CS-10 Academic and Sports Program
University of Scouting 2009
Gregor Ulteig
Pack 421 - Great Plains District
Gregor@CoitHedgcoxe.com
Topic: Enhance your Cub program with fun physical and mental challenges. Boys like
displaying these awards on their belts and red vests.
Consumables from the Scout Store:
Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program Guide (Red Cover) (No. 34299B) ($6.99)
Various Belt Loops ($1.49)
Various Pins ($1.29)
Academics and Sports Letter (No. 00805) ($2.39)
Participation Emblem (No. 00803) – for scouts and adults ($2.40)
Pocket Certificate (No. 33711A) (79 cents/ 8 cards)
Activity Medals ($3.49)
Gold
(No. 00936)
Silver (No. 00935)
Bronze (No. 00934)
Trophies – for scouts, dens, or families ($11.39)
The Academic and Sports Program is an optional program for all Cub Scouts. It is not
part of the normal requirements towards rank, except where used in obtaining various
Webelos activity badges and Wolf Elective 20 (Sports). A variety of recognition items are
available for the boys who participate in the program. (Adults are NOT awarded with belt
loops or pins.)
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Belt loops are awarded to boys who complete the three belt loop requirements in an
academic subject or sport. Academic belt loops are gold, and Sports belt loops are silver
(except for the Archery and BB-gun Shooting belt loops, which are brass colored)
Pins are awarded to boys who choose to continue their involvement in an Academics or
Sports area and earn the pin by meeting the appropriate requirements. Usually five
additional requirements from a choice of ten within the subject matter. Pins are worn on
the Cub Scout Academic and Sports Letter
The Academic and Sports Letter is available to boys for displaying Academics and Sports
pins that Scouts earn. The letter, a large Blue and Gold "C", representing Cub Scouts can
be worn on a sweater or jacket, or displayed or framed. It does NOT go on the uniform.
There are NO specific requirements for earning the letter, as it is designed merely to
display the pins.
There are also Pocket Certificates, Activity Medals, and Trophies, and the Participation
Emblem, which can be awarded as the Pack decides.
Requirements may be adjusted to accommodate the special needs of boys with
disabilities.
Webelos Scouts may earn a belt loop or pin a second time to qualify for Webelos activity
badges.
Scouts may earn belt loops more than once; however, leaders should encourage boys to
try different requirements and earn the pin. Packs should have a clear policy in place
about whether a pack or the boy’s family is responsible for the cost of awards earned
more than once.
Belt Loops and Pins Sold at Dallas Scout Shop from 1/1/07 to 11/27/07:
24,225 Belt Loops sold / 4301 Pins sold (5.6 Belt Loops to 1 Pin)
Below is a listing in Descending order of % of total BL with % Pin sold to the right
(% of 24,225)
Subject
Archery
BB Shooting
Fishing
Basketball
Citizenship
Computers
Swimming
Soccer
Bicycling
Map & Compass
Astronomy
Bowling
Flag Football
Art
Science
Baseball
Chess
Collecting
Weather
Physical Fitness
Music
Communicating
Geology
Language and Culture
Marbles
Roller Skating
Ultimate
Math
Badminton
Geography
Heritages
Wildlife Conservation
Volleyball
Golf
Ice Skating
Snow Ski / Board Sport
Table Tennis
Tennis
Gymnastics
Softball
(% of 4301)
Belt Loop Pin
5.7
5.6
4.4
4.1
4.0
3.8
3.7
3.7
3.6
3.4
3.3
3.3
3.1
3.0
2.9
2.7
2.7
2.7
2.6
2.4
2.3
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.7
1.5
1.5
1.3
1.3
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
<.1
<.1
5.4
7.0
3.9
5.6
3.5
4.6
4.7
3.8
2.3
4.7
2.6
2.9
3.1
3.6
4.2
3.9
2.1
1.6
4.6
2.7
1.9
2.7
2.4
1.1
.7
1.5
1.5
1.9
.2
2.0
1.0
.7
.8
.8
.8
1.3
.5
.7
.7
.2
Academics
1. Art
DEN MEETING – a merit badge book on this subject; 1Scout list materials utilized to
make art, 2Draw a picture of our last campout using six of the following: lines, circles,
dots, shapes, colors, patterns, textures, space, balance, or perspective; 3 Identify 3
primary and 3 secondary colors by mixing them, Paint your picture from item 2
2. Astronomy
CAMP OUT, PACK MEETING – 3 stations with scouts rotated through, – a merit
badge book on this subject; 1 2 to 3 telescopes focused outside; 2 Diagram solar
system (Label sheets of paper and teach them ‘the mnemonics: "My Very Excellent
Mother Just Sent Us Nine Pizzas"; 3 Explain the terms: planet, star, solar system,
galaxy, the Milky Way, black hole, red giant, white dwarf, comet, meteor, moon,
asteroid, star map, and universe
3. Chess
RAINING CAMP OUT, CIVILIAN AFTER SCHOOL or CIVILIAN SUMMER CAMP
4. Citizenship
DEN MEETING – a merit badge book on this subject; 1 Format a page with jobs
around the house and days of the week to chart when they are done; 2 Poster
showing how to be a good citizen, 3 Participate in a service project (Scouting for Food,
Keep Plano Beautiful)
5. Collecting
DEN MEETING – a merit badge book on this subject; 1 Collect ten items and label
and title them (coins, stamps, sports cards, pokemon cards, used bullets, matchbox
cars, scout patches, bottle caps, rocks, bugs); 2 Show your collection at a den
meeting; 3 Visit a museum (at Camp Wisdom during Cuboree, National Scout
Museum in Irving – Free Mondays)
6. Communicating
DEN MEETING – a merit badge book on this subject; 1 Tell a story to your family or
den about your last scout lockin/camp out; 2 Write a letter to a friend describing what
you are doing in scouts; 3 Make a poster about one of your interests (sports field)
7. Computers
DEN MEETING – a merit badge book on this subject; 1 Explain CPU, monitor,
keyboard, mouse, modem, and printer; 2 Start Up and Shut down a Computer safely; 3
Use a computer to prepare and print a document
8. Geography
DEN MEETING; 1 Draw a map of your neighborhood with a key/legend; 2 Learn about
physical geography of your community and identify landforms (mountains, plains, and
plateaus) within 100 miles; 3 Use a globe to locate continents, oceans, equator,
northern and southern hemispheres. Learn how latitude and longitude are used to
locate a site (GPS?)
9. Geology
DEN MEETING, PACK MEETING, FIELD TRIP – a merit badge book on this subject;
have a scout parent give a presentation and have a worksheet for the scout to fill out,
local area rock shows; 1 Define geology; 2 Collect a sample of igneous, sedimentary,
and metamorphic rocks and explain how each was formed; 3 Explain the difference
between a rock and a mineral
10. Heritages
HOME – a merit badge book on genealogy; 1 Talk to older family members about
heritage: history, traditions, and culture; 2 Make a poster that shows the origins of your
ancestors and share with your den; 3 Draw a family tree showing three generations
11. Language and Culture
DEN MEETING, FIELD TRIP; 1 Talk with someone who grew up in a different country;
2 Learn ten words in a different language; 3 Play two games that originated in another
country or culture
12. Map and Compass
DEN MEETING; 1 Orient a map and find three landmarks on it; 2 Explain how a
compass works; 3 Draw a map of your neighborhood
13. Mathematics
DEN MEETING, HOME; 1 Do five activities that require mathematics. Explain to your
den how you used everyday math; 2 Keep track of the money you earn and spend for
3 weeks; 3 Measure five items using both metric and nonmetric measures. Find out
the history of the metric system
14. Music
DEN MEETING, PACK MEETING, CIVIALIAN CAMP – a merit badge book on music
and bugling; 1 Explain why music is an important part of our culture; 2 Pick a song with
two verses and learn it by heart; 3 Listen to four different types of music
15. Science
DEN MEETING; 1 Explain the Scientific Method- purpose, hypothesis, materials and
procedure, data collection, conclusions; 2 Use the scientific method in a simple
science project; 3 Visit a scientist at a museum, laboratory, observatory, zoo,
aquarium, doctor’s office and talk about his/her work
16. Weather
HOME - a merit badge book on this subject; 1 Make a poster demonstrating the water
cycle; 2 Set up a simple weather station to record rainfall or temperature for one week;
3 Watch the weather forecast on the television
17. Wildlife Conservation
DEN MEETING, HOME; 1 Explain what natural resources are and why it is important
to protect and conserve them; 2 Make a poster on the Food Chain. Describe to your
den what happens if the food chain becomes broken or damaged; 3 Learn about an
endangered species with a report on how it came to be endangered and what is being
done to save it.
Sports
* Belt Loops and Pins for Archery and BB-gun shooting can be earned only in day camps, Cub
Scout/Webelos Scout resident camps, council-managed family camping programs or at council activities
where there is properly trained supervision, and all guidelines for BSA shooting sports are implemented.
Archery and BB-gun shooting belt loops and pins cannot be earned at the pack, den, or individual level.
1. Archery* - BSA Council Activity
2. Badminton
DAY CAMP, SUMMERTIME PACK ACTIVITY
3. Baseball
CIVILIAN SUMMER SPORT, SUMMERTIME PACK ACTIVITY, DAY CAMP
4. Basketball
CIVILIAN WINTER SPORT
5. BB-Gun Shooting* - BSA Council Activity
6. Bicycling
DEN MEETING, PACK ACTIVITY; 1 Explain the rules of safe bicycling; 2 Demonstrate
how to wear proper safety equipment for bicycling; 3 Show how to ride a bike safely.
Ride a bike for 30 minutes.
Hint : Anything with CIVILIAN in it : Remind Parents via Pack Newsletter or Pack
Meeting about this Belt Loop at appropriate month for accomplishment
7. Bowling
DEN MEETING, SUMMERTIME PACK ACTIVITY; 1 Explain the rules of courtesy and
safety for bowling; 2 Show how to pick out a ball of proper weight and finger holes; 3
Play a complete game
8. Fishing
DEN MEETING, PACK ACTIVITY, CAMP OUT - a merit badge book on this subject; 1
Review and follow local fishing regulations. Explain why they are important; 2
Demonstrate how to bait a hook; 3 Try to catch a fish
9. Flag Football
DAY CAMP
10. Golf
CIVILIAN SUMMER SPORT or CIVILIAN SUMMER CAMP
11. Gymnastics
CIVILIAN CAMP
12. Ice Skating
DEN MEETING, PACK ACTIVITY; 1 Explain the need for proper safety equipment
and ways to protect yourself while ice skating; 2 Spend at least 30 minutes practicing
skills of skating; 3 Go Ice Skating for at least 3 hours and chart your time
13. Marbles
DEN MEETING; 1 Explain the rules of Ringer or another marbles game; 2 Spend at
least 30 minutes practicing skills to play a game of Ringer or another marble game; 3
Participate in a game of marbles
14. Physical Fitness
HOME - - a merit badge book on personal fitness; 1 Report on the dangers of drugs
and alcohol; 2 Practice finding your pulse and counting your heartbeats per minute.
Determine your target heart rate; 3 Practice five physical fitness skills regularly.
Improve performance in each skill over a month. Skills could include: pull-ups, sit-ups,
standing long jump, 50-yard dash, and softball throw
15. Roller Skating
DEN MEETING, PACK ACTIVITY; 1 Explain the need for proper safety equipment
and ways to protect yourself while roller skating; 2 Spend at least 30 minutes
practicing skills of skating; 3 Go Skating for at least 3 hours and chart your time
16. Snow Ski and Board Sports
CIVILIAN WINTER SPORT
17. Soccer
DAY CAMP, CIVILIAN SPRING SPORT
18. Softball
DAY CAMP, CIVILIAN SUMMER SPORT
19. Swimming
HOME, PACK ACTIVITY; 1 Explain the rules of Safe Swim Defense. Emphasize the
Buddy System; 2 Play a recreational game in the water; 3 While holding a kick board,
propel yourself 25 feet using a flutter kick.
20. Table Tennis
DEN MEETING, HOME; 1 Explain the rules of table tennis; 2 Spend 30 minutes
practicing table tennis skills; 3 Participate in a table tennis game
21. Tennis
DEN MEETING, HOME; 1 Explain the rules of tennis; 2 Spend 30 minutes practicing
tennis skills; 3 Participate in a tennis game
22. Ultimate
DAY CAMP, SUMMERTIME PACK ACTIVITY
23. Volleyball
DAY CAMP, SUMMERTIME PACK ACTIVITY