches have a mixture of the two approaches.
Anyway hope that makes sense and here are some resources to help you start working out which players you want and possible strategies you can utilise
YOUR SUPERCOACH COACH
http://supercoachcoach.com.au is a good site with blogs and forums about SC.
In particular there is an interesting post about strategy and previous winners tactics.
NAB CUP DT STATISTICS
Sort players by value to work out players who are cheap and scored well over the NAB cup. (Note these are DT stats but will still help you pick cheap players that might play.)
HERALD SUN SUPERCOACH PREVIEWS and FORM GUIDES
Any queries please ask!
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