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{{quote|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.}} | {{quote|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.}} | ||
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Revision as of 21:28, October 12, 2012

![]() | 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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Sports merit badge requirements | ![]() | ||
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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