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Issue: 31/15 |
27th August 2015 |
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BAFRA Newsflash |
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Issue: 31/15 |
27th August 2015 |
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ELITE TRAINING DAY
The next Elite training clinic will be held at Ramada Birmingham Solihull (http://www.ramadasolihullhotel.co.uk/) which is immediately off Junction 5 of the M42, on Sunday 27th September 2015. All Elite programme members are expected to attend or send their apologies. Numbers are limited so please register by emailing me.
Ben Griffiths
#228
FINANCE UPDATE
Over the weekend all expense cheques up to end of regular season have been posted. The following games have been paid:
Bristol, Kent, Newcastle, EKP, Manchester and elite games.
The following members have been paid electronically:
T Ockendon, P Parsons, R Vernon, D Parsons, A Wilson
Hopefully Roger Brown will be in a position shortly to assist with putting in members accounts so we can get started with going electronic. I am on holiday 30th August till 15th September, any queries will be dealt with by Roger and any payments will come from him.
Charlie Dean Young
DISCIPLINARY UPDATE
Two separate BAFA Appeal Committees have ruled in recent cases.
Wembley Stallions appealed against two fixed penalties issued after their game against Essex Spartans on 1st August 2015. Brett Parnham was disqualified having committed two unsportsmanlike conduct fouls. They contended that he had only one. Based on evidence from officials' statements and game data cards, the appeal was denied. Assistant Coach Haider Kassem was ordered removed from playing enclosure for running onto the field and confronting opponents. Wembley claimed that this was a case of mistaken identity and that the culprit was in fact Tristam Cools-Lartigue, an injured player. This appeal was upheld after the officials identified him in a photographic identity parade. Mr Kassem is therefore cleared, but Mr Cools-Lartigue suspended in his stead. His is a game day suspension.
In a separate case, an appeal was made by Chester Romans against the severity of the penalty imposed on their player Ashley Wainwright, who was disqualified from a game on 2nd August against Shropshire Revolution. Having reviewed film of the incident, the Committee upheld the disqualification and found no grounds to vary the penalty. Mr Wainwright is therefore suspended from his next game.
Thanks to everyone who provided evidence for these cases.
Jim Briggs
discipline@britishamericanfootball.org
QUALIFIED
Congratulations to Krister Halvorsen on completing all of the requirements necessary to become Qualified. Thanks to Jed Brookes-Lewis and all those who are helping with Krister‘s training.
Pete Thom
DISCIPLINARY CASES
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OFFENCE |
SUSPENDED |
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Corey Walrond |
94 |
London Hornets |
FUC |
4 |
Player was flagged for taunting then swore extremely loudly directly at the official who called an unsportsmanlike foul. |
Unknown |
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Darren Gregory |
3 |
Ouse Valley Eagles |
FUC |
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Player used foul and abusive language towards an official at the end of the game. |
Unknown |
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Stuart Cribbes |
57 |
Oxford Saints |
FUC |
4 |
First UNS was called by BJ for persistent dissent. Second UNS called by R for a dead-ball shove. |
Unknown |
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Tobias May |
52 |
Cornish Sharks |
TGT |
1 |
Player lead with the crown of his helmet into a player on the ground after they play |
Unknown |
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Gillon Lockett |
65 |
Cornish Sharks |
FGT |
4 |
In retaliation to foul and abusive language from a ball person who squared up to the player, he used his helmet as a weapon to strike the ball person |
Unknown |
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Nicholas Barker |
NA |
Bury Saints |
MIS |
4 |
The player (who appeared on the roster as Injured) whilst acting as ball person on the away team side line squared up to an opposing player and used foul and abusive language. The ball person had to be restrained upon being struck with a helmet. The ball person was replaced and removed from the playing enclosure. |
06/09/15 v Sussex Thunder |
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Brandon Faison |
8 |
Bury Saints |
FGT |
4 |
The player ran from his bench to join a fight on the opposite sideline. The player had to be restrained from fighting with opposing players and coaches. |
06/09/15 v Sussex Thunder |
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Previous weeks |
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Liban Isse |
76 |
Birmingham Lions Youth |
FUC |
3 |
Player grabbed an official, then removed his helmet and threw it to the ground. |
30/08/15 v Manchester Titans |
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GAME MANAGEMENT REPORTS
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HOME TEAM |
REPORT |
NEXT HOME GAME |
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New this week |
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Manchester Titans |
The 90yd field was marked in blue as usual with 1 PAT mark at the 1yd line and the other at the 6yd line, the following lines were missing: 9 yard marks, limit lines. The 3 game balls that were presented were under-inflated but this was rectified prior to KO. Chris Jarvis #10 |
06/09/15 v Peterborough Saxons |
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East Kilbride Pirates |
Instead on the nine yard marks being 12 inches long, they ran from goal line to goal line, as the same marks are also used from the Sideline in Junior Football Ben Griffiths #228 |
Unknown |
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Bury Saints |
During the fourth quarter one of the ball persons was replaced as the person in question had seeked an altercation with an away team player and was consistently using foul and abusive language towards said player Lee Wood #517 |
06/09/15 v Sussex Thunder |
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Bristol Apache |
The field is generally well marked out. However the team areas were only marked out between the 35 yard lines - sets of cones were used to extend these to the 25 yard lines. There was no line separating the coaches and players areas. The limit lines were marked too close to the field, and there were no 9 yard marks or numbers. One change was made to the chain crew at half time. Amir Brooks #593 |
Unknown |
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Kent Exiles |
Game kicked off 5 minutes late as it was believed that the minimum medical requirements were not met as the paramedic was stuck in traffic. After speaking further with the registered physio who was present it was determined that they had all the required equipment with them for the game to start. Phil Clarke #262 |
06/09/15 v Bristol Apache |
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Outstanding items from previous weeks |
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London Blitz Youth |
Prior to the game it was noticed that two of the main lines were incomplete and one set of hash marks were incomplete from the 12 to the 30, however these faults were rectified prior to kickoff. There was no coaching line marked, so the team area line was used as the coaching line. Peter Parsons #321 |
30/08/15 v South London Renegades |
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PLAY OF THE WEEK:
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New this week |
Play:
A's
ball on team A's 35 yard line, free kick. B47 muffs the free kick.
The loose ball is on team B's 8 yard line when A87 falls on the
ball with his foot touching the sideline on team B's 7 yard
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Last week |
Play: 4th and 4 on Team B's 44 yard line. QB A18 runs the option with trailing back A33 in position to receive the backwards pass. A18 is about to get tackled on the Team B 42 yard line ahead of the line of scrimmage when he pitches the ball backward. A33 catches the ball on Team B's 46 yard ine behind the line of scrimmage and immediately punts the ball. The ball rolls out of bounds on Team B's 4 yard line. Ruling?
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MECHANICS:
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New this week |
Game
Situation:
At the end of a free kick play, which officials should signal to
stop the clock (S3)? It is a 7 man crew. |
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Last week |
Play:
1st and 10 at the A40, team A run an option play. While
under pressure at the A35 quarterback A3 throws a backwards pass
to A20, who muffs the ball at the A30. The ball then bounces on
the ground and goes out of bounds at the A32. How should the
covering officials make use bean bags to indicate spots of
interest in this play? |
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Contact for details |
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2015 |
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September 5th (Sat) |
Britbowl |
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September 12th (Sat) |
Northern Regional Final |
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September 12th (Sat) |
Junior Bowl |
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September 13th (Sun) |
Southern Regional Final |
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October 24th (Sat) |
Opal Series Round 1 |
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October 31st (Sat) |
BUCS season begins |
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November 7th (Sat) |
Opal Series Round 2 |
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November 14th (Sat) |
BAFRA Board Meeting |
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November 21st (Sat) |
Opal Series Round 3 |
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December 5th (Sat) |
Opal Series Final |
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February 16th (Sat) |
BAFRA Board Meeting |
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April 2nd and 3rd |
BAFRA Annual Convention |
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May 7th (Sat) |
BAFRA Board Meeting |
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July 23rd (Sat) |
BAFRA Board Meeting |
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19th November (Sat) |
BAFRA Board Meeting |
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BAFRA Directors |
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President |
David Parsons |
General Secretary |
Paul Sutton |
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Finance |
Chalies Dean Young |
Operations |
Richard Vernon |
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Recruitment |
Kevin Stanton |
Training |
Pete Thom |
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Director without Portfolio #1 |
Martin Cockerill |
Director without Portfolio #2 |
Steve Tonkinson |
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Editor: Dean Wright - Email: newsflash@bafra.org