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[Christine Huse]

Hola, Medb!


>We do have existing programs for the youth interesting in fighting.  >There 
>is a boffer program, a youth rapier program, and I have never >seen a youth 
>excluded from archery shoots.  To my limited knowledge, >each has a 
>kingdom, regional and local level officer.

<Much Snippage>

True. We do have a program designed to *teach* the children about the sports 
aspect of our game. The page program I am referring to would be designed as 
such...

A child/teen would be assigned a fighter/archer (who volunteered). This 
child would be given the responsibility of helping the fighter with his 
armor and weapons (ie. help him to and from the field, help him into his 
armour, etc.) and the said child would be responsible for water-bearing said 
fighter.

In return, the fighter would teach the child about safety, chivalry and 
other aspects not usually covered by fighter practice. The fighter by doing 
so can teach the child so much more than mom or dad. Why? Point 
blank...children don't listen to their parents as much as they would, if it 
came from someone they admired.

For the parent's part, they would be required to retrieve their child when 
the fighter requests it (for whatever reason) and be a supportive part of 
this program. In other words, it would not be a baby-sitting program.

Of course I'm sure, we could add other rules to the program, but you get 
what I mean.

Ryan worships the ground that our fighters (especially heavy) walk on and 
wants so much to be part of the fighter crowd. He can't fight right now 
because we have no youth boffer marshall. I was and am eternally grateful 
that Don Duncan took Ryan under his wings at Lughnasad and let him help with 
his gear. I had a little boy walking on cloud 9 all day.

Ryan is not the only child out there who is so eager to help and we need to 
do something other than (basically) stick them in a corner all day. If we 
don't do something, their interest will die and we could lose a potential 
member of the SCA that will someday make our Kingdom and Barony very proud.

I am very willing to start this program.

Maria
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