Canoeing merit badge worksheet us scouting service. These optional worksheets are used by summer camps, merit badge events, and individual scouts. Quicky look up the latest merit badge requirements for all. Canoeing merit badge workbook this workbook can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet. Turtles, beavers, and deer can be found gracing the shoreline or in the water. Enhancing our youths competitive edge through merit badges. Explain to your counselor the most likely hazards you may encounter while participating in canoeing activities and what you should do to anticipate, help prevent, mitigate, and respond to these hazards.
The skills you learn will embark you on a lifetime of canoeing experiences. January, 2020 requirements for the kayaking merit badge. Kayaking deserves merit badge status as opposed to merely being an award. Scoutingbsakayaking merit badge wikibooks, open books for an. Merit badge workbooks worksheets are not required but are tools that can help scouts organize notes, listen actively, and document their work. Jun 18, 2012 the workbook contains the requirements for both the kayaking merit badge and the kayaking bsa award patch, with cross references identifying which requirements in the merit badge are comparable to those for the award patch, and viceversa. My dad and i decided to build this website so that others can see how fun and easy it is to get this merit badge. The counselor may ask to meet you to explain what is expected and to start helping you meet the requirements. These worksheets include the necessary tasks and questions that are required for earning the kayaking merit badge. Kayaking merit badge minnesota whitewater rafting and climbing. Ace kayaking is the premiere kayaking school licensed on the ocoee river. Scoutingbsacanoeing merit badge wikibooks, open books.
Kayaking merit badge at riverbend park welcome to the kayaking merit badge program at riverbend park. We are confirmed boy scouts of america merit badge counselors for. Kayaking merit badge pamphlet boy scouts of america. Before doing requirements 3 through 8, successfully complete the bsa swimmer test. Below are backup copies of the troops physical merit badge books, and are for online viewing only please do not download. The paddling day will focus on providing scouts the opportunity to complete the requirements continue reading. Merit badge book library princeton, texas troop 229. Merit badge pamphlets are reprinted annually and requirements updated regularly. Use this workbook as a guide as you organize your thoughts and prepare to meet with your merit badge counselor.
Before fulfilling the following requirements, successfully complete the bsa swimmer test. Before doing requirements 4 through, earn the canoeing merit badge if you will be using a canoe to earn this merit badge. A leaders guide to the kayaking merit badge scouting magazine. Minimum age 10, scouts have earned first aid merit badge and have passed the swimming proficiency test. Kayaking bsa should prepare you for safe kayaking fun on your local lake or enclosed bay, but there is more to learn, such as the classic eskimo roll. Anyone recognized by the local council as a canoeing merit badge, kayaking merit badge, or whitewater merit badge counselor. Whether youre preparing for your first kayaking adventure or you just want to gain more experience on the water we are always happy to support you, and here is one more way we are doing so. Although earning the kayaking merit badge can help prepare a scout for paddling on moving water, it does not constitute the special training required to participate in a whitewater activity. Canoeing merit badge canoeing merit badge pamphlet 35867. Explain to your counselor the hazards you are most likely to encounter while participating in kayaking activities, including. These workbooks can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet. The river runners whitewater and kayaking merit badge clinic cover all practical onriverinkayak requirements for the bsa whitewater merit badge and kayaking merit badge using inflatable kayaks. Boy scouts of america kayaking merit badge program.
Merit badges are awards earned by members of the boy scouts of america, based on activities. Our team of allstar counselors boasts accomplishments including eagle scout, oa vigil, scout leaders, decades of experience in lake, river, whitewater, and boundary waters northern tier high adventure paddling, and. Explain to your counselor the hazards you are most likely to encounter while participating in. Per national regulations, the only person who may sign off on requirements is a merit badge counselor, duly registered and authorized by the local council. It is the merit badge counselors responsibility to follow all bsa safety policies, especially the nine points of safety afloat. There is a mechanism for unit leaders or others to report concerns to a council advancement committee on summer camp merit badge programs, group. Scoutingbsakayaking merit badge wikibooks, open books for. C lick a merit badge name below for the current requirements. Due to its popularity and limited equipment, we offer the kayaking merit badge during all four sessions of the day to offer the most scouts. The bsa boatingcanoeing troop program feature offers meeting and activity plans to include canoeing as one of your monthly themes. The program is held at the riverbend visitor center located at 8700 potomac hills street, great falls, va 22066 unless otherwise indicated by park staff. Get in touch with the merit badge counselor and explain that you want to earn the badge.
Intermediate kayaking recommended that the scout has already earned the swimming merit badge. Rightclick on a workbook name to save or print the optional workbooks. Find any boy scout merit badge worksheet or workbook here. If your troop is interested in receiving a merit badge, we have merit badge counselors on staff that can help you accomplish your goals. The program is held at the riverbend visitor center located at 8700 potomac hills street in great falls unless otherwise indicated by park staff. Whitewater and kayaking merit badge explore the arkansas river in colorado. Scoutbook 2020 scouts bsa merit badge requirements. The workbook contains the requirements for both the kayaking merit badge and the kayaking bsa award patch, with cross references identifying which requirements in the merit badge are comparable to those for the award patch, and viceversa. Scoutingbsakayaking merit badge wikibooks, open books. The kayaking merit badge pamphlet outlines requirements and includes information on safety procedures, trip preparation, paddling techniques, and more.
Canoeing merit badge at riverbend park welcome to the canoeing merit badge program at riverbend park. There is a mechanism for unit leaders or others to report concerns to a council advancement committee on summer camp merit badge programs. Quicky look up the latest merit badge requirements for all 8 merit badges by name or category. They are reproduced in part here under fair use as a resource for scouts and scouters to use in the earning and teaching of merit badges. Or, the counselor may feel that a recent completion of the test is good enough. You can find additional material on kayaking in the fieldbook, no.
Kayaking merit badge minnesota whitewater rafting and. With all the reasons in favor of a kayaing mb, why the delay. Reading this page does not satisfy any requirement for any merit badge. Advanced whitewater kayaking instructor trainer educator jim virgin, member, bsa national aquatics task force. In that case, proof might be a patch or card given him when he completed his first class rank, swimming. Come enjoy the excitement and accomplishment of earning the whitewater andor kayaking merit badge with ace kayaking. Pictures and letters from other merit badge counselors or unit leaders are the best form of prerequisite documentation when the actual work done cannot be brought to the camp or site of the merit badge event. Each merit badge has a pamphlet booklet associated with it. This page printable pdf workbook will help boy scouts as they work on earning the kayaking merit badge.
Things to dostudents and scoutsscout merit badge program. Learn to kayak from our professional team of aca certified instructors. Explain to your counselor the hazards you are most likely to encounter while participating in kayaking activities, including weather and waterrelated hazards, and what you should do to anticipate, help prevent, mitigate, and. They are reproduced in part here under fair use as a resource for scouts.
The work space provided for each requirement should be used by the scout to make notes for discussing the item with his counselor, not for providing the full and complete answers. This course is designed as a kayaking merit badge program emphasizing safety, enjoyment, and skill acquisition for entry level paddlers. Kayaking merit badge class prerequisites kayak morris. The three fires council bsa, in partnership with the kendall county outdoor education center and the american whitewater association, is ready to challenge scouts to learn and earn their canoeing or kayaking merit badges. Kayaking merit badge workbook this workbook can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet. If in doubt about the accuracy of a requirement, consult your merit badge counselor. A leaders guide to the kayaking merit badge scouting. Our oneday merit badge program focuses on teamwork and in addition to our instructors being aca certified, they are all professional kayakers also.
The counselor may ask to meet you to explain what is expected and. Scoutingbsacanoeing merit badge wikibooks, open books for. All worksheets are in pdf form and contain the requirements for obtaining any badge along with the necessary tasks needed to earn all bsa merit badges. Search and rescue sar merit badge, kayaking merit badge, welding merit badge. Through earning this merit badge, scouts will get comfortable with picking out and using kayak equipment and also how to prevent and care for common injuries. Boy scouts can earn all of the requirements for the kayaking merit badge with the exception of the swimming skills. Complete requirements 2a and 2b bring photos or drawings of your plantings and requirement 8. Merit badge counselors may not require the use of this or any similar workbooks. If anyone reading this knows what if anything is being done to give kayaking merit badge status, please let me know.
No one may add or subtract from the official requirements found in scouts bsa. This course is designed as a kayaking merit badge program emphasizing safety, enjoyment. Workbooks can help scouts organize notes, listen actively, and document their work. The page also contains some information from the pamphlet specifically aimed at counselors, and a link to the requirements for the kayaking bsa. Explain to your counselor the hazards you are most likely to encounter while participating in kayaking activities, including weather and waterrelated hazards, and what you should do to anticipate, help prevent, mitigate, and respond to these hazards. See merit badges for more details on earning a merit badge. This workbook can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet. Kayaking merit badge and worksheet boy scout trail. Canoeing merit badge and worksheet boy scout trail. Intermediate lifesaving 2 hr must pass swimmers test. Kayaking is an elective merit badge for scouts to earn. This badge, released in 2012 during the summer camp season, was first offered at camp buffalo in 20. Important general merit badge information for parents.
These mb pamphlets may not be the most current version, please check to be sure before starting any work. My dad and i decided to build this website so that others can see how fun and easy it is to get this. The requirements to this merit badge are ed by the boy scouts of america. This workbook can help you organize your thoughts as you prepare to meet with your merit badge counselor. Canoeing merit badge is an option for the national outdoor badge for aquatics. Scoutbook boy scouts kayaking merit badge requirements. Blue heron, osprey, and bald eagles offer great bird watching opportunities. You still must satisfy your counselor that you can demonstrate each skill and have learned the information.
Anyone with an american canoe association participation or assessment card in either introduction to canoeing, introduction to kayaking, or higher level courses. If you will be using a kayak, earn the kayaking bsa award. Earning the canoeing merit badge will introduce you to the wonderful world of canoeing. The word canoe originates with christopher columbus and his report that the arawak indians from the west indies used a seagoing boat, or kenu, made from a hollowedout tree trunk. The canoeing merit badge counselor could interpret that to mean the scout needs to complete the swimmer test for this counselor and have the scout do the test. To learn more about the badge and how to teach it, we caught up with richard thomas, the project leader for the kayaking merit badge pamphlet, and pat noack. The canoeing merit badge is an option for the start your engines. Download and print any worksheet in seconds completely free.
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