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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well now, I see you found the archery
list.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gilli</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>The more arrows you loose, the more that can hit GOLD.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=texascathouse@yahoo.com
href="mailto:texascathouse@yahoo.com">Anne</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=ansteorra-archery@ansteorra.org
href="mailto:ansteorra-archery@ansteorra.org">Archery within the Kingdom of
Ansteorra</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 27, 2004 8:29
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Ansteorra-archery] How
old?</DIV>
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<DIV>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* !!!</DIV>
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<DIV>Anne, from Waco</DIV>
<DIV><B><I>Eadric Anstapa <eadric@scabrewer.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">David
Pearcy wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=midMOEEJPELAJEMAECHOHKGIENJCMAA.dpearcy@telusplanet.net
type="cite"><PRE wrap="">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
</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Perhaps Canada is not as litigious a society as
some places in the states. <BR><BR>There are actually some laws in
various places down here that prohibit minors from competing with/against
adults in sporting events. <BR><BR>In some places down here (more and more)
sports officials for minors (that would equate to our marshals) must be
licensed by ths state.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>At any time the state can and will sue on
behalf of a minor.<BR><BR>Liability issues get so nebulous when minors are
involved. <BR><BR>The same issues do exist to some extent in
Canada. The Canadian Centre for Sport and Law <A
href="http://www.sportlaw.ca/"> http://www.sportlaw.ca/ </A>
says "<FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>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."</FONT> So at least
mostly in Canada wany minors waivesr signed by parents or the minors
themselves are evidently of little worth.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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<BR><BR><PRE class=moz-signature cols="65">--
HL Eadric Anstapa
Ansteorra
<A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated href="mailto:eadric@scabrewer.com">eadric@scabrewer.com</A>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0060bf><EM><STRONG>"There are more things in heaven and
earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy." <BR><BR>--From Hamlet
(I, v, 166-167)</STRONG></EM></FONT></DIV>
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