The start of the 2016 NFL season is finally here, which also means the start of the fantasy league, and the ability to select the top players in the league to form your own personal dream team.

Owners employ the top performing players in hopes of getting the highest amount of points every week against other team owners.

The points scale is determined by each player’s in-game performance that week.

Points are earned on runs or passes of ten or more yards, on touchdowns scored, every field goal and point-after touchdown made by your kicker, the turnovers made and the fewer points scored on your defense.

These together create the grand total score for that week.

A way of showing that the fantasy league is all in good fun is by forming your team name.

The name could be whatever you want it to be, from a pop culture reference to a silly nickname that only you and members of your league will understand.

When you join a league, you need to first look up the possible players you want on your 16 player roster.

It is good form to make a list of five possible picks per position, giving yourself the opportunity to move to secondary picks if your first choices get taken during the draft.

The best way to do this is by getting a quarterback and wide-receiver combo.

The best option is having two from the same team, such as players like Aaron Rodgers and Jordy Nelson of the Green Bay Packers.

This strategy lets participants get double the points on plays of ten plus yards and touchdowns scored, racking up your total score.

Fantasy league is not the type of games in which you do not have to keep tabs or update once you have formed your team.

Blows to your starting lineup can happen at a moment’s notice, where injuries to a player on your roster force you to make changes.

 You also need to look ahead to each player’s bye, or weeks without a game. Making these necessary changes avoids losing points by keeping a player who doesn’t play that week.

Once you get used to the game of fantasy league, you will find yourself always looking for ways to improve your roster.

Trading players with some team owners while looking through free agents is a great way to diversify your roster.

Trading with other owners can be very helpful. You are able to trade players that both sides really want and are willing to give up in order to get others they want.

Just make sure the trade is more beneficial for your team in the long run and not for just a single week.

It is better to go through the waiver wire to get players who are having a breakthrough season that everyone missed.

It will help reduce cost when you cut a player on your roster who is underperforming.

Fantasy league is the most fun and also the most stressful time that a sports fan can have, apart from actually playing in the NFL.

It provides a way of watching the game and to root for specific players instead of just your favorite team while proving to everyone in your league that you and your team are the best.

So make your pick and form your rosters well, because the season has begun. Game on.