Sports Scout Interest Badge
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(Previously Sportsman Scout Interest Badge)
Badge requirements
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- Represent your school and/or your sports club in one team sport for two full seasons i.e. winter and/or summer sports. Examples of team sports:
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cricket
- Hockey
- Ice Hockey
- Surf Lifesaving
- Polo/polo-cross
- Rugby
- Soccer
- Softball
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Baseball
- Participate in one other sport (not counted for 1 above) reasonably well as a team member or in an individual sport for at least two full seasons i.e. winter and/or summer. In other words, you must be proficient in at least 2 sports of your choice for at least two full seasons. (At least one sport must be a team sport.)
Examples of individual sports:- Archery
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Bowls
- Canoeing
- Cross-country
- Diving
- Fishing
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Horse riding
- Judo/Karate
- Jukskei
- Rally navigation
- Roller/ice skating
- Sailing
- Sculling
- Shooting
- Skiing
- Squash
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Water-skiing
- Archery
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- Be familiar with the skills and techniques in each of your chosen sports.
- Show that you know the rules and how to score.
- Discuss the equipment used and how to care for it.
- Discuss the safety rules and what injuries could occur and how to prevent them.
- Explain what sportsmanship is and why it is important. Give several examples of good sportsmanship in sports. Relate at least one of these to everyday citizenship off the sports field.
- Referee a match or act as an umpire.
- Make a set of training rules for the sports you have chosen. Explain why these training rules are important. Follow the rules. Design exercises for these sports and keep a record of how you do in these sports for one season. Show how you have improved.
Requirements in PDF
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