1st Lindfield Scout Troop Program plan 2010
Week /Date / Week 2Friday Feb 12 / Warranted Leaders: / Other Leaders / Parents:Themes: / New patrols, teaching others / Richard
Ross
Max / Dave A
Yvonne E
Badge targets / Scoutcraft – rollinghitch, badge targets
Explorer campcraft – sail makers whipping
Time / Activity / Who running / Preparations / Resources Needed
7pm / OPENING PARADE / Richard
- flag break / Seagull
- PL, APL and new patrols announcement
720 / OPENING GAMES / Ross
Energy Release Games:
- Piggy back soccer
- Chinese tug of war (as three pairs of patrols along the long walls of the hall)
- Three cones
All
Max
Ross / Socccer ball and goals (chairs)
Cones and caps (cub den)
750 / PATROL DEN TIME / PLs / Ropes (ones used previous week) / Patrol rope crates
Pls meet and introduce themselves to patrols
Revise clove hitch and teach rolling hitch
Sail makers whipping in Ak’s room for Pioneer Scouts / PLs
Max
810 / CORE ACTIVITY: clove ad rolling hitches
Flag pole self supported by ring of ropes (secured to pole by clove hitches and to ground by r0lling hitches) / Dave
Richard
Max / Mark out 6 area with ropes on grass area / Patrol rope crates
Ridge poles under hall
8 pegs 1 hammer/ patrol
830 / Game Thinking game: push up test,
Quiet time – the year ahead in scouts
PLs each to introduce a new patrol member to troop
(leaders pick the patrol member) / Ross/
Richard / Ross to try to edit a video overview ofhighlights of the year / This will work OK with or without video
840 / RESERVE GAME SLOT / Max / Max to re ready if needed
850 / Clean up
850 / CLOSING PARADE– patrol patches issued / Richard
900 / FINISH
Games explanations for program
THE PUSH-UP TEST RACE
Group thinking and reliance on others - first give them only the problem and let them work it out – if not, give them the answer.
The problem - is for all members of the Patrol to be raised above the ground with only their hands in contact with the ground - and - with all Patrol members in physical contact with each other - and - using no other objects.First patrol to do this wins
A solution, there must be others but this will do - is for each Patrol member to lie face down on the floor, as for `pushups', with the feet not on the floor but on the shoulders of another. When all is ready, everyone performs a `push-up', leaving only their hands in contact with the floor!
When expertise is achieved, try rotating while in the `up' position.
Three cones
Draw 3 circles 1 metre diameter at Aks room end, middle line and fireplace end of room in straight line
3 patrols line up at one end ofthe hall and 3 at other endof the hall. Each patrol is numbered 1-8
Place 3 cones/plastic caps in each of middle circles. Call a number between 1-8. that patrol member runs to middle. Can only pick up 1 cone/cap. Runs that back to his circle. Then runs either to middle again OR to another patrol.
Objective get 3 cones in your patrol circle circle.
Cavalry Charge
DEFERRED – suggesting Piggy Back Soccer instead.
Two teams( 3 patrols each team) formed as horses and riders; one team attacking the other, attempting to dismount as many riders as possible of opposing team. After a time limit, whichever team has had the more riders eliminated loses. A rider unmounted cannot remount, but is eliminated from the game.
Could do variation between patrols with non competing patrols sitting out and playoff winners and losers.
CHINESE TUG OF WAR
Two players (opponents) stand back to back, bow politely to space and grasp right hands between their legs. In this ludicrous position, each tries to pull the other to the opposite wall.
We can run this on a patrol basis buy having three pairs of patrols facing off down the hall each with a leader. We can shift along so each patrol can challenge 2 different patrols (or more or less del-pending on how the time is going)
Knots to be taught:
Rolling hitch
This is an important general purpose hitch. It is very good to makean adjustable loop to secure a rope around a tent peg. It is bothstrong and easy to untie. It must be tied under tension. When tying hold your thumb over the first loop. The second loop needsto be pulled firmly over the “shoulder” of the first loop. This ensues the knot will stayin place whilst the final loop is tied.