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# lib/formtastic.rb
def find_collection_for_column(column, options)
  collection = find_raw_collection_for_column(column, options)
  ...
end

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# lib/formtastic.rb
def find_raw_collection_for_column(column, options) #:nodoc:
  collection = if options[:collection]
    options.delete(:collection)
  elsif reflection = self.reflection_for(column)
    options[:find_options] ||= {}
    if conditions = reflection.options[:conditions]
      options[:find_options][:conditions] = reflection.klass.merge_conditions(conditions, options[:find_options][:conditions])
    end
    reflection.klass.find(:all, options[:find_options])

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def select_input(method, options)
  ...  
  collection = find_collection_for_column(method, options)
  self.select(input_name, collection, strip_formtastic_options(options), html_options)
  ...
end

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Player.find(:all) # retrieves all the players

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reflection = self.reflection_for(column) # returns a Reflection object.

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reflection.klass # retrieves the Player class in our case

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reflection.klass.find(:all, options[:find_options]) # equivalent to Player.find(:all, options[:find_options])

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# lib/formtastic.rb
def localized_string(key, value, type, options = {}) #:nodoc:
  key = value if value.is_a?(::Symbol)
  if value.is_a?(::String)
    value
  else
    use_i18n = value.nil? ? @@i18n_lookups_by_default : (value != false)
    if use_i18n
      model_name, nested_model_name  = normalize_model_name(self.model_name.underscore)
      action_name = template.params[:action].to_s rescue ''

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def localized_string(key, value, type, options = {})

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# lib/formtastic/i18n.rb
SCOPES = [
    '{{model}}.{{nested_model}}.{{action}}.{{attribute}}',
    '{{model}}.{{action}}.{{attribute}}',
    '{{model}}.{{nested_model}}.{{attribute}}',
    '{{model}}.{{attribute}}',
    '{{nested_model}}.{{attribute}}',
    '{{attribute}}'
  ]