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# The activities used to fulfill the requirements for the Sports merit badge may not be used to help fulfill requirements for other merit badges. | # The activities used to fulfill the requirements for the Sports merit badge may not be used to help fulfill requirements for other merit badges. | ||
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:3a: [http://www.hhp.ufl.edu/faculty/pbird/keepingfit/ARTICLE/updown.HTM The Importance of Warm-up and Cool Down] | :3a: [http://www.hhp.ufl.edu/faculty/pbird/keepingfit/ARTICLE/updown.HTM The Importance of Warm-up and Cool Down] | ||
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* [http://www.usatf.org USA Track and Field] | * [http://www.usatf.org USA Track and Field] | ||
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![]() | This is the Boy Scout Sports merit badge. Webelos Scouts can earn the Sportsman activity badge. |
![]() | Sports requires prior counselor approval for requirement(s) #5. |
Sports merit badge | ||
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Status: | Elective | |
Created: | 1965 | |
Discontinued: | no | |
BSA Advancement ID: | 013 | |
Requirements revision: | 2005 | |
Latest pamphlet revision: | 2008 |
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“ | Millions of people participate in sports every year. For some the appeal is the close friendships that come with being part of a team. Some revel in the joy of victory and lessons of defeat. For some, the personal fitness is so important that exercise becomes a daily need. And still others desire the feeling of achievement, that feeling of measurable improvement that comes with dedication to a sport. | ” |
Sports requirements | ![]() | ||
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. |
Notes
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- The activities used to fulfill the requirements for the Sports merit badge may not be used to help fulfill requirements for other merit badges.
- The BSA Sports Troop Program Feature offers meeting and activity plans to include Sports as one of your monthly themes.
Requirement resources
1. First Aid: Sprains - Strains - Contusions - Abrasions - Fractures - Blisters - Muscle Cramps - Dehydration - Heat Reactions - Cold Reactions - Injured Teeth - Nausea - Head, Neck, and Back Injuries
- 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. See: Medical Record for the current medical and physical form.
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.
- Sports can be a part of your Troop Physical Fitness Program.
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