Overview
What is
Podium Draft?
Podium Draft is a fantasy draft game built around real competitive fitness events. You pick a team of real athletes, they compete in the real world, and you earn points based on how they finish.
No betting. No entry fees. No prizes. Just the game — and the bragging rights that come with picking the right team.
The Core Idea
Draft smart. Watch closer. Compete against everyone else who thinks they know fitness better than you do.
Step by Step
Getting
Started.
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01Create Your Account
Register at app.podiumdraft.com with your email, a display name, and a username. Takes two minutes.
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02Enter a Competition
From your dashboard, find an open competition and click Enter. Each competition has its own athlete roster and XP budget.
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03Draft Your Team
Pick 3 male mains, 3 female mains, 1 male wildcard, and 1 female wildcard — all within your budget. Choose carefully.
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04Set Your Double Down
Pick one athlete from your team and one event number. If they place in that event, their points double. This is your edge pick.
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05Watch and Score
Points update as event results come in. Check the leaderboard. See how your picks stack up against every other manager.
Team Structure
Building
Your Team.
Every competition comes with an XP budget. Every athlete on the roster has a cost in XP. You cannot go over budget — so every pick is a trade-off.
Team Structure
Three male and three female athletes. Standard scoring applies based on their tier.
One male and one female wildcard. Higher risk, higher reward — multipliers apply here.
Budget Tip
High-cost Veterans offer reliability. Low-cost Rookies carry multipliers that can blow up your score — or fizzle. The best teams balance both.
Tiers
Athlete
Types.
Every athlete is assigned a tier by the competition admin based on their competitive history. Tier affects XP cost and scoring multipliers.
Elite-tier athletes with an extensive competitive history. Highest cost, standard scoring — the safest picks in the pool.
Established athletes. Higher cost, reliable points, standard main slot scoring.
Newer athletes. Lower cost, earn 1.5× base points in main slots. High reward if they perform.
Tier is set before competition begins and does not change mid-competition.
Points System
How Points
Work.
Every event, athletes earn base points based on their finishing position. Base points are then multiplied depending on the slot they're in and their tier.
Base Points by Position
Points decrease by 3 per position from 1st through 30th. Athletes finishing outside the top 30, or who DNF/DNS, score zero for that event.
Scoring Boosts
Multipliers.
Multipliers apply on top of base points. They are the engine of the game — the difference between a safe pick and a high-risk, high-reward play.
| Type | Multiplier | When It Applies |
|---|---|---|
| Double Down | 2× | Your nominated athlete scores double base points in your chosen event only. |
| Rookie — Main Slot | 1.5× | Any Rookie in a main slot earns 1.5× their base points per event. |
| Wildcard — Veteran | 1.5× | A Veteran in a wildcard slot earns 1.5× base points per event. |
| Wildcard — Rookie | 3× | The highest multiplier in the game. A Rookie in a wildcard slot earns 3× base points. Boom or bust. |
Stacking Note
Double Down and slot multipliers do not stack with each other. Double Down applies to base points only for that one event. All other events use the slot multiplier as normal.
Your Edge Pick
Double
Down.
Before each competition day locks, you nominate one athlete from your team and one event number. If that athlete places in that specific event, their base points are doubled for that event only.
How It Works
- Go to your competition page before lockout
- Select any athlete from your current team
- Select an event number (e.g. Event 2)
- Save — your Double Down locks when the day locks
- If your athlete places in that event → 2× base points for that event
- If they DNF or you pick the wrong event → no bonus, no penalty
Example
You nominate an athlete for Event 3. She finishes 2nd (97 base pts). With Double Down active, she scores 194 pts for that event instead of 97.
Daily Rewards
Bonus XP.
At the end of each competition day, bonus XP is awarded automatically. It adds directly to your budget, giving you more spending power for team changes on subsequent days.
Awarded to the manager with the highest single-day score.
Awarded if you own a low-ownership athlete who scored points that day.
Awarded to all managers who own the highest-scoring Rookie of the day.
Bonus XP is visible on your competition page and can be used to upgrade your team during the next selection window.
Competition Format
Days &
Lockout.
Multi-day competitions run across several days of events. Each day has a lockout time — once locked, your team and Double Down selection for that day are final.
Lockout
- Team selection closes at a set time before each competition day
- The lockout time is displayed on your competition page
- After lockout, your team snapshot is recorded — points are calculated from this snapshot
- After the day ends, selection re-opens for the next day (subject to Bonus XP budget)
New Feature
Private
Leagues.
Private Leagues let you run your own competition within the competition. Create a league, invite your crew, and see who manages the best team in your group.
League rankings are based on average manager score across your league members — so the best group wins, not just the lucky individual.
Head to the RANKINGS tab in any competition and open the Leagues tab. Hit Create — name your league and set it as public or private.
Private leagues generate a 6-character join code. Share it with your gym, your office, or your group chat. Public leagues are open to join from the lobby.
Once members are in, your league leaderboard updates in real time alongside the global rankings. See exactly where your group sits.
Rules
Max 2 leagues per manager per competition. Public/private setting is locked at creation. All leagues are visible in the lobby — the code is the barrier for private, not invisibility.
You can also share a direct invite link — anyone who opens it gets taken straight to the join page, no code needed.
Rankings
Leaderboard
& Rankings.
Competition Leaderboard
Ranks all managers in a competition by total points — the sum of all day scores plus any Bonus XP earned. Updated after every scored event.
Season Rankings
The season leaderboard aggregates your total XP across all competitions you've entered. The more competitions you play, the more you can accumulate.
Event Delta
Your leaderboard row shows a delta figure after each event — the points earned from the most recently scored event. A quick read on whether your picks are working in the current session.
Private League Rankings
Your league standings update alongside the global leaderboard. League rank is shown in the Leagues tab under RANKINGS.
Fair Play
Rules &
Fair Play.
- One account per person — duplicate accounts will be removed
- Team selections must be your own — no coordinating picks to manipulate leaderboards
- Scores are based on official competition results as they are published — no retroactive corrections once a day has advanced
- Podium Draft's decision on scoring disputes is final — see our Dispute Resolution page for how to raise an issue
- Podium Draft is a free-to-play game — no real money is involved at any stage
- All users are bound by our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
Scoring Disputes
If you believe a score has been entered incorrectly, email admin@podiumdraft.com with the subject line "DISPUTE" before the competition ends. We aim to respond within 24 hours during an active event.