APFL Calendar of Events

2002

07/27 - Roster cuts due (total roster must be under 60 players & below 85.0
        value points for teams to draft players), trading and additional
        cuts are frozen until the end of the free agent draft
07/28 - Org files issued with official list of eligible free agents
08/03 - Free Agent Draft begins (rounds 1-5, 12 picks per day), email
        selections & lists suggested
08/13 - Free Agent Draft continues (rounds (6-10, 24 picks per day), lists
        preferred
08/17 - Free Agent Draft ends
08/24 - Updated team information due (team colors, stadium, addresses, phone
        number(s), etc.)
09/01 - Final rosters and lineups due
09/08 - 2002 Regular Season begins

Method of play - one game per week. Internet/face-to-face play allowed but
not required.
 
	Weekly deadlines:
	a. Sunday evening results are distributed
	b. Tuesday evening coach's files are due
	c. Wednesday evening play game files are distributed
	d. Sunday evening results files are due
	e. Games not reported by Sunday evening will be autoplayed
	   by commissioner or his designee

12/22 - 2002 Regular Season ends

2003

03/02 - Deadline for all APFL playoff games to be played and reported
05/31 - 2003 APFL Rookie Draft begins (rounds 1-5, 6 picks per day), teams
        must open space on their 7-man inactive rosters in order to draft
        rookie players
06/20 - 2003 APFL Rookie Draft ends
07/26 - Roster cuts due (must be under 53 active players & below 82.5 value
        points to draft players)
07/27 - 2003 APFL Free Agent Draft begins (rounds 1-5, 8 picks per day)
08/10 - 2003 APFL Free Agent Draft ends
08/12 - deadline for teams still under 53 active players & below 82.5 value
        points at the end of the free agent draft and prior to trading to
        submit draft lists to the commissioner in order to select additional
        players for their team up to their team's roster limits
08/23 - Updated team information due (team colors, stadium, addresses, phone
        number(s), etc.)
08/30 - Final rosters and lineups due
09/07 - 2003 Regular Season begins