League Notes S1.1

Greetings Blitz! fans! Below are some pretty drastic enhancements to the Blitz! league that we need to make everyone aware of.

Annual Budget / Cash Flow

A teams annual budget will be allocated to them at the end of each season.
No monies will be allocated to a team during the season from the League.
All in-season expenditures will come from in-game winnings.
All teams will start each season with zero in-game cash.
Teams are allowed to deposit winnings into their Blitz! bank account so that it is available to them at the end of the season.
- Deposited monies are gone until the end of the season, but no longer count towards team TV bloat.
- See Player Union Rep if you wish to deposit monies.

Free Agents

Coaches are no longer able to pick up a Free Agent from the Free Agent market during the season.
Coaches can now sign any player/position they have access to purchase in-game to their roster during the season.
- All player acquisitions must be prior approved through the Players Union – submit a Free Agent Ticket.
Coach may hire Journey Men that play for them after the match
- These acquisitions must be reported to the Players Union – submit a Free Agent Ticket.

Trades

Returning Franchise Teams

In order to participate fully in the draft and off-season trading and market activities, each team will be recreated from scratch.
Teams will be be made exactly as the prior season team; name, stadium level, etc.
- Expanding your team (additional staff, cheerleaders, re-rolls etc. is allowed as normal in the off-season)
This means all players will lose their gained SPP towards the next level (including retained players).

Signing Bonuses

Players who coaches retain on their roster for another season are given a SPP signing bonus:
- Level 1 = 2SPP
- Level 2 = 5SPP
- Level 3 = 8SPP
- Level 4 = 12SPP
- Level 5 = 18SPP
- Level 6 = 20SPP
If this SPP signing bonus is enough to level the player, the coach pays the current level salary, levels the player to the next level, and gets to choose the skill.
- A Player Union rep will make the appropriate roll for leveling up your player and let you know the result so you can pick the appropriate skill.
Players will start the season with a 0 SPP total regardless, however their cumulative SPP will be tracked by the Players Union. This total is added to the earned SPP during a season and any signing bonus SPP at the end of the season to determine the players total SPP.
- Earned SPP is calculated first, then signing SPP when determining when a player levels up and how much a players contract costs.