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Issue: 21/10

23^th June 2010

FINANCIAL MATTERS

All expenses over £10 were posted by Wednesday this week. This covers all games for which paperwork was received by 17^th June. If you have not received yours by 29^th June email me and I will investigate.

The only team in the Senior league BAFRA are not covering is Hull. The only pre paid team is Sussex, all other teams should pay crews on the day. Please do not put mileage claims in using the online non payment system, if you forget to claim please email billing@bafra.org.

Charlie Dean Young

finance@bafra.org

TRAINING MATTERS

A number of new members are currently undergoing training. Please think whether you can help this with either training, buddying on games or as a mentor.

A new supply of poloshirts has arrived, those who have done ten games and have not received one please email me your name and size and I will try to get out next week. The College Bowl shirts were posted on Wednesday.

Charlie Dean Young

training@bafra.org

REVISIONS TO BAFA DISCIPLINARY CODE

The BAFA Board has agreed some changes to the BAFA Disciplinary Code to reflect the changes that have occurred in the structure of the sport this year. The main change is that appeals against disqualification are now made direct to BAFA rather than to a league disciplinary committee. There are also revisions to reflect changes to the playing rules that provide for video review of serious fouls.

The revised Disciplinary Code (edition 3.2) can be found online at

http://www.bafra.org/rulesctee/rulebook/2010/discipline.pdf.

Jim Briggs

discipline@bafa.org.uk

AVAILABILITY

I will be assigning for July games over the coming weekend. Can you please make sure your availability is up to date. Let me know if there are any changes you have not already alerted me to.

Pete Johnson

operations@bafra.org

MATCH DAY WITHDRAWALS

There have been a few instances recently of people not turning up for games on Sunday and only notifying the Referee on the day but not letting me know. If you are unable to work a game, no matter how late the decision, can I ask that you contact me immediately you know so that I can work on trying to plug the gap.

Pete Johnson

operations@bafra.org

OFFICIATING KIT FOR SALE

I have been contacted by Mike Strain who has some kit or sale which has only been used around 5 or 6 times. If anyone is interested in buying the kit the please contact Mike at neo_ms014@hotmail.com.

He has a short-sleeved shirt (L), 34” waist pants, socks, 2 flags, 2 beanbags, scorecard, down counter, whistle and a black cap. I'm sure he will accept any reasonable offer

Davie Parsons

president@bafra.org

RESULTS

BAFA Premiership

London Cobras 24 - 0 Farnham Knights

Sussex Thunder 0 - 39 Bristol Aztecs

London Blitz 39 - 20 Coventry Jets

BAFA Division 1

Tamworth Phoenix 28 - 0 Birmingham Bulls

East Kent Mavericks 6 - 44 Cambridgeshire Cats

Ipswich Cardinals 34 - 0 Colchester Gladiators

Leicester Falcons 3 - 19 Oxford Saints

South Wales Warriors 12 - 7 Nottingham Caesars

Merseyside Nighthawks 7 - 21 Dundee Hurricanes

BAFA Division 2

Clyde Valley Blackhawks 13 - 15 Edinburgh Wolves

Essex Spartans 61 - 0 Lincolnshire Bombers

Shropshire Revolution 25 - 9 Staffordshire Surge

Watford Cheetahs 21 - 6 Berkshire Renegades

West Coast Trojans 20 - 48 Highland Wildcats

Milton Keynes Pathfinders 0 - 16 Cornish Sharks

Sheffield Predators 0 - 47 Lancashire Wolverines

BAFA Youth

East Kent Mavericks 78 - 0 South London Renegades

Lanarkshire Longhorns 38 - 6 Gateshead Senators

London Warriors 0 - 22 Farnham Knights

Reading Rebels 6 - 48 London Blitz

Tamworth Phoenix 26 - 6 Birmingham Bulls

BAFA Flag

Chichester Sharks 31 - 13 South Wales Warriors

Woodham Warriors Black 7 - 34 London Rebels

Woodham Warriors Black 20 - 33 South Wales Warriors

Woodham Warriors White 20 - 34 London Rebels

Woodham Warriors White 26 - 18 Chichester Sharks

Tayside Raptors 13 - 64 Carluke Cobras

BAFA Junior

Clyde Valley Falcons 20 - 12 Edinburgh Wolves

Clyde Valley Falcons 20 - 18 Inverclyde Phoenix

Coventry Jets 15 - 28 London Warriors

Coventry Jets 13 - 19 London Blitz

Coventry Jets 23 - 7 Marlow Wolfpack

Glasgow Tigers 18 - 57 Clyde Valley Falcons

Woodham Warriors 18 - 12 Chorley Buccaneers

Woodham Warriors 67 - 0 Bolton Bulldogs

DISCIPLINARY CASES

NAME	#	TEAM	CODE	Q	OFFENCE	SUSPENDED
New this week – None

Previous weeks – None

Note: it is the responsibility of the individual teams to ensure that their suspended players serve their suspensions in the proper game (according to the BAFA Disciplinary Code), and any dates mentioned here are intended only as a guide.

GAME MANAGEMENT REPORTS

HOME TEAM	REPORT	NEXT HOME GAME
New this week
Sheffield Predators	90 Yard Field with field markings a combination of metres and yards. (eg. last 10 yards to end zone 10 yards, and 40 to 40 were 10 metres). Apart from that, the field was very well marked out. Predators charged a time out in first quarter because ball boy promised had not been allocated, then rushed to get one for the Lancashire sideline. Ball boy on Predators sideline was changed at half time. Mark Snow #430	04/07/10 v Shropshire Revolution
Sussex Thunder	Excellent facilities at Broadbridge Heath stadium, except for goal posts which were only about 14ft tall. Water and fruit provided in officials changing room much appreciated. Officials for future games should note to park in the Bowls Club car park; you may be clamped if you park in Tescos. Jim Briggs #31	04/07/10 v London Blitz
South Wales Warriors	Changing Rooms Inadequate. Ray Grace #272	11/07/10 v Oxford Saints
East Kent Mavericks	Played at Folkestone RFC. No team area line or limit lines. No numbers or 9-yard marks. Hashmarks faded as the game progressed and with no hashmarks at the sidelines. Officials assistants changed on multiple occasions throughout the match. Tim Ockendon #481	11/07/10 v Colchester Gladiators
West Coast Trojans	Kick off delayed for 19 minutes due to late arrival of Referee due to transport issues (tyre blowout). During the first half the ambulance was replaced, with the same crew remaining. The game was briefly suspended while it was ascertained that the medical requirements were still met. 2 members of the chain crew did not re-appear after half-time, requiring head linesman to seek and brief new assistants. Home team charged with game management delay penalty. Ben Griffiths #228	27/06/10 v Clyde Valley Blackhawks
Outstanding items from previous weeks
Norwich Devils	On arrival at the venue for the scheduled 1200 kick-off, the crew were informed that kick-off was not in fact until 1430. The home team had also made no provision for payment of officials or BAFRA owning to an issue with their bank account. Tim Fisher #439	Essex Spartans 04/07/10
Oxford Saints	Oxford have returned to their previous high standards. The Official's room was a reasonable size and the refreshments were much appreciated, even if some of these were sampled by a visiting injured BAFRA official. Martin Gibson #197	Nottingham Caesars 27/06/10
Sheffield Tomahawks	Although the field markings appear perfect the field is measured out, at least lengthways, in metres. Both coaches were notified about this as obviously we had to use the chains, meaning that it was possible for it to appear that a drive started on a yard line would gain a first down after an apparent nine and a half yards! Plaudits to Tomahawks management who paid us in exactly the right notes and coins! Tim Vickers #129	11/07/10 v Nottingham Caesars
Gateshead Senators	This Reports is also applicable to the preceding Youth Game (Gateshead Senators vs Leeds Varsity Bobcats). Chain crew in the first half of the youth game were slow and inattentive, changed by home team at half time. The chain crew in the second half did a very good job.As with all games at Gateshead there were soccer and hockey markings on the field (which were a mixture of White & Green). No 3-yard mark, no 9-yard marks. Ben Griffiths #228	Dundee Hurricanes 27/06/10
Maidstone Pumas	Played on a 90-yard field adjacent to the previous 70-yard field. Goals were scaffolding poles strapped to soccer goals. Soccer and other markings were clearly visible on the field and, in places, were below the normal level of the field. These were not enough to cause trip hazards though. Tim Ockenden #481	27/06/10 v London Olympians
Birmingham Bulls	Kick off was delayed by half-hour while chain set was brought from Birmingham University who had borrowed them. Brian Yates #29	11/07/10 v Tamworth Phoenix
Coventry Jets	Game kicked off 27 mins late due to late arrival of London Blitz (bus problems). No numbers or 9-yard marks on the side of the field opposite the press box. Coaching box line only 4 feet from sideline and team area only 8 feet from sideline on each side. Very inattentive ball boys. Jim Briggs #31	03/07/10 v London Cobras
Bristol Aztecs	No 9 yard marks. Kick off delayed by 12 minutes because of Ambulance and confusion over KO time. Chain crew kept changing throughout the game and even changed during the pregame briefing. Dave Knight #135	27/06/10 v Farnham Knights
Lancashire Wolverines	Chain Crew and one ball person changed at half-time which required the Linesman and Line Judge to re-brief the assistants. Ben Griffiths #228	27/06/10 v Hull Hornets
Note: it is possible that any game may be cancelled, or any team may arrange additional games. Any dates mentioned here are intended only as a guide.

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PLAY OF THE WEEK:

New this week

Play: A's ball, try, on B's 3. A6's kick is partially blocked. B65 recovers the ball on B's 2 and, without momentum, runs the ball into his own end zone. As B65 is being tackled in his end zone, he throws the ball to the ground just in front of him (illegal forward pass). Result of play? Next play?
Ruling?

Previous week's play

Play: A's ball, 4th and goal, on B's 18. The score is A14-B20. QB A12 throws a legal forward pass to airborne A88 who, while still airborne, bats the ball forward toward B's goal line. A84 catches the ball on B's 3 and crosses B's goal line with the ball.
Ruling? A's ball, try, on B's 3. Touchdown. The score is A20-B20. A player eligible to touch a legal forward pass may bat the legal forward pass in flight. Legal play.

CALENDAR

Date	Event	Contact for details
2009
June 28^th (Mon)	BAFRA Thames Valley Association Meeting (Reading)	Pete Parsons
July 17^th (Sat)	BAFRA board meeting	president@bafra.org
July 24^th (Thurs)	BAFRA Severn Training Meeting (Filton WISE)	Russell Newton
October 31^st (Sun)	Broncos @ 49ers, Wembley
November 20^th (Sat)	BAFRA board meeting	president@bafra.org

BAFRA Directors
President	David Parsons	president@bafra.org	General Secretary	Paul Sutton	secretary@bafra.org
Finance	Andrew Lovell	finance@bafra.org	Operations	Pete Johnson	operations@bafra.org
Recruitment	Ben Griffiths	recruitment@bafra.org	Training	Charlie Dean Young	training@bafra.org
Director without Portfolio #1	Martin Cockerill	dwp1@bafra.org	Director without Portfolio #2	Steve Tonkinson	dwp2@bafra.org

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Editor: Dean Wright - Email: newsflash@bafra.org