Sports
Bronze Award
To earn the Bronze Award for
SPORTS activities, do nine of the following:
- Demonstrate by means of a presentation at a crew meeting,
Cub Scout or Boy Scout meeting, or other group meeting that you know
first aid for injuries or illnesses that could occur while playing
sports, including hypothermia; heatstroke; heat exhaustion; frostbite;
dehydration; sunburn; blisters, hyperventilation; bruises; strains;
sprains; muscle cramps; broken, chipped, loosened, or knocked-out
teeth; bone fractures; nausea; and suspected injuries to the back,
neck, and head.
- Write an essay of at least 500 words that explains
sportsmanship and tells why it is important. Give several examples of
good sportsmanship in sports. Relate at least one of these to everyday
leadership off the sports field.
OR
Make a presentation to your crew or a Cub Scout or Boy
Scout group of at least 30 minutes with the same requirements as for
the essay.
- Take part as a member of an organized team in one of the
following sports:
baseball, |
basketball, |
bowling, |
cross-country, |
diving, |
fencing, |
field hockey, |
football, |
golf, |
gymnastics, |
lacrosse, |
rugby, |
skating (ice or roller), |
soccer, |
softball, |
swimming, |
team handball, |
tennis, |
track and field, |
volleyball, |
water polo, or |
wrestling. |
(or any other recognized
sport approved in advance by your Advisor except boxing and karate). |
- Organize and manage a sports competition, such as a
softball game, between your crew and another crew, between two Cub
Scout dens or packs, between two Boy Scout patrols or troops, or
between any other youth groups. You must recruit at least two
other people to help you manage the competition.
- Make a set of training rules for a sport you pick. Design
an exercise plan including selected exercises for this sport. Determine
for this sport the appropriate target heart rates and desired training
effects. Follow your training plan for at least 90 days, keeping a
record showing your improvement.
- Make a tabletop display or give a presentation for your
crew, another crew, a Cub Scout or Boy Scout group, or another youth
group that explains the attributes of a good team leader and a good
team player. Select athletes that exemplify these attributes.
- Make a display or presentation on a selected sport for your
crew or another group covering
- etiquette for your sport,
- equipment needed,
- protective equipment needed and why it is needed,
- history of the sport, and
- basic rules.
- Research and then, at a crew meeting or other youth group
meeting, manage a discussion on drug problems as they relate to
athletes.
- What drugs are banned?
- What impact do these banned drugs have on the
human body and mind?
- Where can information about drugs be found?
- How do some sports organizations fight sports drug
abuse?
- Cover at least the following drugs:
stimulants, |
painkillers, |
anabolic steroids, |
beta blockers, |
diuretics, |
alcohol, |
marijuana, and |
cocaine. |
- Research and then, at a crew meeting or other youth group
meeting, manage a discussion on recent training techniques being used
by world-class athletes. Compare them to training techniques of 25 and
50 years ago. (This must be different than the discussion in
requirement 8).
- Study ways of testing athletes for body density. Fat
content can be measured by skin-fold calipers, body measurements, and
hydrostatic weighing. Then recruit a consultant to assist you as you
determine the body density and fat content for your fellow crew members
at a crew meeting or special activity.
- Select a favorite Olympic athlete, a highly respected
athlete in your city, or a favorite professional athlete and research
his or her life. Make an oral presentation or tabletop display
for your crew or another group.
- Explain the importance of proper nutrition as it relates to
training for athletes. Explain the common eating disorders anorexia and
bulimia and why they are harmful to athletes.
[Activities or projects that are more available in your area
may be substituted with your Advisor's approval for activities shown
above.]
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