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BAFRA NEWSFLASH |
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Issue: 23/09 |
24th June 2009 |
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BAFRA NEWSFLASH |
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Issue: 23/09 |
24th June 2009 |
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Pete Johnson has informed the Board that he wishes to step down as Director of Operations as soon as possible. As some of you know, Pete is having to spend increasing amounts of time on family things.
In order to ensure the best way forward, the Board invites any member who is interested in taking over the role to contact us (me or, in my absence, another director). We are aiming to make an appointment fairly quickly.
The Director of Operations manages the week-to-week operations of BAFRA, including scheduling, liaison with leagues over schedules, and is chairman of the Selection Committee. He/she also contributes to the strategic direction of the Association alongside the other directors. He/she does not necessarily have to actually do the scheduling (recent Dir Ops have; others in the past have delegated it to regional schedulers), but they must ensure that it is done and done efficiently.
In my view, Pete has done a great job over the past year or so, achieving very high levels of game coverage and member satisfaction. His perceptive contributions to the Board will be much missed. We all hope he will be back able to devote more time to BAFRA in the future.
Jim Briggs
president@bafra.org
Jim Briggs and Davie Parsons will be away from 25th June to 7th July. They may be reachable by email during that time, but if there is anything urgent to deal with, please ensure it's brought to the attention of another director.
Jim Briggs
president@bafra.org
Jim and Davie are of course away because they’re officiating in Canton, Ohio at the JWC. The tournament itself begins on the 27th of June and ends on the 5th with the Gold Medal game. Both the Gold Medal and Bronze Medal games will be streamed live on the internet at http://www.foxcollegesports.com/. The Bronze Medal game kicks off at 7pm EST on the 4th, and the Gold Medal game at 1pm EST on the 5th. EST is 5 hours behind BST. All the best to Jim and Davie – and remember, as someone once said, servo vexillum volatilis.
Alan
Dobson
newsflash@bafra.org
Congratulations to Darran Sterling, Colin O’Connor and Scottie Myers on completing the Induction Training Programme. Thanks to everyone who helped with their training.
Davie
Parsons
training@bafra.org
July sees a relatively mixed month as far as games go, with the following requirements:
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Saturday 4th July |
2 games, requiring 2 crews; 1 in Scotland and 1 in the East Midlands |
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Sunday 5th July |
1 game in Birmingham |
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Sunday 12th July |
22 games, including Cornish Sharks at home (volunteers please for this fixture) |
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Sunday 19th July |
7 games and 1 exhibition game |
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Sunday 26th July |
2 games |
We then move into August, which will be the busiest month of the season with 22+ games most weeks of the month, and quite a few home games for Scottish teams. The playoffs will then start towards the last weekend.
We also have the Tri-Nations tournament, can all officials advise separately which games they are possibly available for – priority will be given to current members of the Elite Programme.
Sat 18th July - Australia v Tamworth/Loughborough combined team (warm-up) 18:00
Tue 21st July - Australia v GB 18:00 (possibly 14:00?)
Thu 23rd July - Australia v Sweden 18:00
Sat 25th July - GB v Sweden 18:00
Please can people keep their availability forms coming in to allow the various commitments that we have in July to be finalised as soon as possible, and to make a head start on August taking advantage of the quieter weeks to do so.
Phil
Clarke
operations@bafra.org
I have had Game Management Audit forms for nearly all of the games up to 14th June and the current leaders are as follows:
Sussex Thunder 68.00
Farnham Knights 86.67
Coventry Jets 89.50
Kent Exiles 25.00
East Kilbride Pirates 31.00
Yorkshire Rams 33.33
Colchester Gladiators 15.00
Edinburgh Wolves 16.00
Lincolnshire Bombers 25.33
Kent Exiles 20.00
Forth Valley Fusion 21.00
Redditch Arrows 46.00
May I take this opportunity to remind referees to enclose a Game Management form for each game with the rest of their game day paperwork please, and if anyone has a completed form from earlier in the season not yet submitted, would they return it at their earliest convenience. Thanks.
Paul
Sutton
secretary@bafra.org
The following teams are known to be providing a microphone for the Referee: Colchester Gladiators, Kent Exiles, South Wales Warriors
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Region |
Date of next meeting |
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Contact |
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London (proposed) |
to be arranged |
to be decided |
Alan Dobson |
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Midlands |
first Thursday of month |
Coopers Tavern, Burton |
Charlie Dean-Young or Keith Alldritt |
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Severn |
Wednesday 8th July |
Churchill House, Bristol (tbc) |
Russell Newton |
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Solent |
Thursday 16th July |
Havant |
Jim Briggs |
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Thames Valley |
to be arranged |
Reading |
Pete Parsons |
London Blitz 28-14 Bristol Aztecs
Coventry Jets 20-7 Sussex Thunder
Dundee Hurricanes 14-50 Doncaster Mustangs
Gateshead Senators 12-12 Merseyside Nighthawks
Nottingham Caesars 0-20 Oxford Saints
Cambridgeshire Cats 49-0 Norwich Devils
Kent Exiles 13-26 London Cobras
Edinburgh Wolves 7-13 Glasgow Tigers
Staffordshire Surge 20-0 Leicester Falcons
MKC Pathfinders 14-12 Lincolnshire Bombers
Bedfordshire Blue Raiders 20-7 Shropshire Revolution
London Olympians 36-0 Maidstone Pumas
Cornish Sharks 34-0 Gloucester Banshees
Lancashire Wolverines 47-0 Highland Wildcats
Bolton Bulldogs 14-28 Leeds Varsity Rams
Bristol Aztecs 64-0 East Kent Mavericks
Tamworth Phoenix 34-0 Redditch Arrows
Kent Exiles 0-56 London Warriors
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Offence |
Suspended |
21st June 2009 |
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Derrick McGriffin |
17 |
London Blitz |
FGT |
4 |
Punched an opponent in the stomach. |
12/07/2009 vs Sussex Thunder |
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Anthony Wright |
41 |
Cornish Sharks |
FPF |
4 |
During a fumble return, blindsided the defenceless quarterback. |
28/06/2009 @ Plymouth Admirals |
Outstanding items from previous weeks |
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Nathaniel Hill |
10 |
Sheffield Tomahawks (Youth) |
FPF |
4 |
Came off substitutes' bench and aimed a flying kick at an opponent. |
28/06/2009 @ Leeds Varsity Rams |
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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. |
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BAFL are investigating the Nathaniel Hill case further.
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Home team |
Report |
Next home game |
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New this week |
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Bedfordshire Blue Raiders |
Game suspended 15 minutes to treat an injured player. Peter Thom #200 |
09/08/2009 vs Lincolnshire Bombers |
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Gateshead Senators |
The chain crew were inattentive and kept moving when not instructed to. One ballboy had to be provided by the away team and the Home team couldn't provide a ball boy for the second half. Game halted in second half when the presence of an individual in Gateshead's coaching area and on the sideline was queried. There was some confusion as to whether he was on the roster as a coach. On consulting the roster it was ascertained that he was not on it in any capacity and therefore removed from the area. Thanks to the Gateshead HC for his cooperation and help in doing this. Tim Vickers #129 |
09/08/2009 vs Dundee Hurricanes |
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London Olympians |
Played at Warren Avenue in Bromley. 100-yard field, lines only every 10 yards. Groundsman was asked to widen NFL hashmarks. Hashmarks still NFL width but 5 yds long with 1 yd gap in middle of field. 1 ballboy changed twice. Changing room too small, changed in vacant team room, not locked. No team areas. Norval Scott #374 |
09/08/2009 vs Watford Cheetahs (Referee: check venue) |
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Redditch Arrows (Youth) |
Game suspended 10 minutes to treat an injured player. Russell Newton #324 |
09/08/2009 vs Norwich Devils |
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Staffordshire Surge |
Poor field quality. Grass very long. Murray Gibson #268 |
12/07/2009 |
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Outstanding items from previous weeks |
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Bristol Aztecs |
Game suspended for 30 minutes to treat an injured player. Keith Wickham #423 |
28/06/2009 vs Coventry Jets |
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Colchester Gladiators (Youth & Senior) |
Youth game was postponed by home team management due to waterlogged field. It was apparent that the field would not dry out sufficiently to allow the senior game to proceed safely, so we informed home management that the game would also have to be postponed. Tim Ockendon #481/ Daniel Bridgland #506 |
28/06/2009 vs Tamworth Phoenix (Youth) 28/06/2009 vs London Olympians (Senior) |
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London Warriors & London Cobras |
No numbers or 9-yard marks. PAT mark on the 2-yard line. Both games suspended for about 15 minutes each to treat injured players. Alan Dobson #308 |
Warriors: 12/07/2009 vs Maidstone Pumas Cobras: 28/06/2009 vs. Ipswich Cardinals |
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Maidstone Pumas |
Game suspended for 10 minutes in 1st quarter to treat an injured Maidstone player. Daniel Bridgland #506 |
28/06/2009 vs East Kent Mavericks |
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Plymouth Admirals |
The game was suspended for 8 minutes in the fourth quarter for treatment of an injured player. Peter Parsons #321 |
28/06/2009 vs Cornish Sharks |
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Tamworth Phoenix (Youth) |
Norwich arrived with only 15 players, fewer than league rules allowed. The game was postponed. Murray Gibson #268 |
02/09/2009 vs Birmingham Bulls Norwich: 28/06/2009 vs Birmingham Bulls |
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Manchester Titans |
Medical facilities were a qualified first
aider in a rapid response type vehicle. No stretcher was
available in this vehicle but one was found within the rugby
club. No ambulance or vehicle capable of carrying a
stretcher bound patient was present, no doctor or paramedic was
on site. I refused to allow the game to start under Rule
1-5-1-d. Manchester identified to me 2 of their squad who
were qualified paramedics, one of whom (to his credit) did not
then play and took the role of paramedic in order for the medical
requirements to be met. The game kicked off on
time. Alun Price #377 |
12/07/2009 vs Lancashire Wolverines |
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Sheffield Tomahawks (Youth) |
Game suspended 1hr 5 minutes while the ambulance took an injured player to hospital. Tim Vickers #129 |
02/08/2009 vs Bolton Bulldogs |
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Farnham Knights |
Farnham Knights (both senior and youth) are now playing at Farnborough RFC. Field is 90 yards and reasonably well marked (but no numbers). Changing room fairly small but adequate. Jim Briggs #31 |
09/08/2009 vs Bristol Aztecs |
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East Kent Mavericks |
NFL hashmarks. Game kicked off one hour late due to late arrival of ambulance for earlier youth game. Daniel Bridgland #506 |
16/08/2009 vs Maidstone Pumas |
This week's Newsflash was produced by Alan Dobson.
Dean Wright has recently moved house, is now waiting to be reconnected to the internet, and will be resuming normal service when this happens.
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Event |
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July 3rd -5th (Fri-Sun) |
BAFCA convention, Leicester. All BAFRA members are welcome! |
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July 18th (Sat) |
BAFA Board meeting |
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July 19th (Sun) |
BAFRA Board meeting |
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July 21st, 23rd, 25th (Tue, Thu, Sat) |
Great Britain Lions tournament |
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September 26th-27th (Sat-Sun) |
BritBowl XXIII weekend |
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October 24th (Sat) |
BAFA Board meeting |
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October 25th (Sun) |
Patriots v Buccaneers @ Wembley |
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November 21st (Sat) |
BAFRA Board meeting |
Send updates to newsflash@bafra.org
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BAFRA Directors |
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President |
Jim Briggs |
president@bafra.org |
General Secretary |
Paul Sutton |
secretary@bafra.org |
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Finance |
Andrew Lovell |
finance@bafra.org |
Operations |
Pete Johnson |
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Recruitment |
Ben Griffiths |
Training |
David Parsons |
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Director without Portfolio #1 |
Dan Bridgland |
dwp1@bafra.org |
Director without Portfolio #2 |
Steve Tonkinson |
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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 2359 Tuesday.
Editor: Dean Wright, Email: newsflash@bafra.org
