[MR] Official SCA_Joust_rules_2005

[Jacob Thomas]

You will find the Newly Approved SCA_Joust_Rules_2005 in the
files... Thank You Kerije!!! :-)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA-Jousting/files/


Here they are though...

From: owner-sca-equine at midrealm.org on behalf of Jude
Kensington
Sent: Wed 4/20/2005 8:14 PM

Greetings,

Here are the jousting rules. As of now, consider it an
authorized
activity. Thanks to everyone who tried and suggested.
Thanks to Alexis for writing everything down.

Go forth and play...

Isolde

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Jousting Rules for jousting in the SCA

1. Limits: This activity requires a special authorization.
Only the kingdom
   equestrian officer or marshals specifically authorized by
the kingdom
   officer for this activity may approve riders to
participate in this
   activity.

2. Safety: Safety for both the rider and the mount must be
maintained at all
   times. All activities must be stopped at the first
indication of an unsafe
   situation.

3. This activity may be done with or without a shield. If a
shield is used the
   rider must be authorized to ride with accoutrements.

4. The lances may not be couched rigidly under the arm but
must be couched
   loosely so that in the event of contact (with any part of
the lance except
   the foam) will allow for the lance to swing back and away
from the opposing
   rider.

5. Equipment:
   a. All lances and armor must be inspected by a marshal
authorized in this
      activity prior to each use for jousting.
   b. Lances:
      1. Total lance length shall be 10 ft.
      2. The lance shall be constructed in three sections
including the tip,
         middle, and base. The tip and the base will socket
into the middle
         section.
      3. Lances must have a tip of a minimum of 24 inches
and a recommended
         maximum of 48 inches of expanded polystyrene foam
(Styrofoam) or
         Extruded Insulation Foam of 2 inch diameter and 2
lb. density,
         projecting beyond the middle section.
      4. The middle section consists of a cardboard tube
with a 2 inch
         interior diameter and a maximum of a 1/8 inch
sidewall. The cardboard
         tube must be cleared of broken foam after each run.
      5. The base section may be made of any non-brittle
material. The maximum
         length of the base section is 45 inches, including
a recommended 6
         inches extending into the middle section. The grip
for the base
         section should be located so that there is a
maximum of 96 inches
         from the center of the grip to front of the lance.
It is recommended
         the base section be carved from wood.
   c. Armor:
      1. Helm - Helms must be of rigid materials (18 gauge
mild or
         equivalent). There can be no openings that allow
the penetration of a
         1½ -inch dowel. Helms must have sufficient
strapping and/or padding
         to prevent the rigid material from contacting the
rider and so as not
         to be readily dislodged when subject to a moderate
frontal impact.
      2. Gorget - according to heavy weapons standards.
      3. Body - rigid material covering chest and torso.
Standard equestrian
         riding vests are deemed equivalent.
      4. Groin - groin area must be protected by sufficient
means including
         saddle or armor.
      5. Hands - hand must be protected either by shield,
gauntlet, or
         equivalent (i.e. vamplate on lance).
      6. Leg, arm, and shoulder protection - armor
recommended, but not
         required.
   d. Shields:
      1. The shields must be constructed of rigid,
non-brittle, materials.
         Recommended is ½" plywood. The edges should be
blunt and corners
         rounded.
      2. The shield should have at least 300 square inches
of surface area to
         present a reasonable minimum target area to the
opponent.
      3. Shields must be strapped in such a manner that the
rider has control
         of his or her equipment and mount at all times.

6. Barrier: The barrier should present a visual impediment
so that horses will
   not willingly encounter the barrier. The barrier should
be constructed so
   that it will collapse easily in the event of a horse or
rider contacting
   it. Recommended height of the barrier should be between
48 and 60 inches.
   The  barrier shall be a minimum length of 100 feet. The
barrier must be set
   in such a way that there are no spectators at either end.

7. At each event that jousting will take place, each horse
will make practice
   passes down the list to ensure that they are comfortable
with the activity
   on that day.

8. Authorization: This is limited to intermediate or
advanced riders.
   Only the kingdom equestrian officer or marshals
specifically authorized in
   this activity and designated by their kingdom equestrian
officer to
   authorize riders may authorize riders to participate in
this activity.
   Riders must demonstrate control over both their equipment
and their mount
   during authorization. Intermediate riders must authorize
on the mount that
   they intend to use for this activity.

9. Marshaling: A marshal designated for this activity must
be present for
   jousting to take place. This marshal shall arrange ground
crew appropriate
   to the circumstances. It is recommended that this should
include ground
   attendants to help with the scoring.

10. Conduct:
    a. Each rider shall be responsible for checking his or
her equipment prior
       to commencing a match. The marshal of the field
should also check the
       equipment and the field conditions.
    b. Riders should have two lances available in order to
be able to place
       one at each end of the list.
    c. Riders should arrange for suitable assistance to
quickly prepare for
       each pass and to assist with the removal of broken
tips.
    d. Proper conduct for the tilt includes the following
conventions: Check
       to make sure the opponent is prepared prior to
commencing down
       the lane; present a good target to your opponent by
presenting a
       nearly flat shield face throughout the pass; aim for
the shield and try
       to avoid contact with your opponent and be prepared
to raise your
       lance and avoid contact if your opponent appears to
be having
       difficulty controlling their horse or equipment.
Remember only a light
       amount of force is required to shatter the foam tips,
therefore riders
       must seek to minimize impact. Excessive force will
not be tolerated.
    c. If a rider is having difficulty controlling his or
her horse or
       equipment, or does not follow the conventions of the
list, the marshal
       should suspend further passes until the situation is
addressed.
       Remember safety is the first priority in this
activity.
    f. Once the match is announced each rider should proceed
to their end of
       the tilting lane and prepare for the pass. Once both
riders have
       signaled their readiness the marshal shall signal the
commencement of
      the pass.

11. Scoring:
    The following are scoring suggestions, methods of
scoring the jousts will
    be left up to the Kingdom Equestrian Officer or the
designated EqMIC.
    a. A match may consist of three passes. A winner for
each pass is
       determined and the best two out of three passes
decides the match. In
       the event of a tie after three passes successive
passes may be taken
       until the tie is broken.
    b. Standard scoring: The winner for each pass may be
determined according
       to the following scoring with the better result
winning the pass. If
       both participants have identical results, the pass
will be considered a
       tie. If both riders break, but do not shatter their
lance tips, the
       rider that breaks his or her tip closer to the middle
section shall win
       the pass. To promote chivalry both riders should be
consulted as to the
       result of a pass.
       1. Best result: Lance tip shattered into multiple
pieces.
       2. Second best result: Lance tip broken as a single
piece.
       3. Third best result: Lance tip contacts opponent (if
jousting without
          shields) or the opponent's shield, but fails to
break.
       4. Fourth best result: Lance tip misses the opponent
(if jousting
          without shields) or the opponent's shield.
    c. Additional scoring options for jousting without
shields may include
       scoring hits as in heavy weapons fighting.

12. Glossary:
    1. Equivalent: Refers to the impact resistance, impact
distribution, and
       impact absorption abilities of whatever material is
specified.
    2. Gauge: The U.S. standard scale of measurement used
when referring to
       the thickness of sheet metals.
    3. Gorget: A piece of armor designed to protect the
neck. A Gorget usually
       takes the form of a high collar with a front and back
flap, constructed
       with rigid materials and padding.
    4. Rigid Materials (includes the following):
       a. Mild steel of not less than 18 gauge
       b. Aluminum of not less than 16 gauge
       c. Stainless Steel of not less than 20 gauge
       d. Other metals of sufficient thickness to give
similar rigidity  to
          those listed above.
       e. High impact resistant plastic such as ABS or
polyethylene of
          sufficient thickness to give similar rigidity to
those metals listed
          above.
       f. Heavy leather that has been hardened in hot wax,
boiled, soaked in
          polyester resin, or treated with some other
material that provides a
          similar stiffening effect.
       g. Other materials approved by the Crown and the Earl
Marshal on a case-          by-case basis.


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