Cub Scout Flag Football
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Belt Loop Requirements
Complete these three requirements:
- Explain or discuss the simple rules of flag football with your den.
- Practice running, passing, and catching skills for at least 30 minutes.
- Play a game of flag football.
Sports Pin Requirements
Earn the Flag Football belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:
- Layout and properly mark a flag football field at a park or playground.
- Explain the difference between defense and offense in a flag football game.
- Describe five different positions a player may play in flag football. Name the position that you prefer to play.
- During three half-hour sessions, practice the skills of passing, hand-offs, rushing, and running.
- Participate in a flag-football clinic.
- Consider all the people who make it possible to play a game of flag football. List parents, coaches, team members, scorekeepers, referees, groundskeepers, etc,
- Play in five flag football games without incurring a penalty.
- Explain and demonstrate at least six football officiating signals.
- Attend a high school, college, or community league football game.
- Read a book about a football player and tell your den or family about the player's training and work ethics.
- Talk with a referee or official of a high school, college, or community football league and learn about the job he or she does at a football game.
![]() | The official source for the information shown in this article or section is: Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program Guide, 2003 Edition (BSA Supply SKU #637685) |
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Notes
Related achievements, electives, or other awards
- Achievement 3G could be met by completing Cub Scout Flag Football Belt Loop requirement 1 and Cub Scout Flag Football Pin requirement 9
- Tiger Cub Electives
- Elective 35 could be met by completing Cub Scout Flag Football Belt Loop requirement 3 or Cub Scout Flag Football Pin requirement 7
- Wolf Cub Scout
- Wolf Electives
- Elective 20j. and part of 20o. could be met by completing Cub Scout Flag Football Belt Loop requirement 3 or Cub Scout Flag Football Pin requirement 7
- Achievement 15b. could be met while completing Cub Scout Flag Football Belt Loop requirement 3 or Cub Scout Flag Football Pin requirement 7
- Achievement 23a. could be partially met by completing Cub Scout Flag Football Belt Loop requirement 1
- Achievement 23c. could be partially met by completing Cub Scout Flag Football Belt Loop requirement 3 or Cub Scout Flag Football Pin requirement 7
- Achievement 23e. could be met by completing Pin requirement 9
- Bear Electives
- Elective 20f. could be met by earning the Cub Scout Flag Football Pin
- Sportsman Activity Badge requirement 4 (earn the Cub Scout Flag Football Belt Loop while a Webelos Scout)
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