Issue 33/26                                                                                23rd October 2026

BAFRA Newsflash

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BAFRA ELITE PANEL (BEP) 2025/26

The BAFRA Selection Committee is pleased to announce that the following officials have been selected to serve for the next year on the BAFRA Elite Programme (BEP):

  • Jed Brookes-Lewis
  • Roger Brown
  • Scott Castle
  • Will Fazackerley
  • James Ford-Bannister
  • Ben Gadsby
  • Kenny Glover
  • Ben Griffiths
  • Emma Harris
  • Ollie Maskell
  • Ali May
  • Dave Moore
  • Davie Parsons
  • Pete Parsons
  • Euan Paterson
  • Henry Richardson
  • Ian Rogers
  • Mark Schofield
  • Kieran Smith
  • Stuart Tabberer
  • Darren Urben
  • Keith Wickham
  • Henry Young
  • Stuart Young

Please join the Selection Committee and Directors in congratulating these officials on their appointment to the BAFRA Elite Programme.

Ollie Maskell - Director of Operations

operations@bafra.info

GAME MANAGEMENT REPORTS

HOME TEAM

REPORT

NEXT HOME GAME

New this week

SGS Pride

The changing room provided was spacious and lockable, but it was a bit of a walk from the field. There was a diversion for the officials on their route back, due to another sport commencing during the day.

Scott Castle #626

8th November 2026 v Bournemouth University Bobcats

PLAY OF THE WEEK:

New this week

Play: It is 4th and 10 at Midfield. Team A line up in a Scrimmage Kick Formation. The Ends are numbered 23 and 34. The Offensive Line is numbers (from left to right, 50, 62, 5, 71, 79), the Punter is wearing number 7 and the three personal procters/up-backs are number 47, 33 & 39.

Number 5 is the long snapper. Shortly before the snap A47 moves to a position under centre, pauses for a second and then receives the snap. He throws a forward pass to A23 at the B-30 where A23 catches the ball and is immediately tackled. There is 10:00 remaining in the second quarter.


Ruling?

Last week

Play: On a correctly marked 100 yard field, how many hash marks are there?


Ruling: On a correctly marked 100 yard field, there are 38 hash marks. There are two hash marks on each solid 5 yard line, they are located 60 feet from each side line (1-2-1-l & 2-12-7). The markings colloquially referred to as hash marks are actually short yard-line extensions (1-2-1-c). On a correctly marked 100 yard field, there are 320 short yard-line extensions.

MECHANICS:

New this week

Game Situation: Upon arrival at the venue, the officials notice that there are lines extending the full width of the field every 4 yards not 5, and there are only 3 short yard extensions lines between each of these lines.


Answer next issue…

Last week

Game Situation: Prior to kick-off; on a 5 person crew which official is responsible for briefing the medical personnel on what signals are to be used to summon them onto the field.

Answer: The Back Judge (M8.2.10.c)


CALENDAR

Date

Event

Contact for details

2026

7th November (Sat)

BAFRA Board Meeting (in Person)

secretary@bafra.info

2027

3rd April (Sat)

BAFRA Ltd. AGM

secretary@bafra.info

3rd-4th April (Sat-Sun)

BAFRA Convention

training@bafra.info

BAFRA Directors

President

David Parsons

president@bafra.info

General Secretary

Richard Moger

secretary@bafra.info

Finance

Mark Schofield

finance@bafra.info

Operations

Oliver Maskell

operations@bafra.info

Recruitment

Emma Harris

recruitment@bafra.info

Training

James Ford-Bannister

training@bafra.info

Director without Portfolio #1

Peter Parsons

dwp1@bafra.info

Director without Portfolio #2

Steve Tonkinson

dwp2@bafra.info

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.

Editor: Ben Griffiths - Email: newsflash@bafra.info

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