JUNE ASSIGNMENTS
Pete has passed me the June assignments and I'll put them on the web (http://bafra.org/members/assign/index.htm) by the weekend.
Roger Stangroom
newsflash@bafra.org
EMAIL RECEIVED
Ralph Leniore from the AFBN refereed the BAFL Premier clash between the London Olympians and the Bristol Aztecs at the BAWA last weekend.
Can I take this opportunity to say how pleasant it was to have Ralph as our white hat.
He is one of the most informed, agreeable and well mannered referee's myself and the Aztecs have come across.
Regards
Charlie Wilson
Bristol Aztecs Captain
PLAUDITSPlaudits to Staffs and Doncaster
The crew would like to offer plaudits to Staffordshire Surge and Doncaster Mustangs who played in what turned out to be hot conditions yet maintained intensity with excellent attitudes and very few penalties.
Keith Alldritt #323
NOTTINGHAM FLAG COMPETITION
Nottingham Caesars will be hosting a flag tournament on Saturday June 9th and would appreciate any help from BAFRA members they can get.
This is strictly a do it for fun day, no fees will be paid.
Last year I was on pitch 7 so I'd doubt we can have too many volunteers.
Anyone interested let me know and I'll send you directions and a start time
Mark Wilson #558
MATT HAMPSON TROPHY
BAFRA have been asked to provide the chain crew for the LEICESTER PANTHERS v LOUGHBOROUGH ACES game this Bank Holiday Monday (28th May), there will be a crowd of up to 10,000 at the game and so far, we have only one volunteer, if you can help out, please contact me.
Pete Thom
operations@bafra.org
CORNISH SHARKS ADDRESS
Here is the address of the Cornish Sharks venue:
Newquay Sports Centre.
Tretherras Road.
Tretherras.
Newquay.
TR7 - 2SL.
Tel 01637 - 875533.
HULL HORNETS
Please note that with effect from 15th July, the Hull Hornets will play their home games at Hull RFC.
The ground may be viewed at here.
The full address is:
Hull R.U.F.C.
Haworth Park
Hull
HU6 7AB
CHEETAH'S NEW VENUE
The Chiltern Cheetahs are pleased to announce that for the 2007 season onwards they will be playing their home games at the following venue:
Francis Combe School
Horseshoe Lane
Garston
Watford
Herts
WD25 7HW
Map to the venue can be found here.
Directions to the venue are as follows:
From M25 Clockwise
- Leave at J19 and follow signs St. Albans A405
- Go past Watford Leisure Complex and at next set of traffic lights turn left in to Horseshoe Lane, after appx 1/2 mile turn in to lay by on right
- Before gates turn left up slope and follow round to car park.
From M25 Anticlockwise
- Leave at J21A and follow signs Watford A405 (M1 South)
- At third set of Traffic Lights turn right in to Horseshoe Lane, signposted Abbotts Langley,
- then follow above instructions.
From M1
- Leave at J6 A405
- Follow signs for Watford (M1 South)
- At second set of lights turn right in to Horseshoe Lane, signposted Abbotts Langley,
- then follow above instructions.
JIM'S JOTTINGS
Last week I discussed when a kick was not a kick in the context of "trapping" the ball.
I had three useful responses – thanks particularly to the person who quoted Newton's First Law of Motion: I had no idea Russell was that famous!
Tony Newsham also make a posting on the refStripes forum (http://www.refstripes.com) that has produced a lot of heated debate about semantics, but a general opinion that trapping the ball is not a foul.
My proposed interpretation was:
- If the player intentionally moves his knee, lower leg or foot towards the ball, he is kicking it. If the player keeps his knee, lower leg or foot still, or moves his knee, lower leg or foot away from the ball to absorb the impact, then it is not a kick.
A good point made was that sometimes in trapping the ball (soccer style), the foot has to be raised to make contact and that this might be interpreted as striking the ball. Therefore a simpler interpretation would be:
- If the player intentionally contacts the ball with knee, lower leg or foot with the objective of propelling the ball in any direction, he is kicking it. It if touches his knee, lower leg or foot as part of an act of obtaining possession of the ball, then it is not a kick.
Further, to clarify another point:
- A player who is trapping the ball with his knee, lower leg or foot is not to be considered in control of the ball, and therefore cannot be in possession of it.
Further comments welcome.
Jim Briggs
rules@bafra.org
TEAM PAYMENT STATUS
| TEAM NAME | LEAGUE | STATUS | COMMENT |
| Sussex Thunder
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BAFL
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Pre-paid
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Referee to contact Charlie on the Thursday before the game to arrange payment.
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DISCIPLINARY CASES
| NAME | # | TEAM | CODE | Q | OFFENCE | SUSPENDED |
| 20 May |
| NONE
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| Outstanding items from previous weeks |
| John ADAMS
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51
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West Coast Trojans
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FPF
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He took exception to his brother being thrown to the ground and despite being restrained ran into the opponents huddle and contacted a player forcefully.
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05/05/07
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| Stephen MORRISON
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74
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FPF
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FPF
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He had hold of an opponent's face mask and just kept on for what seemed forever
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27/05/07
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GAME MANAGEMENT REPORTS
| HOME TEAM | REPORT | NEXT HOME GAME |
| 20 May |
| Southern Sundevils
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No 9yd marks. No team areas, coaching boxes or limit lines. Field marked in blue. Down box is not properly attached to its pole - needs rectifying properly.
Jim Briggs #31
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27/05/07
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| Norwich Devils
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90yd pitch . No Game balls presented until we had to chase them again just prior to kick off. Crew waited 40 minutes to be paid , finally paid by a member of the team so we didn't have to wait anymore. No Changing room available had to wait for teams to move out to get changed. Change to chain crew at half time.
Martin Cockerill #345
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08/07/07
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| Cornish Sharks
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Goal posts had been moved to give a full 100 yard pitch but unfortunately this meant that the fixing for the goalpost was left protruding above the surface of the pitch on about the 3 yard line.
Shortened the pitch to 80 yards to compensate for this and played the game. Both teams deserve credit for playing the game in a very sporting manner and Home team management deserve special merit for the way in which they looked after and made the crew feel very welcome. Despite the long journey after the treatment we received I would recommend the trip to any other official.
Henry Richardson #358
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09/06/07
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| London Warriors
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Goals were soccer goals with extended uprights. Warriors played in black shirts, Blitz in dark blue: the difference was obvious close-up. Changing room locked on arrival, waited about 25 minutes for it to be opened. No coat hooks, would have been an extremely tight squeeze for a 5-man crew. We were told it could be locked and left our bags there, and then told just before the coin toss that they could not lock it: the kickoff was delayed by five minutes while we retrieved our bags. Chain crew was changed at half-time.
Alan Dobson #308
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n/k
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| Plymouth Admirals
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No numbers on field of play. Team area and coaching area marked but too close to sideline. Officials changing room wet and dirty.
Despite this both teams deserve credit for playing a good hard game of football in a very sporting manner.
Also plaudits to Home team management for the manner in which they made the officials feel welcome.
Henry Richardson #358
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10/06/07
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| Outstanding items from previous weeks |
| Reading Renegades
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Reading has a 100 yard pitch which was perfectly marked. On the negative side, it is about 150 yards away from the locker room. Game Management was not available until right before kick-off including the game balls. Chain crew was not the best to be found and two members had to be replaced during the game.
Ralph Lenoire #523
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03/06/07
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| East Kilbride Pirates
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Yard line markings were 9 foot from sideline not 9 yards. No team area or coaching box. There were no inbound lines (hash marks). The home team provided 3 balls but these were old, worn, and not fit for purpose. Fortunately the away team were able to provide suitable game balls. Payment was also not made until we were leaving the changing area (45 minutes after the conclusion of the game).
Ian Sneddon #427
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17/06/07
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