The July 2009 (Be a Sport) Program Helps pages from BSA National are now available (free) for download.
Program Helps is a great resource for crafts, games, activities and more for pack meetings and activities and Tiger, Wolf, and Bear den meetings.
Link (pdf)
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The June 2009 Cubcast from BSA National is available (free). Part 1 has ideas for den meetings and more utilizing the July “Be a Sport” theme.
Part 2 has information on fall program planning and recruiting.
Part 2 [Photo: Wikimedia.org]
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Baloo’s Bugle is a cool monthly unofficial publication with games, activities, ceremonies, puzzles, crafts, and other ideas for den and pack meetings. This one covers the July “Be a Sport” theme.
For Webelos Scout den meetings, this Bugle also has activities for the Aquanaut and Geologist Webelos activity badges.
This issue has lots of great game ideas and also features a thoughtful essay by Bill Smith on BSA intraorganizational communication and whether Roundtables are still needed today.
Click here (link) to download it in pdf format or here (link) to download it in Word format.
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Simon Kenton Council’s Buckeye District roundtable packet for July 2009 is now available on the SKC website.
The Buckeye District assembles a great roundtable packet each month. This one has games, cooking ideas, crafts, songs, skits, ceremonies, and more for the July “Be a Sport” theme.
Link (pdf)
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Here is a new (2009) Sports emblem ($1.19) from BSA Supply Group.
Boys love to get patches, and this could be a cool one to use to encourage participation when your den or pack works on sports belt loops.
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The July 2009 Cub Scout Monthly Theme is “Be a Sport.”
Here is the official BSA theme description:
“Not only is it important to do your best when you try new sports but it is important to understand the rules of being a “good sport” no matter how the game goes. Play ball, soccer, tennis, or any sport!
Learn about a sport that you’ve never played before. Have a sports competition with another Cub Scout pack in your area. Have athletes from a local high school or college speak at your den or pack meeting. Ask them to teach you about their sport.
Learn a sport you can play with your family: golf, tennis, bowling, swimming, or skating.
Have a pack sports day. Cub Scouts can create an obstacle course for the pack to enjoy while earning the belt loop and pin for Physical Fitness or any of the many Cub Scout Sports subjects.” [bold added]
Link [Photo: Wikimedia.org]
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Ultimate is a lot of fun, and it is not a difficult game to learn. It is a flying disc team sport that is sort of a cross between football and keep away. It is also a game that has its own Cub Scout belt loop. Link
The goal of the game is to score points by successfully passing the disc to a player on your team who is in the opponent’s end zone.
Wikipedia has a good overview of how the game is played. Link
The Ultimate Players Association website has a nice “Ten Simple Rules” nutshell of the game. Link
You can play Ultimate with a regular Frisbee-type disc, but it is a lot easier if you use one specially designed for the Ultimate game because they are larger and easier to catch. You can find Ultimate discs at most sporting goods stores. The disc in the photo above is one you can order via Amazon.com for $9.99 plus shipping. Link
Theme: Go for the Gold
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It is quite helpful when leading a group of Cub Scouts playing a team sports game (e.g., soccer, flag football) to be able to tell which boys are on which team. Unless you have a very good memory, it can be easy to lose track of who is on what team.
One method of keeping it straight is to have the boys on one team wear sports pinnies (also called “scrimmage vests”). Then you know that all the boys not wearing pinnies are on the other team.
Or if you have two sets of pinnies, each a different color, each team will have its own color.
You can find pinnies at most sporting goods stores. The children’s pinnies shown above are available via Amazon.com for $22.95 plus shipping for a set of 12.
Theme: Be a Sport
[Updated: 2009-06-11]
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Color-your-own clear flying discs can be a cool way to combine a game and a craft activity.
You can find some like these for $.79 each plus shipping via Amazon.com. (You can probably find similar products from other craft suppliers as well.)
Theme: Be a Sport
[Updated: 2009-06-11]
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