Newsflash 4 Aug

Congratulation to West Dublin Rhinos who retained their position from last year for the best marked home field over the season in 2011. Details of each team’s average score along with last year’s results are in this week’s Newsflash.

Apologies for the late posting of this edition.

Newsflash 28 July

A final reminder before Shamrock Bowl XXV– IAFL is playing NCAA overtime regulations this season.

Key points

1. coin toss at beginning of overtime – options are offence/defence/end of field
2. series of two possessions from 25 yard line – highest score after series wins
3. one time out for each team in each period of overtime (unused timeouts do not carry over)
4. possession ends with a score or offence not making 1st down
5. after 2 periods of overtime, teams scoring a touchdown must attempt a 2 pt PAT (a 1pt PAT will be ignored)

There are some more rules questions in this edition of Newsflash related to overtime along with the answers to last week’s plays.

I’m attaching the answers to this weeks questions in an extra posting to allow you to understand the play ruling – espically #3 from this week.

Newsflash 28 July (extra)

Newsflash 21 July

Another reminder as we approach the Shamrock Bowl – IAFL is playing NCAA overtime regulations this season.

Key points

1. coin toss at beginning of overtime – options are offence/defence/end of field
2. series of two possessions from 25 yard line – highest score after series wins
3. one time out for each team in each period of overtime (unused timeouts do not carry over)
4. possession ends with a score or offence not making 1st down
5. after 2 periods of overtime, teams scoring a touchdown must attempt a 2 pt PAT (a 1pt PAT will be ignored)

There are some rules questions in this edition of Newsflash related to overtime. I will publish some more next week.

Newsflash 7 July

Now were into Playoffs – a suitable reminder that the IAFL is playing NCAA overtime regulations this season.

Key points

1. coin toss at beginning of overtime – options are offence/defence/end of field
2. series of two possessions from 25 yard line – highest score after series wins
3. one time out for each team in each period of overtime (unused timeouts do not carry over)
4. possession ends with a score or offence not making 1st down
5. after 2 periods of overtime, teams scoring a touchdown must attempt a 2 pt PAT (a 1pt PAT will be ignored)

Newsflash 30 June

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Newsflash 9 June

A tough way to end a game - 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJFqJtcOBW8&feature=related

IAFOA referee, Michael Smith (pictured with white cap), has been appointed to the officiating crew for the EuroBowl Final. EuroBowl XXV will take place in Innsbruck, Austria on June 18th 2011. The finalists are the defending Euro Bowl Champions, Berlin Adler and Austrian team Tyrolean Raiders.  The EuroBowl is the American football equivalent of soccers Champions League. It features the best professional teams from across the continent selected from Europes elite domestic leagues. The game will be televised live, kick-off 8:30 local time (see www.eurobowl.info for further details).

Michael Smith is one of three Irish officials who are on the European Federation list for International club and national team competitions. He has officiated in several high profile European ties in recent years. In Ireland, he officiates in the IAFL most weekends and has refereed several Shamrock Bowl finals. As with the Superbowl in the US, the neutral officials appointed to the EuroBowl earn the honour due to outstanding performances in previous European ties. Mr. Smith is the third IAFOA official to officate in the EuroBowl final, following in the footsteps of Steve Stacher (1980s) and Veikko Laminsalo (2002).

Newsflash 2 June