Resources

GAMES

Games are played at every Troop meeting and encouraged at Patrol meetings and during campouts.  Scouts can use these great websites for find ideas for Scout-related games:

• http://www.programresources.org/activities/

• http://www.boyscouttrail.com/games.asp

• http://scoutmastercg.com/tag/games

HANDBOOKS

There are lots of great resources for youth leaders.

One of the first to look at for Patrol Leaders and Troop Guides is the “official” Patrol Leaders Handbook:

• Patrol Leaders Handbook

SCOUTS IN LEADERSHIP ROLES 

All newly elected youth leaders will be provided the Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops training course that is required to attend the National Youth Leadership Training conference.  This course will be provided over 2 days by the Scoutmaster and an Assistant Scoutmaster, in conjunction with one of the bi-annual Patrol Leader Council planning sessions.  You can read about this course here and see the full syllabus used by the Trainers here.

PATROL METHOD  

The patrol method is THE method of scouting.  Here is a youtube video explaining it. 

We keep all the personal, medical, and advancement data in a program called Scoutbook that allows involved leaders to monitor and access the information needed to do their jobs for your scouts.  This is what we consider the “gold standard” for information, so if you need to change an address, or an email, etc, this is the one you want to update.  

As a parent, you can get (read) access to your scout’s personal and advancement records – on the web or on your phone! New scouts and their parents should be able to be added on Scoutbook within two weeks of joining the troop. For more info see: https://scoutbook.scouting.org