Youth Armoured Combat:Authorisation of marshals

Authorisation of marshals

General

1. If you are a youth armoured combat marshal:
   1. You must be familiar with the child protection policies and procedures of SCA Ltd in Australia or SCANZ in New Zealand, depending on the country that you are marshalling in. Refer to the SCA Ltd policies which can be found at on SCA Ltd's website; and SCANZ policies which can be found at SCANZ's website.
   2. You must be authorised to marshal youth combat and be able to show proof as required.
2. If you are in Australia, you must show proof you have any working with children background check required in your jurisdiction in order to complete your authorisation.

Authorising as a youth armoured combat marshal

1. In order to authorise as a youth armoured combat marshal:
   1. You must be a current member of the SCA, or its affiliates.
   2. You must be over the age of 18 years at the time of authorisation.
2. You may be authorised as a youth armoured combat marshal after demonstrating the ability to:
   1. Know the Lochac Youth Armoured Combat rules
   2. Supervise youth combatants both in tournament and melee combat
   3. Promote safe practices and enforce the conventions of combat.
   4. Inspect weapons and armour used in youth armoured combat
   5. Understand the risks of concussion, the signs and symptoms of concussion, and can apply the Concussion Recognition Tool.
3. Youth armoured combat marshals do not need to be authorised in any other SCA martial activity.

Authorising as a youth armoured combat authorising marshal

1. If you wish to authorise as a youth armoured combat authorising marshal:
   1. You must have a current youth armoured combat marshal authorisation.
   2. You must demonstrate the ability to assess the suitability of a prospective youth armoured combatant for authorisation.
   3. 2 youth armoured combat authorising marshals are required to assess and agree on your suitability.
      1. If one of the youth armoured combat authorising marshals is not available in person to conduct the assessment, a recording or video call can be used as evidence. This evidence must be supplied to the assessing authorising youth armoured combat marshal who will endorse the authorisation if it is favourable.
      2. If a second authorising youth armoured combat marshal is not available for verification purposes, an authorising marshal from another 1-on-1 martial combat stream may be used to ensure that the correct processes have been followed.