One of the things I've thought about is with CARs is do I need to go over to the halfway line to do the substitution procedure as I did when I was doing 6-5? On 5-4 there'd usually be NARs (I have a step 6 middle next week for example) and therefore I'm just taking names and not going over to do kit inspection etc at each time but I'm not sure how to approach this with CARs?
Also, fulfilling the criteria of "pre match instructions with ARs" is a bit of a difficult one as I'd usually go for a very brief "offsides and throw ins only", but when I have NARs I obviously I do a full pre match chat.
Thoughts?
Depends on the observer really. Personally, if the referee is on their own I don't expect, or even want to see, them going over to the touchline to supervise substitutions. In doing so he will be leaving 22 players behind his back, and for me it isn't a priority. I'd like to see it supervised, but they can do that from distance and get the player coming on to come to them to take their name.
As for briefing assistants, probably safe to assume you will be getting a 3 in that section. Even if you brief CARs well, it is very unlikely they will do something outstanding that can be attributed to your briefing. That said, if they did I would certainly be giving you credit.