Governing body for American football in the United Kingdom
The British American Football Association (BAFA ) is the national governing body for the sport of American football and non-contact Flag football in the United Kingdom since 1985. It is affiliated to the International Federation of American Football (IFAF). In 2010, they formed the BAFA National Leagues as the country's primary competition for contact football. Their flagship event is the annual Britbowl which is competed by the top two sides of the BAFANL Premier Divisions.
Competitions [ edit ] League Code Teams Participants Notes BAFA National Leagues (BAFANL) Adult Contact Football 70 Men/Women 18+ Winning teams play in the Britbowl [1] National Women's Football League (NWFL) Women's Contact Football 17 Women 18+ [2] British Universities American Football League (BUAFL) Adult Contact Football 81 University Students 18+ [3] National Flag Football League Adult Flag Football 60 Men/Women 16+ [4] Women's National Flag Football League Women's Flag Football 15 Women/Female University Students 18+ League features both Club and University sides [5]
League Code Teams Participants Notes U19's League Youth Contact Football 38 Youths 16–19 Winning teams play in the Junior Britbowl [6] U16's League Youth Contact Football 41 Youths 13–16 Winning teams play in the Junior Britbowl [6] U17's Flag League Youth Flag Football 14 Youths 14–17 [7] U14's Flag League Youth Flag Football 20 Youths 11–14 [7]
2021 BAFA National Youth Flag finals [8]
Under 14s South Coast Spitfires 44 20 Leicester Huntsmen
Under 17s South Coast Spitfires 20 18 Coventry Cougars
Final standings [ edit ] 2021 Standings U14s U17s 1. South Coast Spitfires 1. South Coast Spitfires 2. Leicester Huntsmen 2. Coventry Cougars 3. Chorley Buccaneers Cutlasses 3. Waveney Wolves 4. London Blitz 4. South London Renegades 5. Nuneaton Jaguars 5. Nuneaton Jaguars 6. Solent Red Storm 6. Brighton & Hove Scorpions 7. Houghton Bears 8. Chorley Buccaneers Blades
Member bodies [ edit ] Current [ edit ] BAFCA (British American Football Coaches Association) BAFRA (British American Football Referees Association) BUAFL (British Universities American Football League) Defunct [ edit ] BAFL (British American Football League) - split from BAFA in 2010, and ceased operations in the same year. BYAFA (British Youth American Football Association) - dissolved 2007 and merged into BAFL BSAFA (British Students American Football Association) - Disaffiliated 2007 leading to the foundation, by BAFA, of the BUAFL. SGA (Scottish Gridiron Association) Boards of directors [ edit ] Role Name Chairman Nichole McCulloch Senior Non-Executive Director Ian Deakin Chief Executive Officer Pete Ackerley Director Bruce Leatherman Director Richard Watson Non-Executive Director Colin Allen Non-Executive Director Kenny Bello Non-Executive Director Heather Smith
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References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
BAFANL Premier League
Premier Division North Premier Division South
BAFANL Division 1
NFC 1 Scotland NFC 1 Central NFC 1 South SFC West 1 SFC East 1
BAFANL Division 2
NFC 2 West NFC 2 East SFC 2 West SFC 2 Central SFC 2 East
Associate Teams
Cumbria Wildcats Rossendale Raiders South East Squadron South Lincolnshire Lightning Yorkshire Bobcats Worcestershire Black Knights
Exhibition Teams
Defunct/Inactive Teams
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