Seems like there could be some points of unification...

[Vince148]

First, as a newbie, I will admit that I probably have no right to open up this topic. But I look at other things I'm involved in, both professionally and hobbywise, and it seems that the same topic is prevalent everywhere...unity. In my profession, there are many different ways of accomplishing something, but the fundamental principle permeates throughout. I play Strat football. We all play by the same basic rules, but there are different house/league rules that govern game play.

I've been going through different EFL leagues and notice quite a bit of differences that really make it very difficult for a new person to decide how he wants to play. I, personally, don't have issue with anyone's actual game play rules ie styles of play...shootout, multi-stop, etc.

But I do think that if leagues could at least standardize figures, weights, uniforms, it would make it much easier for new people to participate.

Examples. I noticed that in the shootout rules, offense can be in white jerseys and defense in dark jerseys when most of the leagues, including the Miggle tournament rules are just the opposite...offense/dark, defense/white. Which means that a coach has to have extra teams to play in different formats.

Then you have weight restrictions. No problem. But why can't everyone's limit be 3.2? Some are 2.8 others are 4.0. Again, it means that newbies have to create extra teams.

Types of bases are restricted in one league and allowed in another. Same with figures. Some allow customization. Others do not.

I think you're seeing my point. Again, no problem with individual league rules that govern game play itself. However, I think it would go a long way if at the very least, there could be a figure/weight/uniform standard so that coaches, especially new ones, don't have to feel like they need 10 different teams.

For me personally, my plan is to play mostly solitaire. But I want to participate in various tournaments. With limited funds, I don't want to have to create different teams for different styles of game play. I want to know that I can take my best team and play it anywhere.

I've read numerous posts comparing this to real NFL. We get to build and create our own team with the types of athletes we have. A NFL coach doesn't coach 2 or 3 different teams. He coaches 1. Yet, in this hobby, we have to coach several teams depending on the style and player restrictions.

I say unify the figure/weight/uniform standards.

I'm a powerlifter. There are many different federations in our sport because of gear, no gear, tested or untested debates. I lift as a geared lifter. I have several thousand dollars of equipment that I use. But the general rules of performance of the sport are the same regardless of the federation whether I decide to lift in a geared federation or a raw federation.

In EFL, I'd like to see the same thing. I want to know that my equipment will be good no matter where I choose to use it. I may have to adjust my strategy because of the rule set I'm playing under. But, at least to me, it's a lot easier to retrain the guys I already have than it is to come up with an entirely new team for that purpose, unless I choose to do so.