British American Football Referees' Association

Logo of BAFRA

The British American Football Referees' Association (BAFRA) is the organisational body for American Football Referees in Britain.[1][2][3] BAFRA is affiliated to the British American Football Association.[4]

BAFRA was established in 1984 and provides game officials for American Football games played in the British Leagues.[1] BAFRA officials are eligible to officiate in International Federation of American Football fixtures if selected to do so and in recent years BAFRA has provided personnel for the chain crews at NFL International Series games played at Wembley Stadium.[5]

A typical BAFRA crew at South Leeds Stadium
  1. ^ a b "BAFRA - Information Page". BAFRA.info. British American Football Referee Association. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "American Football - What's It All About". Kent Spoty. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  3. ^ "NFL: Try your hand at being an American Football official in British League". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 4 October 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Getting Started in Refereeing". British American Football. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  5. ^ "NFL: From the Sideline". britishamericanfootball.org. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.