As far as I'm aware they are really spread out. I think we only have 1 division 3 fighter in region 5 and he turns 18 at pensic. We also only have a hand full...
As a Father who has two children in the youth combat program, one of which is nearing D3. I would like to know why, in my option, there seems to be a hasty...
I believe that is the purpose of the proposed changes to the Div 3, to provide training and it is optional. The 16 and 17 year olds who want to learn rattan...
Did I miss something? Nivah wrote about marshals now being able to take on the added responsibility of being the designated adult responsible for youths (not...
If you read what I wrote more carefully, I said an issue we had at our practices was not being able to marshal when you were the responsible person for a ...
From the way I read your post and some of the posts by others earlier this week it gives the impression that the parental supervision parts of the policy are...
Greetings all! following is the list of regional, group and at large marshals as found on the AEthelmearc Earl Marshal's Page. For the moment i consider all...
Greetings All! i just wanted to pass along some information from the Agincourt event this coming saturday (10/25) that might be of interest to any of our youth...
Greetings All, There has been a lot of conversation lately, at events and online, about the idea of allowing youths age 16-17 to begin learning standard adult...
One minor corrections... No pun intended: The first organizational/informational meeting in thelmearc for this purpose is scheduled for the Stormsport Gold...
From Corpora II. EVENTS A. Society Events Defined The term "Society event" refers to tournaments, feasts, and other activities whereby participants can display...
i suppose i should have said "formal or informal" but actually the most significant phrase here is "group sponsored gatherings and practices" this means that...
I think I know what you are getting at… Households are not recognized by the SCA as official entities. If you household wants to hold a “non-SCA” event...
Greetings all, We have had a very nice response in our recent discussions concerning the updates to the youth combat policies and the possibility fo the 16+...
Greetings all, sorry for the delay, but finally here are the notes from the youth policy meeting at gold chain event. i was happy to see some new faces and...
Jenna, This looks good except one area confuses me. If the only rattan experience the older kids who want to have will be at events, what happens the rest of...
I'm not trying to be rude or flippant about this. I tried for over an hour to phrase this better, but I don't seem to be able to without changing the kind of...
I wish I had an answer to settle that point. My only one is the SCA policy for minors. What I am told by some of the frequent and consistent boffer making...
Unfortunately due to a family issue I was unable to attend the event and thus this meeting. This exact issue is the reason I was against there being another...
nivah, one thing that needs to be established from the start is that we cannot make rules or standards based on what people are doing OUTSIDE of the SCA...
gabriel, thank you for your comments. i hope you will be able to attend some of the future meetings and practices as they are scheduled. to respond to some of...
Gabriel, Thank you for your words. However, lowering the age of adult heavy rattan is outside of the "youth combat" scope. We, have and, are considering...
Greetings all: I apologize for just getting to these messages now.? I am still catching up with my mail from the weekend away.? Here are some thoughts,...
Your Majesty, Thank you for sharing and clarifying. In the barony of Thescorre we have 2 young men who do want to participate in the rattan training before...
Your Majesty, Please forgive me is I have spoken out of turn. From a very brief discussion with His Majesty at Crown Tourney, I was told that He was ...
Not a problem or a worry, Tristen. I think at first blush both of us were "agin' it" (and still don't want to see 16 year olds out on the melee field at...