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Issue: 27/11

21^st July 2011

DISCIPLINARY UPDATE

The teams of the following players have not yet paid the outstanding fines arising from their player's disqualification earlier in the season. If payment is not made quickly the player will remain suspended and unable to play in this weekend's games.

Dariusz Wiercioch (Bristol Apache)
Alexander Whitehead (Leeds Varsity Bobcats Junior)
Morgan Donahoe (Bournemouth Bobcats)
Jayned Donatien (Gloucester Banshees)
Osborn Gardner (Ipswich Cardinals)

I will let crews know if the suspension is lifted.

Jim Briggs

discipline@bafa.org.uk

BAFA COMMUNITY LEAGUE 5 ON 5 KITTED TOURNAMENTS

As some you will be aware the BAFA Community League have again sanctioned a series of Junior Kitted 5 on 5 tournaments. The games will be played at various venues throughout the UK during the coming months and always on a Saturday. See schedule below.

BAFRA is very keen to support football at the grass roots level, be it at junior kitted or junior flag competitions. As these events are usually quite limited in terms of funding, the BAFRA Board has agreed that in order to support these competitions we will again reduce the BAFRA admin fee for these events to £5.00. We would also like to ask for volunteers to officiate at the tournaments. There would be no BAFRA game fee, it would be purely voluntary. You would expect to have food and refreshments provided and the organisers would pay reasonable travel expenses.

The process for assigning to these games will be as per any other event. Richard Vernon, Director of Operations will assign officials to the tournaments and will advise the tournaments directly if they have officials or not. He will then confirm assignments to the crews. On game day officials would need to claim their expenses directly with the tournament organisers. The head ref on the day will need to complete a green form to account for the BAFRA admin fee and to ensure the crew are covered off for insurance purposes.

If anybody is interested in volunteering to officiate one or more of these events please advise Richard by email on operations@bafra.org as soon as possible. This might also be a useful opportunity to give some of our newest members a taster of the game before they take the field for youth or senior kitted football.

The tournament dates and hosts are as follows:

Dates:	Host:
23^rd July	Burnley Tornadoes
30^th July	Reading Rebels
6^th August	Balby Car Mustangs
6^th August	Glasgow Tigers
14^th August	Colchester Gladiators
20^th August	Woodham Warriors
20^th August	London Warriors
20^th August	Highland Wildcats

Davie Parsons

president@bafra.org

RESULTS

BAFA Premiership

Coventry Jets 14 - 68 Bristol Aztecs

London Blitz 8 - 2 London Warriors

Tamworth Phoenix 33 - 21 Farnham Knights

BAFA CL Division 1

Birmingham Bulls 29 - 0 Cambridgeshire Cats

East Kilbride Pirates 35 - 6 Yorkshire Rams

Hampshire Thrashers 14 - 40 Sussex Thunder

London Olympians 31 - 0 Colchester Gladiators

Manchester Titans 22 - 35 Merseyside Nighthawks

Oxford Saints 13 - 27 Nottingham Caesars

BAFA CL Division 2

South Wales Warriors 34 - 0 Bournemouth Bobcats

Edinburgh Wolves 14 - 7 Highland Wildcats

Berkshire Renegades 47 - 21 Gloucester Banshees

Carlisle Border Reivers 0 - 58 Dundee Hurricanes

Lincolnshire Bombers 6 - 44 Shropshire Revolution

Milton Keynes Pathfinders 20 - 16 Watford Cheetahs

Clyde Valley Blackhawks 0 - 35 West Coast Trojans

Sheffield Predators 54 - 12 Staffordshire Surge

BAFA Junior

Hampshire Thrashers 14 - 40 Bristol Aztecs

Sheffield Tomahawks 34 - 0 Coventry Jets

DISCIPLINARY CASES

NAME	#	TEAM	CODE	Q		OFFENCE	SUSPENDED
New this week – none
Aaron Grandison	68	Oxford Saints	FGT	3	After being hit late just after a play had ended, the player threw a punch that connected with the helmet of an opponent.		31/07/11 v Cambridgeshire Cats
Previous weeks

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.

GAME MANAGEMENT REPORTS

HOME TEAM	REPORT	NEXT HOME GAME
New this week
Coventry Jets	Not all 5 yard lines were 5 yards apart, not all short yardage extension lines were one yard apart. There were some Rugby Union markings crossing the field which were in the same colour as the Football markings. Officials Assistants were only provided shortly before kick-off. The Kick Off was delayed by five minutes while the assistants were briefed. Ben Griffiths #228	06/08/11 v London Warriors
London Blitz	Game kicked off 10 minutes late due to very slow card check. Warriors required the Blitz players to produce ID at the check. Game temporarily suspended in the 1st quarter due to lightning in the area. Alan Dobson #308	Unknown
Oxford Saints	There was only 1 ball boy for the first 10 minutes of the game. The grass on the 90 yard field was much shorter this week. Oxford's hospitality was excellent again. Dean Wright #553	Unknown
Sheffield Tomahawks	Game Balls and Game assistants not available until 5 minutes before KO time, changes to personnel due to these being players for the senior game. Chris Jarvis #10	Unknown
Sheffield Predators	Game Balls and Game assistants not available until 5 minutes before KO Time, 1 Ball assistant changed due to injury in the wet conditions. Chris Jarvis #10	07/08/11 v Lancashire Wolverines
Carlisle Border Reivers	5 yard lines between the 35 yard lines were between 4 and 6 yards apart, The hashmarks were creatively drawn (between 2 1/2 and 4 feet apart in places). Down box, down numbers pieces of A4 paper in plastic sleeves. Tzvi Lindeman #381	31/07/11 v Highland Wildcats
London Olympians	Played at Well Hall astroturf, Eltham. No team areas or hashmarks either at sideline or inbounds. Solid lines marked every 5 metres so coaches were informed that the chains would be definitive. Soccer goals were on the end line and the crossbar from these combined with two white drainpipes suspended within the goal netting constituted the posts. Down box was found to be defective so was used to mark the spot of the ball but failed to show the correct down. Kickoff delayed by 15 minutes due to lightning in the area. Second half abandoned with the consent of both coaches with 2.00 remaining in order for an injured player to be treated. Tim Ockenden #481	31/07/11 v Hampshire Thrashers
Berkshire Renegades	Crew waited the mandatory 30 minutes after the game and were told that the woman with the cheque book was not there. Crew not paid Graham Hedges #219	07/08/11 v Bristol Apache
Outstanding items from previous weeks
Chester Romans	All but one of the chain crew and both ball boys changed at half time, forcing the crew to delay the start of the second half to complete briefing Mike Cavanagh #465	07/08/11 v Lincolnshire Bombers
East Kent Mavericks	Field marked out as last week (no limit lines, no coaching boxes or team areas, no 9 yard marks or numbers, no inbounds lines). With the agreement of both coaches, a running clock was used in the fourth quarter as the Mavericks only had 3 fit offensive linemen. Dan Bridgland #506	24/07/11 v Ipswich Cardinals
Farnham Knights Juniors	Unique hashmarks - those in the middle of the field were about 15 yards long (though they varied a lot) between where the inbounds lines might have been. No team area lines. Field surface very poor: lots of long grass and hollows. Both teams wore blue jerseys: Farnham in light blue; Blitz in dark blue. Kickoff delayed 30 minutes due to late arrival of visiting team. Jim Briggs #31	24/07/11 v Bristol Aztecs Junior
Farnham Knights	As youth game, kick off delayed due to delay in arrival of visiting youth team. Pete Parsons #321	24/07/11 v Bristol Aztecs
Bristol Aztecs	Plaudits to the Aztecs' groundsman for a superbly-marked pitch. Dean Wright #553	07/08/11 v London Blitz
Yorkshire Rams	Plaudits to the Rams team management for supplying hot drinks and food on such a cold wet and windy June "summer" day! Chris Jarvis #10	31/07/11 v Doncaster Mustangs
Cornish Sharks	Field is 80 yards long but well marked. Simon Ryan #408	23/07/11 v South Wales Warriors
Highland Wildcats	No limit line lines, no three yard mark for PATs, No numbers on field. Henry Richardson #25	14/08/11 v Dundee Hurricanes
Gateshead Senators	Field and changing rooms were as in the junior game. The kick-off was delayed because of the late finishing Junior game. Gateshead were initially unable to provide five assistants. The kick-off was delayed while the required number of assistants were found. The ball persons seemed to be changing constantly, at least four separate ball-persons were used. Despite this the ball persons actually performed well. The down box operator moved numerous times without instruction to do so and thus caused a number of delays. Ben Griffiths #228	24/07/11 v Merseyside Nighthawks
Kent Exiles	Field markings faint and disappeared during game. Field surface muddy & worsened through game. Changing room dirty & insufficient room for 6/7 officials. Dan Bridgland #506	24/07/11 v Essex Spartans
South London Renegades	Played at Streatham & Croydon RFC. Field 20 feet too wide with Rugby markings the same colour as the Football markings. Yardlines marked every 10 yards although unevenly spaced. No hashmarks at sidelines and inbounds lines only every 5 yards. Goals too wide and with crossbar too high. Only one adequate game ball; one other supplied was well worn and another was not at an adequate pressure and no pump could be found. Tim Ockendon #481	31/07/11 v Cambridgeshire Cats Junior
Bristol Aztecs Junior	Farnham Knights reported there were some differences with the dates shown on the documentation of players details and those shown on the roster. They reported that 52 Leon Holland had no photo ID but a birth certificate was produced. 4 other players had different dates of birth on the BAFACL roster than on the documents produced. #8 James Cunningham was shown as 23/8/92 on the roster but 26/8/92 on the ID. #44 Matthew Teall was shown 7/8/93 on roster but 8/7/93 on ID. #2 Jamiel Tinto was shown as 1/3/92 on roster but 15/3/92 on ID and #3 Daniel Vickery was shown as 12/04/94 on Roster but 27/4/94 on ID. Keith Wickham #423	07/08/11 v Hampshire Thrashers Junior
Kent Exiles Junior	Game played in driving rain. Field markings had become non-existent and field surface more mud than grass. Same issues with changing room as with senior game. Dan Bridgland #506	24/07/11 v South London Renegades Jumior

END ZONE

PLAY OF THE WEEK:

New this week

Play: A's ball, 4th and 5, on B's 16. A4's field goal attempt is partially blocked by B96. The ball touches B56 on B's 5 and rolls into B's end zone. B48 recovers the ball, fumbles while still in B's end zone, and the ball rolls out of bounds on B's 2.
Ruling?

Last week

Play: A's ball, free kick, on A's 35. The score is A28-B28 with one second remaining in the fourth quarter. A4's free kick is at rest (official is emphatic) one yard from the goal line pylon when B86 dives on the ball (legal touching). The ball hits the goal line pylon before B86 gains control of the ball. Time expires during the down.

Ruling: Game over. The final score is A30-B28. The kick ends when the ball hit the goal line pylon in B's end zone. The impetus for the kick being in B's end zone is the muff by B86 when the ball was at rest in the field of play. The result of the play is the safety. The clock starts when the ball is touched by B84.

MECHANICS:

New this week

Game Situation: 3rd and 10. Team A's quarterback drops back to pass but can find no open receiver. As he comes under pressure from team B he moves outside the tackle box and throws the ball forwards in an attempt to conserve yardage. The ball lands just beyond the original the line of scrimmage on the Linejudge's side of the field, no eligible receiver is in the area. How should the Linejudge and Referee communicate to ensure that the right call is made?
Answer next issue...

Last week

Game Situation: What are the 3 ways to mark a dead ball spot (and their order of desirability)?
Answer: M-5-7-1. In descending order of desirability, 1: with a ball (placed so its axis is parallel to the sideline); 2: with your foot; 3: with a bean bag.

CALENDAR

Date	Event	Contact for details
2011
July 23^rd (Sat)	BAFRA Board Meeting	secretary@bafra.org
November 6^th (Sun)	BUAFL 2011/12 Season Starts
November 19^th (Sat)	BAFRA Board Meeting	secretary@bafra.org

BAFRA Directors
President	David Parsons	president@bafra.org	General Secretary	Paul Sutton	secretary@bafra.org
Finance	Andrew Lovell	finance@bafra.org	Operations	Richard Vernon	operations@bafra.org
Recruitment	James Meredith	recruitment@bafra.org	Training	Charlie Dean Young	training@bafra.org
Director without Portfolio #1	Martin Cockerill	dwp1@bafra.org	Director without Portfolio #2	Steve Tonkinson	dwp2@bafra.org

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Editor: Dean Wright - Email: newsflash@bafra.org

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