Issue 28/24 1st August 2024
BAFRA Newsflash | |||
2024 BAFA BOWL CREWS
Following a meeting of the BAFRA Selection Committee, the following crews have been selected for this years Bowl games:
Britbowl | Division 1 | Division 2 | NWFL | U19 | |
R | Brian Yates | Ollie Maskell | David Hewitt | Keith Wickham | Joel Pearson |
U | Davie Parsons | Kieran Smith | Kenny Glover | Darren Urben | Henry Richardson |
H | Stuart Tabberer | Roger Brown | Martin Cockerill | Dave Moore | Emma Payne |
L | Ben Griffiths | Pete Thom | Jim Briggs | Graham Coleman | Michael Prentice |
B | Euan Paterson | Liam Wooton | Ian Sneddon | James Ford-Bannister | Amir Brooks |
F | Tim Ockendon | Henry Richardson | Amir Brooks | Steve Hall | John Roberts |
S | Henry Young | Andrew Murrell | Shawn Sombati | Lee Taylor | Mark Schofield |
C | Pete Parsons | Jed Brookes-Lewis | Ali May |
Please join me in congratulating these officials, and wishing them well for the games.
Ollie Maskell – Director of Operations
GAME MANAGEMENT REPORTS
HOME TEAM | REPORT | NEXT HOME GAME |
New this week | ||
Humber Warhawks | The field was marked out as 80 yards but should have been 90 yards if marked out correctly. Endzones were 13 yards and had inbounds markings going through them to the posts. The main lines were actually closer to six yards apart which meant the chains had to be lengthened. There were no limit lines, three-yard marks, nine-yard marks, or numbers. The grass was very long and it felt like you were wading through it rather than running on it. The chain set broke on several occasions requiring running repairs. The hash marks were too wide. The coaching line was there but the team area line was missing. David Hewitt #607 | Unknown |
Staffordshire Surge | 9 yard marks marked at 9 feet. Jed Brookes-Lewis #395 | Unknown |
Outstanding items from previous weeks | ||
East Kilbride Pirates | No limit lines. No numbers or nine-yard marks. Henry Richardson #25 | 4th August 2024 v Merseyside Nighthawks |
East Kilbride Pirates (U19) | No numbers or nine-yard marks. No limit lines. No Team area marked. Henry Richardson #25 | 4th August 2024 v Chorley Buccaneers |
Edinburgh Wolves | Team areas were marked with cones. Chains needed to be repaired before the first play of the game. Officials changing room, despite being big enough, was not lockable and to get there had to be navigated through a plethora of sports equipment. Gordon Galloway #7 | 11th August 2024 v Manchester Titans |
London Blitz | 100-yard grass field with ten-yard end zones marked faintly in white. Field surface was sandy in places but was level throughout and a considerable improvement on previous years. No limit lines, numbers, or nine-yard marks. Team areas too small and the coaching line and team area line on one side of the field were too close. Goals too wide and one was out of alignment until Game Management improvised a solution. Good size lockable changing room but with too few seats or coat hooks. Tim Ockendon #481 | 4th August 2024 v Bristol Aztecs |
London Blitz (U19) | Some main lines were not straight. Hash marks and short yard-line extensions were unevenly spaced, both with regards to distance from the sidelines and the space between them. Markings were also quite feint and hard to see with the sun out. No limit lines. Coaching boxes and team areas marked with cones. There were a few uneven patches on the field surface, although it was playable. Peter Parsons #321 | 4th August 2024 v London Warriors |
Manchester Titans | 80-yard field. Three-yard marks were both not at three yards. Team areas were marked out between the 25-yard lines. Several other sports markings were present and, on some occasions, complicated ball spotting. There were several changes of officials assistants. Thanks are extended to the Newcastle medic for her treatment to the umpire's injury prior to kick off. David Hewitt #607 | 4th August 2024 v Edinburgh Wolves |
Manchester Titans (NWFL) | Freshly marked 80-yard field. The home team's jerseys were illegal due to non-contrasting numbers. Therefore the home team were penalised in accordance with Rule [1-4-5-c]. Steve Hall #512 | 3rd August 2024 v Teesside Steelers |
Newcastle Vikings | There were permanent soccer markings on the field, however the home team had painted this out in dark green. Plaudits to Newcastle on doing this, while fairly common to do elsewhere, Newcastle are the first UK team that I have seen do this. No nine-yard marks or numbers. No limit lines were marked, but there was a barrier at the edge of the field area. The Coaching line was marked, but the line at 12ft was not. Team areas were marked between the 25-yard lines. The light in the officials' toilet was not working and there was no natural light, other facilities were available. The changing room was not lockable. Ben Griffiths #228 | 4th August 2024 v Tamworth Phoenix |
North East Giants (U19) | No three-yard lines. Ali May #42 | 4th August 2024 v Manchester Titans |
Nottingham Caesars (U19) | The pitch has been remarked in red although, the short yard-line extensions are half the length they should be and the coaches' boxes are still too close to the sideline. One change of chain crew at halftime. Joel Pearson #405 | 4th August 2024 v Sheffield Giants |
Tamworth Phoenix | No nine-yard marks or numbers. No team areas were marked. First-class game management and sideline crew, chains, and ball persons. Brian Yates #29 | 11th August 2024 v East Kilbride Pirates |
PLAY OF THE WEEK: | |
New this week | Play: Defensive end B98 is lined up on the outside shoulder of tackle A79. On the initial line charge, B98 blocks tackle A79 below the waist from the side inside the tackle box.
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Last week | Play: A12 throws a forward pass intended for A89. During the pass, defensive end B88 is flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct. The pass to A89 is complete for a 10-yard gain to the A-30 where A88 is tackled.
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MECHANICS: | |
New this week | Game Situation: Running Back A35, runs towards the right edge, where his is hit, as he is going to ground he looses control of the ball, and B98 recovers the ball while their knee is touching the ground. When in doubt is the ball carrier down or is it a fumble?
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Last week | Game Situation: When in doubt is a blind-side block legal or illegal? Answer: When in doubt a blindside block is legal. (M6.2.13) |
Date | Event | Contact for details |
2025 | ||
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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