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MY FITNESS SCORECARD
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EVENTS
JUNE
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FITNESS SCORECARD. Put on 3 " x 5 "
card or 81/2" x 11" paper. Have one for
each Cub Scout Enter his results from
the Fitness tournament this month. In
Cub Scouts Sports — Physical Fitness,
Supply No. 2161. If they have been work-
ing out with an adult family member, the
adult may be eligible for the pin, too. If
the boy earns both the belt loop and
sports pin and his adult partner also
earns the pin, the boy is eligible for his
Cub Scout Sports letter.
DEN PROJECTS
With the coming of summer, Cub
Scouting goes into its relaxed, informal
activity mode. Put away your Weekly Den
Meeting Program sheets. Let the den's
parents take over planning and running
of den activities. If necessary, change the
den meeting dates and time to accommo-
date parents' schedules.
For this month's den programs, the
den will need at least one copy of Cub
Scout Sports—Physical Fitness. If possi-
ble, have a copy for each boy so that he
can read the excellent advice on fitness
and keep a record in the booklet of his
own progress.
Some boys in the den will be stronger,
faster, and more agile than the others.
Don't make a fuss over them. The impor-
tant goal this month is not to find out
who can score highest on the tests but
that every boy improves his own scores.
In short, urge the boys to compete against
themselves, not against each other. A boy
who could do only 20 sit-ups in one min-
ute at the start and gets to 40 at the end
late August, record the results of his
re-test. Give it to your local Scout
council for its special seal for Physical
Fitness.
has benefitted more than the boy who
could do 40 at the start and gets up to 50.
To vary the exercise and fitness test
routine, include some active games in
den activities. See "Active Games" on
page CUB 3 JUN 90 and Chapter 2 in the
Cub Scout Leader How-To Book.
Activity 1. Have the father or mother who
is leading this activity briefly discuss
sportsmanship (or read the explanation
on the inside front cover of Physical
Fitness).
Practice the warmup exercises on
pages 7-14 in Physical Fitness. Then
conduct the first series of five or more
fitness tests that will be used in the pack
tournament. Have each boy record his re-
sults on page 51 of his copy of Physical
Fitness or his "My Fitness Scorecard"
(this page). (If some boys don't have
copies, keep a record yourself.)
Play one or more "Active Games."
Activity 2. Teach the boys how to count
their pulse (pages 15-16, Physical Fit-
ness). Have them take their pulse again
after exercising and compare the two.
Do a few minutes of warmup exercises.
Then conduct the second series of fitness
tests and record the results.
Have the boys play one or more ' Active
Games." While they are playing, suggest
that the parents try the adult fitness tests
on pages 40-44 of Physical Fitness.
End with a den family cookout.
Activity 3. Briefly discuss the impor-
tance of good nutrition (page 24, Physi-
cal Fitness). Demonstrate and have the
boys practice using weight-training
equipment. See pages 16-23 of Physical
Fitness.
Ask boys who are exercising at home at
least three times a week to raise their
hands. Let them choose an active game
for the den to play.
End the day with the third series of
fitness tests and record the results.
Activity 4. Set up an obstacle course like
the one shown on pages 47-50 of Physical
Fitness and have the boys run it. (See also
"Obstacle Course" below.)
Conduct the fourth series of fitness
tests and record the results. The parents
may do the adult tests at the same time.
Play one of the "Active Games." End
with a den family cookout or wiener
roast.
OBSTACLE COURSE. Use natural fea-
tures of your yard and a little ingenuity to
set up an obstacle course. Here are possi-
ble obstacles and feats to perform.
• Climb 12 feet up a rope and touch a
marker.
• Shoot three baskets with a basketball
from 10 feet away.
• Ring a bell seven feet above ground.
• Crawl through large cardboard carton
tunnels.
• Using a water glass, transfer a full
bucket of water into another bucket five
feet away.
• Vault a three-foot hurdle.
• Walk a 12-foot 2x4 while balancing a
hard-boiled egg on a spoon held in
mouth.
CATCH 10. Use a basketball, football, or
Softball. The object of the game is for a
team to complete 10 passes in a row
without dropping the ball or having it
intercepted by the other team.
Establish boundaries. An area about 50
by 50 feet is about right for teams with
four players each. The game begins with
a center jump as in basketball. The team
PULL-UP BAR. If you have access to six
spars about eight feet long and some
lashing rope, your den chief can as-
semble this pull-up bar. Make tu>o tri-
pods with tripod lashings and place a
two-inch-thick closet pole across
them.
CUB 2 JUN 90
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