The BAFRA Board of Directors are delighted to welcome Brad Rogers as Guest of Honour and Principal Speaker to our Annual Convention and Training Weekend - 22nd and 23rd March 2025. BAFRA's Convention has grown in stature over the past 20 years to become one of the best officiating training events in Europe and we consistently attract over 95% of our active officials every year.

Davie Parsons, BAFRA President said, "We are thrilled to welcome such a high-profile official to our Convention and look forward to gaining from Rogers 35 years of experience officiating at the highest level as well as his expertise in delivering quality football clinics and training."

Rogers has lived in Lubbock, TX for the last 28 years. He is married and has two daughters, both in college. Rogers has worked in Higher Education for over 23 years and is currently on faculty at Texas Tech University. Rogers is an Assistant Basketball Coach at Lubbock Christian High School where he coached Boys and Girls Varsity basketball winning 5 Texas State Championships between both programs.

In 1991, Rogers began officiating football in Texas and in Arizona from 2000-2005. In 2001, he began officiating Junior College and reached Division 1 in 2010. From 2007-2014 he officiated in the Arena Football League and worked 6 Playoff Games. He has officiated multiple High School Playoff games including a State Championship Game. While working College Football in the SWAC, Conference USA and the Southeastern Conference he officiated many posts season Championship and Bowl Games:

In 2015 he interviewed to join in the National Football League Training Program and was hired by the NFL in 2017 as an official. He was a Field Judge for the 2017 and 2018 Seasons and in 2019 Rogers was moved to the Referee Position.

The Convention will be held at Yarnfield Park Training & Conference Centre in Yarnfield, Staffordshire. Attendance is not restricted solely to BAFRA members as we have Officials attend every year from all over Europe. If you are interested in attending, details are available from convention@bafra.info