Marshals' Section
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There are three levels of Youth Armoured Combat Marshals:
- Group Knight Marshal Deputy for Youth Combat
- This is an administrative role responsible for:
- promoting Youth Armoured Combat within their group
- organising events and equipment relevant to their groups needs
NB: This role is filled by a groups Knight Marshal if a Deputy for Youth Combat position is not filled and/or required.
- This is an administrative role responsible for:
- Youth Armoured Combat Marshal:
- These are marshals who have been warranted by the kingdom to
- marshal tournaments and melees for Youth Armoured Combat
- authorise combatants.
- These are marshals who have been warranted by the kingdom to
- Youth Armoured Combat Sparring Partner:
- These are adults who have been warranted by the kingdom to spar with youth combatants.
- They must be able to demonstrate a sound working knowledge of weapons, armour, and calibration levels appropriate to all divisions.
N.B. Youth Combat Sparring Partners cannot marshal tournaments nor authorise combatants.
Marshal responsibilities
- Assist the Auxilary Marshals as required
- Monitor activities and behavior on the field and immediately stop all potentially hazardous or unchivalrous activities.
- Marshals on the field are expected to take an active role in safety, sportsmanship and assistance in calibration.
- Youth Armoured Combat Marshals have a greater responsibility to intervene than their counterparts in adult martial activities.
- The younger the combatants, the more active the marshaling becomes.
- Marshals shall remove from the field any combatant who refuses to obey the commands of the marshals or other officials.
- Supervise Youth Armoured Combat training activities
Marshal-in-Charge (MiC) responsibilities:
- Only a warranted Youth Marshal may be the marshal-in-charge (MiC) of an event.
- The MiC at any official event, including practices, is responsible for:
- ensuring that all waiver and background check policies are complied with.
- preparing (or having prepared) and submitting all required reports and forms.
- ensuring that there are enough marshals and constables to control the activity.
- checking that the field can be safely fought upon and an appropriate buffer zone is provided between the list or battlefield and spectators as necessary.
- Ensuring that prior to any combat (practice or tournament) all equipment be inspected and meets all safety and armor requirements pertaining to the appropriate division.