Objectives and Skills in Youth Combat

 10-12 yr

Objectives

  1. Learn to love the sport
  2. Have a working understanding of appropriate behavior on and off the field.
  3. Have a working understanding of key vocabulary.
  4. Have a working understanding of the rules for his/her age group.
  5. Have a working understanding of courtly graces.
  6. Have a basic understanding of offense and defense in youth combat.
  7. Have a basic understanding of the purpose of the armor in SCA fighting.
  8. Have a basic understanding of the purpose of weapons in SCA fighting.

Skills

  1. How to hold the weapons correctly.
  2. How to put on their own armor.
  3. How to be responsible for armor and weapons. (Carrying it to and from the field and to and from the event.)
  4. How to give and take an acceptable blow with single-handed weapon, maces, axes, Great or two-handed weapons of an appropriate length.
  5. How to use a thrusting tip on weapons.
  6. How to block a blow with weapon and or shield.
  7. How to properly salute the Crown (or representative), Parents, opponent.
  8. How to properly listen to the instructions of the marshallate.  Example: execute a hold.
  9. How to demonstrate proper courtesy at the beginning, middle and end of a bout and off the field.
  10. Introduce the idea of range weapons.
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