Issue 12/23 30th March 2023
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BAFRA ANNUAL CONVENTION – SAT 1ST AND SUN 2ND APRIL 2023
Welcome Desk
Although those members attending the Convention have registered to attend, we need you to book in at the Welcome Desk, so that we know you have actually arrived. The Welcome Desk will be manned from 8.45-9.10am on Sat morning, with the Convention starting at 9.15am. If you arrive late please contact a member of the Convention Team to let us know you are there and we can book you in (Team members will have red polo shirt). Make sure you collect your new Rule Book and MOFO, and BAFRA Charity voting slip when you book in.
Prize Draw
As usual, we will be holding a Prize Draw. We will have ‘strips’ available for sale when you pick up your Convention Pack, so please remember that although the bar needs card payment, we need your cash.
Guest of Honour/Main Speaker
Celebrated PAC-12 Official Francisco Villar will be the Guest of Honour and main speaker at this year’s Convention. He has been an official for 30 years, starting at high school level, and working through Junior College as an umpire, then on to the Mountain West Conference in 2008, again as umpire. He then worked in CFO West and Big XII until 2012, when he joined PAC-12, working as umpire, until 2020 when he was promoted to referee. During his career he has worked 13 post season bowl games, including the First Responders Bowl in 2022. Francisco also worked as umpire in the inaugural ‘return’ of the USFL, and will work as referee for the 2023 XFL season. He has been a clinician at various officiating camps, clinics, and academies since 2013, and enjoys working with and mentoring football officials who want to improve.
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. I 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
Finally
If you have any questions or queries around the convention, please drop an email to convention@bafra.info and we will get back to you as soon as possible
Ian Sneddon - Convention Delivery Team
2023 ANNUAL BAFRA EXAM
The annual BAFRA exam period officially begins at 18:00 on Saturday 1st April. The exam paper and supporting materials will be available in the exam area of the BAFRA Website. The exam period will be 5 weeks and will close at 23:59 on Saturday 6th May.
Please note that the preferred submission of answers will again be through the online submission form on the BAFRA website.
Please be aware that all qualified members and those protecting qualified status must sit the exam to retain their status. As always, associate and competent associate members are encouraged to attempt the exam.
As always, questions during the exam period can be sent to exam2023@bafra.info.
Stuart Young – Chair, BAFRA Examination Committee
GAME MANAGEMENT REPORTS
HOME TEAM | REPORT | NEXT HOME GAME |
New this week | ||
Bath Killer Bees | Changing rooms are not lockable. Team areas are marked out too far from the sidelines. Amir Brooks #593 | Unknown |
Leigh Miners | Officials changing room was far too small for a crew of five, a crew of three would have struggled. The crew waited for one of the teams to exit the changing room before dressing for the game and storing their bags in the officials room. None of the changing rooms were lockable. 80-yard field marked in blue with the coaches and players boxes too close to the sideline and marked to the 15-yard lines. Lee Taylor #183 | 9th April 2023 v Lincolnshire Bombers |
Liverpool Raptors | 90 yard field. No three-yard marks, nine-yard marks, or numbers. Team areas were marked out with cones. Other sports markings were present in close proximity to the endzone. All three game balls needed adjusting prior to kick off. David Hewitt #607 | Unknown |
Nottingham Gold | Team areas correctly marked but too close to the field. Brian Yates #29 | Unknown |
Sussex Saxons | 90 yard artificial pitch with faint blue markings. Two of the home team's balls were deflating, so the away team were asked to provide correct pressure balls to play with. Viktor Janvari #63 | Unknown |
Worcester Royals | One match ball was replaced it had become flattened during play. Richard Whitby #136 | Unknown |
PLAY OF THE WEEK: | |
New this week | Play: Team A, 1st and 10 at the A-20 yard line. Team A are leading 33-0. Running Back A37 runs for 3 yards to the A-23 yard line and is tackled inbounds. During the play B94 is injured. The game clock reads 0:09. Team B are out of timeouts.
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Last week | Play: The home team is responsible for game management and provides a suitable professional practitioner to meet the requirements of Rule 13-1-2. The away team also provides a professional practitioner. During the game, an away-team player leaves the field to undergo concussion assessment, and is assessed by both professional practitioners. After assessing the play the practitioners disagree: the away-team practitioner believes that the player is not concussed; the home-team practitioner believes the player is concussed.
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MECHANICS: | |
New this week | Game Situation: On 4th Down Team A line up to punt from the A-45 yard line. Returner B-89 lines up to return the punt at the B-9 yard line. On a crew of 5 where should the Back Judge stand?
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Last week | Game Situation: When should the Referee give a preliminary signal following a penalty? What should the other officials be doing while the Referee is giving a preliminary signal? Answer: The Referee should give a preliminary signal when the enforcement of a penalty is not obvious (M19.3.1.c). If the decision is Obvious - no preliminary signal should be given. While the Referee is giving a preliminary signal, the Wing and Deep Wing officials on the sideline of the non-offending team should explain to the Head Coach what the foul was and what options he has. They should then convey his decision to the Referee (preferably via Radio) (M19.3.2). |
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 | ||
The opinions expressed in this Newsflash are those of the contributors, and not necessarily of BAFRA or its Directors. All Incident Reports to be submitted via www.bafra.info. Deadline for articles submitted by email (newsflash@bafra.info) is midnight Tuesday. |
