The Fantasy Sports Association (FSA) is a trade group that was found in 2006 to advance the interests of the
fantasy sports
A fantasy sport (also known less commonly as rotisserie or roto) is a game, often played using the Internet, where participants assemble imaginary or virtual teams composed of proxies of real players of a professional sport. These teams compete bas ...
industry. It folded in 2010, leaving the Fantasy Sports Trade Association as the industry's only trade group.
Mission
The association is charged with promoting the fantasy sports industry, providing consulting services to its members, and strategic advice to organizations interested gaining value from fantasy sports. Like other industry trade associations, the FSA focuses on:
* increasing the economic value of the industry
* growing the number of participants, sponsors, products, and services
* conducting industry research
* operating industry conferences
* lobbying for the industry
The FSA's mission is similar to the mission of the
Fantasy Sports Trade Association
The Fantasy Sports & Gaming Association (FSGA), formerly the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, is a Middleton, Wisconsin-based trade group representing the fantasy sports and gaming industries. In 2019, the FSTA changed its name to the Fantasy S ...
, which was founded in 1999.
Members
The association was founded in 2006 by major fantasy sports industry players including:
America Online
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CBS Sports
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EA Sports
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ESPN
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, Krause (NFFC), Fanball, World Championship of Fantasy Football, Fantasy Sports Ventures,
Fox Sports
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The ''Fox Sports'' name has since been used for other sports media assets. These assets are held mainly by the Fo ...
Interactive Media, FS Dashboard, Head2Head, LiveHive Systems,
NBA
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,
NBC
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Sports Digital,
NFL
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, PGA Tour, PLAYERS INC, Pro Trade, ''
Sporting News
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'', STATS, Inc., and
Yahoo!
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Online News Article
retrieved 19 February 2008
Current Board of Directors
Chairman: Clay Walker, Senior Vice President of PLAYERS INC
Additional members of the FSA Board of Directors include:
* Steve Byrd, Executive Vice President, STATS LLC
* Barry Dorf, Producer of EA Sports Fantasy Football, Electronic Arts
* Kenny Gersh, Vice President of Business Development, SportsLine.com, Inc.
* Jeff Gerttula, General Manager of Fantasy Games, The Sporting News
* Josh Goodstadt, Assistant Vice President of Multimedia and Interactive, PLAYERS INC
* Kevin Gralen, President, Head2Head Sports LLC
* Emil Kadlec, President, Fantasy Sports Championships, Inc. (WCOFF)
* David Katz, Head of Sports & Entertainment, Yahoo! Inc
* Mike Kerns, Founder, Pro Trade, Inc.
* Joe Nahra, Staff Counsel, PLAYERS INC
* Craig Peters, Vice President of Business Development, Fox Sports Interactive Media
* Rob Phythian, President, Fanball Acquisitions, LLC
* Ross Schaufelberger, General Manager of AOL Sports, America Online, Inc.
See also
*Fantasy Sports
A fantasy sport (also known less commonly as rotisserie or roto) is a game, often played using the Internet, where participants assemble imaginary or virtual teams composed of proxies of real players of a professional sport. These teams compete bas ...
References
External links
Official FSA Site
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