MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL

Thank you to those who have already made their membership renewal. At 6:00pm on Wednesday 26^th October the following 102 members had been registered for 2017:

Stuart Alger; Dave Allan; Ashley Allen; Mark Allen; Graham Baker; Robert Banks; Jaeson Bennett; Andrew Binns; Neil Birmingham; Bill Bowsher; Mark Bridgham; Derek Burridge; Mark Burrows; Darren Carr; Mike Cavanagh; Alan Christopher; Phil Clarke; David Cochrane; Martin Cockerill; Graham Coleman; Steve Currie; Ian Davies; Mark Edwards; Stephen Egan; Ziad Ewais; Mike Fenton; Warren Fenton; James Ford-Bannister; Ben Gadsby; Ronnie Gaffin; Barry Gent; Martin Gibson; Roger Goodgroves; Ray Grace; John Graveling; John Griffin; Ben Griffiths; Gerry Grunska; Steven Hall; David Hewitt; Jon Ikins; Viktor Jánvári; Anton Jarbol; Damian Jurzyk; James Kilbane; Fletcher Kinnie; David Knight; Mike LeFevre; Bill LeMonnier; Steve Leonard; Tzvi Lindeman; Simon Love; Ollie Maskell; Richard McEwen; Frank McParlin; Jason Mead; Clyde Messenger; Adrian Miller; Lee Mills; Darryl Morton; Sam Morton; Andrew Murrell; Russell Newton; Tim Ockendon; Francis Oldfield; Cédric Palmans; Pete Parsons; Euan Paterson; Jack Pearce; Ana Pérez Prados; Richard Prattley; Michael Prentice; Hassan Rajwani; Larry Rigby; Tony Rivers; John Roberts; Mike Roberts; Pete Roberts; Conrad Russell; Marco Sala; Richard Samples; Ian Sneddon; Shawn Sombati; Paul Sutton; Stuart Tabberer; Susannah Taylor; Pete Thom; Paul Todd; Chiara Tomaz; Steve Tonkinson; Malcolm Turnbull; Tim Vickers; Harald von Sydow; Ian Wainwright; Sean Welsh; Richard Whitby; Keith Wickham; Mark Wilson; Lee Wood; Dean Wright; Brian Yates; Stuart Young.

If you believe that I should have received your renewal by the above time, please get in touch. As the renewal period terminates on 31^st October, this is the last list I will publish. I will, of course, continue to acknowledge renewals.

Reminders have been sent out to active officials and these have prompted a couple of people to let me know that they have paid electronically but failed to complete the form. Please remember to inform me if electronic payment is made.

As always, membership renewals are due from 1^st October and must be with me by 31^st October at the latest. It is possible to re-join after that date but at a higher cost. If you wish to set up a payment plan for your renewal, you need to contact Charles Young at finance@bafra.info. If you have any other queries about the renewal process, please contact me directly.

Finally, if you do not wish to renew for whatever reason, it would be helpful to know (with your reason(s) which can be kept confidential if you wish).

Paul Sutton

secretary@bafra.info

PROOF READING THE RULEBOOK

Production of the 2017 edition of the rulebook has started. Already most of the NCAA changes have been incorporated; the IFAF rule change process is well advanced; and the BAFA Rules Committee is about to ponder our national variations.

If you would be willing to proof read some sections, please let me know. The more people who volunteer, the less each person needs to do. You don't have to be a rules expert to do this - just able to compare two documents side by side. However, it is a good way to learn the rules at a very detailed level, so even rookie officials would be able to do it. Full instructions are provided.

Thanks

Jim Briggs

rules@britishamericanfootball.org

BAFRA RULES AND MECHANICS COMMITTEE VACANCY

A vacancy has arisen on the BAFRA Rules and Mechanics Committee for an experienced official with good rules and mechanics knowledge. The Committee does most of its work electronically so the time commitment is easy to organise around a personal schedule. Actual face-to- face meetings only take place very occasionally.

For more information on the responsibilities of the role, please contact the Committee Chair, Jim Briggs on rules@britishamericanfootball.org or me. Expressions of interest should be with me by 11^th November please to allow the Board to make its selection.

Paul Sutton

secretary@bafra.info

GAME MANAGEMENT REPORTS

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