We are delighted to have entered into partnership with Sports Structures to support BAFCA in streamlining and developing our coach education pathway. Sports Structures are supporting British American Football Coaches Association in developing online content including a virtual classroom. This streamlining of the coach education pathway has taken the theory of the coaching courses out…
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Upcoming Safeguarding Course BAFCA are working with Sports Structure in developing an e-leaning / virtual learning platform. As part of this we will be promoting relevant courses to our members: Sports Structures have a live online safeguarding workshop on Monday 7th December (6.30-9pm). They are offering a 10% discount to BAFCA Members as partners who…
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): grassroots sports guidance for safe provision including team sport, contact combat sport and organised sport events
Message from Pete Ackerley I want to provide you with an update on the situation with return to play, registrations and refunds. We are obviously in a challenging period at the moment for British American football and sport as a whole, and the various rules across different parts of the country provide further complications. While…
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Message from Pete Ackerley Thank you to everyone who joined the recent Q&A session which followed our AGM. For those who were not able to participate, a recording of the session is available here.(Please note that you will need to download the recording from a WeTransfer link and due to a technical issue the welcoming remarks…
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Message from Chief Executive Pete Ackerley The last few days have seen a number of announcements relating to restrictions across England, Scotland and Wales that impact on our sport. You can find the updated position for each nation below. Yesterday I attended calls with DCMS officials and ministers and leaders of other National Governing Bodies…
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BAFA recruiting for Head Coach role as part of National Programme *Please note the deadline for this vacancy has been extended until Sunday 22 November 2020* The British American Football Association (BAFA) is recruiting for the position of Adult Women’s Head Coach (Contact) as part of the BAFA National Programme. This exciting role will work…
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Thursday, June 4, 2020 New guidance on outdoor training In our last update, on 28 May, we said that we would keep the situation with the season suspension and return to play under constant review in line with any new advice from the Government. Many of you will have noted the Government issued further guidance…
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BAFA and BAFCA have today (11 February 2020) issued a Disciplinary Statement regarding one of its members. https://www.britishamericanfootball.org/downloads/2020_02_11%20-%20BAFA%20Statement%20(1).pdf Continuing to make American football in Britain fair and safe for everyone is of utmost priority as our great game grows and develops. BAFA and BAFCA takes any issues related to safeguarding, discipline and fairness extremely seriously. Anyone with concerns…
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Notice to British American Football Coaches Association Members regarding Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on Saturday 22nd February 2020 at 11am. (BAFCA EGM will follow BAFA EGM which commences at 10am) Venue: St Michael’s C of E High School, Curral Road, Rowley Regis, West Midlands, B65 9AN Please click Download Document below for details of EGM,…
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