Boyscout leadership games

The challenge is to lower the Helium Stick to the ground. Pinching or grabbing the pole is not allowed. It must rest on top of fingers. The tendency is to exert an upward force to keep the tube from falling, and hence the operation of lowering it to the ground is more challenging than it appears. They then line up around the can staying outside the circle at all times, and under the direction of their patrol leader, the Scouts pull the cords to stretch the elastic band.

The object is to bring the expanded elastic band down over the can, then relax the elastic band to fit tightly over the can. They then lift and deposit the can upright to a point outside the circle, without spilling any water. All hitches correctly tied earns an additional point.

The fastest patrol earns an additional point. Each patrol member stands on two of the sheets, facing the finish line. One sheet should be left unused at the rear of the patrol line.

On signal, the extra sheet of paper is passed up the line from the last Scout to the first, who places the sheet down in front of them and steps onto it with their rear foot. Each Scout in line advances by moving their rear foot to the newly vacated sheet ahead of them.

The remaining empty sheet is passed forward and the process is repeated. If a Scout steps off a sheet of paper, the entire patrol must move back and start over. Four Scouts will ride on top at a time. Bucket Ball. First Class Relay.

Greased Watermelon. Hunker Down. Rooster Fights. Blind Balloon Volleyball. Collection of Silly Races. Crabs, Crows, and Cranes. This course teaches Crew members basic leadership skills. There is a corresponding course for Scouts…. This is a cooperative rather than competitive game.

Shoot The Gap Game This game would also work as a team building game or ice breaker, since the participants must know the names of the other players. It is active, so it is…. Connect with. I allow to create an account. All the boys scramble for a chair. The one left standing becomes the Sun.

Fall Same as above except the boys are trees each with their own name. It is the Wind. The leader yells fall. You can see you can use this technique to reinforce the names of things rocks, insects, parts of a knife, etc. The other technique is to have the standard relay races found in the cub books. Except the boy has to recite a rule for something you are studying before he can tag the next boy.

For example use rules for knife safety, fire safety. I usually find that the other boys help ones who can't think of an answer. I also rarely run any games with an our team against your team structure. I try to have all the boys compete against my expectations or their own desire to do well. Where to play? You can play this in the river, but in your troop hall is a good place to start.

How to Play. Each patrol is to line up at one end of the Hall. On the GO! When he gets to the end of the hall, he is to place the Carpet Mat on the floor. He then must place the Car tyre on the Mat. The second Scout, who was behind his Patrol Leader must throw the Life Line at the Patrol Leader so that it lands over his stretched out arms.

Once the Patrol Leader is back with his Patrol, the knot is untied, the Patrol Leader goes to the back of the line, the second Scout then takes the tyre and mat to the top of the hall, the third Scout must get ready to throw the Line, and we repeat as above until each Scout has throw the Line and Sat and Pulled back on the tyre. The game must be timed. The winning Patrol must stand at the alert with the Life Line coiled correctly on the tyre, with the tyre on the Mat in front of the Patrol.

When the Patrol is pulling back their member on the tyre, the back person should be coiling the rope so that it is ready to through again quickly. A good Patrol will practise through a line and their knots, so that next time you play this game they will be ready. If you have to run a Patrol Leaders training course then use this game at the Start, In the middle and at the End and see how each Patrol has improved.

A 1st Class time is about 10 to 15 Seconds per Person. Big John, The object is for the group to be able to lower the hoop to the ground without anyones fingertips coming off.

Their fingertips MUST be in contact with the hoop at all times. This activity takes a lot of team work and cooperation. It is also a lot of fun for the kids. Katie Mathews Paper Fold Paper Fold, split into teams of about 5 or 6 making sure equal distribution of size etc.