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Don't know of any sites that will allow that. Do it via email. Make it clear to everyone involved what the expectations and rules are.
I did one once where we drafted one round per day. 12 people, so started at 8 am. Player 1 had from 8:00 to 8:59 to pick. Player 2 had anytime until 9:59 to pick. etc. We did it where if Player 1 picks at 8:05, Player 2 still has until 9:59 to pick. If he picks at 8:30, then great, but Player 3 still has until 10:59 to pick. That way every owner knows to block out some time during their hour to dedicate to the draft. Took us 15 days to do the draft, but it worked. Helps if you send a note each day reminding everyone what their hour is for that day, since in a snake draft it'll be different every other day. Use that daily email as a way to "clean up" the draft list, organize it into rounds, etc (Assuming you're the commish).
Or if you'd rather it keep going naturally, at least set rules such as 2 hr time limit between picks, clock starts once previous person replies-all with their pick. And have a reasonable cutoff time every night and a restart time every morning (i.e. Pick 3.03 made at 9:00 PM, nightly cutoff at 9:30 PM, draft restarts at 7:00 AM so next pick needs to be made by 8:30 AM).
Set whatever rules you want. If you're too lax though, then it becomes where one person holds up the draft, and it becomes the responsibility of the commissioner to have to chase them down and constantly babysit to make people hurry up if they're taking too long. Tell everyone to keep a list of who's already been drafted. If someone drafts a player that was already taken, then set a rule for what to do.
Email drafts can be fun, as long as there are rules in place.
I did one once where we drafted one round per day. 12 people, so started at 8 am. Player 1 had from 8:00 to 8:59 to pick. Player 2 had anytime until 9:59 to pick. etc. We did it where if Player 1 picks at 8:05, Player 2 still has until 9:59 to pick. If he picks at 8:30, then great, but Player 3 still has until 10:59 to pick. That way every owner knows to block out some time during their hour to dedicate to the draft. Took us 15 days to do the draft, but it worked. Helps if you send a note each day reminding everyone what their hour is for that day, since in a snake draft it'll be different every other day. Use that daily email as a way to "clean up" the draft list, organize it into rounds, etc (Assuming you're the commish).
Or if you'd rather it keep going naturally, at least set rules such as 2 hr time limit between picks, clock starts once previous person replies-all with their pick. And have a reasonable cutoff time every night and a restart time every morning (i.e. Pick 3.03 made at 9:00 PM, nightly cutoff at 9:30 PM, draft restarts at 7:00 AM so next pick needs to be made by 8:30 AM).
Set whatever rules you want. If you're too lax though, then it becomes where one person holds up the draft, and it becomes the responsibility of the commissioner to have to chase them down and constantly babysit to make people hurry up if they're taking too long. Tell everyone to keep a list of who's already been drafted. If someone drafts a player that was already taken, then set a rule for what to do.
Email drafts can be fun, as long as there are rules in place.
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We usually start our draft the Monday before the first weekend via email. It is a work league as well. We try and get as many rounds as we can in before the first game on Thursday. Then after work on Thursday everyone gets together to complete the draft leading up to the game. If the draft isn't over when the game is about to begin any team that has drafted a player in that game has to declare if they are starting them or not that week. Then we continue the draft as the game is going on. If you take a player in the game after the game has started you have to declare immediately if they are in your starting lineup or not.
It has worked really well and is a great way to start the season off with everyone together for the first game. It also adds some added suspense and strategy as you may have sleeper playing in the game and he goes off for a couple TD's (Julius Thomas a few years ago) and then someone snags him right after his second TD before you have a chance to draft him. The guy drafting him had never heard of Julius Thomas but took him anyway. It made for some great smack talk and work fun.
It has worked really well and is a great way to start the season off with everyone together for the first game. It also adds some added suspense and strategy as you may have sleeper playing in the game and he goes off for a couple TD's (Julius Thomas a few years ago) and then someone snags him right after his second TD before you have a chance to draft him. The guy drafting him had never heard of Julius Thomas but took him anyway. It made for some great smack talk and work fun.
