Sports
Badminton	Physical Fitness
Baseball	Roller Skating
Basketball	Snow Ski & Board Sports
Bicycling	Soccer
Bowling	Softball
Fishing	Swimming
Flag Football	Table Tennis
Golf	Tennis
Gymnastics	Ultimate
Ice Skating	Volleyball
Marbles

Beltloops only earned at BSA Camps

Archery

BB Gun Shooting

______ 1.	Explain the rules of badminton to your leader or adult partner.
______ 2.	Spend at least 30 minutes practicing badminton skills.
______ 3.	Participate in a badminton game

______ 1.	Compete in a pack or community badminton tournament.
______ 2.	Demonstrate your knowledge of the use and care of the equipment needed to play badminton: shuttlecock (shuttle or bird), racket, court, net, and comfortable clothes and shoes.
______ 3.	Demonstrate skill in the following grip techniques: forehand and backhand.
______ 4.	Spend at least 60 minutes practicing to develop skills for shots and strokes (clear, drive, drop, and smash). Keep track of your time on a chart.
______ 5.	Demonstrate skill in the following: hit the shuttle using forehand or backhand; hit the shuttle, alternating forehand and backhand; hit the shuttle against the wall with a forehand or backhand; hit the shuttle against the wall, alternating forehand and backhand.
______ 6.	Accurately layout a badminton court, including net and lines.
______ 7.	Play five games of badminton.
______ 8.	Participate in badminton skills development clinic.
______ 9.	Play at least three games during which you make your own four calls effectively to your leader's satisfaction.

______ 1.	Explain the rules of baseball to your leader or adult partner.
______ 2.	Spend at least 30 minutes practicing baseball skills.
______ 3.	Participate in a baseball game.

______ 1.	Participate in a pack or community baseball tournament.
______ 2.	Demonstrate skill in two of the following throwing techniques: overhand, sidearm, underhand, and the relay throw.
______ 3.	Demonstrate skill in two of the following catching techniques: fielding a ground ball, fielding a pop-up, catching a line drive.
______ 4.	Demonstrate correct pitching techniques.
______ 5.	Demonstrate correct hitting techniques, including bunting.
______ 6.	Explain the rules of base running. Explain base coaching signals.
______ 7.	Demonstrate skill in the following sliding techniques: the straight-in slide, the hook slide, and the headfirst slide.
______ 8.	Play five games of baseball using standard baseball rules.
______ 9.	Draw a baseball field to scale or set one up for play.
______ 10.	Attend a high school, college, or professional baseball game.
______ 11.	Read a book about a baseball player and give a report about him or her to your den or family

______ 1.	Explain the rules of basketball to your leader or adult partner.
______ 2.	Spend at least 30 minutes practicing basketball skills.
______ 3.	Participate in a basketball game.

______ 1.	Compete in a pack or community basketball tournament.
______ 2.	Demonstrate effective passing using the chest pass, bounce pass, over-the-head pass, and baseball pass.
______ 3.	Successfully demonstrate the set shot and jump shot shooting styles.
______ 4.	Demonstrate skill in the following dribbling techniques: high dribble, low dribble, change-of-pace dribble, and combination dribble.
______ 5.	Spend at least 30 minutes on three different occasions developing individual defensive skills.
______ 6.	Explain and demonstrate 10 official basketball signals.
______ 7.	Play three shot-improving games with a member of your den or team.
______ 8.	Play five games of basketball.
______ 9.	Participate in a basketball clinic.
______ 10.	Attend a high school, college, or professional basketball game.

______ 1.	Explain the rules of safe bicycling to your den leader or adult partner.
______ 2.	Demonstrate the correct fit of a bicycle helmet.
______ 3.	Show how to ride a bike safely, using all hand signals and following all safety and traffic rules. Ride for at least half an hour with an adult partner, your family, or your den.

______ 1.	Record on a chart at least 25 hours of bicycling. (Required)
______ 2.	Participate in a pack, den, or community bike rodeo.
______ 3.	Demonstrate how to repair a flat tire on a bicycle.
______ 4.	Make a poster illustrating different types of early bikes and show it to your den.
______ 5.	Demonstrate to your den or pack the use of proper bicycling safety equipment.
______ 6.	With the help of a parent or adult partner, register or reregister your bicycle.
______ 7.	God on a "bicycle hike" with your family or den. Obey traffic rules related to bicycling.
______ 8.	Repair or restore a nonfunctioning bicycle to a safe condition. Include the installation of all proper safety devices.
______ 9.	Visit a bicycle race or exhibition.
______ 10.	Help set up a bike rodeo or bike competition for your pack.

______ 1.	Explain to your leader or adult partner the rules of courtesy and safety for bowling.
______ 2.	Show how to pick out a ball of proper weight and with finger holes that fit your hand.
______ 3.	Plan a complete game with your family or den.

______ 1.	Give a brief history of the sport of bowling.
______ 2.	Define the following terms: strike, spare, split, miss, and foul. Show their symbols for scoring.
______ 3.	Demonstrate proper stance, delivery, balance, and follow-through to your leader or adult partner.
______ 4.	Try different types of delivery and hand positions and see which work best for you.
______ 5.	Score a complete game using a score sheet and the proper symbols.
______ 6.	Play at least four games and chart your progress. Figure out your average score.
______ 7.	Compete in a Scout, family, school, or community bowling tournament.
______ 8.	Take bowling lessons.
______ 9.	Attend a parent, high school, college, or professional bowling competition.
______ 10.	Visit a bowling alley and learn about the care and maintenance of the bowling lanes, pins, and racks.

______ 1.	Review your local fishing regulations with your leader or adult partner. Explain why they are important, and commit to following them.
______ 2.	Demonstrate how to properly bait a hook.
______ 3.	Try to catch a fish.

______ 1.	Compete in a pack or community-fishing tournament.
______ 2.	Demonstrate how to clean a fish.
______ 3.	Prepare a report on three different kinds of fish. Include information on preferred habitats, feeding habits, and recommended fishing techniques, baits, and equipment need to catch it.
______ 4.	Draw a picture of three different types of fishing reels. Explain how each works.
______ 5.	Tie three fishing flies. Use at least one to fish.
______ 6.	Demonstrate proficiency in casting at a target 30 feet away.
______ 7.	Select a species of fish and draw a picture of it, correctly labeling each part and its function.
______ 8.	Replace the line in a fishing reel.
______ 9.	Make a simple pole and line fishing rig. Use it to catch a fish.
______ 10.	Catch a fish using artificial bait or lures.
______ 11.	Practice fishing on five occasions, complying with local fishing regulations and the Outdoor Code.

______ 1.	Explain or discuss the simple rules of flag football with your den.
______ 2.	Practice running, passing, and catching skills for at least 30 minutes.
______ 3.	Play a game of flag football.

______ 1.	Layout and properly mark a flag football field at a park or playground.
______ 2.	Explain the difference between defense & offense in a flag football game.
______ 3.	Describe 5 different positions a player may play in flag football.  Name the positions that you prefer to play.
______ 4.	During three half-hour sessions, practice the skills of passing, hand-offs, rushing, and running.
______ 5.	Participate in a flag football clinic.
______ 6.	Consider all the people who make it possible to play a game of flag football.  List parents, coaches, team members, scorekeepers, referees, groundskeepers, etc.
______ 7.	Play in five flag football games without incurring a penalty.
______ 8.	Explain and demonstrate at least six football officiating signals.
______ 9.	Attend a high school, college, or community league football game.
______ 10.	Read a book about a football player and tell your den or family about the player's training and work ethics.
______ 11.	Talk with a referee or official of a high school, college, or community football league and learn about the job he or she does at a football game.

______ 1.	Explain the rules of golf to your leader or adult partner. Explain the need for caution concerning golf clubs and golf balls.
______ 2.	Spend at least 30 minutes practicing golfing skills.
______ 3.	Participate in a round of golf (nine holes).

______ 1.	Explain the use of woods and irons. Explain their differences.
______ 2.	Explain how par is determined for a hole.
______ 3.	Demonstrate the proper grip of the club to your leader, adult partner, or instructor.
______ 4.	Spend 30 minutes practicing the swing styles: full swing, approach swing, and putting swing.
______ 5.	Spend 30 minutes practicing aim, stance, and the address position.
______ 6.	Draw a diagram of a typical golf hole, from tee to green.
______ 7.	Demonstrate your knowledge of the use and care of golf equipment: clubs, ball, tee, bag, shoes, and gloves.
______ 8.	Describe the composition of a regulation golf ball.
______ 9.	Take golf lessons.
______ 10.	Spend 30 minutes hitting balls on a driving range.
______ 11.	Play miniature golf.

______ 1.	Explain the six events of men's gymnastics: floor exercise, pommel horse, still rings, vaulting/side horse, parallel bars, and horizontal bar.
______ 2.	Participate in three of the six events using the proper equipment.
______ 3.	Explain the safety rules you should follow to learn gymnastics.

______ 1.	Write a report on the history of gymnastics.
______ 2.	Take gymnastics lessons.
______ 3.	Attend a gymnastics meet.
______ 4.	Practice and demonstrate five floor exercise skills.
______ 5.	Practice and demonstrate two skills used on the pommel horse.
______ 6.	Demonstrate two skills on the still rings.
______ 7.	Demonstrate two skills using parallel bars.
______ 8.	Demonstrate two skills using the horizontal bar.
______ 9.	Demonstrate a vault using the side horse.
______ 10.	Develop a regular routine of physical and mental conditioning.
______ 11.	Learn about three U.S. gymnasts who have won medals in the Olympics.

______ 1.	Explain ways to protect yourself while ice skating, and the need for proper safety equipment.
______ 2.	Spend at least 30 minutes practicing the skills of skating.
______ 3.	Go ice skating with a family member or your den for a total of at least three hours. Chart your time.

______ 1.	Participate in a pack or community ice skating event.
______ 2.	Demonstrate how to sharpen your skates correctly.
______ 3.	Demonstrate how to lace, assemble, and disassemble your skates correctly.
______ 4.	On two occasions, spend at least 30 minutes practicing warm-up exercises before skating.
______ 5.	Play a skating game on the ice.
______ 6.	Learn two new figure-skating skills: Forward Swizzles, Glides, Backward Swizzles, and Backwards Wiggle.
______ 7.	Demonstrate how to "start" in a speed skating race.
______ 8.	Explain the difference between long-track and short-track speed skating.
______ 9.	Participate in a skating skill development clinic.
______ 10.	Tell about an Olympian athlete in figure skating or speed skating.  What were some of his or her best traits?
______ 11.	Play a game of ice hockey.
______ 12.	Participate in a hockey skill development clinic.

______ 1.	Explain the rules of Ringer or another marble game to your leader or adult partner.
______ 2.	Spend at least 30 minutes practicing skills to play the game of Ringer or another marble game.
______ 3.	Participate in a game of marbles.

______ 1.	Compete in a den, pack, or community marbles tournament.
______ 2.	Explain to an adult what lagging is. Demonstrate how to do it.
______ 3.	Demonstrate the following shooting techniques: Knuckling down, bowling, and lofting (also called plunking).
______ 4.	Explain the correct way of scoring for a game of marbles.
______ 5.	Play five complete matches of marbles using standard rules.
______ 6.	Start a collection of marbles and show it at a den or pack meeting.
______ 7.	Write a short report on the history of marbles and share it with your den or family.
______ 8.	Explain the rules about shooters.

______ 1.	Give a short report to your den or family on the dangers of drugs and alcohol.
______ 2.	Practice finding your pulse and counting your heartbeats per minutes. Determine your target heart rate.
______ 3.	Practice five physical fitness skills regularly. Improve performance in each skill over a month. Skills could include pull-ups, curl-ups, the standing long jump, the 50-yard dash, and the softball throw.

______ 1.	Make a diagram of the Food Guide Pyramid. List foods you ate in a week and show where they fit in the pyramid.
______ 2.	Choose a form of exercise, bring your heart rate up to target, and keep it there for 15 minutes. Don't forget to warm up and cool down.
______ 3.	Set up a four-step exercise program. Chart your progress for five days a week for two weeks.
______ 4.	Explain the reason for warming up and cooling down before and after each exercise session.
______ 5.	Visit a local gym and talk to a trainer about exercises and programs for young people.
______ 6.	Participate in some aerobic exercises at least three times a week for four weeks.
______ 7.	Build an obstacle course that could include some exercises with jumping, crawling, and hurdles. Time yourself tree times to see whether you can improve your time.
______ 8.	Swim for a total of an hour, charting your time as you go.
______ 9.	Participate for at least three months in an organized team sport or organized athletic activity.

______ 1.	Explain ways to protect yourself while roller-skating or inline skating, and the need for proper safety equipment.
______ 2.	Spend at least 30 minutes practicing the skills of roller-skating or inline skating.
______ 3.	Go skating with a family member or your den for a total of at least three hours. Chart your time.

______ 1.	Participate in a pack or community skating event.
______ 2.	Demonstrate how to disassemble and reassemble skates.
______ 3.	Explain the proper clothing for roller or inline skating.
______ 4.	Spend at least 30 minutes, on two occasions, practicing warm up exercises before skating.
______ 5.	Play a game of roller hockey.
______ 6.	Learn two new roller skating skills: Forward Scissors, Forward Stroking, Crossover, or Squat Skate.
______ 7.	Participate in a roller or inline skating skill development clinic.
______ 8.	Demonstrate how to stop quickly and safely.
______ 9.	Demonstrate how to skate backwards.  Skate backward for five feet.
______ 10.	Play a game on roller skates, roller blades, or inline skates.

______ 1.	Explain the conditioning, clothing, equipment, and planning needed for snow skiing or boarding.
______ 2.	Explain "Your Responsibility Code," the rules of safety and courtesy for the slopes.
______ 3.	Go skiing or snow boarding. Demonstrate how to stop and turn.

______ 1.	Explain the different kinds of ski lifts, such as rope tow and "fixed grip" and "detachable" chair lifts.
______ 2.	Describe the five universal symbols used to indicate ski trail difficulty.
______ 3.	Demonstrate how to hold your position, and get up from a fall.
______ 4.	Demonstrate how to fall safely to avoid injury.
______ 5.	Explain why it is important to protect nature and wildlife while skiing or snowboarding.
______ 6.	Practice skiing or snowboarding for at least five hours.  You can do this in more than one day.
______ 7.	Explain what to do if you see a skiing or snow boarding accident.  Discuss the dangers or avalanche.
______ 8.	Take skiing or snow boarding lessons.
______ 9.	View a video on skiing or snow boarding.
______ 10.	Talk with a member of a ski patrol and learn about the job he or she does at the ski slope.
______ 11.	Learn about an Olympian who competed in skiing or snowboarding and report to your den.

______ 1.	Explain the rules of soccer to your leader or adult partner.
______ 2.	Spend at least 30 minutes practicing soccer skills.
______ 3.	Play a game of soccer.

______ 1.	Participate in a pack, school, or community soccer tournament.
______ 2.	Demonstrate the skills of passing, collecting, shooting, heading, dribbling, and tackling.
______ 3.	Demonstrate skill in goal keeping.
______ 4.	Accurately lay out a soccer field for a game.
______ 5.	Demonstrate five types of fouls and explain why players should avoid them.
______ 6.	Demonstrate how to juggle the soccer ball and keep it from touching the ground for 30 seconds.
______ 7.	Play at least two games of Soccer tennis.
______ 8.	Spend at least a total of six hours playing soccer. Keep track of your time on a chart.
______ 9.	Join a soccer team in your community or school.
______ 10.	Attend a high school, college, or professional soccer game.
______ 11.	Learn about a U.S. Olympic soccer team and report your information to your den.
______ 12.	Explain the history of soccer.

______ 1.	Explain the rules of softball to your leader or adult partner.
______ 2.	Spend at least 30 minutes practicing softball skills.
______ 3.	Participate in a softball game.

______ 1.	Compete in a pack or community softball tournament.
______ 2.	Demonstrate skill in the following throwing techniques: overhand, sidearm, underhand, and the relay throw.
______ 3.	Demonstrate skill in the following catching techniques: fielding a ground ball, fielding a pop-up, catching a line drive.
______ 4.	Demonstrate correct pitching techniques and practice for three half-hour sessions.
______ 5.	Demonstrate correct hitting techniques, including bunting. Practice for three half-hour sessions.
______ 6.	Explain the rules of base running and demonstrate skill in the following sliding techniques: the straight-in slide, the hook slide, and the headfirst slide.
______ 7.	Learn and demonstrate base coaching signals.
______ 8.	Learn about one defensive position (shortstop, catcher, etc.) and practice at that position for three half-hour sessions.
______ 9.	Attend a high school, college, or community softball game.

______ 1.	Explain basic rules of safety for swimming. Emphasize the buddy system.
______ 2.	Play a recreational game in the water with your den, pack, or family.
______ 3.	While holding a kick board, propel yourself 25 feet using a flutter kick across the shallow end of a swimming area.

______ 1.	Practice the breathing motion of the crawl stroke while standing in shallow water.  Take a breath, place your head in the water, exhale, and turn your head to the side to take a breath.  Repeat.
______ 2.	Learn two of the following strokes: crawl, backstroke, elementary backstroke, sidestroke, or breaststroke.
______ 3.	Learn two of the following floating skills: jellyfish float, turtle float, canoe (prone) float.
______ 4.	Using a kickboard, demonstrate three kinds of kicks.
______ 5.	Pass the "beginner" or "Swimmer" swim level test.
______ 6.	Visit with a lifeguard and talk about swimming safety in various situations (pool, lake, river, or ocean). Learn about the training a lifeguard needs for his or her job.
______ 7.	Explain the four rescue techniques: Reach, Throw, Row, and Go (with support).
______ 8.	Take swimming lessons.
______ 9.	Attend a swim meet at a school or community pool.
______ 10.	Tread water for 30 seconds.
______ 11.	Learn about a U.S. swimmer who has earned a medal in the Olympics.
______ 12.	Demonstrate the proper use of a mask and snorkel in a swimming area where your feet can touch the bottom.

______ 1.	Explain the rules of table tennis to your leader or adult partner.
______ 2.	Spend at least 30 minutes practicing table tennis skills.
______ 3.	Participate in a table tennis game.

______ 1.	Compete in a pack or community table tennis tournament.
______ 2.	Demonstrate your knowledge, use, and care of the equipment needed to play table tennis (racket or paddle, table and net, ball, tennis or basketball shoes, and comfortable clothing).
______ 3.	Practice 30 minutes developing serving skills.
______ 4.	Practice 30 minutes developing your forehand and backhand strokes.
______ 5.	Explain to your leader or adult partner how spin affects the bounce of the ball.
______ 6.	Accurately set up a table tennis table and net according to USA Table Tennis rules.
______ 7.	Play five games of table tennis.
______ 8.	Participate in a table tennis skill development clinic.
______ 9.	Explain to your leader or adult partner now to score a table tennis game.
______ 10.	Participate in a game of doubles table tennis (four people playing in one game, two people per side)

______ 1.	Explain the rules of tennis to your leader or adult partner.
______ 2.	Spend at least 30 minutes practicing tennis skills.
______ 3.	Participate in a tennis game.

______ 1.	Compete in a pack or community tennis tournament.
______ 2.	Demonstrate your knowledge of the use and care of the equipment needed to play tennis (rackets, balls, shoes, clothing, and court).
______ 3.	Practice for 30 minutes developing forehand techniques through forehand bump-ups with a bounce, partner bump-ups with a target, forehand alley rally, forehand alley rally over a "net" drop-hit forehand bumps, drop-hit catch in pairs, and toss-hit catch in pairs.
______ 4.	Practice developing serving skills for 30 minutes.
______ 5.	Explain to your leader or adult how to score in tennis.
______ 6.	Accurately draw, label, and explain a tennis court layout.
______ 7.	Play five games of tennis using U.S. Tennis Association rules.
______ 8.	Participate in a tennis skill development clinic.
______ 9.	Attend a high school, college, or professional tennis meet.
______ 10.	Present to your den or family a report on the history of tennis.

______ 1.	Explain the rules of ultimate to your leader or adult partner.
______ 2.	Spend at least 30 minutes practicing ultimate skills.
______ 3.	Participate in an ultimate game.

______ 1.	Compete in a pack or community ultimate tournament.
______ 2.	Demonstrate effective pivoting while throwing. Use the following throwing styles: backhand pass, sidearm pass, and upside-down pass.
______ 3.	Demonstrate skill in the following catching techniques: one-handed, clapping, and sandwich.
______ 4.	Spend a total of 90 minutes in practice developing individual defensive skills for the positions of marker and defender. Keep track of your time on a chart.
______ 5.	Explain the flight dynamics of the ultimate disk. Draw a diagram if needed.
______ 6.	Accurately lay out an ultimate playing field, including end zones.
______ 7.	Play five games of ultimate.
______ 8.	Participate in an ultimate skill development clinic.
______ 9.	Explain the history of ultimate and how it became a sport.

______ 1.	Explain the rules of volleyball to your leader or adult partner.
______ 2.	Spend at least 30 minutes practicing skills to play the sport of volleyball.
______ 3.	Participate in a volleyball game.

______ 1.	Compete in a pack, school, or community volleyball tournament.
______ 2.	Demonstrate skill in two volleyball-passing techniques: forearm pass and overhead pass (setting).
______ 3.	Demonstrate skill in two volleyball-serving techniques: underhand and overhand.
______ 4.	Spend at least 90 minutes in practice to develop individual skills for volleyball. Make a chart to record your practice efforts.
______ 5.	Explain how volleyball matches are scored, including the terms side-out and rally scoring.
______ 6.	Accurately lay out a volleyball court.
______ 7.	Play five games of volleyball.
______ 8.	Officiate at least three games of volleyball.
______ 9.	Explain the importance of good sportsmanship.
______ 10.	Attend a high school, college, or professional volleyball game.