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