[Ansteorra-archery] Childrens Archery
Sylvrfalcn at aol.com
Sylvrfalcn at aol.com
Thu Nov 18 15:03:06 PST 2004
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
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