TINTED VISORS
On Sunday we officiated at Maidstone and discovered a player wearing a tinted visor, and asked him to remove it as this is not allowed this year.
We were surprised to hear that on three previous occasions an official had said that it was OK as it was transparent.
This is not the case - Rule 1-4-5q defines Illegal Equipment and states "Eye shields that are not clear or made from moulded or rigid material." - this means that only visors that are clear are permitted and any non-clear (i.e. tinted) visors even if they are transparent are illegal.
Roger Stangroom
newsflash@bafra.org
MEMBERSHIP UPDATE
Congratulations to Bob Fitzsimmonds on completing the Induction Training Programme. Thanks to Dan Bridgland for helping Bob with his training.
Davie Parsons
training@bafra.org
THIS WEEKEND'S ASSIGNMENTS
Charlie has asked me to reproduce this weekend's assignments so here they are.
| Assignments for Saturday 25 August 2007 |
| Home Team | Away Team | Referee | Umpire | Linesman | Line Judge | Back Judge | Field Judge | Side Judge |
| (4:30) (E) London Blitz | London Olympians | Stangroom | L Baker | Tonkinson | Newsham | Vale | A Ward | Bridgland |
| Leicester Falcons | Chester Romans | Binns | Samples | Dean Young | Bradley | Cam Gibson | - | - |
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| Assignments for Sunday 26 August 2007 |
| Home Team | Away Team | Referee | Umpire | Linesman | Line Judge | Back Judge | Field Judge | Side Judge |
| West Coast Trojans | Yorkshire Rams | Sneddon | Lindeman | Weir | Smith | Galloway | - | - |
| Lancashire Wolverines | Edinburgh Wolves | Wainwright | Lovell | Urin | Anderson | Price | - | - |
| Hull Hornets | East Midlands Saxons | Jarvis | Rodgers | Oates | Cubitt | M Ward | - | - |
| Ipswich Cardinals | Sussex Thunder | Stangroom | Cox | Tonkinson | Marriage | A Ward | - | - |
| (E) Bristol Aztecs | Coventry Cassidy Jets | Wickham | D Parsons | Alldritt | Connor | J Briggs | Prattley | Richardson |
| Southern Sundevils | Birmingham Bulls | Vernon | Wright | Bowyer | Ryan | Beynon | - | - |
| Cornish Sharks | Plymouth Admirals | Muz Gibson | Dobson | Scott | Clarke | - | - | - |
| Youth Playoffs |
| Farnham Knights Youth | Kent Exiles Or Tamworth Trojans | Leferve | Newton | Grace | Edwards | - | - | - |
| (N) Norwich Devils | Clyde Valley Hawks | Rigby | L Baker | A Cockerill | M Cockerill | - | - | - |
| London Warriors | Glasgow Tigers Youth | Yates | Gibson | Willox | Johnson | - | - | - |
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If you are available to do a game this weekend and have not been contacted by the referee by Thursday evening, please contact Charlie by 9:00pm Thursday evening.
He has some places to fill.
All referees please note and ensure you contact your crew immediately.
Charlie has also asked me to remind everyone that the BAFRA fee is £60 for Sunday games - £30 if it is a Youth game.
Roger Stangroom
newsflash@bafra.org
ROGER'S RHETORIC
| From last week |
Play:
A's ball, 2nd and 8, on B's 28. QB A16's legal forward pass is complete to A88 in B's end zone. A88 commits an offensive pass interference foul in B's end zone.
Ruling:
A's ball, 2nd and 23, on B's 43. Team B will accept the penalty. The penalty for offensive pass interference is 15 yards from the previous spot but no loss of down.
Prior to 1982, Team B had the option of accepting a touchback.
Prior to 1993, the penalty also carried a loss of down.
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| New this week |
A's ball, 3rd and 4, on A's 46. Team A is lined up with two tight ends in a balanced line.
Before the snap, noseguard B94 enters the neutral zone but does not make contact with any offensive player.
Left tackle A76 immediately reacts to B94's movement and lifts a hand from the ground.
The ball is snapped and QB A17 goes to one knee on A's 44.
Ruling?
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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 contact Director of Finance on Thursday before the game to arrange payment.
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DISCIPLINARY CASES
| NAME | # | TEAM | CODE | Q | OFFENCE | SUSPENDED |
| 12 August |
| Gary BURNS
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75
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East Kilbride Pirates
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FGT
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1
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Ran at then kicked an opponent who was on the ground - this was omitted from last week's Newsflash.
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19/08/07
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| 19 August |
| NONE
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1
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| Outstanding items from previous weeks |
| NONE
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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. |
GAME MANAGEMENT REPORTS
| HOME TEAM | REPORT | NEXT HOME GAME |
| 19 August |
| Farnham MH Knights
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Due to a restriction placed on the Knights by the Army they are unable to mark the following:
- 5 yard lines
- Inbounds hashmarks
However both sidelines have correctly marked hashmarks at the correct distance from the sideline and 9 yard marks are present along with a solid line to mark midfield (45 yard line on 90 yard field)
Phil Clarke #372
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Playoffs?
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| Staffordshire Surge
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Stafford was unable to field a team for the game and so forfeited the game. West Coast Trojans and the officials turned up at the ground. Stafford coach did pay the full fees due and apologies for the wasted journey.
Ian Wainwright #567
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Playoffs?
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| East Kilbride Pirates
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East Kilbride delayed on route didn't arrive till 14:40. they had communicated there lateness on route, and the coaches and referee agreed a 15:25 kick off.
Charlie Dean-Young #258
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n/a
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| East Kent Mavericks
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Chain crew in first half had never done it before (except box operator) and so were slow. Replaced at half-time and then they were better. At least 3 stoppages for chain breaking or coming away from stakes.
Dan Bridgland #506
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Playoffs?
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| Outstanding items from previous weeks |
| NONE
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| Note: it is possible that any game may be cancelled and also any team may arrange additional games, and so any dates mentioned here are intended only as a guide. |
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