[Ansteorra-archery] Childrens Archery

[Sylvrfalcn at aol.com]

  Arcus Gilli is right, I was helping him out at Youth Academy, and my bloody 
nerves are still a bit frayed. God love 'em, them little halflings are 
quicker'n a cat. But you don't necessarily need ten marshals to cover ten lanes. One 
good marshal can oversee the range if he's got ten responsible adults 
providing one-on-one supervision for each of the ten lanes.
  Should the parents be present? Yes of course they should, you're not 
running a bloody day care center. Should they be the ones on the shooting line with 
their child? Not necessarily. It's my experience that kids are more 
comfortable shooting with a stranger, since expectation levels/pressure are lowered by 
not being put in a position of trying to please their parents. Couple that with 
the fact that many parents are going to be unfamiliar with archery skills and 
range procedures.
  Now, if the parents just happen to be competent and qualified, then fine, 
let 'em run a lane, God bless 'em and good on 'em. However, it need not be the 
lane their child is shooting in. If everybody stays objective, everybody has a 
better time.

Cheers, 
Robert of Yorkshire