Issue 13/24 17th April 2024
BAFRA Newsflash | |||
RULES CLARIFICATIONS
As a result of questions posed to me in the last week or so, I can clarify the interpretation of two rules, as follows:
Any questions, please let me know.
Jim Briggs - Chair, BAFA Rules Committee
rules@britishamericanfootball.org
FIELD AUDITS
Please will referees ensure that they include a completed Field Audit with their game reports for 11 vs. 11 and 9 vs. 9 games. On the first week of the season, about a third were not submitted. Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Paul Sutton - BAFRA Assistant General Secretary
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF BAFRA LTD
The minutes of the Seventeenth Annual General Meeting of BAFRA can be found in the members’ area of the website here:
https://www.bafra.info/members/minutes/agm2024.pdf
Richard Moger – General Secretary
secretary@bafra.info
BAFRA AWARDS
At the BAFRA Convention the Annual Award winners were announced as part of the weekend. It is with great pleasure that I can announce the following:
The 2023 Alan Wilson Award which is awarded to the best up and coming Official in BAFRA was won by Andrew Currie .
The 2023 Official of the Year Award was won by Ali May.
Please join me in congratulating both the winners of these awards.
Richard Moger – General Secretary
secretary@bafra.info
2024 RULE BOOKS
All members should have received there 2024 Rule books by now, if you have not received one, and are expecting one, please contact me as a matter of urgency.
Richard Moger – General Secretary
secretary@bafra.info
DISCIPLINARY CASES
NAME | # | TEAM | CODE | Q | OFFENCE | SUSPENDED | |
New this week | |||||||
Fabio Campos | 84 | Hereford Stampede (formerly of Gloucestershire Gladiators) | TUF | 4 | With 1:22 remaining in the second quarter, after scoring a Touchdown, #84 got to their feet and, whilst standing over an opponent on the ground, imitated the firing of a machine gun. With 5:05 remaining in the fourth quarter, after a play, #84 was witnessed commenting to an opponent whilst pointing towards the electronic scoreboard which was erected pitchside for the fixture. This was penalised for a second act of taunting. | 21st April 2024 v Bristol Apache | |
James Simpson | 63 | Nottingham Caesars | TUF | 4 | Player committed his first Unsportsmanlike Conduct foul in the first quarter directing an expletive towards the referee. He committed a second Unsportsmanlike Conduct foul in the second quarter for striking an opponent clearly after the play was over and clearly not part of the game action. | 4th May 2024 v Leicester Panthers | |
Rhys Kyle-Elliot | 17 | Paisley Bears | FUC | 2 | With 3:30 remaining in the second half of the first game of the tournament, after the ball was dead, Gold #17, from a crouched position, headbutted an opponent thrusting the crown of the helmet into an opponent's face mask. | Suspension already Served | |
Previous weeks | |||||||
William Elliot | 11 | Bristol Aztecs | TUF | 4 | With 6:24 remaining in the fourth quarter, #11 committed a second Unsportsmanlike Conduct foul. | 21st April 2024 v Cambridgeshire Cats | |
GAME MANAGEMENT REPORTS
HOME TEAM | REPORT | NEXT HOME GAME |
New this week | ||
Birmingham Lions (U16) | Both fields were marked with Cones. . Lawrence Grugeon #22 | Unknown |
Cambridgeshire Cats | Team areas were marked to the 25-yard lines. Brian Yates #29 | 21st April 2024 v Bristol Aztecs |
Chorley Buccaneers (U16) | Painted sideline on one side of each of the two fields. The other lines were marked with cones. The goal lines were marked with pylons only. Steve Hall #512 | Unknown |
Clyde Valley Blackhawks | Hash marks were marked to incorrect width, so cones were placed outside of the end lines to mark the correct width. Coaching/Team areas marked to 25-yard lines. Kenneth Glover #71 | 2nd June 2024 v Inverclyde Blackhawks |
East Kent Mavericks | The field has been remarked. Endzones are approximately five yards deep and Hash marks are NFL-width. All short yard-line extensions have been marked in yards where they had previously been marked as IFAF yards. The field was reduced to 80 yards with End Zones starting at the five-yard line before play began. Old markings are still visible, although faint, and were used when spotting the ball. East Kent have home games for the next 2 weeks. The game was suspended with 12:37 remaining in the third quarter due to a player injury. The game was delayed for 1h27. Play continued once the ambulance had arrived and taken the player to hospital. Graham Smith #149 | 21st June 2024 v London Blitz B |
Edinburgh Wolves | Well-marked field, but team/coaching areas were marked to the 25-yard lines. Ian Sneddon #427 | 5th May 2024 v Tamworth Phoenix |
Essex Tridents | Changing room well appointed but not lockable. Team have moved to a different field this year which whilst is now 100 yards long it does have several issues. Team area and coaching lines are not 12/6 feet back respectively, no limit lines, surface is quite uneven and has some bare patches of earth, field numbers are smaller than required and not 9 yards for the top of the numbers. Phil Clarke #262 | 21st April 2024 v Colchester Gladiators |
Humber Warhawks | 90-yard field. No three-yard marks, nine-yard marks, or numbers. No limit lines. Team areas were marked out between the 24-yard lines. Several lines were wonky and one missing hash mark was added by the referee using aerosol paint. The field surface undulated in several areas, and whilst not a trip hazard, meant you had to be careful with your footing. David Hewitt #607 | 28th April 2024 v Yorkshire Rams |
Leigh Miners | Team areas were absent. Otherwise, a well-marked 90-yard field. Paul Todd #289 | 12th May 2024 v Lancashire Wolverines |
Manchester Titans | 80-yard field as Manchester have been granted an extension to rule 1-2-1 for 2024. There were other sports markings present, some of which were also in white but did not create an issue. Lee Taylor #183 | 19th May 2024 v East Kilbride Pirates |
Manchester Titans (U19) | 80-yard field. There were other sports markings present, some of which were also in white but did not create an issue. Lee Taylor #183 | 19th May 2024 v Chorley Buccaneers |
Merseyside Nighthawks | Well-marked 90-yard field. Team areas were marked with cones Steve Hall #512 | 21st April2024 v Edinburgh Wolves |
Norwich Devils | The game was suspended twice, for about five minutes each, to deal with a potential neck injury. Changing rooms are a significant distance from the field requiring a drive, however, parking is then right next to the field. Lee Wood #517 | 21st April2024 v London Olympians |
Nottingham Caesars | Coaching' boxes were too close to the sideline. Other markings were in a similar colour (red) to the gridiron markings. Joel Pearson #405 | 4th May 2024 v Leicester Panthers |
Nottingham Caesars (U19) | Coaching' boxes were too close to the sideline. Other markings were in a similar colour (red) to the gridiron markings. One stoppage for 12 minutes due to neck injury. Joel Pearson #405 | 14th July 2024 v Birmingham Lions |
Rushmoor Knights | New venue. The changing room is just about big enough for a crew and was lockable. A couple of holes were discovered in the field surface on initial inspection. These were filled prior to the game. No limit lines. Marks were placed at the top and bottom of where the numbers should be. Both sets of hash marks in the middle of the field were uneven in terms of lining up with the inbounds lines. The goal posts at both ends were constructed from a soccer goal, so the crossbar was 8ft high and the uprights were 24ft apart. One member of the chain crew changed at half time. Peter Parsons #321 | 21st April 2024 v Wembley Stallions |
Rushmoor Knights (U19) | New venue. The changing room is just about big enough for a crew and was lockable. A couple of holes were discovered in the field surface on initial inspection. These were filled prior to the game. No limit lines. Marks were placed at the top and bottom of where the numbers should be. Both sets of hash marks in the middle of the field were uneven in terms of lining up with the inbounds lines. The goal posts at both ends were constructed from a soccer goal, so the crossbar was 8ft high and the uprights were 24ft apart. One ball person and two members of the chain crew changed at half time. Peter Parsons #321 | 5th May 2024 v Somerset Wyverns |
Solent Thrashers | 100-yard field marked mostly in yellow, except the ten-yard lines at both ends which were in a much fainter blue line (used by another sport). This has been acceptable in previous seasons, however, because it's so faint the gameday manager at Solent was informed it needs correcting before the next game. Goals overhang endzones by one yard. Team areas were marked to the 25-yard lines. Oliver Maskell #221 | 28th April 2024 v London Blitz |
Somerset Wyverns | The officials’ changing room is sized for 3 people (maximum) and is not lockable. This game was the second part of a double-header and kickoff was delayed by around 30 minutes due to an injury in the previous game. Two stoppages occurred during the game to repair the chain set. One change was made to the chain crew at half-time. Amir Brooks #593 | 21st April 2024 v South Wales Warriors |
Somerset Wyverns (U19) | The officials’ changing room is sized for 3 people (maximum) and is not lockable. One change was made to the chain crew at half-time. In the third quarter, the game was suspended for approximately 30 minutes to treat an injured player. Amir Brooks #593 | 19th May 2024 v Rushmoor Knights |
Swindon Storm | Changing rooms were small, unlockable, and was being used as storage space for various items. Albert Lambert Jnr #461 | 21st April 2024 v Cornwall Monarchs |
PLAY OF THE WEEK: | |
Play of the Week Will Return when the Exam Period has concluded |
Date | Event | Contact for details |
BAFRA Directors | |||||
President | David Parsons | General Secretary | Richard Moger | ||
Finance | Stuart Tabberer | Operations | Oliver Maskell | ||
Recruitment | Susannah Taylor | Training | James Ford-Bannister | ||
Director without Portfolio #1 | Peter Parsons | Director without Portfolio #2 | Steve Tonkinson | ||
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