Burnout Prevention and ScouterStan’s Rule of Five
Scout leaders are notorious for volunteering and over-committing. We like to say and hear the word YES! Leaders often get burnout when they over-commit to…
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What’s a Den Chief? The Most Important Youth Leadership Position!
A Den Chief is a youth position in a Troop that is helping the Den Leader in a Cub Scout Pack. Often this position is dismissed as unimportant and trivial. However, it’s one of the…
America Needs Scouting Values Now More Than Ever Before
Today we recognize all of Americas who willingly sacrificed their lives, to save others. Firemen & First Responders, who bravely climbed up to save lives in doomed burning buildings. Police & Security, who gave…
Scouts For the Whole Family
Everyone should be encouraged to use the Scout Sign and recite the Scout Oath and Law. Often I see parents at meetings that just…
District Roundtable, a Meeting You Need to Attend
This is your monthly district roundtable meeting that ALL Scout leaders should plane to attend. The structure of this meeting has three parts…
Training for ALL – Every Scout Deserves a Trained Leaders
Now that we have lost of new families joining our Pack or Troops, existing leadership needs to have a discussion about training. Every adult (moms, dads, uncles, and ants) should set up a…
New Leaders – Understanding Scout Facing or Backstage
Cub Scout Packs recruit leaders from the parents. Troops get leaders crossing over from Packs with their Scouts. Packs are organized and run by the adult leaders. Troops are…
Recruiting Scouts is Year-round – School Night Signup
Scouts recruitment is year-round. When school starts back up in the fall, its often referred to as the start of recruiting season. Many districts have a “School Signup Night” organized by the professional staff. This is a signup night only, not a…
Scout Service to Your Charter Organization?
Charter Organization Representative (COR’s) is your units connection to the community. Many units don’t even consider a service project for their own. If you’re with a faith organization, think about…
Summertime Scouting – Scouts BSA is Year-round?
A lot of the Cub Scout Packs take the summer off? Nope! Troops have Summer Camp and that’s it? Nope! Scouts mimic the school schedule in many ways. However, the Scouts need to be…