Now at my age group we don't tend to have an AR, in all of your example scenarios would you not have called on the AR to consult before ruling, after all you have 2 more pairs of eyes
technically I suspect you
never have ARs -- as the two dads who act as TJs for you aren't ARs.
we have had some discussion before on this page as to how a person gets the special powers that come with being an official AR , rather than merely a TJ.
It's a bit blurry.
- it would be possible for a club as match organiser to appoint a team of team of three to a youth game, composed of three people determined to be suitable for the task (ie likely three people who are normally club-refs).
- but as a U11 club ref on a Sunday morning you can't simply decide, on the fly, to turn your two volunteer TJs into official ARs, with AR powers.
- BUT on the other hand if you personally, Dave, are a club official, perhaps even the Ref Co, and U11 team manager who organised the match, and you have on the sideline two people you know are sutiable then you probably CAN appoint them then and there as ARs (I would say)
[LAWS]Definitions
Every match is under the control of Match Officials who consist of the referee and two touch judges or assistant referees. Additional persons, as authorised by the match organisers may include the reserve referee and/or reserve assistant referee, an official to assist the referee in making decisions by using technological devices, the time keeper, the match doctor, the team doctors, the non-playing members of the teams and the ball persons.
A touch judge may be appointed by a match organiser or a team involved in a match and is responsible for signalling, touch, touch in-goal and the success or otherwise of kicks at goal.
An assistant referee may be appointed by a match organiser and is responsible for signalling, touch, touch in-goal, the success or otherwise of kicks at goal and indicating foul play. An assistant referee will also provide assistance to the referee in the performance of any of the referee’s duties as directed by the referee[/LAWS].