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BAFRA
Website: www.bafra.org
Contact:
President: Jim Briggs
Tel No: 023 9236 5232
president@bafra.org
Recruitment Director: Ben Griffiths
Tel No: 0161 224 3228
recruitment@bafra.org
Operations Director: Pete Johnson
Tel No: 07956 125222
operations@bafra.org
Website: www.bafra.org
Contact:
President: Jim Briggs
Tel No: 023 9236 5232
president@bafra.org
Recruitment Director: Ben Griffiths
Tel No: 0161 224 3228
recruitment@bafra.org
Operations Director: Pete Johnson
Tel No: 07956 125222
operations@bafra.org
The British American Football Referees' Association
The officials for 99% of American Football games played in Britain are all members of BAFRA, the British American Football Referees Association.
BAFRA was founded in 1984 to provide officials for the then fledgling sport. In the early days the majority of its members were US military personnel stationed in the UK but now the membership is almost entirely British.
The Association's aims are five-fold:
1. To improve the standard of officiating by training and examination, and by any other means.
2. To enable all American football games in Britain to have neutral officials.
3. To promote and uphold the status of officials both collectively and individually.
4. To co-operate and to cultivate good relations with all bodies concerned with American football, for the betterment of the game.
5. To take such action or make such representation as an Association, or in conjunction with others as may be considered desirable, in the interests of American football in Britain in general or for the benefit of officials and officiating in particular.
BAFRA covers several hundred games at all levels, including senior (over 18), college and youth games. Through the European Federation of American Football, BAFRA also provides officials for tournaments on the continent.
BAFRA was founded in 1984 to provide officials for the then fledgling sport. In the early days the majority of its members were US military personnel stationed in the UK but now the membership is almost entirely British.
The Association's aims are five-fold:
1. To improve the standard of officiating by training and examination, and by any other means.
2. To enable all American football games in Britain to have neutral officials.
3. To promote and uphold the status of officials both collectively and individually.
4. To co-operate and to cultivate good relations with all bodies concerned with American football, for the betterment of the game.
5. To take such action or make such representation as an Association, or in conjunction with others as may be considered desirable, in the interests of American football in Britain in general or for the benefit of officials and officiating in particular.
BAFRA covers several hundred games at all levels, including senior (over 18), college and youth games. Through the European Federation of American Football, BAFRA also provides officials for tournaments on the continent.
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