RF - fighter practice

[charlotte epps]

Aaaahhs!  The woes of Fighter Practice!
I think that rotating the practices between Huntsville, Conroe and the 
Woodlands would be confusing, hard to schedule and advertise and too 
complicated for a newcomer to follow.  We need a date and place that always 
remain the same so that people can find us easily.  But this does not mean 
that EVERY practice every week has to be at the same place.  My suggestion 
is this:
1)encourage weekly private practices.  New fighters are sometimes more 
comfortable in a private setting at first and more seasoned fighters do not 
always want everybody to see them practicing their new tricks...  "Private" 
practices can also be much more flexible to schedules and places.
2)Hold a monthly mini-tourney with all the trappings once a month, always on 
the same sunday at the Gazebo.  The Gazebo is a very public place everyone 
can find even with rudimentary directions.  It also provides a good scenic 
surrounding not overwhelmed by modern mundanity.  This is the time for 
recruiting and showing off what we've all learned in the past month.
3)every three months hold a full practice with archery and siege weapons 
practice at the site.  This date can be more flexible as it only happens 
every quarter and there is plenty of time to organize activities and to 
contact people.
Think about it.  It combines all of the suggestions, it's flexible and is 
easy to explain and advertise....
Gwynn the Lizardkeeper


>From: "kezia" <kezia at wt.net>
>Reply-To: Ravensfort at ansteorra.org
>To: <ravensfort at ansteorra.org>
>Subject: RF - fighter practice
>Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 22:40:10 -0600
>
>Fighter practice
>
>
>I have been talking  to the committee and asking questions of different
>people about their ideals
>
>
>Some suggestions are:
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>Wednesday night at the Gazebo.we could use our own lights
>
>Sunday at the Gazebo as is, second Sunday of month at Candy Cane.just
>encourage people more
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>4 practices at Huntsville, 4 at Conroe, 4 at Woodlands
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>Wednesday night rapier at Gazebo, Sunday afternoon chivalric at Candy Cane
>
>Encourage privet weekly  practice , both rapier and chivalric - and holding
>a mini tourney once a month
>
>Once a month have practice at the site with archery  included
>
>If we need a night place and indoor access, on the grass at the fire 
>station
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>Find a place at the collage for Wednesday practice
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>Have the practice at Conroe
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>Things to consider:
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>Will You Come
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>Is it simple enough to explain to someone outside the SCA
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>Is it simple enough to remember
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>Is it in a public place
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>How easy will it be to advertise, or promote
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>Is it in an area that most of our people will come
>
>Looking at the map of our area the center is about New Waverly
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>
>  Please think on this and get back to William the Black, Zorcon, 
>Hrafnhildr,
>DSD, or Kezia
>Hand this out to your friends, and tells us your choices.
>We need your input so we can develop an active fighter practice again.
>
>

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