BAFRA Newsflash

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Issue: 32/13

29^th August 2013

ELITE TRAINING DAY

The next Elite training clinic will be held at the Quality Hotel Coventry on 28^th September 2013. All BAFRA members are welcome to attend and all Elite programme members are expected to attend. Numbers are limited so please register by emailing elite@bafra.org.

Pete Thom

training@bafra.org

CHAIN CREWS FOR WEMBLEY NFL GAMES IN 2013

The BAFRA Selection Committee received 37 requests from officials to work on this assignment. It has chosen the following officials to perform chain crew duties at the two games at Wembley this year:

29^th September 2013 27^th October 2013

Pittsburgh v Minnesota San Francisco v Jacksonville

Dean Wright (Crew Chief) Tim Ockendon (Crew Chief)

Amir Brookes Tim Fisher

John Roberts Jed Brookes-Lewis

Richard Pratley Phil Clarke

Jed Brookes-Lewis Stuart Young

Alun Price Andrew Lovell

Peter Roberts Russell Newton

Tim Fisher CK Nam

The Committee and Directors would like to thank all the members that applied for this role. We realise many of you have applied several times before but unfortunately it is not possible to offer a position on the Chain Crew to everyone.

Many thanks for the interest shown.

Richard Vernon

operations@bafra.org

DISCIPLINARY UPDATE

A BAFA disciplinary committee has acted in a case involving Marlow Wolves Youth team and their head coach Adam Dawkins, both of whom pleaded guilty to charges arising from playing an under-age player in a fixture earlier this season. Because of the specific circumstances of this case, Marlow Wolves and Adam Dawkins have been formally warned about their future conduct.

Jim Briggs

discipline@britishamericanfootball.org

SPORTS OFFICIALS UK AWARDS AND DINNER

Sports Officials UK is holding its first ever awards ceremony and dinner at Worcester's Sixways Stadium on the evening of Thursday 31^st October. Officials from all sports are invited to attend. The dinner will showcase and celebrate the best of officiating in the United Kingdom. Speakers include Alan Bell (Olympic athletics starter) and (to be confirmed) an even more famous official!

Tickets for the event will be £45 to include a three course meal and coffee. If you are interested in attending, please let me know. More info at http://www.sportsofficialsuk.com/awards/

Jim Briggs

#31

RESULTS

Premiership

Yorkshire Rams 20 – 22 Sheffield Predators

Bristol Aztecs 54 – 0 East Kent Mavericks

London Olympians 13 – 0 South Wales Warriors

London Blitz 27 – 40 London Warriors

Lancashire Wolverines 7 – 35 Tamworth Phoenix

Cambridgeshire Cats 40 – 12 Berkshire Renegades

National League

Bournemouth Bobcats 13 – 12 Swindon Storm

Shropshire Revolution 43 – 21 Staffordshire Surge

Glasgow Tigers 22 – 20 D C Presidents

Dundee Hurricanes 6 – 42 Clyde Valley Blackhawks

Farnham Knights 13 – 24 Bristol Apache

Oxford Saints 12 – 13 Gloucester Centurions

Maidstone Pumas 0 – 110 Colchester Gladiators

DISCIPLINARY CASES

NAME	#	TEAM	CODE	Q		OFFENCE	SUSPENDED
New this week
David Carney	1	Glasgow Tigers	TUF	4	Player received second UC for protesting personal foul called against his team. Player continued to use abusive language that resulted resulted in an additional 2 UC flags being thrown. Player continued to use abusive language towards officials as he was escorted off the field by coaches and team-mates.		Unknown
Previous weeks – none

GAME MANAGEMENT REPORTS

HOME TEAM	REPORT	NEXT HOME GAME
New this week
London Blitz	Uneven pitch but only one area identified as a trip hazard which was repaired by Game Management prior to kickoff. Plastic fencing staked with metal poles served as a replacement for limit lines, however by the corner of one end zone it was too close to the field. This too was resolved by Game Management prior to kickoff. Tim Ockendon #481	Playoffs?
Outstanding items from previous weeks
Bristol Apache	Very rutted field, sand applied in places to fill potential trip hazards, a supply of spare sand was provided for both sidelines to fill holes where necessary. Field only 80 yards, with sidelines of differing lengths (home side shorter). Colin Edwards #76	Playoffs?
Leicester Falcons	Game scheduled for 4pm kick-off did not commence until 4.40pm due to the minimum medical requirements not being present. An ambulance arrived at 4.40 and the home team charged with a delay of game. Half-time was reduced to 10-minutes. Andrew Binns #575	01/09/13 v Lincolnshire Bombers

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PLAY OF THE WEEK:

New this week

Play: Extra period. Team A scores during the first series to make the score A29-B23. Team A's try for point is blocked. The ball is rolling on B's 20 when B96 accidentally kicks the ball forward. B22 then bats the rolling ball forward on B's 40. B97 recovers on the 50 and advances across team A's goal line.
Ruling?

Last week

Play: On a try attempt at Team B's 3 yard line, B1 intercepts Team A's legal forward pass and runs it to midfield. During the run back after the interception, B2 clips in the Team B end zone. Ruling?

Ruling: The penalty is declined by rule, the try is not replayed and the down is not replayed. Note that penalties for flagrant personal fouls, dead-ball fouls and live-ball fouls treated as dead-ball fouls are enforced on the succeeding kickoff or at the succeeding spot in extra periods. (8-3-4-a & AR 8-3-4-II)

MECHANICS:

New this week

Game Situation: 4th and 20 at the A23, team A are punting. Right-footed punter A12's punt is blocked and the ball goes into the backfield. How should the referee and wingmen be positioned and react in order to cover the subsequent action? It is a 7 man crew.
Answer next issue...

Last week

Play: How many times should the umpire allow the ball to fall off the tee at a kick off before insisting that the kicking team get a player to hold the ball in place?
Answer: M-10-1-c-1. After the ball has been blown or fallen off the tee twice, insist that the kicking team use a holder.

CALENDAR

Date	Event	Contact for details
2013
September 21^st (Sat)	BAFA Youth / Junior Final
September 28^th (Sat)	Elite Training Day	training@bafra.org
September 29^th(Sun)	NFL @ Wembley, Steelers v Vikings
October 5^th (Sat)	Britbowl
October 27^th (Sun)	NFL @ Wembley, 49ers v Jaguars
November 16^th (Sat)	BAFRA Board Meeting	secretary@bafra.org
April 5^th (Sat) & 6^th (Sun)	BAFRA Annual Convention 2014	president@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	Pete Thom	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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