Issue 32/18 17th August 2018
BAFRA Newsflash | |||
NFL CHAIN CREWS – INTERNATIONAL SERIES 2018
The BAFRA Selection Committee received 45 requests from officials to work on these important assignments. It has chosen the following officials to perform chain crew duties at the three NFL games in London this year:
Seattle Seahawks v Oaklands Raiders, Wembley 14/10/18 @ 18.00 | Tennessee Titans v Los Angeles Chargers. Wembley, 21/10/18 @ 14:30 | Philadelphia Eagles v Jacksonville Jaguars, Wembley, 28/10/18 @ 13:30 |
Richard Prattley (Crew Chief) | Ian Wainwright (Crew Chief) | Mike Roberts (Crew Chief) |
Barbara Jacquin | Francis Bevan | Francis Bevan |
Muz Gibson | Muz Gibson | Phil Clarke |
Russell Newton | Richard Madge | Richard Madge |
Richard Samples | Alan Christopher | John Burns |
Adrian Miller | Adrian Miller | Lee Taylor |
Mark Niven | Mark Niven | Anton Jarbol |
Ian Wainwright | Mike Roberts | Darren Sterling |
All selected officials must notify me as soon as possible if they become unavailable as individual accreditation is required for each member of the chain crew for each game.
The Selection Committee and Directors would like to thank all the members that applied for this role. We realise some of you have applied several times before but unfortunately it is not possible to offer a position to everyone due to the overwhelming demand. I hope you will not be too disappointed but re-apply if the opportunity arises in the future as I remain committed to giving all dedicated officials a chance to be on the Chain Crew
Richard Vernon
DISCIPLINARY CASES
NAME | # | TEAM | CODE | Q | OFFENCE | SUSPENDED | |
New this week | |||||||
John Ellender | 44 | East Kent Mavericks | FPF | 4 | Player grabbed the facemask of the QB, flung him around and ripped his helmet off. After the match he apologised, and showed us his missing fingernail, which he said was caused by his finger being stuck in the facemask. | Unknown | |
Andrew Hissot | 71 | Chester Romans | FPF | 2 | The player made forceful contact with the back of an opponent. After the whistle had clearly been blown he hit his opponent from behind. | 19/08/18 v Staffordshire Surge | |
Previous weeks - none | |||||||
GAME MANAGEMENT REPORTS
HOME TEAM | REPORT | NEXT HOME GAME |
New this week | ||
London Blitz Youth | On arrival the key to the normal changing room could not be located so we were eventually provided with an alternative room but only 60 minutes before KO. Although we had a key, we came in at half time to find someone had been in the room to take all the chairs out. The field was generally good, however due to the soft surface earlier in the week there were some ruts in one end zone but these were filled with sand prior to kick off. Also at half time it was observed that one goal post had been twisted around by the wind and was now at an angle, but this was rectified during the break. Andrew Murrell #608 | Unknown |
East Kent Mavericks | 90 yard field with shorter endzones. Viktor Janvari #63 | Unknown |
Tamworth Phoenix | The changing room is an portakabin with no working toilet or shower. The field markings are in light blue, and had become faded due to the recent rain - the inbounds hash marks were almost invisible. Amir Brooks #593 | Playoffs: 26/08/18 |
Portsmouth Dreadnoughts | Visiting team turned up late because of traffic issues delaying the KO by 20 minutes. No 9 yard marks. No coaches/player box mark all in one. Down box broke during the game requiring it to be duct taped together and then held together by the box operator David Knight #135 | Unknown |
Bristol Apache | No 9 yard mark or numbers, and limit lines are too close to the field. Euan Paterson #165 | Unknown |
Merseyside Nighthawks | With 2 mins 57 seconds remaining in the game the heavens opened with thunder and lightning, at this point the game was suspended. There were three extensions of the suspension due to further thunder and lightning until at 19:25 when the game was abandoned due to the away team’s coach needing to leave. Tony Newsham #302 | Unknown |
Farnham Knights | Game played on 90 yard field. Game suspended for 15 minutes due to injury. Very good hospitality from the venue with large clean changing rooms and refreshments at half time and post game. Phil Hume #52 | 19/08/18 v London Olympians |
Oxford Saints | No marked coaching box or team area. Peter Parsons #321 | Unknown |
Birmingham Bulls | 100 yard field well marked and with a few straights lines. Changing and toilet facilities not the best. Ian Wainwright #567 | Unknown |
Outstanding items from previous weeks | ||
Leicester Falcons | 80 yard field with team areas marked to 20 yard lines, changing room cramped with no private shower or toilet facilities Brian Yates #29 | 19/08/18 v Lancashire Wolverines |
Sheffield Giants | One end line was incomplete, this was rectified by game management before kick off. There is now a cricket boundary line running through part of the field. Daniel Holt #371 | 19/08/18 v Tamworth Phoenix |
PLAY OF THE WEEK: | |
New this week | Play: Team A's ball, free kick, at the Team A 35. The kicked ball bounces once on Team A's 43 yard line. The ball is then in the air and beyond the Team A 45 yard line A66 bats the ball backwards to Team A's 45 yard line where a Team A player recovers it and is downed. |
Last week | Play: Team A's ball, free kick, on their 35 yard line. While the untouched onside kick is rolling on Team A's 43 yard line, A44 blocks B62 above the waist on Team A's 40 yard line. At about the same time, B96 blocks kicker A4 above the waist on Team A's 42 yard line. A96 then recovers the untouched kick on Team A's 47 yard line. |
MECHANICS: | |
New this week | Game Situation: On a 3-man crew, which official should take responsibility for actions against the snapper on field goal and try attempts? |
Last week | Game Situation: At the end of the game the coach of the losing team approaches the wing official on his sideline and politely asks to discuss a controversial pass interference call earlier in the game. How should the wing official proceed in dealing with the coach? |
Date | Event | Contact for details |
2018 | ||
September 8th (Sat) | Britbowl weekend | |
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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