ES - Youth Boffer

[Valentyn]

Nothing wrong with recruiting parents through the child's interest...
anything we post to capture the kids' attention just needs to mention
that parents have to be in attendance.

A few of us did a fighting demo at a Boy Scout award ceremony at one
of the Arlington High Schools about three years ago; that was fun,
and the kids certainly seemed to enjoy it.  They might be even more
impressed if some people their age were demonstrating.

Valentyn

At 10:38 AM 7/26/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Which gives us a chance to recruit the parent(s). That is
>nearly the way in which I found the SCA. It is the way
>in which I was recruited into leading Boy Scout units.
>Yes, we are a family group and not a youth organization.
>But the enthusiasm of kids is often the pull to get the
>adults interested in a broader involvement in the SCA.
>
>Caelin
>
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>From: owner-elfsea at Ansteorra.ORG [mailto:owner-elfsea at Ansteorra.ORG]On
>Behalf Of Valentyn
>Sent: Friday, July 23, 1999 8:44 PM
>To: elfsea at Ansteorra.ORG
>Subject: Re: ES - Youth Boffer
>
>
>At 09:31 AM 7/23/99 -0500, Galen of Bristol wrote:
>>Can't say I much like the idea of recruiting kids
>>into the SCA at a Jr. High or (worse) elementary
>>school.  We're not a youth group, we're a group
>>for adults and families.  The youth tourney rules
>>(both boffer and rapier) require the parent in
>>attendance.  I don't want to recruit youth stick
>>jocks whose parents aren't interested and will
>>appear in mundanes to watch their kids fight,
>>and that's all.
>>
>>And if we _were_ going to do that, I'd want to
>>have the rules and techniques much more finalized
>>than they are now before doing so.
>>
>>- Galen
>>Boffer marshal warrant pending
>
>Along the same line: Please be aware that for youth rapier
>(and I assume youth boffer) a parent or guardian *must*
>be present at any official SCA event where the youth
>fights.  This includes fighter practices.  Thus, a child
>who sees the flyer at school can't just come to the
>park and fence; his or her parents have to come too.
>
>Valentyn
>
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