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BAFRA NEWSFLASH |
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Issue: 24/09 |
1st July 2009 |
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BAFRA NEWSFLASH |
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Issue: 24/09 |
1st July 2009 |
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On behalf of the BAFRA Board, I am pleased to announce that Graham Coleman and Les Connor have been appointed to the Selection Committee.
Tony Newsham will be standing down after completing his 2-year term of office. Tony has made a great contribution to the panel and on behalf of myself and the Board, I would like to thank him publicly for his efforts.
Pete
Johnson
operations@bafra.org
Jim Briggs and Davie Parsons will be away from 25th June to 7th July. They may be reachable by email during that time, but if there is anything urgent to deal with, please ensure it's brought to the attention of another director.
Davie (U) and myself (LJ) worked the opening night game on Saturday between USA and France that USA won 78-0. Today (Wednesday), I reffed Germany's 52-7 win over New Zealand, while Davie umpired USA's 55-0 win over Mexico. Although many of the games have been blow-outs, the standard of play even of the losing teams is very high. Japan have been involved in two close games: they narrowly beat Germany, and today lost to Canada with only 16 seconds remaining.
The facilities here are very good. The stadium is the one that the NFL Hall of Fame Game is played in, and we and the teams are being accommodated in dormitories at nearby Walsh University. The tournament is being serviced by a vast army of volunteers who are always willing to help.
In between football games, we've seen two games of baseball, visited Heinz Field in Pittsburgh and done a tour of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. We've also spent many hours of meetings going over mechanics and reviewing film of our games.
If you want to watch this coming weekend's medal games, both the Gold Medal and Bronze Medal games will be streamed live on the internet at http://www.foxcollegesports.com/. The Bronze Medal game kicks off at 7pm EST on Saturday 4th, and the Gold Medal game at 1pm EST on Sunday 5th. EST is 5 hours behind BST. The other games (1pm and 4pm EST on Saturday) can be seen (in slightly poorer quality video) on http://www.jwcfootball.com/.
Both teams played a very disciplined and hard-fought game in the right spirit, and in spite of the oppressively hot weather – a good advert for Youth football.
An even harder-fought game, but still played in the right spirit and still despite the weather. Plaudits also to Colchester’s game management, which should be a clear benchmark for the rest of the league.
Alan Dobson #308
Excellent game played in the right spirit, which was won by Birmingham with only 5 seconds remaining. Plaudits to both teams for their tenacity and sportsmanship.
Larry Rigby #268
The following teams are known to be providing a microphone for the Referee: Colchester Gladiators, Kent Exiles, South Wales Warriors
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Date of next meeting |
Venue |
Contact |
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London (proposed) |
to be arranged |
to be decided |
Alan Dobson |
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Midlands |
first Thursday of month |
Coopers Tavern, Burton |
Charlie Dean-Young or Keith Alldritt |
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Severn |
Wednesday 8th July |
Churchill House, Bristol (tbc) |
Russell Newton |
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Solent |
Thursday 16th July |
Havant |
Jim Briggs |
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Thames Valley |
to be arranged |
Reading |
Pete Parsons |
Bristol Aztecs 40-33 Coventry Jets
Redditch Arrows 0-56 Oxford Saints
London Cobras 34-6 Ipswich Cardinals
West Coast Trojans 36-8 Gateshead Senators
Yorkshire Rams 29-46 East Kilbride Pirates
Nottingham Caesars 7-30 Birmingham Bulls
Peterborough Saxons 28-50 Cambridgeshire Cats
Lancashire Wolverines 14-34 Glasgow Tigers
Hull Hornets 0-40 Clyde Valley Blackhawks
Leicester Falcons 20-0 Essex Spartans
Colchester Gladiators 28-16 London Olympians
Maidstone Pumas 3-49 East Kent Mavericks
Gloucester Banshees 0-42 Hampshire Thrashers
Watford Cheetahs 49-12 MKC Pathfinders
Norwich Devils 6-12 Birmingham Bulls
Forth Valley Fusion 18-38 Gateshead Senators
Redditch Arrows 16-8 Peterborough Saxons
Bristol Aztecs 6-31 Farnham Knights
Colchester Gladiators 28-12 Tamworth Phoenix
Maidstone Pumas 6-8 East Kent Mavericks
Leeds Varsity Rams 20-8 Sheffield Tomahawks
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Offence |
Suspended |
21st June 2009 |
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Lewis Young |
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Leeds Varsity Rams |
FPF |
4 |
Flagrant personal foul against a defenceless quarterback |
12/07/2009 vs Lancashire Wolverine Colts |
Outstanding items from previous weeks |
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Nathaniel Hill |
10 |
Sheffield Tomahawks (Youth) |
FPF |
4 |
Came off substitutes' bench and aimed a flying kick at an opponent. |
28/06/2009 @ Leeds Varsity Rams |
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Derrick McGriffin |
17 |
London Blitz |
FGT |
4 |
Punched an opponent in the stomach. |
12/07/2009 vs Sussex Thunder |
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Anthony Wright |
41 |
Cornish Sharks |
FPF |
4 |
During a fumble return, blindsided the defenceless quarterback. |
To be confirmed. The game on 28/06/2009 @ Plymouth Admirals was not played, so the suspension carries forward to Cornish's next game. |
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Note: it is the responsibility of the individual teams to ensure that their suspended players serve their suspensions in the proper game (according to the BAFA Disciplinary Code), and any dates mentioned here are intended only as a guide. |
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BAFL are still investigating the Nathaniel Hill case further.
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Next home game |
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New this week |
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Colchester Gladiators (Youth) |
Game suspended 25 minutes to treat an injured player. Alan Dobson #308 |
02/08/2009 vs Cambridgeshire Cats |
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Leeds Varsity Rams |
Chain Uprights broken and unpadded. Chris Jarvis #10 |
12/07/2009 vs Lancashire Wolverine Colts |
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Norwich Devils (Youth) |
Game played as a “no posts” game. Larry Rigby #268 |
12/07/2009 vs Colchester Gladiators |
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Plymouth Admirals |
Game was forfeited due to lack of players by Plymouth. The decision was made when the crew were en-route from Hampshire and were notified when approx 10 miles from the venue. We continued on, arrived, and asked the team to reconsider. Paperwork was dealt with and payments secured. There was consideration to stay and supervise some sort of play but the crew decided to return home as early as possible due to travelling distances involved. Simon Ryan #408 |
02/08/2009 vs Gloucester Banshees |
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Yorkshire Rams |
Chain set not padded and in very poor state of repair. Mark Snow #430 |
12/07/2009 vs Merseyside Nighthawks |
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Outstanding items from previous weeks |
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London Warriors |
No numbers or 9-yard marks. PAT mark on the 2-yard line. Game suspended for about 15 minutes each to treat injured players. Alan Dobson #308 |
12/07/2009 vs Maidstone Pumas |
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Manchester Titans |
Medical facilities were a qualified first
aider in a rapid response type vehicle. No stretcher was
available in this vehicle but one was found within the rugby
club. No ambulance or vehicle capable of carrying a
stretcher bound patient was present, no doctor or paramedic was
on site. I refused to allow the game to start under Rule
1-5-1-d. Manchester identified to me 2 of their squad who
were qualified paramedics, one of whom (to his credit) did not
then play and took the role of paramedic in order for the medical
requirements to be met. The game kicked off on
time. Alun Price #377 |
12/07/2009 vs Lancashire Wolverines |
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Staffordshire Surge |
Poor field quality. Grass very long. Murray Gibson #268 |
12/07/2009 vs Gloucester Banshees |
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Sheffield Tomahawks (Youth) |
Game suspended 1hr 5 minutes while the ambulance took an injured player to hospital. Tim Vickers #129 |
02/08/2009 vs Bolton Bulldogs |
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Tamworth Phoenix (Youth) |
Norwich arrived with only 15 players, fewer than league rules allowed. The game was postponed. Murray Gibson #268 |
02/08/2009 vs Birmingham Bulls |
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Bedfordshire Blue Raiders |
Game suspended 15 minutes to treat an injured player. Peter Thom #200 |
09/08/2009 vs Lincolnshire Bombers |
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Farnham Knights |
Farnham Knights (both senior and youth) are now playing at Farnborough RFC. Field is 90 yards and reasonably well marked (but no numbers). Changing room fairly small but adequate. Jim Briggs #31 |
09/08/2009 vs Bristol Aztecs |
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Gateshead Senators |
The chain crew were inattentive and kept moving when not instructed to. One ballboy had to be provided by the away team and the Home team couldn't provide a ball boy for the second half. Game halted in second half when the presence of an individual in Gateshead's coaching area and on the sideline was queried. There was some confusion as to whether he was on the roster as a coach. On consulting the roster it was ascertained that he was not on it in any capacity and therefore removed from the area. Thanks to the Gateshead HC for his cooperation and help in doing this. Tim Vickers #129 |
09/08/2009 vs Dundee Hurricanes |
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London Olympians |
Played at Warren Avenue in Bromley. 100-yard field, lines only every 10 yards. Groundsman was asked to widen NFL hashmarks. Hashmarks still NFL width but 5 yds long with 1 yd gap in middle of field. 1 ballboy changed twice. Changing room too small, changed in vacant team room, not locked. No team areas. Norval Scott #374 |
09/08/2009 vs Watford Cheetahs (Referee: check venue) |
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Redditch Arrows (Youth) |
Game suspended 10 minutes to treat an injured player. Russell Newton #324 |
09/08/2009 vs Norwich Devils |
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East Kent Mavericks |
NFL hashmarks. Game kicked off one hour late due to late arrival of ambulance for earlier youth game. Daniel Bridgland #506 |
16/08/2009 vs Maidstone Pumas |
This week's Newsflash was produced by Alan Dobson.
Dean Wright has recently moved house, is still waiting to be reconnected to the internet, and will be resuming normal service when this happens.
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Date |
Event |
Contact for details |
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July 3rd -5th (Fri-Sun) |
BAFCA convention, Leicester. All BAFRA members are welcome! |
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July 18th (Sat) |
BAFA Board meeting |
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July 19th (Sun) |
BAFRA Board meeting |
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July 21st, 23rd, 25th (Tue, Thu, Sat) |
Great Britain Lions tournament |
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September 26th-27th (Sat-Sun) |
BritBowl XXIII weekend |
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October 24th (Sat) |
BAFA Board meeting |
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October 25th (Sun) |
Patriots v Buccaneers @ Wembley |
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November 21st (Sat) |
BAFRA Board meeting |
Send updates to newsflash@bafra.org
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BAFRA Directors |
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President |
Jim Briggs |
president@bafra.org |
General Secretary |
Paul Sutton |
secretary@bafra.org |
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Finance |
Andrew Lovell |
finance@bafra.org |
Operations |
Pete Johnson |
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Recruitment |
Ben Griffiths |
Training |
David Parsons |
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Director without Portfolio #1 |
Dan Bridgland |
dwp1@bafra.org |
Director without Portfolio #2 |
Steve Tonkinson |
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Editor: Dean Wright, Email: newsflash@bafra.org
