The British American Football Coaches Association is extremely disappointed in the actions of the directors of the BAFL in their move to divide/take-over the sport by removing the BAFL from the umbrella of the National Governing Body, BAFA.

The BAFCA fully support the stance made by BAFA on their website (www.bafa.org.uk) and urge all parties to work together to resolve this situation for the unity and benefit of everyone within the sport.

The BAFCA is proud to be the longest running national association for American football coaches in Europe and to have provided the model for an increasing number of other nations. The BAFCA has been the official coaching arm of BAFA for the past seventeen years and is committed to providing support for all BAFA members in the development of a first class coaching system.

The proposal by BAFL to effectively duplicate a small number of the services already provided to coaches by BAFCA and BAFA would be wasteful of time and financial resources and detrimental to the efficient growth of coaching in the UK.

The BAFCA advise all coaches not to be pressured into joining any alternative coaching structure offered by BAFL.

Any concerns or questions by members on this issue should be addressed to the BAFCA President, Jim Messenger: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or Director of Coach Education, Jon Wyse: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it