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Issue: 29/08 | 06th August 2008 | ||
| BAFRA Newsflash |
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Issue: 29/08 | 06th August 2008 | ||
BAFRA BANK ACCOUNT
The new BAFRA bank account is now active, the old one will be closed within the month. Currently there are 22 cheques from the old account outstanding. If you are currently holding one of these cheques then please arrange to deposit it as soon as possible.
Members should be aware that they should not include team rosters in the game day paperwork which is sent to me. Including the roster often results in your letter weighing too much, which in turn results in BAFRA having to pay a penalty charge. Game day paperwork sent to me should consist only of the BAFRA fee, game day sheet, field audit and incident report (if required). Rosters should be retained by the referee for 14 days after the game and then disposed of – preferably recycled.
Charlie Dean Young
finance@bafra.org
LATEST SCHEDULES
Scheduling updates will be put on the BAFRA website on the evening of Thursday 7th. Anyone affected this week will have already been notified.
I now have details of the BAFL & Youth Kitted playoffs and have added the matches to the August schedule, though the teams competing are of course not yet finalised. Assignments for the weeks of the 24th & 31st will be made once the matches on the 17th are concluded and the playoff contenders known.
Pete Johnson
DISCIPLINARY CASE
We can report a conclusion to the case about a coach who had made inappropriate public comments about the officials at a recent game. The coach accepted that he had breached the BAFCA Code of Ethics by his statement and agreed to make a public apology, which has already been done.
Thanks to BAFCA for dealing with this case speedily and effectively, and also for reaffirming the need for a level of respect between coaches and officials that BAFRA gladly reciprocates. BAFCA President Jim Messenger and I are actively discussing ways that we can further improve relations between our respective members.
The other disciplinary case mentioned last week is still in progress.
Jim Briggs
president@bafra.org
RESULTS
BAFL 1
Redditch Arrows 48 v Staffordshire Surge 0
South Yorkshire Mustangs 7 v Yorkshire Rams 19
West Coast Trojans 0 v Dundee Hurricanes 0 - Cancelled
BAFL 2
London Cobras 88 v Maidstone Pumas 0
Hampshire Thrashers 36 v Plymouth Admirals 12
Essex Spartans 16 v Colchester Gladiators 65
Lancashire Wolverines 14 v Manchester Titans 20
BAFL Youth Kitted
Glasgow Tigers 14 v Lancashire Wolverine Colts 0
Farnham Fast Lane Knights 12 v London Warriors 42
Norwich Devils 24 v Peterborough Saxons 8
DISCIPLINARY CASES
NAME | # | TEAM | CODE | Q | OFFENCE | SUSPENDED |
New items this week | ||||||
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 |
Brian Hopkins | 40 | Gloucester Banshees | FGT | 3 | After a play #40 was clearly seen throwing punches at an opponent who was not retaliating. | Unknown |
John Paul Bannerman | 13 | Edinburgh Wolves | FPF | 4 | Grabbed an opponent then head-butted him. | 16/08/08 vs Manchester Titans |
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 |
03/08/08 | ||
Cumbria Mariners | Teams were informed of a 1pm kick off, officials were informed of a 2:30pm kick off. Game kicked off at 1:40 pm and continued as long as there was medical cover available. The ambulance was only booked between 1pm and 4pm – it had to leave at 3:50pm. The game was abandoned at this point. Henry Richardson #358 | Unknown |
Staffordshire Surge | Game delayed 15 minutes due to chain set being in a knot. Chain gang with one exception would have been replaced had there been an alternative. No 9 line marks. Changing rooms unsuitable for more than 2 men, used away team's room. Charlie Dean Young #258 | 10/08/08 vs Yorkshire Rams |
Manchester Titans | Field marked partly metric and partly imperial, with hashes at either 1 metre or 1 yard apart. Game was run using chains which were 10 yards long (certified using BJs 10 yard long piece of string). End Zones were varying length depending on the side of the field you were standing. Team areas ran from 10 - 10 yard line on home sideline and 30 - 30 yard line on visiting sideline. Kick off delayed for 15 minutes to allow home team to retrieve rosters for card check. Mike Cavanagh #465 | 16/08/08 vs Edinburgh Wolves |
Outstanding items from previous weeks | ||
Farnham Fast Lane Knights | No coaching area or team area markings. Both teams were in white jerseys. Peter Parsons #321 | 17/08/08 v London Blitz |
Reading Renegades | Start of game delayed 14 minutes due to late arrival of ambulance. Field audit score of 30, game played in a good spirit, plaudits to both teams. Mike LeFevre #341 | Unknown |
Hampshire Thrashers | No hash marks at the inbounds lines. No coaching box lines. Team areas marked between 20yd lines. Changing room could not be locked. Jim Briggs #31 | 17/08/08 vs Reading Renegades |
Gateshead Senators | No Nine Yard Marks. Inbounds Hash marks only 6" long x 2" wide. No Team Areas marked. Maximum Field Markings as allowed by Stadium were applied. Chris Jarvis #10 | 24/08/08 vs Coventry Cassidy Jets |
Southern Sundevils | End zones only 8yds deep. Inbounds lines 21yds from sidelines. Goals strapped to fence, 3yds beyond end line - officials could not get behind. Two wires across the field about 8ft off ground. We notified both teams that if the ball touched the wire it would be dead and inadvertent whistle provisions would apply. Phil Clarke #372 | Unknown |
Peterborough Saxons | There were no team areas marked and no numbers on the field Muz Gibson #268 | 17/08/08 vs Bedfordshire Blue Raiders |
Cambridgeshire Cats | The game was delayed for 10 minutes because the ambulance was caught in traffic Muz Gibson #268 | 10/08/08 vs Watford Cheetahs |
Sheffield Tomahawks | Pitch was only 70 yards long. Game was not played due to a dispute over the pitch dimensions. Tim Vickers #129 | Unknown |
Bolton Bulldogs | BAFRA agreed to cover the game if kick off was 1100 as the crew were committed to cover the Chester game at 1430. At 1000 crew were informed by the coach of the home team that kick off would not be till 1200. Crew reluctantly had to withdraw from coverage from the game. Charles Dean Young #258 | 10/08/08 vs Lancashire Wolverine Colts |
Sussex Thunder | Changing rooms were not lockable. The field scored a perfect 0 on the field audit. Plaudits to both teams for a hard fought game with no major penalties. Peter Parsons #321 | 24/08/08 vs Southern Sundevils |
Bristol Aztecs | End zones 7.5yds. Distance from Goal Line to 10 Yard line 9.5yds. Coaching Lines less than 6 feet from sideline. Second lines to mark team areas less than 12 feet from sidelines. No second box was present, all coaches and players for both teams were in the box. Chains could not be fully operated 6 feet out of bounds. No numbers or 9 yard marks. Sidelines and several of the 5 yard lines were crooked. Alan Dobson #308 | 17/08/08 vs Birmingham Bulls |
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. | ||
PLAY OF THE WEEK: | |
New this week | Play: A's ball, 3nd and 8, on B's 30. QB A17's legal forward pass is muffed by B38 near the sideline. A88 voluntarily goes out of bounds to get around B38. A88 jumps, grasps the ball while airborne, lands in the field of play and advances for a touchdown. |
Last week's play | Play: Third and 4 on B's 8. The score is A20-B21 with five seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. Team A is in a scrimmage kick formation. Holder A16 rises to catch a high snap and immediately grounds the ball with a forward pass. Two seconds remain on the clock. |
Date | Event | Contact for details |
2008 | ||
August 9th (Sat) | BAFRA board meeting | |
September 13th (Sat) | BAFRA Elite Programme Training Day (Heathrow) | |
September 20th & 21st (Sat/Sun) | Britbowl weekend | |
October 4th (Sat) | Northern Training Event (Manchester / Stoke Area) | |
October 12th (Sun) | Southern Training Event (Chelmsford) | |
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 | Vacant | Training | David Parsons | ||
Director without Portfolio #1 | Dan Bridgland | Director without Portfolio #2 | Keith Wickham | ||
The opinions expressed in this Newsflash are those of the contributors, and not necessarily of BAFRA or its Directors. All Incident Reports to be submitted via www.bafra.org. Deadline for articles submitted by email (newsflash@bafra.org) is midnight Tuesday. |
