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Issue: 13/10 |
28th April 2010 |
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Issue: 13/10 |
28th April 2010 |
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BUAFL BOWL GAMES
The selection committee is pleased to announce the following crews for the BUAFL bowl games on May 9th.
Championship Game
R Yates
U D. Parsons
H Tonkinson
L J. Briggs
B Marriage
S Wickham
F Coleman
Plate Final
R Dean-Young
U M.P. Gibson
H Grace
L Wilson
B Edwards
Please join the selection committee in congratulating the crews on their appointments. Especially to Jim Briggs who will (believe it or not) be officiating his first ever college bowl.
Pete Johnson
2010 EXAMINATION
The final date for the exam is now passed but, as some candidates have been granted extensions, the results will not be published until 5th May. This means that, for the few people who have not returned their exam, I can accept papers for marking up to the first post on 4th May. Amongst those who have not returned their papers are a couple of qualified officials. I remind them that sitting an annual exam is an insurance requirement and that any who do not return their paper will lose their qualified status, have to sit a competency exam before they can go back on the field and work ten games as an associate official. For associate officials who joined before 6th March 2010, there is no mandatory requirement to sit the exam however it is recommended that you do so. Officials who joined after 5th March 2010 were not sent an exam paper.
Results will be sent out individually after the exam period closes and some statistics about the exam will appear in next week’s Newsflash.
Paul Sutton
ASSIGNMENT UPDATE
I have received the final schedule from the BAFA CLOC and will be able to publish assignments for the rest of May during the weekend of 1st/2nd May. As I have alluded too before, there will be some longer journeys this year really as a result of the geographic nature of the schedule.
Thank you to everyone who has offered to do games in Cornwall or Inverness. I will give you as much notice as possible of these assignments.
Again, thank you all for your patience and cooperation.
Pete Johnson
BAFA CL MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS
The minimum medical requirements for the BAFA CL for 2010 are exactly the same as they were last year for the BAFL. An ambulance is required.
Pete Johnson
SEVERN REGION TRAINGING EVENT
There is a BAFRA Severn Regional Meeting on Thursday 13th May 2010 at 7:30 in Room S7 (end of the second floor corridor) at Filton WISE, New Road, Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS34 8LP. Contact Russell Newton on 07970 770968 if you wish to attend or if you require more information.
Russell Newton
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RESULTS
BAFA Premiership:
London Blitz 14 – 7 London Cobras
BAFA Division 1:
Birmingham Bulls 7 – 20 Oxford Saints
Cambridgeshire Cats 34 - 16 Colchester Gladiators
Gateshead Senators 25 - 0 Merseyside Nighthawks
Leicester Falcons 28 - 40 Tamworth Phoenix
BAFA Division 2:
Highland Wildcats 20 - 14 Edinburgh Wolves
London Olympians 32 - 6 Bedfordshire Blue Raiders
Milton Keynes Pathfinders 8 - 28 Watford Cheetahs
Staffordshire Surge 13 - 6 Hull Hornets
BAFA Youth:
Cambridgeshire Cats 0 - 14 Colchester Gladiators
Gateshead Senators 8 - 12 Manchester Titans
London Blitz 28 - 2 London Warriors
BAFA Flag:
Grangemouth Broncos 20 - 60 Kirkcaldy Bulls
Grangemouth Broncos 33 – 47 Glasgow Tigers
Kirkcaldy Bulls 104 – 0 Glasgow Tigers
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OFFENCE |
SUSPENDED |
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New this week - None |
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James Rodden Pyke |
81 |
Highland Wildcats |
FPF |
3 |
After the play was dead the player kicked an opponent |
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Previous weeks (from last season) |
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Cornelius Walker |
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Cambridgeshire Cats |
BGD |
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At the end of an abandoned game, the player threw a water bottle that struck an official. |
16/05/10 v Ipswich Cardinals |
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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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HOME TEAM |
REPORT |
NEXT HOME GAME |
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New this week |
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Gateshead Senators |
Field 90 yards, chain crew were changed at half time (and poor standard), goal posts located well behind back line. Mark Snow #430 |
09/05/10 v East Kilbride Pirates |
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Gateshead Senators (Youth) |
Game reduced to 10-minute quarters due to late arrival of away team. Home Team only provided 1 ball-person, away team provided the other. Chain Crew changed at half-time. Home team coach observed coaching from behind end zone, he was asked to return to the team area. There were Soccer and hockey markings on the field. No team areas, no 3-yard mark, no 9-yard marks. One Goal Post half-way up a hill. Ben Griffiths #228 |
09/05/10 v Forth Valley Fusion |
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London Olympians |
Numbers too close to sideline. Inbounds lines appeared to be NFL-style hashes. Olympians expected to have proper "tuning fork" style goals available for use, but we had to make do with soccer goals with extended uprights (padding was used on posts and on part of posts laying on the ground behind the end zones). Changing room was very cramped, being a small room leading to a disabled toilet and shower (there was more room in the shower than in the changing room). No tap in basin serving toilet! Dan Bridgland #506 |
02/05/10 v Lincolnshire Bombers |
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London Blitz |
Kickoff delayed 10 minutes due to both teams' indecision about whether to conduct a card check. Any crews working at Finsbury Park this season should be aware that London Blitz are now supplying a microphone for the Referee. Alan Dobson #308 |
20/06/10 v Coventry Jets |
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Outstanding items from previous weeks |
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Hampshire Thrashers |
No numbers or 9 yard marks. No sideline markers to indicate yard lines. Home team only had a down box - fortunately one of the officials had a chain set in the boot of his car! Chain crew changed at half-time. Game kicked off 5 minutes late due to late arrival of ambulance. However, offsetting the above, we had an officials changing room with leather armchairs and a private bar! Jim Briggs #31 |
23/05/10 v Gloucester Banshees |
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Shropshire Revolution |
It was reported to me with 50 seconds remaining that the down box operator had a two way radio, which he had used to update the scoreboard operator and the commentator errors on the board. Lancashire had objected claiming an unfair advantage. By rule no offence had occurred, unless the league has sanctions. This was a great game with a 50yard field goal, and both sides playing good hard football. Charlie Dean-Young #258 |
06/06/10 v Sheffield Predators |
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Note: it is possible that any game may be cancelled, or any team may arrange additional games. Any dates mentioned here are intended only as a guide. |
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PLAY OF THE WEEK:
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New this week |
Play:
None
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Previous week's play |
Play:
Third and 6 on A's 34. While running the option, A18 is hit on
A's 33 and fumbles. The ball is rolling on A's 36 when muffed by
A66. The ball rolls backward to A's 32 where A19 picks up the ball
and immediately passes the ball to A84 who catches the pass on A's
37 and advances to A's 49 where he is downed. Play Clock? |
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Contact for details |
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2009 |
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May 8th (Sat) |
BAFRA board meeting |
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May 9th (Sun) |
BUAFL Final |
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July 24th (Sat) |
BAFRA board meeting |
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October 31st (Sun) |
Broncos @ 49ers, Wembley |
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November 20th (Sat) |
BAFRA board meeting |
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BAFRA Directors |
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President |
David Parsons |
General Secretary |
Paul Sutton |
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Finance |
Andrew Lovell |
Operations |
Pete Johnson |
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Recruitment |
Ben Griffiths |
Training |
Post Available |
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Director without Portfolio #1 |
Martin Cockerill |
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 midnight Tuesday. |
Editor: Dean Wright - Email: newsflash@bafra.org