Pathways to Eagle - Display Merit Badge Requirement Information

The Pathways to Eagle preparation work items for the Sports merit badge are: 4, 5

The activities used to fulfill the requirements for the Sports merit badge may not be used to help fulfill requirements for other merit badges.

Show that you know first aid for and how to prevent injuries or illnesses that could occur while playing sports, including sprains, strains, contusions, abrasions, fractures, blisters, muscle cramps, dehydration, heat and cold reactions, injured teeth, nausea,and suspected injuries to the head, neck, and back.

2.	Explain the importance of the following:

a.	The physical exam

b.	Maintaining good health habits, especially during training

c.	Maintaining a healthy diet

3.	Discuss the following:

a.	The importance of warming up and cooling down

b.	The importance of weight training

c.	What an amateur athlete is and the differences between an amateur and a professional athlete

d.	The attributes (qualities) of a good sport, the importance of good sportsmanship, and the traits of a good team leader and player who exhibits Scout spirit on and off the playing field

Take part for one season (or four months) as a competitive individual or as a member of an organized team in TWO of the following sports: baseball, basketball, bowling, cross-country, field hockey, football, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, water polo. Your counselor may approve in advance other recognized sports, but not any sport that is restricted and not authorized by the Boy Scouts of America. Then with you chosen sports do the following:

a.	Give the rules and etiquette for the two sports you picked

b.	List the equipment needed for the two sports you chose. Describe the protective equipment and appropriate clothing (if any) and explain why it is needed.

c.	Draw diagrams of the playing areas for your two sports.

5.	With the guidance from your counselor, establish a personal training program suited to the activities you chose for requirement 4. Then do the following:

a.	Organize a chart to track your training, practice, and development in these sports for one season (or four months).

b.	Demonstrate proper technique for your two chosen sports.

c.	At the end of the season, share your completed chart with your councelor and discuss how your participation in the sports you chose has affected you mentally and physically.

The requirements listed on this web site are believed to be correct.
The official requirements can be found in the current edition of
"Boy Scout Requirements Book 2010"

Download the workbook for the Sports Merit Badge
in Adobe PDF format from ,The U.S. Scouting Service Project website.

The availability of a Merit Badge session will be based on the actual availability of Merit Badge counselors on the day of the event.

To be able to complete a merit badge during Pathways to Eagle the preparation work indicated on the web site MUST be completed BEFORE and turned in at the START of the merit badge session and you MUST bring proof of completion. You must also be able to demonstrate the necessary knowledge for ALL of the requirements. Scouts not completing the merit badge will receive credit for the work they have done and will have to make arrangements with a counselor to complete any remaining requirements at a later date.

Note: The preparation work listed is subject to change at any time. It is based on what the counselor believes needs to be completed before the session starts.

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