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In an Auction League fees players are acquired in an auction with the money resulting from that auction, along with fees for player trades, free agent signings and roster moves,   being put into a prize fund. At the end of the season the prize fund is divided among the top finishers in the league. There is also an option for WEEKLY cash prizes in an Auction league.   A DRAFT LEAGUE is a just for fun league. There are no      fees collected or prizes distributed in a Draft League. Players are acquired in an annual round-by-round player draft with the drafting order being the reverse order of last year's finish.  {pg.4}                                                      QBRATING rates a passer on percentage of completions, average yards per attempt, touchdown ratio and interception ratio. {P.5}                                                                                                                            RUSHING YARDAGE includes all yardage gained on running plays. This includes those yards gained by QBs on runs and those yards gained by receivers on reverses, etc. {P.5}                                                                                 RUSHING YARDS PER ATTEMPT is the average gain per carry on running plays. This stat includes yardage gained by QBs and receivers on rushing plays. {P.5}                                                                                                  RECEPTIONS is the number of passes caught by all players. This stat includes passes caught by running backs. {P.5}                                                                                                                                        PASSING YARDAGE takes into account all yardage gained by QBs passing and all yardage gained on pass receptions (including passes caught by running backs). {P.5}                                                                                          PASSING YARDS PER ATTEMPT is the total of yardage gained by QBs passing plus the total yardage gained on pass receptions (including running backs) divided by the total of passes attempted plus pass receptions. {P.5}                                   TOTAL YARDAGE is a composite of yards gained passing, rushing and receiving. {P.5}                                                                                                                                                                        TEAM AVERAGE GAIN PER PLAY is total yards gained passing, rushing & receiving divided by pass attempts, rush attempts and receptions. {P.5}                                                                                                               TEAM TOTAL POINTS is the number of tds scored by all members of the team (including defense) multiplied by 6. You may optionally add kicker points to this total. (Next Option). {P.5}                                                                    INCLUDE KICKER IN TOTAL PTS. requires each team to draft a kicker. Kickers field goals and extra points are added to TEAM TOTAL POINTS. {P.5}                                                                                                             TACKLES (DEFENSE) is the total number of tackles made by your defensive players. Make sure your paper publishes this stat before choosing it! {P.5}                                                                                                       QB SACKS is the number of times your defensive players throw opposing QBs for a loss attempting to pass. {P.5}                                                                                                                                            INTERCEPTIONS is the total number of interceptions by the members of your defensive team. {P.5}                                                                                                                                                           Use LEFT & RIGHT ARROW Keys to move highlight. Press <ENTER> to select.                                                                                                                                                                                   If your newspaper lists player statistics using the TOTAL stats for the season then choose the USA Today style update. If your paper publishes the stats for the previous game only then choose the box score update.   {pg.6}                            1st&Goal supports leagues of 2 to 15 teams. The registered version allows you to add expansion teams without reconfiguring your league.                                                                                                                   Input the drive and directory that will hold your data files. If in doubt just accept the default shown or consult your MS-DOS manual under PATH.                                                                                                         Not enough disk space on this disk for a league of this size. If you have already printed out the instructions then you may delete the file 1ST.DOC from the disk to make more room.                                                                      Input the number of years that a player will remain under contract after being drafted. The default (and recommended) contract is 3 years. After a player's contract expires he may be drafted by another team.                                           This is the amount that a players salary goes up for each year his contract is extended. If you own a player who's contract is $10 and you re-sign him for 3 years his salary would go to $25 (10+5+5+5).  {pg.13}                                        This is the amount of money that may be spent by a team during the player draft. This amount includes the contracts of players being carried over from previous seasons.  {pg.16}                                                                         Input the amount that the league will charge for EACH player involved in a trade. This amount may be split among both teams involved in the trade or be paid by one team or the other.  {pg.21}                                                           Input the fee charged by the league for signing a free agent. This fee is in addition to the player's salary and is added to the prize fund.  {pg.22}                                                                                                     Input the fee charged for moving a player from reserve to an active position. This fee is added to the prize fund. Default (and recommended) is no charge.                                                                                                Weekly payoffs are based on what the ACTIVE members of the team did in the previous week ONLY. When you calculate league standings, the weekly standings will automatically be calculated.                                                                How many weeks are in the regular season of the league you are drawing your players from?                                                                                                                                                                 Input prize money to be paid each week for this position. REMEMBER THAT THE TOTAL OF 1ST, 2ND & 3RD TIMES THE NUMBER OF WEEKS IN SEASON CANNOT EXCEED THE AUCTION SPENDING LIMIT TIMES THE NUMBER OF TEAMS IN THE LEAGUE.                                 If correct press <ENTER>. As the season progresses, fees and fines will add to the prize fund and weekly prizes will be deducted. At the end of the season the remaining prize fund will be split among the top 4 teams.                                  These funds are intended to reimburse you for the purchase of this program. They are not added to the prize fund but are shown in the amounts payable section of the newsletter.                                                                          Select the league that you will draft your players from. If you choose the NCAA (college football) you will have to input the NCAA teams that you will draft your players from.                                                                           You may include up to 28 teams that you may choose your players from                                                                                                                                                                                      1st&Goal cannot find files that are needed for it to run. Press a key to escape HELP and then change disks or directories so that the needed files are in the startup directory                                                                           To print out the instructions for 1st&Goal, make sure that your printer is properly attached and loaded with paper. Select YES and press <ENTER>.                                                                                                         Use LEFT & RIGHT ARROW keys to access menus. Use UP & DOWN ARROW keys to highlight your select. Press <ENTER> to select.   * LEAGUE UPDATE * use this option to bring player statistics for the entire league up to date.                                 * PLAYER EDIT * (registered version only) use this option to correct errors made during player update or to correct a player's contract status. {P.14}                                                                                                    * SELECT TEAM * choose the team to work with. You MUST choose a team before using any of the options listed under MANAGER'S OPTIONS.                                                                                                                      * VIEW STARTING LINEUP * view the current starting lineup of the selected team.                                                                                                                                                                           Use this option to view the ENTIRE roster of the currently selected team, including reserve players.                                                                                                                                                      Use this option to view a player's stats, change his position or the real-life team that he plays for. You may also use this option to extend a player's contract or release him from your team.                                                          Use this option to print out your player roster. Rosters may be printed on your printer or saved to disk for editing with your word processor.                                                                                                            Use this option to add players to your roster after the season is under way.  {pg.22}                                                                                                                                                                     Use this option to trade players with another owner.  {pg.21}                                                                                                                                                                                             Use this option to calculate your season standings (weekly standings will also be calculated at the same time if applicable).                                                                                                                             This option will print your league newsletter based on the last standings calculation. The newsletter also prints prize winnings to date and money owed to the prize fund. The newsletter may be saved to disk for editing with your word processor.      Use this option to determine if a player is already owned by another team. Useful in case of free agent signings or to check a player's contract status.                                                                                                  Use this option to view the best games in your league. 1st&Goal keeps 19 records based on team performance.                                                                                                                                               Use this option in case your computer's clock-calendar is improperly set.                                                                                                                                                                                 Use this option to begin your player draft or auction depending on your league type.                                                                                                                                                                      Prize fund options allow you to adjust the money owed to the fund, view winnings to date or team expenditures to date.                                                                                                                                    Use this option to close out the season. Before you select CLOSE OUT SEASON make sure that you have a list of each team's off season roster. This option resets all player statistics and the prize fund.                                                 Select this option to print out a registration form. You may also order the registered version of the program using any major credit card by calling 1-800-2424-PsL. The registered version allows 30 player rosters and unlimited transactions.          Exit 1st&Goal and return to your computer's operating system.                                                                                                                                                                                             The LEAGUE EDITOR allows you to change an owner or team name, add an expansion team or delete a team.                                                                                                                                                     1st&Goal has detected statistics in your player files. If you want to hold a player draft, return to the main menu and select CLOSE OUT SEASON under COMMISSIONER's OPTIONS. This will reset all stats in preparation for a new season.                   If the league that you are drawing your talent from has already started play answer 'YES'. The statistics for each player to date will be entered when you draft the player. You will get credit for statistics accrued from this date forward.           Rosters must be reduced to the off season roster limit before entering the draft. Use the RELEASE PLAYER option under INDIVIDUAL PLAYER OPTIONS in the MANAGER'S OPTIONS section to pare the roster down to proper size.                                  Use this option to select the player you wish to add to your team.                                                                                                                                                                                        Use this option to view the players that you have designated as starters and determine the positions remaining open or weak spots that you wish to strengthen.                                                                                            Use this option to view your entire roster including reserves. Helpful in determining how many roster spots remain open or your team's depth at any position.                                                                                             Use this option to trade players with another manager during the draft. Draft choices may be traded but the program does not keep track of traded draft choices. Simply use SELECT ANOTHER TEAM when the trading team's turn arrives to trade the choice. This option searches all teams in the league for a player. Useful in determining whether or not a player is under contract to another team before drafting him.                                                                                           Use this option to allow another team to make this choice. In a draft league you may use this option in the case of a traded draft choice.  {pg.17}                                                                                                       QUIT DRAFT (or AUCTION). You will be given the further option of just quitting for today, closing out this season's draft, or returning to the draft. If you quit for today the draft will begin again on the round that you left off on.                 Roster sizes are limited in the shareware version of the program. You may order the registered version with 30 man rosters and unlimited transactions by using the REGISTER 1st&GOAL option under EXIT TO DOS on the main menu.                           This team's expenditures (including players carried into the auction) exceeds the limit agreed on in the initial league meeting.                                                                                                                          Use the UP, DOWN, LEFT & RIGHT ARROW Keys to locate the position you want this player to occupy. Press <ENTER> to select. If another player currently occupies the selected position, he will automatically be assigned to RESERVE.                                   This team's expenditures (including players carried into the auction) exceeds the limit agreed on in the initial league meeting. {P.8}                                                                                                        Use the LEFT, RIGHT, UP & DOWN ARROW keys to highlight the team that this player plays for. Press <ENTER> to select. By placing the player on the proper team you speed up your stat update process considerably as teams are processed in order.         Input the player's TOTAL stats to date in ALL categories. You will be given credit in the season standings for any stats accrued after this date.                                                                                                         Use this option if you chose QUIT DRAFTING by mistake. You will be returned to the draft in the same spot where you left off.                                                                                                                             QUIT FOR TODAY will allow you to conduct your player draft (or auction) in several sessions. When you return to the draft you will be in the same round as you were when you left. YOU MUST CLOSE OUT YOUR DRAFT BEFORE STARTING YOUR SEASON.             CLOSE OUT DRAFT will end your player draft for this season. Any players added after this option has been chosen will be added as free agents. YOU MUST USE THIS OPTION BEFORE STARTING YOUR SEASON!                                                       Use this option ONLY after making sure that you have entered this players stats in ALL appropriate categories. For example make sure that you have entered any rushing stats by a QB.                                                                     PASSING STATS includes pass attempts by any team member, including RB's attempts on option plays. Use this option if you selected QB rating, Passing Yardage, or Passing Yardage Per Attempt as stats that count toward league standings.                 RUSHING / RECEIVING stats include runs attempted by QB's. Use this option if you selected Rushing Yardage, Rushing Yards Per Attempt, Receptions or Passing Yardage as statistics.                                                                        Use this option to input the number of field goals and extra points by your kicker. Use this option ONLY if you choose Include Kicker Points in Total during the setup procedure.                                                                         DEFENSIVE STATS include Tackles, Qb Sacks & Interceptions. Use this option only if you chose any of these stats during the set up procedure.                                                                                                              Use the UP & DOWN Arrow keys to select the team that you want to work with. Press <ENTER> to select.                                                                                                                                                      * VIEW PLAYER STATS * use this option to view a player's contract status or his statistics in any category.                                                                                                                                               * CHANGE POSITION * use this option to assign this player to another position on your team or to move him to reserve.                                                                                                                                     * EXTEND CONTRACT * (AUCTION LEAGUES ONLY!!!) will allow you to sign a player to a guaranteed, multi-year contract. Salary will increase according to amount choosen in setup. You have the option to cancel after viewing the new contract. {P.10}       * RELEASE THIS PLAYER * allows you to cut this player from your roster. If this player is under guaranteed contract you will have to pay the amount remaining on his contract. {P.10}                                                                     This option allows you to change the player's team in case of a trade. Since stat update is done team-by-team this will allow you to keep players in the proper order.                                                                                    Return to 1st&Goal's main menu. (STAT UPDATE - MANAGER'S OPTIONS - COMMISSIONER'S OPTIONS - EXIT TO DOS)                                                                                                                                                  Input this player's TOTAL season stats EXACTLY as they appear in the paper. 1st&Goal will deduct reserve stats from active stats for you automatically depending on the player's assigned position.                                                       Input the player's stats for the last game played ONLY. 1st&Goal will total the season stats for you and deduct reserve stats from active stats based on the player's assigned position.                                                                  Use this option to change the name of a team or an owner without changing the team's roster. Useful in case of a change of ownership.                                                                                                                     This option allows you to add an expansion team without going through the setup procedure again.                                                                                                                                                          DELETE A TEAM allows you to remove a team in case an owner quits and there is nobody interested in buying into the league.                                                                                                                                Return to 1st&Goal's main menu.                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Answer 'YES' if this player's contract has already been extended. Note that a player's contract may only be extended once (Although editing this will let you get around this rule.)                                                                      You may search for all or any part of a player's name. For example a search for 'WIL' would reveal WILson, WILliams & WILl Jones. The search is not case sensitive. You may enter either upper case or lower case letters or both.                        Input the year that this player's contract expires. Note that the contract is valid until the END of the year you enter.                                                                                                                                  Input the manner that this player was acquired by this team. Example 1991 player draft, trade with Tequila MockingBirds or signed as free agent.                                                                                                          This option will allow you to edit the player's name, the year his contract expires, the number of contract extensions and the way in which he was acquired by this team.                                                                                 Allows you to correct any errors in stat input. Make sure you have a list of the correct stats before choosing this option.                                                                                                                               Exit PLAYER EDITOR and return to main menu. Any changes made will be saved.                                                                                                                                                                                           Allows you to correct any errors in stat input. Make sure you have a list of the correct stats before choosing this option.                                                                                                                   Choose whether you want to print this file directly to your printer or print it to a disk file that can be edited with your word processor before printing.                                                                                               If you select 'YES' you must input the statistics for all players on the next team. If you select 'NO' you will be returned to the main menu. The next time you select UPDATE PLAYER STATS you will begin where you left off.                             In this way you can divide your league's update into several sessions if necessary.                                                                                                                                                                       Use <ENTER> or UP & DOWN ARROW Keys to move from stat to stat. See EDITING KEYS in 1st&Goal.DOC for further information on editing text.                                                                                                                  Input this player's TOTAL stats to date in all categories. You will be given credit for any stats accumulated from this point on.                                                                                                                         Print Contract Status will print each player's name, his current salary & when his contract expires. Print Active Stats will show the statistics that this player has contributed to your league standings.                                               You may extend this player's contract from 1 to 5 years. His salary will increase according to the amount of annual increase specified in setup. You will have the option of cancelling this contract after viewing the proposed increase. {P.10}         1st&Goal will allow you to add up to 15 lines of the wit & wisdom unique to commissioners to your league newsletter. You may use this option to add notes about injuries, exceptional performances, or upcoming events in the league.                     Input the amount you recieved from this owner. This amount will be subtracted from the total amount due.                                                                                                                                                  Make sure you press <ENTER> after each line.                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Input the amount you recieved from this owner. This amount will be subtracted from the total amount due.                                                                                                                    ∙  @`Ç	á└You must select a team before using this option. Use SELECT TEAM, the top option in MANAGER'S OPTIONS to choose the team that you want to work with.                                                                                                      Return to the PLAYER DRAFT and choose QUIT DRAFTING from any team's option list. Then choose CLOSE OUT DRAFT from the next set of options. Your player draft must be closed out before you can run the season stats.                                      Input the date you want to enter using the format MM/DD/YY. For example September 10, 1991 would be entered 09/10/91.                                                                                                                                     Use the UP, DOWN, LEFT, & RIGHT ARROW Keys to highlight the player that you want to work with. Press <ENTER> to select.                                                                                                                                   Input this player's TOTAL statistics in this category. 1st&Goal will deduct those stats entered as BENCH from this stat when calculating league standings.                                                                                                Input the statistics accumulated by this player before he was signed or while he was in a reserve position. You only get credit for stats accumulated while you own the player and he is in an active position.                                           Input this player's statistics in this category for LAST WEEK ONLY. 1st&Goal will use this stat to determine standings for the weekly payoff.                                                                                                             If this is the correct player select 'NO'. If you wish to continue searching for another occurance of the search string press 'YES'.                                                                                                                      Use UP & DOWN ARROW Keys to move highlight. Press <ENTER> to select.                                                                                                                                                                                      Move the highlight by using the UP, DOWN, LEFT & RIGHT ARROW Keys. To mark or unmark a player to be traded press <ENTER>. When you have marked all players to be traded press <ESC>. {P.15}                                                               If you are not using continuous feed paper in your printer select 'YES' to allow yourself time to change paper. If you are using continuous feed (tractor feed) paper select 'NO' and the printout will not pause.                                        The teams indicated are missing one or more players from their rosters. To see which players are missing select VIEW STARTERS under MANAGER'S OPTIONS. You may continue the update process but the league standings may not be accurate.                  * VIEW TEAM EXPENDITURES TO DATE * allows you to see how much money each team haspent during the season including salaries and league fees for trades and free agents. (Best not to let the wife see this one!)                                           * VIEW WEEKLY WINNINGS * shows the total amount won by each team in weekly prizes thus far this season.                                                                                                                                                   * VIEW PRIZE FUND DISTRIBUTION *  allows you to see how the prize money would be distributed if the season were to end today.                                                                                                                             * ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE *  allows you to see which teams owe money to the prize fund and credit their accounts when league fees and fines are paid.                                                                                                         Return to 1st&Goal's main menu.                                                                                                                                                                                                                           The number at the top of the box indicates the total league fees to be charged in this trade. Input the amount that will be paid by the indicated team. The remainder will be payed by the other team in the trade.                                       Use the UP, DOWN, LEFT & RIGHT ARROW Keys to highlight the players you wish to KEEP on the Off Season Roster. Press <ENTER> to mark the player. If you make a mistake use the same process to unmark the player. Press <ESC> when finished.               