Issue 25/22 29th June 2022
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DISCIPLINARY CASES
NAME | # | TEAM | CODE | Q | OFFENCE | SUSPENDED | |
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Leon Klosowicz | 42 | Bristol Aztecs | TUF | 2 | After walking away from an opponent, that he had legally hit, #42 turned and made a remark asking how he liked being hit. This followed an earlier Unsportsmanlike Conduct penalty where he had used a swear word at an opponent. | 3rd July 2022 v London Warriors 24th July 2022 v Solent Thrashers | |
Kyle Clark | HC | Ipswich Cardinals | FUC | 4 | With 9:45 remaining in the third quarter, the Head Coach was very vocal and questioning the integrity of the officials. | 3rd July 2022 v Ouse Valley Eagles *As this was a disqualification of a non-player, this is a whole game day suspension as opposed to just a playing suspension. Mr Clark may not be present at the game site in any capacity. | |
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Ryan Kingsley | 73 | DC Presidents | FPF | 4 | Following a heavy tackle, as two players unpiled, #73, whilst still laid on the ground, was seen to deliberately kick the player who had just tackled him in the groin area. | 3rd July 2022 v Gateshead Senators | |
Karl Burgess | HC | Tamworth Phoenix (U19) | TUF | 4 | With 1:41 remaining in the game, the visiting team scored a touchdown. The Tamworth head coach strongly suggested to the Line Judge that the player was celebrating as he entered the endzone and wanted a flag. Despite attempts by the Line Judge to explain or discuss the play, the coach then made remarks to the official which drew an unsportsmanlike foul. The remarks continued after this drawing a second UC penalty. | 3rd July 2022 v Nottingham Caesars *As this was a disqualification of a non-player, this is a whole game day suspension as opposed to just a playing suspension. Mr Burgess may not be present at the game site in any capacity. | |
GAME MANAGEMENT REPORTS
HOME TEAM | REPORT | NEXT HOME GAME |
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East Kilbride Pirates | No limit lines, numbers or nine-yard marks. Henry Richardson #25 | Unknown |
Essex Spartans | Well marked 90-yard field in white missing only limit lines. Changing room had no toilet and was not lockable. Game suspended with the agreement of both coaches for two hours 13 minutes with 9:05 remaining in the third quarter to treat a player with a suspected spinal injury. Tim Ockendon #481 | 24th July 2022 v London Hornets |
Leicester Falcons | Markings faint but visible. Marked in blue with existing Rugby markings in white. No coaches boxes or team areas marked. No numbers or nine-yard marks so approximated with Rugby markings. Chain crew and ball persons supplied in plenty of time for kickoff and were very good. Andrew Murrell #608 | 24th July 2022 v Shropshire Revolution |
Manchester Titans | 80-yard field. One member of the chain crew was replaced after walking off without explanation. David Hewitt #607 | 31st July 2022 v Sandwell Steelers |
Manchester Titans (U19) | Well marked 80-yard field. Several changes of ball persons during the game for various reasons. Thanks to Manchester game day management for repairing a bean bag for the Line Judge. David Hewitt #607 | 31st July 2022 v East Kilbride Pirates |
Northumberland Vikings | 90-yard field marked in yellow. There were no three-yard marks. One member of the chain crew was changed at halftime. Lee Taylor #183 | 31st July 2022 v Inverclyde Goliaths |
Nottingham Caesars | 80-yard field with NFL-width hash marks, team area marked to the ten-yard lines so cones were used to shorten. Joel Pearson #405 | 3rd July 2022 v Birmingham Bulls |
Rushmoor Knights | Nine-yard marks on one side of the field were not at nine-yards. Chains were not exactly ten-yards. Blue markings with a white athletics track painted across the field. Changing rooms some distance from the field and not lockable. In the third quarter, the game was suspended for approximately five minutes to fill in a very deep hole that was discovered. Oliver Maskell #221 | 24th July 2022 v South Wales Warriors |
Sheffield Giants | Field marked in black but clearly visible. Other sports markings present in white. No numbers, nine-yard marks, team areas, or limit lines marked. Two small changing rooms provided. These were not lockable but did contain lockers that could be utilised. The crew completed pregame in the changing room foyer as it allowed more space. Jed Brookes-Lewis #395 | 24th July 2022 v Merseyside Nighthawks |
Solent Thrashers | Plane of the cross bar is in the endzone by approximately two-yards. Balls supplied under inflated and were inflated before being returned. David Knight #135 | 24th July 2022 v Bristol Aztecs |
Tamworth Phoenix | Faint but visible markings in orange. Game suspended for one hour following a Tamworth player sustaining a broken arm and an was ambulance called. Brian Yates #29 | 3rd July 2022 v Edinburgh Wolves |
Yorkshire Rams (Flag) | One coach from Leeds assisted as so that we had two officials on each field. Fields were well marked. Six games played on two fields. Robin Boyd #191 | Unknown |
Yorkshire Rams (U11 Flag) | One coach from Leeds assisted as so that we had two officials on each field. Fields were well marked. Six games played on two fields. Robin Boyd #191 | Unknown |
Outstanding items from previous weeks | ||
Berkshire Renegades | Well-marked 100-yard field. Team areas marked to the ten-yard lines, but this was rectified with cones prior to kick off. Game delayed slightly due to late arrival of medical cover. At half-time, the remaining quarters were shorted to 0 minutes at agreement of both Head Coaches. Kieran Smith #102 | 3rd July 2022 v East Kent Mavericks |
Birmingham Bulls | Field marked with red lines. Coaches' and team areas less than six and 12 feet from the sidelines respectively. Mike Lefevre #341 | 31st July 2022 v Halton Spartans |
Chester Romans | 90-yard field marked in blue. The three-yard marks were approximately 2.5 yards from the goal line so were not used to spot the ball. Coaches and players boxes were not marked but cones were placed out of bounds at the 20-yard lines for both teams. Lee Taylor #183 | 24th July 2022 v Birmingham Bulls |
DC Presidents | All field markings were very faint, the home team head coach was advised it would need remarking prior to the next home game. There were no three-yard marks and the crossbar of the posts sit approximately two-yards behind each end zone. Lee Taylor #183 | 17th July 2022 v Gateshead Senators |
Edinburgh Napier Knight (U19) | Team areas marked to 25 instead of the 20-yard line. Kenneth Glover #71 | 2nd July 2022 v Gateshead Senators |
Edinburgh Wolves | Team areas marked with cones. Otherwise, a well marked field with changing facilities adjacent to the field. Game was played in a good, competitive spirit that threatened to get chippy but a word with the captains and it calmed down for the remainder of the game. Gordon Galloway #7 | 24th July 2022 v Manchester Titans |
Gateshead Senators | 90-yard field with ten-yard end zones. The goal posts were moveable rugby goalposts and, due to the uneven surface at one end, leant to the side. This was not an issue for either of the teams, so the games were played in both directions. No nine-yard markings or numbers. There was only three feet of space for the officials before the coaches line but no coaches box marked. Team areas were marked to the 25-yard lines. Robin Boyd #191 | 3rd July 2022 v DC Presidents |
Hertfordshire Cheetahs | The second half of the game was delayed by about five minutes when the chain crew did not return. A new crew was briefed and, after a few plays, the original crew returned. Brian Yates #29 | 3rd July 2022 v South Wales Warriors |
Kent Exiles | Field shorter than 100-yards marked as such, chain length matched field markings. Uneven field with overlong grass in places. Markings in white and faint in places. No limit lines, numbers, nine-yard marks, three-yard marks, or numbers. Short yard-line extensions uneven in length and inbounds markings varied in distance from the sideline. Team areas marked between the 25-yard lines with no line dividing the team area from the coaching box. Changing room was lockable but only really suitable for two people. James Ford-Bannister #479 | 24th July 2022 v London Blitz |
Kent Exiles (U19) | Field shorter than 100-yards marked as such, chain length matched field markings. Uneven field with overlong grass in places. Markings in white and faint in places. No limit lines, numbers, nine-yard marks, three-yard marks, or numbers. Short yard-line extensions uneven in length and inbounds markings varied in distance from the sideline. Team areas marked between the 25-yard lines with no line dividing the team area from the coaching box. Changing room was lockable but only really suitable for two people. James Ford-Bannister #479 | 17th July 2022 v South East Legion |
Lancashire Wolverines | 80-yard field with end-zones slightly less than ten-yards. No nine-yard mark sand the coaching & team areas were marked with cones between the 25-yard lines. The two-yard marks were marked at the three-yard line. Chris Jarvis #10 | 3rd July 2022 v Inverclyde Goliaths |
Lincolnshire Bombers | Very well marked out field, as usual. These were the best game facilities we, as a crew, have used. Changing rooms were locked as we went to the field. There were quite a few injury stoppages for Lincolnshire, one of which resulted in a player being carried to the sideline and subsequently taken to hospital. Otherwise the game was played in good spirits. Dan Chandler #250 | 17th July 2022 v Humber Warhawks |
London Blitz | Well marked 100-yard field in white missing limit lines, numbers, and nine-yard marks. Main yard lines were all present but not always straight. Short yard-line extensions at the sideline and the hash marks often did not line up and were not always one yard apart. Goals too wide. Field surface was uneven. Changing room had no facilities and was not lockable. Tim Ockendon #481 | 3rd July 2022 v Kent Exiles |
London Blitz B | Well marked 100-yard field in white missing limit lines, numbers, and nine-yard marks. Main yard lines were all present but not always straight. Short yard-line extensions at the sideline and the hash marks often did not line up and were not always one yard apart. Goals too wide. Field surface was uneven. Changing room had no facilities and was not lockable. Tim Ockendon #481 | 3rd July 2022 v Cambridgeshire Cats |
London Blitz (U19) | Game delayed by 15 minutes until a chain crew could be provided. Mike Roberts #32 | 17th July 2022 v Wembley Stallions |
Staffordshire Surge | Several holes in field needed to be filled prior to game. Andrew Lovell #559 | 3rd July 2022 v Leigh Miners |
Solent Seahawks (U19) | Field marked mostly in yellow apart from the 10 yard lines at both ends, which were mostly in blue, and yellow near the sidelines, and the midfield line, which was white. Team areas marked to the 25 yard lines. Both goal posts overhung the end zone in bounds. The officials changing room is small for a crew of 5. At the end of half time, with the agreement of both head coaches and the Referee, the 3rd and 4th quarters were shortened to zero minutes under Rule 3-2-2-a. Peter Parsons #321 | 24th July 2022 v South East Legion |
Somerset Wyverns | 100-yard field. Played in a public park. Coaches boxes were six yards from the sideline Richard Madge #485 | 3rd July 2022 v Bristol Apache |
South East Legion (U19) | 100-yard field with only one goalpost at one end of the field. Game played with one-goal mechanics. Viktor Janvari #63 | 3rd July 2022 v Wembley Stallions |
South East Squadron | Only one set of goal posts were present and so one-goal rule were used. Keith Wickham #423 | 24th July 2022 |
Sussex Thunder | End lines are too close to the fence so white lines from soccer field were used. Missing lines around team areas. Poor viability of field markings, very faint. No three-yard marks. David Knight #135 | 17th July 2022 v Cambridgeshire Cats |
Tamworth Phoenix (U19) | Field markings in orange and feint. Team area limits marked with cones. Changing facilities have seen better days. Brian Yates #29 | 3rd July 2022 v Nottingham Caesars |
Torbay Trojans | 90-yard field. Only one officials’ changing room was available, which was suitable for three officials maximum. However, game management did provide a suitable room to have the pregame conference with refreshments. Euan Paterson #165 | 24th July 2022 v Somerset Wyverns |
PLAY OF THE WEEK: | |
New this week | Play: Team A 4th and 30 and the A-20 yard line. Team A line up in a scrimmage kick formation and punt the ball. The balls travels 15 yards beyond the line of scrimmage where B38 is positioned to catch the kick. B38 muffs the ball and gunner A85 dives on the loose ball and recovers it at the A-35 yard line. Which team will snap the ball next, what is the next down & distance. What is the status of the play clock and game clock?
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Last week | Play: Team A have 1st and 10 at Midfield. Defensive End B98 is offside at the snap. Running back A34 carries the ball to the B-44 yard line. Immediately after the play B72 shoves an opponent in an act that is clearly not part of the game action.
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MECHANICS: | |
New this week | Game Situation: What are the five mandatory uses of intra-crew radios during a game?
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Last week | Game Situation: When should the uncatchable pass signal (S17) be used? Answer: It should only be used when contact that would have been pass interference occurs on a pass that is uncatchable (M11.4.12, M12.4.13, M13.4.11, M14.4.13, M15.4.12). It should not be used when the pass was uncatchble but any contact was not pass interference. |
Date | Event | Contact for details |
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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