Issue 18/18 11th May 2018
BAFRA Newsflash | |||
EXAM
The exam period closes at 5:00pm on 12th May 2018. All answer papers (whether sent electronically or by post) are acknowledged so, if you have sent yours in and heard nothing, please get in touch via answers2018@bafra.info. Answers must be sent to the e-mail or postal address on the exam and answer sheet and not to any other address. No further lists will be published in Newsflash as the closing date will have passed by the next edition. However, should any qualified official not submit their answer paper by the deadline, a personal e-mail will be sent out explaining in full the consequences and the options going forward.
As a reminder, all qualified officials must sit the exam or lose their qualified status. We also encourage associate officials to attempt the exam as it lets you see the progress you have made in learning the rules and mechanics and helps to identify areas for you and your mentor to further study.
The following 64 answer papers had been received by 11:00pm on Wednesday 9th May (again, get in touch via answers@bafra.info if you think you name should be here and it is not):
Stuart Alger; Graham Baker; Francis Bevan; Andrew Binns; Neil Birmingham; Tom Blakeson; Roger Brown; John Burns; Derek Burridge; Alan Christopher; Martin Cockerill; Graham Coleman; Norman Cox; Ian Davies; Alan Dobson; Steve Egan; Ben Gadsby; Ronnie Gaffin; Gordon Galloway; Cam Gibson; Martin Gibson; Muz Gibson; Ray Grace; John Griffin; Steve Hall; David Hewitt; Dan Holt; Phil Hume; Jon Ikins; Anton Jarbol; Chris Jarvis; David Knight; Mike LeFevre; Richard Madge; Julian Mallia; Will Marriage; Ollie Maskell; Jason Mead; James Meredith; Ady Miller; Lee Mills; Darryl Morton; Andrew Murrell; Mark Niven; Jack Pearce; Richard Prattley; Larry Rigby; Tony Rivers; John Roberts; Mike Roberts; Richard Samples; Graham Smith; Ian Sneddon; Jack Spicer; Darran Sterling; Andrew Swift; Anthony Tagg; Lee Taylor; Pete Thom; Richard Vernon; Ian Wainwright; Mark Wilson; Brian Yates; Charles Young.
The exam and answer sheet may be found in the members’ area of the BAFRA website.
Please note that answer papers must be received by 5:00pm on 12th May. Any paper received after that but before the results are in the public domain will be marked but a penalty applied to the final score for late return.
Stuart Young – Chair of the Examination Committee
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
I will be on holiday between Friday 11th May and Monday 21st May. Please direct all communication to operations@bafra.info
Richard Vernon
DISCIPLINARY CASES
NAME | # | TEAM | CODE | Q | OFFENCE | SUSPENDED | |
New this week | |||||||
Dave Mead | 7 | Lancashire Wolverines | TUF | 4 | Told the referee he needed to learn the rules, then in the 4th quarter started swearing in dissent at a call. This was the player’s second ejection in a 12 month period. | 13/05/18 v Gateshead Senators & 03/06/18 v Leeds Bobcats | |
Craig Oliphant | 77 | Lancashire Wolverines | TUF | 4 | Disagreed with call by removing his helmet and slamming it into ground in field of play. Player then walked off field and kicked the yard marker. | 13/05/18 v Gateshead Senators | |
Elliott Yates | 53 | Lancashire Wolverines | TUF | 4 | Called for one unsportsmanlike act after challenging a call, left the field, then came back on the field swearing at the umpire. This was the player’s second ejection in a 12 month period. | 13/05/18 v Gateshead Senators & 03/06/18 v Leeds Bobcats | |
Previous weeks | |||||||
Sebastian Januszewicz | 51 | Halton Spartans | FPF | 4 | Player lead with his head against his opponent and launched himself to make contact. | 20/05/18 v Morecambe Bay Storm | |
Sean Barnard | 76 | Maidstone Pumas | FGT | 4 | Player threw a punch at an opponent. The player was wearing jersey 76 however appeared on the roster as 31. | 13/05/18 v Ipswich Cardinals | |
Greg Mclellan | 78 | Dumfries Hunters | FGT | 4 | Player threw a punch at an opponent. | 13/05/18 v Aberdeen Roughnecks | |
Irvine McDonald | 66 | Clyde Valley Blackhawks | FGT | 4 | In return for the punch thrown by the above, this player returned blows. | 13/05/18 v West Coast Trojans | |
GAME MANAGEMENT REPORTS
HOME TEAM | REPORT | NEXT HOME GAME |
New this week | ||
Northumberland Vikings | Very well marked field, missing team area lines. Game management was brilliant throughout the day, Vikings intend on live streaming all of their home games. Liam Wooton #478 | 17/06/18 v Yorkshire Rams |
Crewe Railroaders | During card check, prior to the game, Crewe Railroaders player #81 Craig Edmondson went down on one knee and proposed to marry Becky Hathaway. Becky accepted. The BAFRA crew sends its warmest wishes and congratulations to Becky and Craig. Andrew Lovell #559 | 01/07/18 v Knottingley Raiders |
Hastings Conquerors | A rugby game was taking place on a parallel field, which was only 1 yard from the back of the team area. We agreed with coaches before the game that if a rugby player or ball entered the field at any time, we would immediately blow the ball dead and apply inadvertent whistle procedures. Fortunately, we never actually had to do this, as rugby balls only entered the field while the ball was dead. Ben Gadsby #564 | 01/07/17 v Swindon Storm |
East Kilbride Pirates | With only a short time before kick off Game management was informed that the paramedic had a family emergency and could not attend. Fortunately the Game Day Manager was able to arrange for a substitute, and the game kicked off with only a 30 minute delay. Ian Sneddon #427 | 03/06/18 v Manchester Titans |
Sheffield Giants | Game was played at the Hallam Sports Ground, field was 80 yards well marked in red. Game management very well organised with assistants and payments. Ian Wainwright #567 | 13/05/18 v East Kilbride Pirates |
Knottingley Raiders | 90 yard field. No limit lines. The surface was extremely hard in places due to the hot weather baking the bare patches where the grass was worn. Coaching areas were incorrectly marked between the 30 yard lines rather than the 25 yard lines. No 9 yard marks or numbers and the sidelines hashes were joined to the sidelines. Lines were only 2 inches wide rather than the desired 4 inches.The toilet in the officials changing room has been FIXED much to everyone's relief. The goal posts are not very tall but they won't present a problem at their current height. David Hewitt #607 | 03/06/18 v Humber Warhawks |
Outstanding items from previous weeks | ||
Dumfries Hunters | 90 yard field well marked although with very faint red lines. Officials and visiting teams should note that the ground staff at the venue only allow studded boots onto the playing surface, it was noted by the visiting team that a member of their gameday staff had been required to purchase new boots to enable her to be present for the card check. 3 of the officials also had to purchase new footwear. Two members of the chain crew were changed at half time but the head line was advised of this prior to leaving the field so returned early to brief them to ensure no delay starting the second half Lee Taylor #183 | 13/05/18 v Aberdeen Roughnecks |
Gateshead Senators | Played at Gateshead Stadium due to waterlogged pitch at Monkton. Pitch had been remarked incorrectly (NFL hash marks / endzone had hazard in middle). Old lines were still clearly visible and used for the game. Condition of Astroturf very poor with some tears. Game stopped on one occasion to replace area of Astroturf. Dan Johnston #347 | 24/06/18 v Glasgow Tigers |
Bristol Aztecs | Medical provision did not arrive and kick off was delayed by 35 minutes Julian Mallia #336 | 13/05/18 v Bury Saints |
Carlisle Sentinels | Prior to the game both teams agreed to play the game without posts. There was a leaking pipe in the officials changing room which had completely soaked the carpet. The leak worsened to a small fountain at one point, which lead to the water feature being turned off at the mains. John Roberts #145 | 13/05/18 v Chester Romans |
Portsmouth Dreadnoughts | On arrival we were informed that the hash marks were in the incorrect position. The team repainted the hash marks prior to the game KO. Game was delayed 40 minutes waiting for the arrival of the medical cover David Knight #135 | 20/05/18 v Hastings Conquerors |
Doncaster Mustangs | No limit lines. Dan Holt #371 | 13/05/18 v Sandwell Steelers |
West Coast Trojans | Game kicked off 30 minutes late due to Aberdeen's bus breaking down, due to this, and limited player numbers from West coast, it was decided by both head coaches and the officials that a full first half be played followed by 12 min running quarters in the second half Gordon Galloway #7 | 13/05/18 v Clyde Valley Blackhawks |
Cornish Sharks | No private changing rooms were available - the officials had to change at the venue's public changing rooms. The goalposts are soccer goals with long rugby uprights strapped to them, meaning that the posts were too wide apart and the crossbar is too low by rule. The fields markings were in red, except the inbounds hashmarks which were white and only marked out around 1 hour before kick-off due to a soccer match being played on the field beforehand. The inbounds hashmarks were very poorly marked out. They were unevenly spaced in places, with some marks barely half a yard apart and others almost 2 yards apart. They also badly lined up - at one end, they were the correct distance from the sideline, but both sets of marks noticeably veered off to one side such that one set ended up around 15 yards from the sideline. The officials used the end line pylons to spot the ball. Amir Brookes #593 | 20/05/18 v Somerset Wyverns |
Chester Romans | Second half KO was delayed due to a change in chain crew. Home game management were charged with a DOG. John Roberts #145 | 03/06/18 v Carlisle Sentinels |
Cambridgeshire Cats | With 4.30 left in the first half one stake broke and we had to use only half with the temporary measures continually breaking. John Griffin #598 | 17/06/18 v Wembley Stallions |
Maidstone Pumas | Start of game delayed 25 minutes awaiting medical cover. Some lines faint by end due to rain Ben Gadsby #564 | 13/05/18 v Ipswich Cardinals |
Yorkshire Rams | On arrival, field was well marked, by the time of kick off, the middle of the field was almost a quagmire, plaudits to both teams for the way they played the game and the chain crew, which was one of the best I've worked a game with. Liam Wooton #478 | 03/06/18 v Gateshead Senators |
Bournemouth Bobcats | 80-yard field with long grass and areas/holes that had been filled with mud. Down box broke but was replaced with a spare. Phil Hume #52 | 13/05/18 v Hastings Conquerors |
Oxford Saints | No coaching box line or team area marked. Width of team areas was marked with cones. No limit lines. Changing rooms not lockable. Peter Parsons #321 | 10/06/18 v Bristol Apache |
Shropshire Revolution | The field was well marked but had a lot of athletics in same colour as the football lines. Ian Wainwright #567 | 20/05/18 v Leicester Falcons |
Play of the week will return after the BAFRA exam period.
Date | Event | Contact for details |
2018 | ||
May 12th (Sat) | BAFRA Board Meeting | |
July 21st (Sat) | BAFRA Board Meeting | |
November 17th (Sat) | BAFRA Board Meeting |
BAFRA Directors | |||||
President | David Parsons | General Secretary | Paul Sutton | ||
Finance | Roger Brown | Operations | Richard Vernon | ||
Recruitment | Lee Taylor | Training | Tzvi Lindeman | ||
Director without Portfolio #1 | Peter Parsons | Director without Portfolio #2 | Steve Tonkinson | ||
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