PROOFREADING THE RULEBOOK

Production of the 2019 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.

Jim Briggs

rules@britishamericanfootball.org

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL

Membership renewals are now due. Those renewed by 5:00pm on Tuesday 2nd October are:

Stuart Alger; Graham Baker; Andrew Binns; Tom Blakeson; Nathan Coates; David Cochrane; Alan Dobson; Mike Fenton; Roger Goodgroves; Ray Grace; Steve Hall; Mike Hansford; Gareth Hughes; Barbara Jacquin; Chris Jarvis; Bill LeMonnier; Ali May; Chris McCrea; Alex Nunns; Tim Ockendon; Cédric Palmans; Pete Parsons; Euan Paterson; Richard Prattley; Tony Rivers; Mike Roberts; Ian Sneddon; Leanne Spencer; Paul Sutton; Pete Thom; Malcolm Turnbull; Harald von Sydow; Simon Williams; Mark Wilson; Liam Wooton; Brian Yates.

All renewals are acknowledged. If you think that you should be on the above list and are not there, please let me know. Those being renewed automatically will be on next week’s list.

Renewal forms may be returned electronically or to the postal address on the form. Payment may be made by cheque/postal order made payable to BAFRA Ltd. (to the address on the form) or electronically to:

PAYEE:        BAFRA Ltd.
Sort Code:        16-16-11
Account:        10255350
If using this method, please your name and BAFRA number as reference:  (e.g. Roger Brown 469) and e-mail your confirmation of payment to finance@bafra.org.

Each year we get a small number of people who make a payment for their renewal but do not return their form. This delays the renewal process and may result in your membership being suspended whilst the anomaly is resolved. With the new data protection regulations that came into force in May 2018 your renewal will indicate that you are happy for BAFRA to contact you.

As in previous years, there is a survey attached to the renewal letter which you can either return to me or directly submit via the website. Your views help the directors by informing their discussions. When completing it on-line it is important that, once finished, you click on the “submit” button. If you do not do this, your survey will not be added to the database.

Finally, occasionally we get members who, for whatever reason, are unable to make their membership renewal payment within the specified timescale. If this applies to you, you must contact Roger Brown, Director of Finance, via finance@bafra.info to agree a payment plan. This will of course, be conducted in strict confidence.

I look forward to welcoming you as a BAFRA member for a further year.

Paul Sutton - General Secretary

secretary@bafra.info 

ALL-TIME BOWL CREWS

Thanks to those who got in touch following the request in last week’s Newsflash. We have cleared up a lot of the queries (and solved a couple of additional issues as well). I am following up a couple of leads on others who may appear in the videos and once I have answers to those I will re-publish the all-time list.

Paul Sutton - General Secretary

secretary@bafra.info 

DISCIPLINARY CASES

GAME MANAGEMENT REPORTS

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