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15-Apr-16 Varsity Leader Varsity Leader Training Training Cedar Breaks District Cedar Breaks District Utah National Parks Council Utah National Parks Council Learning Objectives Learning Objectives Explain purposes of Scouting Explain

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Varsity Leader Varsity Leader Training Training

Cedar Breaks District Cedar Breaks District Utah National Parks Council Utah National Parks Council

Learning Objectives Learning Objectives

  • Explain purposes of Scouting

Explain purposes of Scouting

  • Explain needs of Varsity

Explain needs of Varsity-

  • age boys

age boys

  • Describe five program fields of emphasis

Describe five program fields of emphasis

  • Explain Varsity Team organization

Explain Varsity Team organization

  • Explain how Team Committee supports Team

Explain how Team Committee supports Team

  • Explain the leadership training needs of Varsity

Explain the leadership training needs of Varsity-

  • age boys

age boys

  • Describe training resources

Describe training resources

  • Explain how to plan the Team program

Explain how to plan the Team program

  • Describe resources available for the planning process

Describe resources available for the planning process

  • Explain the role of an outdoors program plus a sports program in

Explain the role of an outdoors program plus a sports program in the Team the Team

  • Describe the two types of Team Meetings

Describe the two types of Team Meetings

  • Explain how advancement is used in Scouting

Explain how advancement is used in Scouting

  • Identify additional training opportunities for adult leaders

Identify additional training opportunities for adult leaders

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Why Scouting? Why Scouting?

“Give me a young man who has kept himself morally clean and has “Give me a young man who has kept himself morally clean and has faithfully attended his Church meetings. Give me a young man who faithfully attended his Church meetings. Give me a young man who has magnified his priesthood and has earned the Duty to God Award has magnified his priesthood and has earned the Duty to God Award and is an Eagle Scout. Give me a young man who is a seminary and is an Eagle Scout. Give me a young man who is a seminary graduate and has a burning testimony of the Book of Mormon. Give graduate and has a burning testimony of the Book of Mormon. Give me such a young man, and I will give you a young man who can me such a young man, and I will give you a young man who can perform miracles for the Lord in the mission field and throughout his perform miracles for the Lord in the mission field and throughout his life.” life.” — — Ezra Taft Benson ( Ezra Taft Benson (Ensign Ensign, May 1986) , May 1986) “The Ultimate purpose of Scouting is to raise up spiritual leaders.” “The Ultimate purpose of Scouting is to raise up spiritual leaders.” — — Spencer W Kimball Spencer W Kimball

Why Scouting? Why Scouting?

  • Approximately 90% of LDS Eagle Scouts

Approximately 90% of LDS Eagle Scouts serve a full serve a full-

  • time mission

time mission

  • Approximately 40% of LDS young men

Approximately 40% of LDS young men serve a full serve a full-

  • time mission

time mission

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Aims of Scouting Aims of Scouting

  • Character Development

Character Development

  • Citizenship Training

Citizenship Training

  • Mental & Physical Fitness

Mental & Physical Fitness

  • Develop Desirable Character

Develop Desirable Character

  • Participating Citizenship

Participating Citizenship

  • Build Physical Fitness

Build Physical Fitness

  • Promote Service to Others

Promote Service to Others

  • Develop Self

Develop Self-

  • Reliance

Reliance

  • Grow Leadership Abilities

Grow Leadership Abilities

Varsity Scouting

Purposes of Aaronic Priesthood Purposes of Aaronic Priesthood

  • Become converted to the gospel of Jesus Christ

Become converted to the gospel of Jesus Christ and live its teachings and live its teachings

  • Serve faithfully in priesthood callings and fulfill the

Serve faithfully in priesthood callings and fulfill the responsibilities of priesthood offices responsibilities of priesthood offices

  • Give meaningful service

Give meaningful service

  • Prepare and live worthily to receive the

Prepare and live worthily to receive the Melchizedek Priesthood and temple ordinances Melchizedek Priesthood and temple ordinances

  • Prepare to serve an honorable full

Prepare to serve an honorable full-

  • time mission

time mission

  • Obtain as much education as possible

Obtain as much education as possible

  • Prepare to become a worthy husband and father

Prepare to become a worthy husband and father

  • Give proper respect to women, girls, and children

Give proper respect to women, girls, and children

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Methods of Scouting Methods of Scouting

  • Ideals: Oath, Law, Motto, Slogan

Ideals: Oath, Law, Motto, Slogan

  • Team Method

Team Method

  • Outdoors and Sports

Outdoors and Sports

  • Advancement

Advancement

  • Personal Growth

Personal Growth

  • Leadership Development

Leadership Development

  • Uniform: “Show me a poorly uniformed

Uniform: “Show me a poorly uniformed troop and I'll show you a poorly uniformed troop and I'll show you a poorly uniformed leader.” leader.” -

  • Baden

Baden-

  • Powell

Powell

  • Association With Adults: “There is no

Association With Adults: “There is no teaching to compare with example.” teaching to compare with example.” — — Baden Baden-

  • Powell

Powell

Methods of Scouting Methods of Scouting

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Characteristics of Boys Characteristics of Boys Aged 14 Aged 14-

  • 18

18

  • Physical & Biological

Physical & Biological

  • Mental

Mental

  • Relationships

Relationships

  • Values

Values

  • Experimentalism

Experimentalism

  • Social Experiences

Social Experiences

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What is Varsity Scouting? What is Varsity Scouting?

  • Follows traditional ideals of Scouting

Follows traditional ideals of Scouting

  • Supports parents, school, community, religious institution

Supports parents, school, community, religious institution

  • Introduces new challenges

Introduces new challenges – – Greater leadership responsibilities Greater leadership responsibilities – – More challenging physical activities More challenging physical activities – – High adventure High adventure – – Sports Sports

  • Five program fields of emphasis

Five program fields of emphasis – – Advancement Advancement – – High adventure and sports High adventure and sports – – Personal development Personal development – – Service Service – – Special Programs and events Special Programs and events

What Makes a Successful Scouting What Makes a Successful Scouting Program? Program?

  • The Stake Presidency and Bishopric make

The Stake Presidency and Bishopric make Scouting a priority Scouting a priority

  • The Coach, Assistant Coach, and

The Coach, Assistant Coach, and Committee positions are filled with Committee positions are filled with trained people and are functioning trained people and are functioning

  • Parents are involved, many men in the

Parents are involved, many men in the ward are involved, and the combined ward are involved, and the combined cadre of adults helps produce Scouts that cadre of adults helps produce Scouts that become full become full-

  • time missionaries

time missionaries

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It is up to you! It is up to you!

“When ward leaders are lukewarm toward “When ward leaders are lukewarm toward Scouting or approach it half Scouting or approach it half-

  • heartedly, it is

heartedly, it is predictable that fewer boys will achieve predictable that fewer boys will achieve the rank of Eagle. It is more than likely the rank of Eagle. It is more than likely that in some cases the same half that in some cases the same half-

  • hearted

hearted effort will result in a flimsy infrastructure, effort will result in a flimsy infrastructure, and the result will be many fewer and the result will be many fewer missionaries serving than would otherwise missionaries serving than would otherwise be the case.” be the case.”

Elder Stephen D. Nadauld of the Seventy Elder Stephen D. Nadauld of the Seventy

Six Basic Principles Six Basic Principles

  • The Bishop is the president of the Aaronic Priesthood

The Bishop is the president of the Aaronic Priesthood

  • Teach the mission and purposes of the Aaronic

Teach the mission and purposes of the Aaronic Priesthood Priesthood

  • Teach doctrine and principles

Teach doctrine and principles

  • Provide young men with meaningful priesthood work

Provide young men with meaningful priesthood work

  • Honor the Quorum President’s role and teach the

Honor the Quorum President’s role and teach the Presidency leadership principles Presidency leadership principles

  • Enlist a cadre of caring adults

Enlist a cadre of caring adults

  • “True doctrine, understood, changes attitudes and

“True doctrine, understood, changes attitudes and

  • behavior. The study of the doctrines of the gospel will
  • behavior. The study of the doctrines of the gospel will

improve behavior quicker than a study of behavior will improve behavior quicker than a study of behavior will improve behavior.” improve behavior.” -

  • Boyd K. Packer

Boyd K. Packer

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Five Program Fields of Emphasis Five Program Fields of Emphasis

  • Advancement

Advancement

  • High Adventure/Sports

High Adventure/Sports

  • Personal Development

Personal Development

  • Service

Service

  • Special Programs and Events

Special Programs and Events

Advancement Advancement

  • Varsity Scouts use the same

Varsity Scouts use the same advancement advancement program as Boy Scouts. program as Boy Scouts.

  • They can also receive the

They can also receive the recognitions offered through such recognitions offered through such programs as the Fifty programs as the Fifty-

  • Miler Award,

Miler Award, Mile Swim, Historic Trails, etc. Mile Swim, Historic Trails, etc.

  • Varsity Scouts can also earn the

Varsity Scouts can also earn the Varsity Letter and the Denali Award Varsity Letter and the Denali Award

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High Adventure/Sports High Adventure/Sports

  • This program field of emphasis includes

This program field of emphasis includes high adventure and sports and is high adventure and sports and is supported by 27 program features supported by 27 program features

  • Some examples include: Snow camping,

Some examples include: Snow camping, whitewater rafting, backpacking, whitewater rafting, backpacking, swimming, and more swimming, and more

Personal Development Personal Development

  • Varsity Scouting promotes growth

Varsity Scouting promotes growth through spirituality, leadership through spirituality, leadership abilities, citizenship, social and abilities, citizenship, social and cultural attributes, and physical cultural attributes, and physical fitness fitness

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Service Service

  • The emphasis is on service, with the intent

The emphasis is on service, with the intent that it becomes integral to one’s daily that it becomes integral to one’s daily experience experience

  • Projects are conceived, planned,

Projects are conceived, planned, managed, and carried out by individual managed, and carried out by individual Varsity Scouts and/or the Varsity Scout Varsity Scouts and/or the Varsity Scout team team

Special Programs and Events Special Programs and Events

  • Varsity Scouts take an active part

Varsity Scouts take an active part in special programs and events at in special programs and events at district, council, regional, and district, council, regional, and national levels national levels

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Two Big Secrets to Success Two Big Secrets to Success

1.

  • 1. Training

Training – – Trained adult leaders Trained adult leaders – – Trained boy leaders Trained boy leaders

2.

  • 2. Planning

Planning – – Long Long-

  • range

range – – Short Short-

  • range

range

The Challenge The Challenge

  • What has to happen to have a

What has to happen to have a boy led team? boy led team?

  • How can we utilize the quorum

How can we utilize the quorum presidency to get a boy led presidency to get a boy led team? team?

  • What are the struggles and how

What are the struggles and how can they be overcome? can they be overcome?

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Training Training

  • The Team is boy

The Team is boy-

  • led

led

  • The boy

The boy-

  • leaders need a chance to succeed

leaders need a chance to succeed

  • Success comes through training

Success comes through training

“If youth are denied opportunities to test their own strength, then the leadership “If youth are denied opportunities to test their own strength, then the leadership foundation will be weak and unready. Equally as serious, however, is thrusting foundation will be weak and unready. Equally as serious, however, is thrusting unprepared youth leaders into situations in which they fail because the demands of unprepared youth leaders into situations in which they fail because the demands of that situation exceed their experience and capacity.” that situation exceed their experience and capacity.” — — Robert L. Robert L. Backman Backman ( (Ensign Ensign, , July 1973) July 1973) “The more responsibility the Scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders, the more they will “The more responsibility the Scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders, the more they will respond.” respond.” — — Baden Baden-

  • Powell

Powell “The only real training for leadership is leadership.” “The only real training for leadership is leadership.” — — Anthony Jay Anthony Jay

What Training Do They Need? What Training Do They Need?

  • How to plan an agenda

How to plan an agenda

  • How to run a meeting (timing)

How to run a meeting (timing)

  • Priesthood purpose in all activities

Priesthood purpose in all activities

  • The importance of minutes and secretaries

The importance of minutes and secretaries

  • Setting goals

Setting goals

  • Making assignments

Making assignments

  • Delegation

Delegation

  • Follow

Follow-

  • up

up

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Training Training

  • Team Leader’s Seminar

Team Leader’s Seminar (Guidebook, pg 161)

(Guidebook, pg 161)

– – Promptly after election Promptly after election – – Coach trains Captain Coach trains Captain – – Committee trains Program Managers Committee trains Program Managers – – Captain Trains Squad Leaders Captain Trains Squad Leaders

  • Council Training

Council Training – – On Belay On Belay

  • Ongoing process

Ongoing process --

  • - Patience

Patience

Planning Planning

  • Overcome inertia

Overcome inertia – – patience patience

  • Outdoors and Sports

Outdoors and Sports

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Planning Planning

  • Long

Long-

  • term (annual)

term (annual)

  • Quarterly

Quarterly

  • Monthly

Monthly

  • Weekly

Weekly

  • Wrap

Wrap-

  • up

up

Annual Program Planning Clinic Annual Program Planning Clinic

  • Coach & Captain develop agenda

Coach & Captain develop agenda

  • Conducted by Captain

Conducted by Captain

  • Late Summer or Fall promptly after

Late Summer or Fall promptly after Team election and leadership training Team election and leadership training

  • Half

Half-

  • day

day

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Annual Program Planning Clinic Annual Program Planning Clinic

  • Built around 5 program fields of emphasis

Built around 5 program fields of emphasis

  • Quarterly program feature (Handout, pg 35)

Quarterly program feature (Handout, pg 35)

  • Integrate:

Integrate: – – Aims of Scouting Aims of Scouting – – Purposes of Aaronic Priesthood Purposes of Aaronic Priesthood – – Quality Unit standards Quality Unit standards – – National Camping Award requirements National Camping Award requirements – – Duty to God Award requirements Duty to God Award requirements

  • Boards of Review

Boards of Review

  • Courts of Honor

Courts of Honor

  • Fund raising

Fund raising

Annual Program Planning Clinic Annual Program Planning Clinic

  • Resources:

Resources: – – Varsity Program Features Varsity Program Features – – Team member ideas Team member ideas – – Adult leader suggestions Adult leader suggestions – – Surveys (boy and adult) Surveys (boy and adult) (Handout, pg 29

(Handout, pg 29-

  • 30)

30)

– – Calendars (church, school, district, community) Calendars (church, school, district, community) – – Boy’s Life Boy’s Life – – Advancement and award requirements Advancement and award requirements – – Quality Unit Award standards Quality Unit Award standards (Handout, pg 27)

(Handout, pg 27)

– – Duty to God Award standards Duty to God Award standards – – Program Manager involvement Program Manager involvement (Handout, pg 31)

(Handout, pg 31)

– – Age Age-

  • appropriate activities

appropriate activities (Guide to Safe Scouting, insert)

(Guide to Safe Scouting, insert)

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Annual Program Planning Clinic Annual Program Planning Clinic Annual Program Planning Clinic Annual Program Planning Clinic

Scouting’s Journey to Excellence

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Annual Program Planning Clinic Annual Program Planning Clinic Annual Program Planning Clinic Annual Program Planning Clinic

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Annual Program Planning Clinic Annual Program Planning Clinic Annual Program Planning Clinic Annual Program Planning Clinic

  • Present new annual calendar to

Present new annual calendar to

– – Team Committee Team Committee – – Parents (Family Night) Parents (Family Night)

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Short Short-

  • Term Planning

Term Planning

  • Quarterly detail sessions

Quarterly detail sessions

  • Monthly detail sessions

Monthly detail sessions

  • Weekly check

Weekly check-

  • ups

ups

  • Post

Post-

  • meeting wrap

meeting wrap-

  • up

up

Team Meetings Team Meetings

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Advancement Advancement

  • Why advancement?

Why advancement?

  • Rank advancement same as for Boy Scouts

Rank advancement same as for Boy Scouts

  • Rank advancement policy for Venture Scouts

Rank advancement policy for Venture Scouts

  • Advancement steps:

Advancement steps: – – The Scout learns The Scout learns – – The Scout is tested The Scout is tested – – The Scout is reviewed The Scout is reviewed – – The Scout is recognized The Scout is recognized

Other Awards & Opportunities Other Awards & Opportunities

  • Varsity Letter and Activity Pins

Varsity Letter and Activity Pins

  • Denali Award

Denali Award

  • Religious Award (On My Honor)

Religious Award (On My Honor)

  • Order of the Arrow

Order of the Arrow

  • 50

50-

  • Miler

Miler

  • Historic Trails

Historic Trails

  • National Camping Award

National Camping Award

  • Hornady Medal

Hornady Medal

  • Quality Unit

Quality Unit

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Additional Adult Training Additional Adult Training

  • NRA Instructor
  • Climbing Instructor
  • Youth Protection
  • Climb On Safely
  • Safe Swim Defense
  • Safety Afloat
  • Trek Safely
  • Weather Hazards
  • On My Honor Award
  • North Star
  • Wood Badge
  • Roundtable
  • Scout Leader's

Training Award

  • Scouter's Key
  • Scouter Award of Merit
  • Lifeguard
  • CPR / First Aid

Websites Websites

  • www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/english/young

www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/english/young-

  • men/35814_scout

men/35814_scout-

  • handbook_eng.pdf

handbook_eng.pdf

  • www.scouting.org/filestore/mission/pdf/2015_JTE_Team_Scorecard.pdf

www.scouting.org/filestore/mission/pdf/2015_JTE_Team_Scorecard.pdf

  • www.mesavarsity.org/PDF/DVSHB%206

www.mesavarsity.org/PDF/DVSHB%206-

  • 27

27-

  • 07.pdf

07.pdf

  • www.mesavarsity.org/forms/Varsity%20Team%20Self%20Assessment.pdf

www.mesavarsity.org/forms/Varsity%20Team%20Self%20Assessment.pdf

  • www.ldsbsa.org/wp

www.ldsbsa.org/wp-

  • content/uploads/2014/06/Varsity

content/uploads/2014/06/Varsity-

  • Play

Play-

  • Book.pdf

Book.pdf

  • www.ldsbsa.org/new

www.ldsbsa.org/new-

  • leaders/team

leaders/team-

  • teachers

teachers-

  • quorum/

quorum/

  • www.lds

www.lds-

  • scouts.org/Resources/Sct_Varsity.pdf

scouts.org/Resources/Sct_Varsity.pdf

  • www.ldsscouting.com/varsity/varsity.html

www.ldsscouting.com/varsity/varsity.html

  • www.scouting.org/Training/adult.aspx

www.scouting.org/Training/adult.aspx

  • www.scouting.org/About/FactSheets/operating_orgs.aspx

www.scouting.org/About/FactSheets/operating_orgs.aspx

  • www.varsityscoutactivities.com/

www.varsityscoutactivities.com/

  • www.varsityscouter.org/

www.varsityscouter.org/

  • utahscouts.doubleknot.com/

utahscouts.doubleknot.com/OpenRosters OpenRosters/ /ViewOrgPageLink.aspx?LinkKey ViewOrgPageLink.aspx?LinkKey=2 =2 4329&orgkey=2196 4329&orgkey=2196

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Websites Websites

  • www.utahscouts.org/volunteer

www.utahscouts.org/volunteer-

  • helps/unit

helps/unit-

  • leader

leader-

  • program

program-

  • resources/varsity

resources/varsity-

  • leader

leader-

  • program

program-

  • resources/51367

resources/51367

  • www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/varsityteamprogram

www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/varsityteamprogram-

  • v1.pdf

v1.pdf

  • www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/varsityteamprogram

www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/varsityteamprogram-

  • v2.pdf

v2.pdf

  • www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/varsityteamprogram

www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/varsityteamprogram-

  • v3.pdf

v3.pdf

  • www.meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Merit_Badge_Worksheets

www.meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Merit_Badge_Worksheets

  • www.meritbadge.org/wiki/images/d/db/Varsity_activity_plan_chart_bsa.pdf

www.meritbadge.org/wiki/images/d/db/Varsity_activity_plan_chart_bsa.pdf

  • www.three

www.three-

  • peaks.net/PDF/ProgramPlanningChart

peaks.net/PDF/ProgramPlanningChart-

  • Team.pdf

Team.pdf

  • www.three

www.three-

  • peaks.net/PDF/ProgramPlanningChart

peaks.net/PDF/ProgramPlanningChart-

  • Troop.pdf

Troop.pdf

  • www.scouting.org/filestore/magazine/pdf/331

www.scouting.org/filestore/magazine/pdf/331-

  • 018_bilingual.pdf

018_bilingual.pdf

  • www.meritbadge.org/wiki/images/3/37/Varsity_leader_pres_b.pdf

www.meritbadge.org/wiki/images/3/37/Varsity_leader_pres_b.pdf

  • www.usscouts.org/usscouts/awards.asp

www.usscouts.org/usscouts/awards.asp

  • www.cwsyoungmens.com/

www.cwsyoungmens.com/

Coach’s Corner Coach’s Corner

“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” men.” — — Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass “No greater responsibility can rest upon a man, than to be “No greater responsibility can rest upon a man, than to be a teacher of God's children.” a teacher of God's children.” — — David O. McKay David O. McKay “No man stands taller than when he stoops to help a boy.” “No man stands taller than when he stoops to help a boy.” — — Inscription on Brigham City Jail, Utah Inscription on Brigham City Jail, Utah “Scouting is not a matter of life or death. It's more “Scouting is not a matter of life or death. It's more important than that.” important than that.” — — Dan Hartley Dan Hartley