User Survey | Fantasy Baseball UK

This survey is primarily intended for managers active in the fantasy league this season. We would be grateful if you could complete a few short questions in order to learn a bit more about the people playing Fantasy Baseball UK and get feedback to help inform the development of the fantasy league. It should take around five minutes to complete the survey.

About you and the game

1. Please select your age range *

2. Have you played Fantasy Baseball UK (FBUK) before? *No, this is my first season playing FBUKYes, I have played FBUK in previous seasons

3. Besides the free draft leagues run through Yahoo, we recently reintroduced a salary cap game run through Fantrax with a roster budget to spend on player salaries (FBUK Classic / $5m Game). Which of the following statements best describes your engagement with the salary cap league? *I am participating in the salary cap league(s) this seasonI don't enjoy / am not interested in the salary cap formatI am interested but the entry fee was too highI am interested but I don't want to pay any sort of entry feeI am interested but chose to prioritise the Yahoo draft league so as not to be involved in too many fantasy leaguesI was unsure about the salary cap format and/or how Fantrax worksDarn, I missed it as one of the options!Other

Please provide details *

4. We'd appreciate it if you could briefly explain why you play Fantasy Baseball UK. If you returned to playing the game after a season or more off, what prompted you to play again?

5. If all the following fantasy baseball formats were offered by FBUK, which would you be most likely to play? (For now, please put aside whether there would be entry fees or not, and assume they would all be points-based as currently.) *

Standard draft league: Rosters are built using an initial draft; an MLB player can only be on one team's roster at a time (i.e. 'FBUK League' currently run)Version of the draft league with limited number of trades and bench spots (i.e. 'FBUK LTD' currently run)Salary cap league: Build a roster within a budget limit; an MLB player can be on multiple teams' rosters at the same time (i.e. 'FBUK Classic' currently run)Version of the salary cap league using small budget (i.e. '$5m Game' currently run)Head-to-head league: Fantasy teams are paired to compete against each other over a week and highest-scoring earns the Win; season standings based on teams' Win-Loss records rather than total pointsDynasty/keeper league: Teams retain all or a certain number of their rostered players from one season to the next; each season's draft uses the remaining non-rostered players and rookiesNone of the aboveYou can select multiple options but please only check those you would be most likely to play

Website and communications

6. How did you first hear about Fantasy Baseball UK? *On the 'MLB on Five' TV programme back in the dayAdvert or news article on the BaseballSoftballUK websiteThrough another websiteInternet search for fantasy baseballSocial media, e.g. Twitter, FacebookFriend or family recommendationOtherI can't remember

Please provide details *

7. Which of the following methods do you usually use to manage your fantasy team and check standings during the season? *

Yahoo Fantasy Sports websiteYahoo Fantasy Sports mobile appFantrax websiteFantrax mobile appLeague standings on the Fantasy Baseball UK websitePlease select all that apply

8. When playing the game, on average how often do you visit the Fantasy Baseball UK website during the season? (not including using the Yahoo or Fantrax sites/apps) *I register a team and then don't really check back on the FBUK websiteUp to a few times during the seasonA couple of times per monthOnce a weekSeveral times a weekPretty much every day

9. Besides managing your team, in which of the following ways do you stay informed about Fantasy Baseball UK? *

News articles on the Fantasy Baseball UK websiteFBUK website forumsFBUK email newsletterFacebook page (@FantasyBaseballUK)Twitter (@FBUKgame)Instagram (@FantasyBaseballUK)None of the abovePlease select all that apply

10. Please add any other comments you have