Youth
Combat
The
goals of the Youth Fighter Program
Handbook are as follows:
1. To provide
a safe environment for individuals
ages seven (7) years through
seventeen (17) years to
participate in adult style martial
activities
2. To provide
more opportunities to involve and
educate young people about not
only SCA combat, but all aspects
of the Society.
3. To
introduce and reinforce the ideals
of chivalry, honor and heraldic
pageantry both on and off the list
field.
4. To ensure
that all parties involved with the
Youth Fighter Program have Fun.
There shall be
four (4) Youth Combat divisions.
They are as follows:
A. Wolf division (ages 7 to 9)
B. Ram division (ages 10 to 12)
C. Bear division (ages 13 to 15)
D. Dragon division (ages 16 and
17)
A
copy of the rules for Youth Combat
can be found on Gleann Abhann Earl
Marshal’s Web Page at the
following link: http://kingdomofgleannabhann.org/youthmarshall.aspx . Once you reach the marshal’s
page scroll down to the Youth
Combat section.
If you or (in
the case of parents, your child)
has not tried youth combat and
wish to do so you are not required
to have your own armor in order to
start fighting. The barony has
three suits of loaner armor,
shields, and weapons just for this
purpose. So, feel free to come out
to fighter practice and give it a
try. There are just a couple of
things you need to do when you
come to practice. Ok, three
things. 1. Bring or wear a hard
athletic cup (for males) or other
appropriate hard groin protection
(for females). 2. Wear long pants
and appropriate shoes. Leather
boots or shoes are preferred, but
tennis shoes are fine. 3. A parent
or legal guardian must be present
in order for any minor to engage
in youth combat. No parent/legal
guardian, no fight. The
parent/legal guardian must also be
willing to sign a waiver of
liability. If you wish to view the
content of the waiver a copy of
the wavier can be found HERE.
You do not have to bring a copy of
the waiver with you. We will have
copies at fighter practice.
This link will
take you to “A
Guide for the Construction of Youth Combat Weapons and Shields”. An article designed to help people (especially new people) build
weapons and shields for youth
combat.
Armoring
Workshop: There is an armoring
workshops at Aethelric's every Wednesday night starting at 6:00pm and
continue until late (12:00M or so) depending on work schedules. If it is
armor or weapons you need to work on, or need help with, this is the place
for it. A complete shop and all the knowledgeable help one could ask for.
If there are no cars look for Aethelric's white pickup truck inside the
fence. If the truck is there he is there and the session is on.
Where: 944 Rayner in Memphis. A link to a map is
listed below.
Contact Info: Phone # 901/ 409-4432
Map
to Aethelric's
At
no time will anyone under the age
of eighteen (18) participate in
Adult Combat Activities. Anyone
under the age of eighteen (18) who
wishes to participate in combat
activities must contact the Youth
Combat Marshal
The
Youth Combat Marshall is THL Ali al-Badawi al-Maghribi and can be
reached at youthmarshal@greyniche.org
Heavy Weapons | Rapier | Archery | Youth Combat
