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[[Varsity Coach Leader Specific Training]] is the [[Leader Specific Training]] for [[Varsity Scout]] adult [[Team Coach]]es and [[Assistant Team Coach]]es. It is taken after a new leader has completed [[Fast Start Training]] and [[This Is Scouting]] (''formerly New Leader Essentials'').
[[Varsity Coach Leader Specific Training]] is the [[Leader Specific Training]] for [[Varsity Scout]] adult [[Team Coach]]es and [[Assistant Team Coach]]es. It is taken after a new leader has completed [[Fast Start Training]] and [[This Is Scouting]] (''formerly New Leader Essentials'').
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==Intended audience==
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The course address the needs of adults who have recently accepted the responsibility of delivering the Scouting program to youth by serving as Varsity Coaches and assistant Varsity Coaches. This is a [[New Leader Training]] course is required for those desiring to be a trained leader.
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==Course objectives==
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Participants completing training should:
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* Have the confidence that being a Varsity Coach is a manageable challenge.
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* Understand that they have abundant available resources.
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* Know that the structure of the Boy Scouts of America ensures that they are part of a supportive team working to deliver the promise of Scouting to the youth of America.
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* Have a short action plan to apply what they have learned during the three sessions of Varsity Coach Leader Specific Training. (Encouraging participants to commit to an action plan helps to reinforce learning at the time of presentation. There is no formal follow-up by the instructors after the course.)
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==Training structure and key points==
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The course is made up of three session taught on separate days lasting 2 to 2-1/2 hours each, or as a single-day training presenting all three sessions.
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The key points of instruction are as follows:
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===Session One===
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Setting Out: The Role of the Varsity Coach
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# Course Overview
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# The Role of the Varsity Coach
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# Team Organization
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# Team Meetings
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# Working With Young Men
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# Team Leaders' Meetings
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===Session Two===
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Mountaintop Challenges: The Outdoor/Sports Program and the Advancement Program
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# The Sizzle of the Outdoor Program
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# Nuts and Bolts of the Outdoor Program
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# Outdoor Program Squad/Group Activity
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# Reflection
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# Advancement
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===Session Three===
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Pathways to Success: Program Planning and Team Administration
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# Program Planning
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# Membership
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# Paperwork
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# Finances
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# The Uniform
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# Other Training Opportunities
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# Summary and Closing
==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 13:23, June 12, 2010

Varsity Coach Leader Specific Training
Varsity Coach Leader Specific Training

Varsity Coach Leader Specific Training is the Leader Specific Training for Varsity Scout adult Team Coaches and Assistant Team Coaches. It is taken after a new leader has completed Fast Start Training and This Is Scouting (formerly New Leader Essentials).

Contents

Intended audience

The course address the needs of adults who have recently accepted the responsibility of delivering the Scouting program to youth by serving as Varsity Coaches and assistant Varsity Coaches. This is a New Leader Training course is required for those desiring to be a trained leader.

Course objectives

Participants completing training should:

  • Have the confidence that being a Varsity Coach is a manageable challenge.
  • Understand that they have abundant available resources.
  • Know that the structure of the Boy Scouts of America ensures that they are part of a supportive team working to deliver the promise of Scouting to the youth of America.
  • Have a short action plan to apply what they have learned during the three sessions of Varsity Coach Leader Specific Training. (Encouraging participants to commit to an action plan helps to reinforce learning at the time of presentation. There is no formal follow-up by the instructors after the course.)

Training structure and key points

The course is made up of three session taught on separate days lasting 2 to 2-1/2 hours each, or as a single-day training presenting all three sessions.

The key points of instruction are as follows:

Session One

Setting Out: The Role of the Varsity Coach

  1. Course Overview
  2. The Role of the Varsity Coach
  3. Team Organization
  4. Team Meetings
  5. Working With Young Men
  6. Team Leaders' Meetings

Session Two

Mountaintop Challenges: The Outdoor/Sports Program and the Advancement Program

  1. The Sizzle of the Outdoor Program
  2. Nuts and Bolts of the Outdoor Program
  3. Outdoor Program Squad/Group Activity
  4. Reflection
  5. Advancement

Session Three

Pathways to Success: Program Planning and Team Administration

  1. Program Planning
  2. Membership
  3. Paperwork
  4. Finances
  5. The Uniform
  6. Other Training Opportunities
  7. Summary and Closing

External links

Varsity Coach Leader Specific Training

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