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Issue: 18/08 | 20th May 2008 | ||
| BAFRA Newsflash |
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Issue: 18/08 | 20th May 2008 | ||
ANNUAL EXAMINATION
The exam period is now over and the answer sheets have been posted out. You should have your results by the time you read this, if you have not received them by Saturday please contact me.
To help you put your score into context, the average mark amongst BAFRA officials this year was 73.4 (down about seven on last year). All qualified officials attempted the paper and a number of associate members sat it also – 71 officials in total. The highest mark was 98 and the lowest 51. In addition, 7 members of IAFOA, our colleagues in Ireland, also sat the paper.
I would like to place on record my thanks to my colleagues on the Examination Committee: Les Connor, Robert Friel, Tzvi Lindeman and Keith Wickham – their efforts that stretch back to autumn last year.
Paul Sutton
CORRECTION TO THE RULEBOOK
The exam threw up a slight slip in the rulebook: Rule 1-2-1-a-4 should have been deleted as part of the change to Rule 6-1-1. Please cross this out in your rulebooks. The version on the website has been updated.
Jim Briggs
president@bafra.org
BAFRA OFFICIALS GET BIG GAME ASSIGNMENTS
Firstly, I received the following message recently from Paul Mercer, Operations Manager of the Australian Gridiron Officials Association, about one of our members, Phil Clarke:
"Just thought I'd let you know that Phil officiated at the Senior National Championships held on the Gold Coast in Queensland from 27th April-3rd May.
He worked as Field Judge and Side Judge on 6-man crews during the tournament and was assigned as Side Judge for the Championship game. He demonstrated good rules and mechanics knowledge, participated in our game reviews on the "off" days and attended the tournament dinner.
It was a pleasure having him here and we thank him for his participation."
Well done to Phil, who just happened to be out in Australia on holiday at the time of the tournament and volunteered his services. He was originally down to be a reserve official, but one official became
unavailable and another was delayed en route so Phil was drafted. He performed so successfully that he was retained right the way through to the final, in which New South Wales beat Victoria.
Secondly, Britain was asked by EFAF to nominate three officials to work the Eurobowl semi-final between Vienna Vikings and Seinajoki Crocodiles on 31st May. Keith Wickham, Davie Parsons and Pete Parsons will be the Referee, Linesman and Back Judge for the game. We wish them luck.
See here for more info.
Jim Briggs
president@bafra.org
RESULTS
BAFL Premier
Farnham Fast Lane Knights 26 @ Bristol Aztecs 6
Birmingham Bulls 0 @ Coventry Cassidy Jets 67
BAFL 1
South Yorkshire Mustangs 7 @ Dundee Hurricanes 65
Oxford Saints 14 @ Southern Sundevils 13
BAFL 2
Edinburgh Wolves 18 @ Chester Romans 6
Plymouth Admirals 0 @ London Cobras 60
Hampshire Thrashers 51 @ Reading Renegades 6
Nottingham Caesars 41 @ Hull Hornets 6
Colchester Gladiators 38 @ Essex Spartans 13
Manchester Titans 27 @ Lancashire Wolverines 34
Lincolnshire Bombers 0 @ Tamworth Phoenix 59
NAME | # | TEAM | CODE | Q | OFFENCE | SUSPENDED |
New items this week | ||||||
None | ||||||
Outstanding items from previous weeks | ||||||
Jason Osei | 79 | Hertfordshire Hurricanes | FPF | 4 | Lifted an opponent into the air and dropped him on his head. | Next regular season or playoff game he is eligible for |
Danny Wright | 55 | West Coast Trojans | FPF | 2 | Player kicked an opponent who was lying on the ground. | 01/06/08 vs Staffordshire Surge |
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. | ||||||
HOME TEAM | REPORT | NEXT HOME GAME |
18/05/08 | ||
Essex Spartans | No team areas, coaching boxes or limit lines. Dimensions of field numbers less than required, however top of numbers were 9 yards from the sidelines. Phil Clarke #372 | 06/07/08 vs London Cobras |
London Cobras | Field too long – 105 yards. Both teams agreed to play it as marked. In addition, the endzones were oversized, about 13yds each. Plaudits to both teams for a spirited game with few fouls, the majority of them being 5 yarders. Steve Tonkinson #99 | 01/06/08 vs Essex Spartans |
Yorkshire Rams Youth | Only soccer size goals where available, pitch was well marked out but was approximately five yards too wide. Balls supplied where not league-issued, away team provided the correct ones. Despite these minor issues an excellent game was played between two very good youth teams. Ian Wainwright #567 | 22/06/08 vs Bolton Bulldogs |
Dundee Hurricanes | No 5yd lines. Coaching box marked to 30yd line. No hashmarks. Short yard extension lines only 45 feet from sideline & did not match up with the ones at the sideline. Numbers on the field were at the sidelines & very small. Les Connor 152 | 13/07/08 vs Redditch Arrows |
Southern Sundevils | No numbers or 9yd marks. While most lines were fine, some were faint due to the grass having been cut after they were painted. One team area line was more than 12ft from sideline. Goals both too wide and too low (and each goal differently so to the other). Sundevils had not received their league balls. We used Oxford's. Jim Briggs #31 | 15/06/08 vs Sussex Thunder |
Outstanding items from previous weeks | ||
Shropshire Revolution | Game was delayed for 20mins due to an injury to Revolution's #67 who suffered a broken leg. The crew wish him well with his recovery and congratulate both sides for their patience and effort during a hard-fought game. Keith Alldritt #323 | 08/06/08 vs Lincolnshire Bombers |
Bolton Bulldogs | No team areas, ten yard lines only. The second half started late 30 minutes due to the ambulance taking two injured players to hospital. Charlie Dean Young #258 | 01/06/08 vs Highland Wildcats |
Gateshead Senators Youth | The chains broke 6 times during the game. The game was scheduled for an apparent 11am kick off, however the officials were informed that the KO was 12.00. Plaudits to Highland Warriors who travelled for 8 hours and were a credit to Scottish Football! Thanks go to both teams for an excellent game. | 22/06/08 vs Sheffield Tomahawks |
Lincolnshire Bombers | No nine yard marks or numbers, team areas too small, crew had to change in two separate changing rooms as one was too small for all 5 of us. This was not Lincolnshire's usual field and they did well to get it marked out at short notice. Pete Thom #200 | 22/06/08 vs Tamworth Phoenix |
London Blitz | Chain set provided included a down box that was detached from the stake and could not be attached. This resulted in the box operator having to carry the box for the duration of the game. Richard Vernon #103 | 01/06/08 vs Farnham Fast Lane Knights |
West Coast Trojans | Coaching & team area's marked down to the 15yd lines. Game was abandoned at half time when the Trojans ran out of linemen. Les Connor #152 | 08/06/08 vs Redditch Arrows |
Gateshead Senators | No team area or coaches box. No numbers or 9 yard marks. The chains broke and had to be repaired, some of the chain crew vanished at half time and had to be replaced. Pete Thom #200 | 22/06/08 vs East Kilbride Pirates |
Hampshire Thrashers | Start of game delayed for 12 minutes due to the late arrival of the ambulance. The game was suspended for 15 minutes for the ambulance crew to attend to an injured player. Mike LeFevre #341 | 29/06/08 vs South Wales Warriors |
Sussex Thunder | Sussex originally thought that they might have pre-paid but when I informed them before the game that they had not, they said that they would sort out cash after the game. We waited 30 minutes after the end of the game but no-one came to find us in the changing rooms, so we left. I had a call this evening from Tony Miller to say that they had tried to get cash from three ATMs but could not manage it. They have promised to pay BAFRA electronically. Dan Bridgland #506 | 01/06/08 vs Ipswich Cardinals |
Note: it is possible that any game may be cancelled, or any team may arrange additional games. In addition, the large number of game cancellations this week means that the fixtures listed here are highly likely to change. Any dates mentioned here are intended only as a guide. | ||
With the exam period over, 'play of the week' returns...
PLAY OF THE WEEK: | |
New this week | Play: A's ball, 3rd and 4, on A's 46. QB A16 throws a quick down and out pass to A86. B47 tackles A86 on A's 49 just as the otherwise catchable forward pass hits B47 on the helmet and falls incomplete. |
Date | Event | Contact for details |
2008 | ||
June 27th - 29th (Fri - Sun) | BAFCA meeting | n/a |
July 26th (Sat) | BAFA board meeting | |
August 9th (Sat) | BAFRA board meeting | |
August 16th (Sat) | Southern Training Event (Chelmsford) | |
September 13th (Sat) | BAFRA Elite panel clinic (Heathrow) | |
September 20th & 21st (Sat/Sun) | Britbowl weekend | |
October 4th (Sat) | Northern Training Event (Manchester / Stoke Area) | |
October 18th (Sat) | BAFA board meeting | |
October 26th (Sun) | NFL game at Wembley | n/a |
November 22nd (Sat) | BAFRA board meeting | |
BAFRA Directors | |||||
President | Jim Briggs | General Secretary | Paul Sutton | ||
Finance | Charles Dean-Young | Operations | Pete Johnson | ||
Recruitment | Alun Price | Training | David Parsons | ||
Director without Portfolio #1 | Dan Bridgland | Director without Portfolio #2 | Keith Wickham | ||
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