[Ansteorra-archery] How old?

[Bob Dewart]

Well now, I see you found the archery list.

Gilli
The more arrows you loose, the more that can hit GOLD.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Anne 
  To: Archery within the Kingdom of Ansteorra 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 8:29 AM
  Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-archery] How old?


  How on earth do the kids get involved and gain experience, then?  I have a 13 year old and 15 year old, one very interested in archery and one in fighting.  Although we have a wonderful contact for archery, I have yet to find anyone who holds fighter practice for or even works with that age group, at least anyone within my general area.  This is extraordinarily frustrating, at the least, for a mom who wants her kids to know and experience something other than *prime time* !!!

  Anne, from Waco
  Eadric Anstapa <eadric at scabrewer.com> wrote:
    David Pearcy wrote: 
In An Tir (Canadian side) we have a number of fighters who are 16. This is
when we officially start them. These kids make excellent fighters and in
many cases follow the rules of the list more closely than their older
counterparts.

I have not received reports of fighters refusing to take the field with
minors. Generally speaking they are encouraged to take part in as many
combat related activities as they can stomach.

Deicyn
  
    Perhaps Canada is not as litigious a society as some places in the states.  

    There are actually some laws in various places down here that prohibit minors from competing with/against adults in sporting events. 

    In some places down here (more and more) sports officials for minors (that would equate to our marshals) must be licensed by ths state.

    In many places down here the first and most basic measuring stick used to define physical "abuse" is anything that leaves a bruise or a mark.

    At any time the state can and will sue on behalf of a minor.

    Liability issues get so nebulous when minors are involved.   

    The same issues do exist to some extent in Canada.  The Canadian Centre for Sport and Law  http://www.sportlaw.ca/   says  "For example, minors (persons under 18 in most provinces) ca! nnot sign most legal contracts, nor can their parents or guardians sign a contract on their behalf, particularly an onerous contract such as a waiver. This means that waivers cannot be used in programs for youth."  So at least mostly in Canada wany minors waivesr signed by parents or the minors themselves are evidently of little worth.

    I would likely have little problems fighting with youth that I know and whose parents I know and trusted in a private setting.  However, taking the field with unknown minors is a different matter entirely.

    I love our youth combat programs and I wish more youth were involved.  That doesn't mean I am cofortable takin gthe field againts them


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HL Eadric Anstapa
Ansteorra
eadric at scabrewer.com

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