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The MADball Football League exists to provide a competitive, organized, and fair Action PC-style football league experience. This Constitution is the controlling rule document for league operations, website procedures, transactions, coach conduct, and commissioner authority.
When a situation is not specifically covered, the Commissioner may issue a ruling that protects competitive balance, league integrity, and the long-term health of all franchises.
Each franchise is operated by one coach/owner approved by the Commissioner. Coaches are expected to remain active, communicate by email, meet league deadlines, and maintain current contact information.
Each coach receives an individual login created by the Commissioner from the Admin page. Coach accounts are for the assigned coach only and may not be shared. The Commissioner may reset, disable, or replace accounts when ownership changes.
Public pages may be viewed without login when enabled by the website, but league actions such as submitting trades or free agent claims require a valid coach login.
The Commissioner oversees the schedule, league files, website administration, coach accounts, transactions, disputes, rule interpretation, and enforcement. The Commissioner may appoint assistants, committees, or temporary reviewers when needed.
League decisions should be transparent whenever possible. Major rule changes should be announced before implementation unless immediate action is required to preserve league integrity.
Coaches are responsible for managing their roster, reviewing team information, playing scheduled games, uploading or reporting required files, responding to league communications, and confirming transactions involving their team.
Team names, logos, coach directory details, and contact information are maintained through the league website and may be updated by the Commissioner or approved team representatives.
All teams must maintain legal rosters under league rules and simulator requirements. Teams must make a good-faith effort to carry enough eligible players at each position to complete the season and playoffs.
The league file and simulator usage limits govern player availability, fatigue, injuries, and in-game use unless the Commissioner announces a league-specific exception.
Section 6.01 — Player Salary Values. Player values are taken from the latest salary/roster TXT file uploaded in the Admin trade area. The site parses the Salary column and uses those amounts in trade calculations.
Section 6.02 — Draft Pick Values. Draft pick values are taken from the latest Draft Pick Dollar Value TXT file uploaded under Admin → Trade Proposals. Uploaded files replace the active server file and are used by the Trades page, the value preview panel, and automated trade comparison.
Section 6.03 — Missing or Unmatched Values. If a player or draft pick cannot be matched to an uploaded value file, the trade may not be automatically approved and may be held for Commissioner review.
Section 6.04 — No Salary Cap. The MADball Football League shall not utilize or enforce a salary cap during the regular season, postseason, or offseason. Franchises may build, manage, and maintain their rosters without regard to any maximum team salary amount.
Section 6.05 — Salary Usage. Player salary values are maintained solely for trade evaluation purposes and shall only be used when calculating trade values through the league's trade review process.
Section 6.06 — Trade Value Calculations. When reviewing trades, the league website may utilize player salary values, draft pick values, or a combination of both to determine the overall value being exchanged between franchises.
Section 6.07 — Roster Management. Salary figures shall not restrict Free Agent acquisitions, waiver claims, draft selections, roster management decisions, player retention decisions, or trade eligibility except as specifically provided within the league's trade review and automatic trade approval procedures.
Section 6.08 — Commissioner Authority. The Commissioner may review, update, replace, or correct any salary file, draft pick value file, player valuation, or trade calculation system when necessary to maintain league integrity and proper trade evaluation. The Commissioner's determination regarding salary values, draft pick values, uploaded files, and trade valuation disputes shall be final.
Trades may include players, draft picks, or a combination of both. Each side of a trade is valued by adding the listed player salaries and uploaded draft pick dollar values.
A trade may be approved automatically when both sides are within $250,000 of total value and all traded assets are recognized by the system. Trades outside that range, trades with missing values, disputed trades, or suspicious trades remain pending for Commissioner review.
Trades must be submitted through the Trades page by a logged-in coach. When a trade is approved, denied, or approved automatically, the involved coaches and the Commissioner should receive notification when email service is available on the hosting server.
The Commissioner may deny or reverse a trade for collusion, bad faith, roster illegality, incorrect asset ownership, salary/value file errors, or damage to league competitive balance.
Section 8.01 — Free Agent Eligibility. Any player not currently assigned to a franchise roster shall be considered a Free Agent and may be acquired only through the league's Free Agent and Waiver process. Teams must maintain compliance with the league's 55-man roster limit and all other roster requirements when acquiring players.
Section 8.02 — Waiver Priority. At the beginning of each season, waiver priority shall be established based upon the previous season's final standings. The team with the worst final record from the previous season shall receive the highest waiver priority, while the league champion shall receive the lowest waiver priority. For expansion teams or franchises without a previous-season record, waiver priority shall be determined by the Commissioner. The waiver order shall remain in effect throughout the season unless modified by league rule or website functionality approved by the Commissioner.
Section 8.03 — Waiver Claims. Players released by a franchise or designated by the league system as requiring waivers shall be subject to the waiver process. When multiple franchises submit claims for the same player, the franchise holding the highest waiver priority shall be awarded the player. All waiver claims are subject to roster legality requirements and available roster space.
Section 8.04 — Free Agent Acquisitions. All Free Agents shall be subject to the league waiver process. No player may be acquired directly on a first-come, first-served basis. All available Free Agents must first clear through the waiver system and be awarded according to the league's established waiver priority order. When multiple franchises submit claims for the same player, the franchise with the highest waiver priority shall be awarded the player. Once a waiver claim is successfully processed and approved, the player shall be added to the acquiring franchise's roster provided the transaction does not violate the league's 55-man roster limit or any other roster requirements. All Free Agent acquisitions remain subject to Commissioner review in the event of system errors, ownership disputes, roster violations, or other circumstances affecting league integrity.
Section 8.05 — Free Agent Deadline. The official MADball Free Agent deadline shall be 11:59 PM on the Sunday night concluding Week 13 of the regular season. Franchises may submit waiver claims and Free Agent requests from the completion of the annual rookie draft through the Week 13 deadline. No Free Agent acquisitions, waiver claims, or player signings shall be permitted between the beginning of Week 14 and the conclusion of the Super Bowl. Free Agent activity shall reopen during the offseason on a date established by the Commissioner.
Section 8.06 — Commissioner Authority. The Commissioner may review, modify, reverse, or void any waiver claim, Free Agent acquisition, or roster transaction resulting from website or system errors, incorrect waiver priority, duplicate transactions, roster legality violations, ownership disputes, competitive balance concerns, or circumvention of league rules. The Commissioner's ruling on Free Agent and waiver disputes shall be final unless otherwise provided elsewhere within this Constitution.
Section 9.01 — Purpose. The Dynasty Player Retention Program rewards franchise success, statistical achievement, and league participation by allowing coaches to retain players from one season to the next.
Section 9.02 — Retention Allowance. Each franchise shall earn retained-player slots through league awards and statistical achievements as described in this Article. Retained players shall remain under the ownership of their current franchise and shall not re-enter the annual rookie draft.
Section 9.03 — League Award Bonuses. The following league awards shall each earn one (1) retained-player slot:
A franchise may earn retained-player slots from multiple award categories.
Section 9.04 — Statistical Achievement Bonuses. The league shall track one hundred sixteen (116) statistical categories each season. The winner of each statistical category shall earn one-quarter (0.25) of a retained-player slot.
Examples include but are not limited to Passing Statistics, Rushing Statistics, Receiving Statistics, Defensive Statistics, Return Statistics, Kicking Statistics, Punting Statistics, Team Performance Statistics, and League Achievement Statistics.
The complete list of statistical categories shall be maintained by the Commissioner and published on the league website. Statistical bonuses are cumulative and may be combined with award-earned retained-player slots.
Section 9.05 — Maximum Retention Limit. The maximum number of retained players available to a franchise shall be five (5). Retained-player slots earned through voting awards and statistical achievements shall count toward this five-player limit.
Examples:
Section 9.06 — Retention Declaration. Franchises must submit their protected-player list by the deadline established by the Commissioner. Any retained-player slots not used by the deadline shall be forfeited. Only players currently on a franchise roster at the conclusion of the season may be designated as retained players.
Section 9.07 — Commissioner Authority. The Commissioner shall verify all award winners, statistical category leaders, bonus calculations, and protected-player submissions. The Commissioner shall maintain the official list of statistical categories and determine final eligibility for all retained-player slots. The Commissioner's determination regarding retention eligibility, category winners, bonus calculations, and protected-player submissions shall be final.
Draft Order. The draft order for each annual rookie draft shall be determined randomly prior to the draft. Each franchise shall have an equal opportunity to obtain any draft position. No consideration shall be given to the previous season's standings, playoff results, championship results, win-loss records, or any other performance-based factors. The Commissioner shall conduct and publish the random draft order prior to the annual rookie draft.
Draft Pick Trading. Once the draft order has been established and announced, draft selections may be traded in accordance with league trade rules. Draft pick trading is limited to picks in the next upcoming draft only. Future draft picks beyond the next upcoming draft may not be traded.
The uploaded draft pick dollar value file is used only for trade-balance calculations. It does not change the official ownership of picks unless the trade is approved and recorded by the league.
Weekly Game Window. Games during each week of the season must be played between Wednesday and Monday of the following week.
Scheduling Responsibility. It is the home team's responsibility to contact the opponent and schedule the game day and time before the end of the previous week. For example, Week 2 games must be scheduled by the end of Week 1.
Game File Upload Deadline. All completed game files must be uploaded no later than 11:59 PM on Monday night for that week's games.
Hosting Coach Responsibility. The hosting coach is responsible for uploading the completed game file after the game has been played.
Commissioner Update Day. Tuesday is reserved for the Commissioner to process uploaded game files, update league records, and post the new game file for the next week.
Missed Deadlines. Missed scheduling deadlines, missed game deadlines, or missed upload deadlines may result in warnings, commissioner-simmed games, penalties, loss of transaction privileges, or replacement of inactive owners.
Section 12.01 — Playoff Qualification. The MADball Football League shall conduct a fourteen-team (14) postseason playoff tournament following the completion of the regular season.
The league consists of two conferences, with two divisions in each conference. Each conference shall qualify seven (7) teams for the postseason: two (2) division champions and five (5) wild card teams.
Division champions shall automatically qualify for the playoffs regardless of overall conference standings. Wild card teams shall be the five non-division-winning teams in each conference with the best regular season records.
Section 12.02 — Playoff Seeding. Each conference shall seed its seven playoff teams as follows:
Section 12.03 — Wild Card Round. The Wild Card Round shall be played within each conference as follows:
The winners shall advance to the Conference Semifinals.
Section 12.04 — Conference Semifinals. Following the Wild Card Round, the #1 seed shall play the lowest remaining seed. The other two remaining teams shall play each other.
Section 12.05 — Conference Championships. The two remaining teams within each conference shall compete in the Conference Championship Game. The winner of each Conference Championship Game shall advance to the League Championship Game.
Section 12.06 — League Championship. The League Championship Game shall be contested between the champions of each conference. The winner of the League Championship Game shall be declared the MADball Football League Champion.
Section 12.07 — Playoff Qualification and Tiebreakers. Playoff qualification, division championships, conference standings, playoff seeding, tiebreakers, and championship procedures shall be determined according to the league's official season settings and published league rules.
When teams finish with identical records, tiebreakers shall be applied in the order established by the Commissioner and published on the league website prior to the season.
Section 12.08 — Playoff Disputes. Any dispute regarding playoff eligibility, playoff seeding, division championships, standings, or tiebreaking procedures must be submitted to the Commissioner promptly after the official standings are posted.
Failure to raise a dispute before the start of the affected playoff round may result in forfeiture of the right to challenge playoff placement. The Commissioner's ruling regarding playoff qualification and seeding disputes shall be final.
Coaches must act in good faith. Collusion, intentionally losing games, roster dumping, harassment, abuse of website access, shared logins, false trade submissions, or attempts to exploit upload files may result in penalties or removal.
All coaches should communicate respectfully and keep league disputes focused on rules, facts, and competitive fairness.
The Commissioner may correct clerical errors, website errors, upload mistakes, duplicate submissions, incorrect salary/pick values, or transaction mistakes when discovered.
Possible penalties include warnings, transaction reversal, loss of waiver priority, salary/value penalties, draft pick penalties, temporary suspension, or removal from the league.
Rule changes may be proposed by the Commissioner or league members. Whenever practical, major changes should be voted on during the offseason and should not retroactively alter completed games or completed transactions.
The Commissioner may make emergency or technical changes to the website, admin tools, login system, upload system, or transaction workflow to keep the league operational.
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