Issue 35/17                                                                                30th September 2017

BAFRA Newsflash

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MEMBERSHIP FEES

If you wish to pay your membership fees electronically, please follow our “How to Send Money Electronically to BAFRA" process.  BAFRA receives numerous payments for the same amount from different members, teams and universities. This can make identifying who made the payment difficult and potentially lead to problems.  This can be avoided by following the undernoted instructions:

1. Advise BAFRA Finance by emailing finance@bafra.info that you intend to make an electronic payment at the time payment is made, saying how much you have paid and what the payment is for;

2. When making a payment send it to:

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Account Number: 10255350

3. Ensure any reference or comment field includes your name and BAFRA number.

Thanks and Regards

Roger Brown

finance@bafra.info 

ELITE TRAINING DAY

The next BAFRA Elite Training Day will be held at the Premier Inn, Manchester Airport on 4th November 2017.  The clinic will start at 10:30 and finish around 16:30, refreshments and lunch will be provided.

All Elite Panel members are expected to attend and all BAFRA members are welcome to attend.  If you wish to attend, please register by emailing elite@bafra.info.

Ben Griffiths & Pete Thom

elite@bafra.info 

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PLAY OF THE WEEK:

New this week

Play: Team A's ball, 2nd and 3 at midfield. After the ball is ready for play, substitute A89 sprints onto the field and takes a position as a wide receiver inside the numbers. Replaced player A85, the tight end, sprints off the field. Team B react as quickly as possible to the substitutes, with B28 entering the field when he sees A89 enter. Replaced player B56 starts running off the field when he sees A85 leaving.  B56 is at the numbers when the ball is snapped, so Team B have 12 men on the field.  The umpire had no time to get to the ball to prevent the snap.

Ruling? 

Last week

Play:  Team A's ball, free kick, on their own A's 35 yard line. B22 muffs the ball on B's 6 and the ball rolls into B's end zone. To prevent A38 from recovering the ball, B22 bats the ball across the end line.

 
Ruling: Team B's ball, 1st and 10, on B's 20. Postscrimmage kick enforcement is not applicable since this is a free kick. The basic enforcement spot is the previous spot. Team A could accept the penalty and rekick from the A45. Team A will probably be content with the touchback and decline the penalty.

MECHANICS:

New this week

Game Situation:  1st and goal on team B's 9 yard line. How should the Back Judge position himself and then move to ensure the best possible coverage of the developing play?

Answer next issue...

Last week

Play: 1st and 10 on team B's 45 yard line.  A84 runs a post pattern and is heading towards the end zone pursued by defensive back B21.  The QB passes the ball.  The Back Judge jogs backwards and arrives at the goal line moments before B21 intercepts the legal forward pass somewhere between the goal line and Team B's 1 yard line.  B21's momentum carries him into his own end zone.  Ruling?

Answer:  In this situation, in which there is clearly some doubt as to exactly where B21 intercepted the ball, we apply when in doubt principle M-6-1-24.   When in doubt, it is a touchback rather than a momentum exception.  Team B's ball on the B20, 1st and 10.

CALENDAR

Date

Event

Contact for details

2017

October 1st (Sun)

Saints v Dolphins (Wembley)

October 22nd (Sun)

Cardinals v Rams (Twickenham)

October 29th (Sun)

Vikings v Browns (Twickenham)

November 11th (Sat)

xpLosION (Birmingham v Portsmouth)

November 18th (Sat)

BAFRA Board Meeting

secretary@bafra.info

BAFRA Directors

President

David Parsons

president@bafra.info

General Secretary

Paul Sutton

secretary@bafra.info

Finance

Roger Brown

finance@bafra.info

Operations

Richard Vernon

operations@bafra.info

Recruitment

Lee Taylor

recruitment@bafra.info

Training

Pete Thom

training@bafra.info

Director without Portfolio #1

Peter Parsons

dwp1@bafra.info

Director without Portfolio #2

Steve Tonkinson

dwp2@bafra.info

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