Sam Hendricks, author of Fantasy Football Guidebook, Grand Champion of 2012 Fantasy Index Open

March 9, 2013 - PRLog -- FOREST, VA. – March 6, 2013 – Extra Point Press is pleased to announce that award-winning author Sam Hendricks won the 2012 Fantasy Index Open. The Fantasy Index Open is a prognosticating contest sponsored by Fantasy Index Magazine. The contest is open to "anyone who wants to show what they've got" according to their website, FantasyIndex.com. This is the second year of this competition and Sam Hendricks was confirmed as the winner in January 2013.
Hendricks was steady across the board in the competition and this allowed him to finish 122 points ahead of the second-place competitor. Sam finished in the top 10 in defenses (7th). His other finishes included: quarterbacks (22nd), running backs (13th), wide receivers (15th), tight ends (33rd), and kickers (11th). Due to a change in the scoring system this year, more weight was given to the lesser picks. This new system  proved to be a boon for Hendricks and he was crowned Grand Champion.  
As the "king" of this year's competition, Hendricks was awarded a large 19" football trophy worthy of any fine trophy case. The trophy was graciously donated to the Fantasy Index Open by Affordable Trophies (see photo on website). In addition, the winner of this competition also earns a berth in the sister competition, the Fantasy Index Experts Poll. Since Hendricks is already a member of the Experts Panel and has been in that competition for the past five years, his at-large berth will go to the second place finisher.
Sam is best known as the author of Fantasy Football Guidebook: Your Comprehensive Guide to Playing Fantasy Football (ISBN 978-0-9824286-0-3), Fantasy Football Tips: 201 Ways to Win through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting (ISBN 978-0-9824286-6-5), Fantasy Football Basics: The Ultimate "How-To" Guide For Beginners (978-0-9824286-3-4), Fantasy Baseball For Beginners: The Ultimate "How-To" Guide (ISBN 978-0-9824286-9-6), Fantasy Soccer: The Ultimate "How-To" Guide for Fantasy Soccer Players (ISBN 978-1936635078), Fantasy Hockey: The Ultimate "How-To" Guide for Fantasy Hockey Players (ISBN 978-1936635108) and Fantasy Basketball Handbook: The Ultimate "How-To" Guide for Beginners and Experienced Players (ISBN 978-1936635092).
Sam’s rankings, projections and “expert” analysis appear in numerous fantasy sports magazines including this year’s Fantasy Football Pro Forecast 2013 and Fantasy Football Index 2013. Sam is a 20+-year fantasy sports veteran who has  had teams in the World Championship of Fantasy Football (WCOFF), National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC) and Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC). He also participates in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship (NFBC). He is an expert at the “Ask the Expert” column at www.fantasyindex.com and a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association (FSWA). In recent years Sam finished 7th and 16th overall (out of 228 players) in the Fantasy Football Players Championship.

Fantasy Football Guidebook: Your Comprehensive Guide to Playing Fantasy Football (ISBN 978-0-9824286-0-3), Fantasy Football Tips (ISBN 978-0-9824286-6-5), Fantasy Football Basics (ISBN 978-0-9824286-3-4), Fantasy Baseball For Beginners: The Ultimate "How-To" Guide (ISBN 978-0-982486-9-6), Fantasy Soccer: The Ultimate "How-To" Guide for Fantasy Soccer Players (ISBN 978-1936635078), Fantasy Hockey: The Ultimate "How-To" Guide for Fantasy Hockey Players (ISBN 978-1936635108), and Fantasy Basketball Handbook: The Ultimate "How-To" Guide for Beginners and Experienced Players (ISBN 978-1936635092) are all available from Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble (bn.com). More information can be found at the official websites: www.ExtraPointPress.com, www.FFGuidebook.com, and www.xppress.com.