Issue 9/22 9th March 2022
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BAFRA ANNUAL CONVENTION - SAT 2ND & SUN 3RD APRIL 2022
Information and update:
Please see below for information and updates regarding the Convention. We will continue to provide as much information as we can via Newsflash, email, and social media.
Final payment reminder:
For those attendees who still have to pay for the accommodation please remember that payment is due by 13th March. Payment can be made either electronically or by cheque.
Cheques should be for the full amount, made payable to BAFRA Ltd and sent to:
Stuart Tabberer
30 Clover Ground
Bristol
BS9 4UH
If paying electronically, please ensure your payment reference is your full name and BAFRA number e.g., “Stuart Tabberer 348”:
Account Number: 10255350
Sort Code: 16-16-11
Bank Account Name: BAFRA LTD
Attendees:
There is no change to the number of attendees this week; we are still standing at 109, so there is no need to update the list. If your situation changes and you are now able to attend, please drop an email to Convention@bafra.info and we will do our best to get you accommodation if required.
AGM:
Please remember that our AGM will take place at 5pm on Saturday 2nd April, during the Convention. You should have received a copy of the Agenda and Directors’ Reports. It is well worth reading these before attending, and you have the opportunity to submit e mail questions to BAFRA General Secretary (secretary@bafra.info) by 26th March.
Speakers:
Jeff Dahle is our principal guest speaker. He returns to our Convention, following his previous visit in 2018. He is a celebrated PAC-12 official and was very well received last time. Our second guest speaker is Frank Kristensen, who is one of Europe’s top officials. He has visited previously, back in 2011, and was very well received. Biographies for both speakers have been sent out separately.
Location:
The Convention will be held at Yarnfield Park Training & Conference Centre, Yarnfield Lane, Yarnfield, Staffordshire, ST15 0NL. Yarnfield Park is a leading Training and Conference centre in the heart of the UK. We would recommend that you look over the facility on their website where you can find details of the location and directions: https://www.yarnfieldpark.com.
If you have any questions or queries around the convention, please drop an email to convention@bafra.info and will get back to you as soon as possible.
Ian Sneddon – Convention Delivery Team
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF BAFRA LTD
The Annual General Meeting of BAFRA Limited will be held during the Convention at 5pm on Saturday 2nd April 2022. It is open to all members. A full agenda with the Company Accounts and Directors’ Reports have been circulated to all members. If you have not received this please let me know.
At the AGM there will be the opportunity to question each director. If you wish to ask a question, it is helpful if it can be submitted to me by 26th March in particular if that answer requires some research. This also means members unable to attend may have their questions asked and answered. Of course, members have the right to ask non pre-notified questions at the AGM.
I can confirm I received the following nominations for the four director posts up for election this year:
President
David Parsons #425 – Proposed by Henry Richardson #25 Seconded by James Ford Bannister #479
General Secretary
Richard Moger #472 – Proposed by Paul Sutton #312 Seconded by James Ford Bannister #479
Director of Training
James Ford Bannister #479 – Proposed by Amir Brooks #593 Seconded by Liam Wooton #478
Director without Portfolio #1
Peter Parsons #321 – Proposed by Gaby Martinez #123 Seconded by Ollie Maskell #221
As these were the only nominations received for these posts, as per our regulations, these four members are duly elected unopposed. Please join me in welcoming these members to the Board for the next two years.
Richard Moger – General Secretary
DISCIPLINARY UPDATE
During the game between the Newcastle Raiders and the NTU Renegades, a Newcastle player was disqualified for Targeting. However the disqualification has been cancelled after the calling official withdrew their report. The procedure for doing this is in BAFA Regulation 5.2.4 and is intended for use in rare cases when you realise you got it wrong. If that is ever the case, simply email me with the details, a copy of the video (or where to find it) and details of what the video shows and how that differs from your original report.
Ben Griffiths - BAFA Disciplinary Officer
discipline@britishamericanfootball.org
GAME MANAGEMENT REPORTS
HOME TEAM | REPORT | NEXT HOME GAME |
New this week | ||
Loughborough Students | Lines are fading as the season goes on. Team areas not marked to COVID regulations. Brian Yates #29 | Unknown |
Oxford Lancers | 100-yard field. Football markings were a bit faint. Viktor Janvari #63 | Unknown |
Newcastle Raiders | Team areas were not marked out properly. No cones available. Used existing rugby lines to keep coaches and players in respective areas. Upon inspecting chain length it was determined that distance between solid lines were not the same and in some instances were a couple of inches shorter or longer than chains. Game was stopped for a head injury for approximately 20 minutes at the start of the fourth quarter. Shawn Sombati #15 | 13th March 2022 v Sheffield Hallam Warriors |
Portsmouth Destroyers | 90-yard field. No three-yard marks, nine-yard marks or numbers. Team areas marked with cones. Field pain is marked predominantly in blue with red end-lines - although all of the field is faint and sometimes difficult to see. Other sports markings, in red and white, cut through the end zones. Oliver Maskell #221 | Unknown |
Outstanding items from previous weeks | ||
Kent Falcons | Well-marked 90-yard field in red with other sport markings in yellow, white, and blue. No numbers, nine-yard marks, three-yard marks, or team area markings, although rugby lines were approximated for the coaching lines and other lines were marked with cones. One ball person changed at half time. Tim Ockendon #481 | 13th March 2022 v Bournemouth Bobcats |
Nottingham Students Gold | Home team sideline is close to the perimeter fence, which does not quite allow correct depth of team areas and coaches box. Although, the team did keep well back from the sideline. Coaches boxes marked to pre-COVID dimensions. Brian Yates #29 | 13th March 2022 v Birmingham Lions |
PLAY OF THE WEEK: | |
New this week | Play: Team A kickoff from the A-35. The kicker drives the ball into the ground and it bounces twice and goes high into the air. At the A-48, kick receiver B89 goes up with both hands and bats the ball forward to keep the kicking team from recovering the kick. The ball goes out of bounds at the A-43.
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Last week | Play: 4th & 3 at the B-43 yard line. There are 33 seconds remaining in the game, Team B have one timeout remaining. The game is being played with a Video Judge. Team A attempts a forward pass which is ruled complete at the B-39 yard line, with the ball carrier being tackled inbounds. The Team B Head Coach takes a timeout and requests that the play be reviewed as he believes the pass was incomplete. After review the Video Judge determines that the pass was not caught and should have been ruled incomplete, however he observes that Team B had 12 players on the field during the down. Ruling?
While undertaking a review of a particular aspect of a play, it is perfectly acceptable for other aspects to come under consideration. A review can consider any aspect of the play for which the game was stopped (M24.5.10). As the on-field ruling has been changed, Team B is not charged with a timeout and Team B’s Head Coach retains his privilege to request a review. (12-2-1-b-1) |
MECHANICS: | |
New this week | Game Situation: On a 5 man crew, what fouls should be recorded (in writing) by which officials? What details of the fouls should be recorded?
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Last week | Game Situation: How many different lateral positions should the ball be spotted at? How are they denoted? Answer: There are five lateral positions at which the ball should be spotted (M5.7.9), They are denoted as follows:
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Date | Event | Contact for details |
2nd - 3rd April (Sat-Sun) | BAFRA Convention | |
BAFRA Directors | |||||
President | David Parsons | General Secretary | Richard Moger | ||
Finance | Stuart Tabberer | Operations | Roger Goodgroves | ||
Recruitment | Susannah Taylor | Training | James Ford-Bannister | ||
Director without Portfolio #1 | Peter Parsons | Director without Portfolio #2 | Steve Tonkinson | ||
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