Varsity Scout Activity Pins

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For the 26 Boy Scout Venture patrol ultimate activity pins see Venture Patrol Activity Pins.

The following 27 pins and requirements correspond to the Varsity Scout team high-adventure/sports program features.

Backpacking Varsity Scout activity pin. This pins to the V emblem.	Basketball Varsity Scout activity pin. This pins to the V emblem.	Bowling Varsity Scout activity pin. This pins to the V emblem.
Canoe camping Varsity Scout activity pin. This pins to the V emblem.	Caving Varsity Scout activity pin. This pins to the V emblem.	Cross-country skiing Varsity Scout activity pin. This pins to the V emblem.
Cycling Varsity Scout activity pin. This pins to the V emblem.	Discovering America Varsity Scout activity pin. This pins to the V emblem.	Fishing Varsity Scout activity pin. This pins to the V emblem.
Freestyle biking Varsity Scout activity pin. This pins to the V emblem.	Frontiersman Varsity Scout activity pin. This pins to the V emblem.	Mechanics Varsity Scout activity pin. This pins to the V emblem.
Operation On-target Varsity Scout activity pin. 1. Activity pin for first attendance; 2. Pin received for each attendance thereafter. Both pin to the V emblem.	Orienteering Varsity Scout activity pin. This pins to the V emblem.	Rock climbing and rappelling Varsity Scout activity pin. This pins to the V emblem.
Roller hockey Varsity Scout activity pin. This pins to the V emblem.	Shooting sports Varsity Scout activity pin. This pins to the V emblem.	Snow camping sports Varsity Scout activity pin. This pins to the V emblem.
Soccer Varsity Scout activity pin. This pins to the V emblem.	Softball Varsity Scout activity pin. This pins to the V emblem.	Survival Varsity Scout activity pin. This pins to the V emblem.
Swimming Varsity Scout activity pin. This pins to the V emblem.	Tennis Varsity Scout activity pin. This pins to the V emblem.	Triathlon Varsity Scout activity pin. This pins to the V emblem.
Volleyball Varsity Scout activity pin. This pins to the V emblem.	Waterskiing Varsity Scout activity pin. This pins to the V emblem.	Whitewater canoeing Varsity Scout activity pin. This pins to the V emblem.

Award requirements

Youth Varsity Scout team members who participate in a "ultimate adventure" may earn a Varsity Scout Letter. Such an activity may occur every three to six months; the event is chosen by the team, planned and carried out by the high-adventure/sports program manager, and requires practice or training sessions. If the activity falls into one of the 27 Varsity Scout program features, then a activity pin may be optionally awarded. The team captain (youth team leader) determines the requirements and awards the pins at a Court of Honor.

Backpacking

Sharpen skills, make equipment, start conditioning, and conduct preplanning. A backpacking trip could be at Philmont, or a trail such as the Appalachian trail.

Basketball

Bowling

Canoe camping

Caving

Cross-country skiing

Cycling

Discovering America

This is a wild-card activity. It allows teams to brainstorm for an adventure: A hobby adventure, a trip to another country, a special citizenship project to aid a group of people, or working on a cattle ranch.

Fishing

Freestyle biking

Frontiersman

Learn about all aspects of the mountain men that explored the western frontiers in the early 19th century.

Mechanics

Team may follow the Mechanic's program feature. Activities may require an outside consultant. Activities could include earning the Traffic Safety and the Auto Mechanics merit badges.

Operation On-target

This program is mainly for Varsity Scouts, but also includes Venturers and older Boy Scouts. Operation On-target gives the team the opportunity to learn about signaling with mirrors and exposes them to radio communications, movie-making equipment, photography, and other subjects.

There are two pins available, a V-shaped pin for the first participation and another for each attendance thereafter.

• Official Operation On-Target Site

Orienteering

Rock climbing and rappelling

Roller hockey

Shooting sports

Snow camping

Soccer

Softball

Survival

Teams may go beyond what is learned in the Wilderness Survival merit badge. This adventure should be to work together with members of the team to solve problems and live in harmony with one another.

Swimming

This activity may include swimming skills such as earning the Swimming or Lifesaving merit badges, or include earning BSA Lifeguard but this activity focuses on the skills of competitive swimming and endurance such the Mile Swim BSA.

Tennis

Triathlon

These long-distance competitions consist of three phases, usually bicycling, swimming and running. Winter variations could consist of cross-country skiing, snowshoeing ad speed skating.

Volleyball

Waterskiing

Whitewater canoeing

Source: 2000 Varsity Scout Guidebook (34827A)

Notes

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