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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Well said HL Eadric Anstapa! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> I’ve read through all this, and
believe Eadric make may very good and accurate points here. A Titled
Champion is that- A Titled Champion and not just the best shooter or the
shooter that had a really good day. To carry a groups title is an honor
and privilege that also carries responsibilities. Some good points were
also made to what should or shouldn’t be expected of a Champion by a Barony
that I plan to pass on to my B&B, specially that our barony makes clear,
well in advance, what is expected of one of our Champions. We will also
be discussing Bordermarch’s expectations of our Champions to run the
Championship the following year, at our next officers meeting. </span></font><font
size=2 face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>J</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>In Service,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Lord Phocas of Bordermarch<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
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ansteorra-archery-bounces+phocas=anderson-studio.com@ansteorra.org
[mailto:ansteorra-archery-bounces+phocas=anderson-studio.com@ansteorra.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Eadric Anstapa<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, July 01, 2005 3:50
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Archery within the Kingdom of
Ansteorra<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Ansteorra-archery]
the future??</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>When to go to an event
and compete in an archery tournament you always do your and and shoot your
best. However, I think that sometimes doing your best can mean
deciding not to shoot anymore and stepping aside so that an archer who can
better serve as champion will be proclaimed champion.<br>
<br>
It does a noble no good to have the best archer in the world as his champion if
that champion can not or will not fullfil the duties of the office. When
a person shoots and wins a championship tournament and is never seen again, or
poorly fullfills the duties of the office it hurts us all.<br>
<br>
When you travel to a championship tournament you should expect that if you win
there will be certain obligations that you will be honor bound to
fulfill. Those obligations vary from one group to another. If the
demands that will be placed on the champion have not been spelled out in
advance and you think that there is a chance that you will not be able to meet
those demands then call or email someone and ask. Every Kingdom Calendar
event must have an event announcement and that event announcement must have
contact information provided. Before you leave home you have the
opportunity to contact the event sponsors and ask what demands they place on
their champions. <br>
<br>
Lord Alden mentioned earlier that while he currently holds a a title from the
Loch he would in December like to seek a similar title from Stargate and that
he intends to in advance consult with the nobles from each group to make sure
that is acceptable to them. I applaud Alden for his approach and
foresight.<br>
<br>
I think the Carolingian approach of requiring that the champion be a
Carolingian to be a bit odd. However it is their tournament and they have
made these requirements so well and widely known that we are even talking about
it here in Ansteorra so I dont see big a problem. Arthur, dont waste your
gas money and time driving to Carolingia cause they wont allow you to be
champion.<br>
<br>
The barons request that that his champion not have divided loyalties, that they
try their best to attend the Carolingian events, and all the rest are I think
perfectly acceptable requirements and a perfectly acceptable set of duties for
a Baronial Champion with one exception. Moreover I think they should be a
pretty <st1:place w:st="on">NORMAL</st1:place> set of expected duties for a
champion and exactly what I expect with the one exception.<br>
<br>
A few weeks ago Fergus d'Onray and I were discussing what Gate's Edge required
of our Champions and I basically said, attend our events if you can,
represent Gates Edge well and make sure that you bring us no dishonor, display
our banner with pride wherever you go, when Gates Edge needs a champion to
shoot for us in other competitions stand ready to do so, shoot or fight with
our shire and not against us, come back next year and help to test the people
seeking to replace you and defend the title as best you can.
Is any of that abnormal?<br>
<br>
We dont ask that our champions organize, run, and provide for our tournament
for the next year because we think that is wrong. The champion may not have
archery range equipment, may not be a marshal, and shouldn't be asked to cough
up prizes out of his own pocket for next years tournament. We sorta feel
that if as a branch we can not internally support and host a good championship
tournament then we have no business holding one in the first place.<br>
<br>
I think archers and archery will get more respect if the community takes these
things more seriously. Look how seriously the Rapier Community takes
their responsibility to the Queen and Princess. To have the Queen at an
event without her Champion nearby or a Don standing in in nearly
unthinkable. I assure you that there a plenty of rapier fighters who have
not won queens champion or other championship tournaments, not because they
could not have won on that day, but simply because they did not think they
could serve as needed. <br>
<br>
To have a our Princess at an event without a Cadet there to serve her is
becoming equally unthinkable. These cadets serving the princess have not
won any tournament that obligated them to such service, they simply but on a
red scarf and with that action obligated themselves to doing what is necessary
to make the rapier community stronger.<br>
<br>
Look how seriously the typical rapier fighter takes his/her responsibility as a
champion and how seriously the leaders in the rapier community take their
service to noble ladies of this kingdom. Please consider that is a large
reason why the Queen and Noble ladies of this Kingdom pay such attention to
those people and why that community gets the respect that it does. <br>
<br>
I think we can all help the archery community of we make sure that when we hold
Baronial Championships we make sure that the Nobles know that they can count on
their champions. Moreover I think the champions need to be there helping
even if unbidden.<br>
<br>
We can have lots of tournaments that are not championship tournaments.
These can be held before or after the champion tournaments at events, at events
where champion tournaments are not being held, at local fighter practices,
etc. Just get out and do it.<br>
<br>
Yes nobles and branches may need to pay more attention to their archery
championships. But if their archery champions aren't going to be
meaningful for them then why should they? WE can make the office of
archery champion meaningful by our exemplary actions as champions.<br>
<br>
Some branches do a good job with their champions. The nobles spend time
at the archery range, they make sure that at ANY event the B&B attend that
their champions have their hospitality, shade, water, and lunch. The make
sure that the champion has nice regalia and good keeper prizes as payment for
their service as champion. They make sure that they keep published their
lists of champions and that they send them a complementary subscription to the
branch newsletter and they waive site or feast fees for their champions at
local events when possible. None of these are unheard of or even uncommon
in some areas of the kingdom. Encourage your branch to do as much
of same as makes sense locally.<br>
<br>
In short I think that having a strong set of of requirements and
responsibilities for a Champion is a good thing because it shows that the group
takes pride in those positions and pays attention to them.<br>
<br>
<br>
Always in Service,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>-- <br>
</span></font><font size=4><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>HL Eadric Anstapa</span></font><br>
DSEM CA<br>
<a href="mailto:eadric@scabrewer.com"><i><span style='font-style:italic'>eadric@scabrewer.com</span></i></a>
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