 Sports
This Merit Badge requires 1 session to complete.
The Pathways to Eagle preparation work items for the Sports merit badge are: 2a, 2c, 4, 5
- Items in RED - MUST be completed before the session starts to make it possible to complete the merit badge at Pathways to Eagle. Bring proof of completion (item, written work, note, photo, etc.)
- Items in GREEN - Can be completed before the session starts or done during merit badge session.
- Items in BLACK - MUST be ready to demonstrate your knowledge of these requirements during the merit badge session.
Scouts are strongly encouraged to use a Merit Badge worksheet to show that they have done the preparation work for the merit badge.
Download the workbook for the
Sports Merit Badge
in Adobe PDF format from the U.S. Scouting Service Project website.
Scouts MUST be able to discuss any items completed as preparation works or as written work.
Note: Some requirements contain items that fall into more that one category and are listed as the higher category.
NOTE: The activities used to fulfill the requirements
for the Sports merit badge may not be used to help
fulfill requirements for other merit badges. |
| a. |
Explain to your counselor the most likely risks
you may encounter during athletics activities and
what you should do to anticipate, help prevent,
mitigate, and respond to these risks. |
| b. |
Show that you know first aid or understand the
treatment for injuries that could occur while
participating in athletics, including sprains,
strains, muscle cramps, contusions, abrasions,
blisters, dehydration, heat reactions, and
concussions. |
2. |
Explain the importance of the following: |
| a. |
Before completing requirements 4 and 5, show that
you have received a physical examination from your
health care practitioner within the last 12 months. |
| b. |
Explain the importance of a physical exam. |
| c. |
Explain the importance of maintaining good health
habits for life (such as exercising regularly), and
how the use of tobacco products, alcohol, and other
harmful substances can negatively affect your
health and your performance in sports activities. |
| d. |
Explain the importance of 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 |
4. |
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, golf, gymnastics, ice
hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming,
table tennis, tennis, track and field,
volleyball, water polo, wrestling, cheerleading,
and/or badminton. Your counselor may approve in
advance other recognized sports, but not any
sport that is restricted and not authorized by
the BSA:
Then with your 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 area for your two
sports. |
5. |
With guidance from your counselor and before
beginning requirement 4, establish a personal
training program suited to the activities you chose
for requirement 4. Do the following: |
| a. |
Organize a chart and track your training, practice,
and development in the 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 counselor and discuss how your
participation in the sports you chose has affected
you mentally and physically. |
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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 2025"
Download the workbook for the
Sports Merit Badge
in Adobe PDF format from, The U.S. Scouting Service Project website.
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