ACADEMICS AND
SPORTS PROGRAM

The Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program is a supplemental enrichment program that complements the existing Cub Scout program. The Academics subjects and Sports activities allow boys to learn new techniques, increase scholarship skills, develop sportsmanship, and most importantly---have fun. Boys participating in the program will be recognized for enjoying teamwork, developing physical fitness, and discovering and building new talents. The Academics and Sports Program encourages a boy to "Do His Best!"

The Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program is based on the following concepts and guidelines:

1. The program supplements the existing advancement and recognition program for Wolf Cubs, Bear Cubs, and Webelos Scouts.
   
   
2. Participation may take place within a Den/Patrol Meeting, Pack Meeting, or the community.
   
   
3. Emphasis is placed on introducing a boy to a sport activity or academic subject, allowing him to participate in it and encouraging him to "Do His Best." The Academics and Sports Program focuses on learning and skill development, not winning.
   
   
4. The primary focus of the program is on scholarship and sportsmanship.
   
   
5. The Scout will be presented with the appropriate recognition item (Belt Loop/Pin/Letter) for completing the requirements, whether he does so as an individual Scout, with his Den/Patrol or Pack, or in his school or community.
   
   

ACADEMIC SUBJECTS

ART	CHESS	CITIZENSHIP
COMMUNICATING	COMPUTERS	GEOGRAPHY
HERITAGES	MATHEMATICS	MUSIC
SCIENCE	WEATHER	WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

The Sports portion of the program includes summer and winter sports, indoor and outdoor sports, active and less-active sports, and team and individual sports. Cub Scouts who have disabilities may select their own activities and design their own fitness or academic program with the help of a physician, teacher, or parent.

SPORT ACTIVITIES

ARCHERY	BADMINTON	BASEBALL
BASKETBALL	BB SHOOTING	BICYCLE
BOWLING	FISHING	GOLF
GYMNASTICS	MARBLES	PHYSICAL FITNESS
SKATING	SKIING	SOCCER
SOFTBALL	SWIMMING	TABLE TENNIS
TENNIS	ULTIMATE	VOLLEYBALL

A variety of recognition items are available for the boys who participate in the Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program. Pack #37 brakes down each activity into three levels of involvement --- the Belt Loop, the Pin, and the Letter.

1. Belt Loop: Belt Loops (shown above) are awarded to boys who complete the three Belt Loop requirements in an academic subject or sport activity in his first year. As a Cub Scout completes these requirements, he is encouraged to "Do His Best" to learn about the activity. (Academic Belt Loops are gold and Sport Belt Loops are silver.)
   
   Belt loops may be worn with the Cub Scout uniform on the Cub Scout belt. Webelos Scouts who have chosen to wear the khaki uniform may still wear the blue Cub Scout belt so as to display the Belt Loops they have earned.
   
   
2. Pin: Once the boy has earned the Belt Loop, he may choose to stop; however, some boys will want to continue with the activity. The following year, if he continues the activity, he will earn the Pin. The Pins (shown below) can be worn on the Cub Scout/Webelos cap.
   
   
   
3. Letter: Once the boy has earned the Belt Loop and Pin for an activity or subject, he may want to continue with it. The third year, if he continues the activity, Pack #37 presents the Academics and Sports Letter (below) framed for display with a description of the sport activity or academic subject completed. The Letter, "C," represents "Cub Scouts."
   
   

Once a boy has completed the requirements for any Academics/Sports subject/activity, he will be recognized for participating, He will presented with the Belt Loop/Pin/Letter at the next Pack Meeting.