RF - fighter practice

[Berta Allen]

OK, now for my pound & a half worth... I've been lurking for awhile to read 
what the populace thinks and feels to be done... until now...


HL Kezia posted:
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...Tally of postings made on subject...

>Fighter practice should NOT be changed from the pavilion. It is a 
>convenient
>and public place that we are used to going to. Most of the current fighters
>are in that area at this time. Same place and same time.
>(maybe an hour or so later)( I also feel that the marshal should keep a
>water cooler)

Yes, I agree, because though in recent years it hasn't been consistantly 
used, but yet, surrounding mundanes still associate it with us on 
Sunday's... -alternating places or times will mess everyone up over a period 
of time... (so, you have 2-5 hours scheduled on Sunday's)
It will hinder the target archery...(more time to be added for having it 
another day) but not too much of the combat archery (safety first of course)


>Private fighter practices are a GREAT way of supplementing our local
>practice. These practices should not replace the official one, but should
>instead SUPPLEMENT it!!! New fighters are sometimes more comfortable in a
>private setting at first. Private practices can also be much more flexible
>to schedules.

Again, I agree, supplementing the fighting with private practices are better 
than replacing it with the official one. It is a great source for focused 
practice to learn techinques to use at official practices and tournaments. 
(now add 2-4 "personally" scheduled hours for one private practice a week in 
addition to the official one...)


>Other artisans used to come and demo'ing their arts (including bardic) at
>the gazebo on Sundays. This is GREAT!! There are a lot of people who are
>interested in the SCA for MORE than fighting and this is a way we show a 
>lot
>of the other things we are capable of doing! Other groups encourage this
>also.
>(changing the name is not necessary)

It has always been terrific to see the many faceted sides of our 
re-creational society in action as to when others attend in garb & utilizing 
the time to work on "other projects..." I miss that! It is a great time to 
bring out portable projects to work on and share with others.


>Have mini-tourneys in Conroe, The Woodlands, Shepherd, Willis, 
>Madisonville,
>Trinity, archery at the site etc., to pump up membership. These are usually
>more organized and people respond better when we have an activity taking
>place. We have large holes in our zip code area that have not really been
>tapped yet, and a mini tourney-demo might be the edge we need to get a foot
>in the door in some of these areas. We need to hold mini-tourneys with all
>the trappings, everyone in full grab, pavilions, A&S, a few simple prizes 
>or
>a mock court for show, and water.
>(in my opinion, quarterly is often enough we do not want to burn out, and 
>we
>need time to build up a good show)

Yes, we would benefit greatly from mini-tourney's held around our existing 
baronial boundaries and at other group's practices as well...
Quarterly would be really great! No more than that or using one of the 
existing Sunday's at the Gazebo to do that... with consistant participation, 
it would work... Time?
(The reason for the adding in the amount of time was to give a visual 
estimate of how much time each/a week it would take to do this.)

Consider this, the respective marshals (& their deputies- fighting 
activities USUALLY, not always, will end up with one or more deputies than 
any other officer position...) setting a set time schedule i.e.:

Summer schedule: 3pm - 6pm (cooler in spring & fall, maybe 4pm-8pm?)
Winter schedule: 1pm - 5pm (warmest part of a short day)
If no marshal is able to attend, let the populace know ASAP & make other 
arrangements.

Consistancy, time & communication would be the main thread to tie all of 
these great ideas that everyone has been submitting to HL Kezia.
People come & go at different times of the day & will continue to do so at 
these practices. It is a focal meeting point during the week/weekend to hook 
up without going to meetings. The time would be for the marshals to let the 
populace know exactly when they will be there. If no one shows, they pack & 
go... If people do show, they unpack & stay... OR if no one shows, the 
marshals bring other projects along so that it is not felt like a "wasted 
trip". It would be one day of the week to play "catch up with the SCA" for 
some, practice, and working on portable projects for others and then some... 
By having people at the gazebo, at every point of the time frame (earlier or 
later, their choice...)it lets people know that something WILL happen that 
day.



>I "stole" several quotes from different people :)
>People were questioning and wanting different things. Now that we have
>thought, and talked about it, most people want the same thing. We need only
>to DO IT.
>
>Kezia
>in service to the people

Many thanks to HL Kezia for taking the time to work up the survey and 
tallying... Excellent job!

and the winner is??????????????...


In service to Raven's Fort & Ansteorra, HE Chrystal Ariana MacRuari

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