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{{Otheruses|''This is the '''Boy Scout {{PAGENAME}} Merit Badge'''.<br>Webelos Scouts can earn the [[Athlete]] activity badge.<br>Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts can earn the [[Cub Scout Physical Fitness]] belt loop and pin.}}{{MeritBadgePriorApproval|6b}} | {{Otheruses|''This is the '''Boy Scout {{PAGENAME}} Merit Badge'''.<br>Webelos Scouts can earn the [[Athlete]] activity badge.<br>Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts can earn the [[Cub Scout Physical Fitness]] belt loop and pin.}}{{MeritBadgePriorApproval|6b}} | ||
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Revision as of 21:14, October 12, 2012

![]() | This is the Boy Scout Athletics Merit Badge. Webelos Scouts can earn the Athlete activity badge. Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts can earn the Cub Scout Physical Fitness belt loop and pin. |
![]() | Athletics requires prior counselor approval for requirement(s) #6b. |
Athletics merit badge | ||
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Status: | Elective | |
Created: | 1911 | |
Discontinued: | no | |
BSA Advancement ID: | 023 | |
Requirements revision: | 2007 | |
Latest pamphlet revision: | 2008 |
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“ | Being involved in an athletic endeavor is not only a way to have fun, but it also is one of the best ways for a person to maintain a healthy and strong body, living up to the promise each Scout makes "to keep myself physically strong." | ” |
The Athletics merit badge was one of the original 57 merit badges issued by the Boy Scouts of America in 1911.
Athletics merit badge requirements | ![]() | ||
If meeting any of the requirements for this merit badge is against the Scout’s religious convictions, the requirement does not have to be done if the Scout’s parents and the proper religious advisors state in writing that to do so would be against religious convictions. The Scout’s parents must also accept full responsibility for anything that might happen because of this exemption. Requirement 2a is being added for health and safety, and to provide consistency with the Personal Fitness merit badge.
NOTE: Although the time period in requirement 3a was changed to 3 months, the same change was not made to requirement 3d.
View the change list (history) of these requirements. The text of these requirements may be locked. In that case, they can only be edited by an administrator. Please note any errors found in the above requirements on this article's Talk Page. |
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- The BSA Athletics Troop Program Feature offers meeting and activity plans to include Athletics as one of your monthly themes.
Requirement resources
Athletics can be a part of your Troop Physical Fitness Program.
1. First Aid: Sprains - Strains - Bruises (contusions) - Abrasions - Blisters - Dehydration - Heat Reactions
- Your handbook is your primary reference. See First Aid Skills for step-by-step instructions and lesson video links.
- See also: First Aid Merit Badge Pamphlet - First Aid Kit - Emergency Kit - Guide to Safe Scouting - Annual Health & Medical Record
2a. Physical Exam
3. & 4. Warm-up, cool-down, Take part in one season...
- Lesson Videos: Warm Up - Stretching - Running - Pull-Ups - Push-Ups - Basketball - Baseball - Football - Bench Press - Leg Curls
- Rules, etiquette, equipment, diagram of playing area:
- Baseball - Basketball - Field Hockey - Football - Ice Hockey - Lacrosse - Soccer - Softball - Tennis - Volleyball
- Unauthorized Sports: Boxing, Karate & "Related Martial Arts" (excepting judo, aikido, and tai chi), Parachuting, Motorized events (motorbikes, drag racing, speedboats), Paintball, Hunting, Parasailing, etc.
3a: The Importance of Warm-up and Cool Down
Related awards
Sports-related awards
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See also
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General Merit Badge information
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External links
- Amateur Athletic Union
- American Council on Exercise
- American Sport Education Program
- Inst. Intl Sports
- Mayo Clinic
- Nat. Youth Sports Safety Found.
- The President's Council on Fitness
- USA Track and Field
- U.S. Olympic Training Center