Help--Tournament Question!

[MyrddinsPrecint]

There are any number of things only the fencer can do. And regardless of the age of the fencer, refs often ignore it. Coaches, team members and friends will often argue with the ref, they'll often ask for time or score, and the ref will often just go ahead and share the information.

But when you're going to challenge the application of the rules, it's usually better to do that exactly by the book. Not that it always exactly happens that way, it's just more logically consistent.

Now, when it comes to "parents can always speak for their minor children", that's nonsense. Parents can't take the SATs for their children, and they don't walk into court and give testimony on behalf of their children at divorce proceedings. One more thing they can't do is act on behalf of their fencer in all scenarios. And the reason is pretty simple. If the parent is speaking "on behalf of" their minor child, swears at the ref and gets a black card, are they both black carded? What if Mom and Dad are divorced, and both there-- who gets to speak on behalf of the minor fencer? What if two minor siblings are fencing each other? What if a parent and minor child are fencing?

It is absolutely the role of a parent to support their fencer, to offer advice, and sure, even yank their fencer out of the building (by force if necessary) if the fencer is behaving badly OR the fencer is in a dangerous situation. But declaring parents and fencers fundamentally the same creates many more problems than it solves.

[Sabastian625]

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