Youth Armoured Combat Draft:Marshal's Section

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Structure

1. Sparring Partners/Assistant marshals?
2. Youth Armoured Combat Marshals
3. Youth Armoured Combat Authorising Marshals
4. Group Youth Armoured Combat Marshals
5. Kingdom Deputy Earl Marshal for Youth Armoured Combat/Kingdom Youth #Armoured Combat Marshal
6. Earl Marshal
7. Deputy Society Marshal for Youth Combat

General

1. There are three types of people that go by the name "marshal" in youth armoured combat:
   • authorised marshals
   • marshals who are group officers
   • marshals who have specific roles at events.
2. "Rostered marshal" is a general term for authorised youth armoured combat marshals and youth armoured combat authorising marshals who are current SCA members (subscribing members, not just event members). It doesn't include assistant marshals.

Types of authorised marshal

There are three types of authorised marshal in youth armoured combat:

• Assistant marshal
• Youth armoured combat marshal
• Youth armoured combat authorising marshal.

Marshals as officers

There are three levels of marshals as officers:

• Group Youth Armoured Combat Marshals for local groups (Baronies, Shires, Cantons and Colleges)
• the Kingdom Youth Armoured Combat Marshal/Deputy Earl Marshal for Youth Armoured Combat
• the Kingdom Earl Marshal.

Marshals for events and practices

There are three types of marshals for events and practices:

• Field marshals
• Responsible marshals for a field (e.g. a tournament list, war field or pick-up area)
• Marshal-in-Charge for an event or practice.

Requirements to act as a Youth Combat marshal do you mean assistant marshal?

1. be at least 18
2. must show your authorisation card to the lists officer or Marshal in Charge if required.
3. must meet all the standards for working with children in the country/state

Requirements to act as a rostered marshal

1. must be authorised as a marshal for the activity (and your authorisation must be current)
2. must be a current member for the SCA or its affiliates (not an event member).
3. must show proof of membership and authorisation to the lists officer or Marshal-in-Charge if required.

There are four levels of authorised marshals for Youth Combat:

Table 2.2.1 Summary of roles

			Rostered	Rostered
	Youth Sparring Partner	Assistant Marshal	Marshal	Authorising Marshal
Subscribing Membership required	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Inspect	No	No	Yes	Yes
Field Marshal	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Marshal in Charge (field)	No	No	Yes	Yes
Marshal in Charge (event)	No	No	Yes	Yes
Authorise fighters	No	No	Yes	Yes
Authorise Marshals	No	No	No	Yes

Assistant Marshal

1. An assistant marshal is a person who knows the basics of observing combat and how to move around safely on the youth combat field.
2. The assistant marshal role assists the responsible marshal of the field with observing and controlling combat, and helps gain the training and marshalling experience required to become an authorised marshal.
3. Authorising as a Youth Sparring partner authorises you as an assistant marshal as well.
4. You can authorise as an assistant marshal without being a combatant; see: Authorisation of assistant marshals.
5. assistant marshals are not rostered marshals.
6. An assistant marshal is allowed to:
   1. Be a field marshal
   2. Inspect armour and weapons under the direct supervision of a rostered marshal.
7. An assistant marshal is not allowed to:
   1. Be the responsible marshal of a field, or Marshal-in-Charge of an event
   2. Inspect armour and weapons (except under the supervision of a rostered marshal)
   3. Make rulings on equipment, revoke authorisations, or act in any other marshallate capacity not specifically allowed in the rules above

Marshal

A rostered marshal is allowed to:

1. Inspect armour and weapons
2. Be responsible marshal of a field
3. Marshal-in-Charge of an event
4. Be a field marshal
5. Authorise combatants

Senior Marshal needs a separate name - Authorising Youth Combat Marshal

A Senior Marshal is a rostered marshal who is also allowed to:

1. Authorise youth sparring partners
2. Authorise assistant marshals and youth combat marshals.
3. Be Kingdom Deputy Earl Marshal for Youth Armoured Combat/Kingdom Youth Armoured Combat Marshal.

Youth armoured combat Sparring Partner:Needs its own section as not marshals

1. These are adults who have been authorised to spar with youth combatants.
2. They must be able to demonstrate a sound working knowledge of the weapons, armour, and calibration levels appropriate to all divisions.
3. All youth armoured combat Sparring Partners are authorised assistant marshals.check age limit - armoured must be over 18...

Group Youth Armoured Combat Marshal

1. This is an administrative role responsible for:
   1. promoting youth amoured combat within their group
   2. reporting on youth armoured combat activities
   3. organising events and equipment relevant to their group's needs

Marshal responsibilities

1. Monitor activities and behavior on the field and immediately stop all potentially hazardous or unchivalrous activities.
2. Marshals on the field are expected to take an active role in safety, sportsmanship and assistance in calibration.
   1. Youth Combat Marshals have a greater responsibility to intervene than their counterparts in adult martial activities.
   2. The younger the combatants, the more active the marshaling becomes.
3. Assist the assistant marshals as required
4. Marshals will remove any combatant who refuses to obey the commands of the marshals or other officials.
5. Supervise youth armoured combat training activities

Marshal-in-Charge responsibilities:

1. Only a rostered Youth Armoured Combat Marshal may be the marshal-in-charge of a youth armoured combat event or practice.
2. The marshal-in-charge at any official event, including practices, is responsible for:
   1. ensuring that all waiver and background check policies are complied with.
   2. preparing (or having prepared) and submitting all required reports and forms.
   3. ensuring that there are enough marshals and ?constables? to control the activity.
   4. 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.
   5. 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.