Objectives and Skills in Youth Combat

 13-15yr

Objectives

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

Skills

  1. How to hold the weapons correctly with different styles.
  2. How to put on their armor and do minor repairs.
  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. Introduce proper fighting with a glaive.
  6. How to use a thrusting tip on weapons of various lengths.
  7. How to block a blow with weapon and or shield. And introduce the idea of differentiate skill for each weapons being blocked.
  8. How to properly salute the Crown (or representative), Parents, opponent.
  9. How to properly listen to the instructions of the marshallate.  Example: execute a hold.
  10. How to demonstrate proper courtesy at the beginning, middle and end of a bout and off the field.
  11. How to use range weapons to their advantage.
  12. Understand the Pros and Cons of each type of weapon.
  13. Introduce the concepts of  weapon A is better to use against weapon B.
  14. How to be a youth marshal. (If the child decides to be a youth marshal)
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