15-Apr-16 Varsity Leader Varsity Leader Training Training Cedar Breaks District Cedar Breaks District Utah National Parks Council Utah National Parks Council Learning Objectives Learning Objectives Explain purposes of Scouting Explain purposes of Scouting � � Explain needs of Varsity- Explain needs of Varsity -age boys age boys � � Describe five program fields of emphasis Describe five program fields of emphasis � � Explain Varsity Team organization Explain Varsity Team organization � � Explain how Team Committee supports Team Explain how Team Committee supports Team � � Explain the leadership training needs of Varsity- Explain the leadership training needs of Varsity -age boys age boys � � Describe training resources Describe training resources � � Explain how to plan the Team program Explain how to plan the Team program � � Describe resources available for the planning process Describe resources available for the planning process � � Explain the role of an outdoors program plus a sports program in Explain the role of an outdoors program plus a sports program in � � the Team the Team Describe the two types of Team Meetings Describe the two types of Team Meetings � � Explain how advancement is used in Scouting Explain how advancement is used in Scouting � � Identify additional training opportunities for adult leaders Identify additional training opportunities for adult leaders � � 1
15-Apr-16 Why Scouting? Why Scouting? “Give me a young man who has kept himself morally clean and has “Give me a young man who has kept himself morally clean and has faithfully attended his Church meetings. Give me a young man who faithfully attended his Church meetings. Give me a young man who has magnified his priesthood and has earned the Duty to God Award has magnified his priesthood and has earned the Duty to God Award and is an Eagle Scout. Give me a young man who is a seminary and is an Eagle Scout. Give me a young man who is a seminary graduate and has a burning testimony of the Book of Mormon. Give graduate and has a burning testimony of the Book of Mormon. Give me such a young man, and I will give you a young man who can me such a young man, and I will give you a young man who can perform miracles for the Lord in the mission field and throughout his perform miracles for the Lord in the mission field and throughout his life.” life.” — — Ezra Taft Benson ( Ezra Taft Benson ( Ensign Ensign , May 1986) , May 1986) “The Ultimate purpose of Scouting is to raise up spiritual leaders.” “The Ultimate purpose of Scouting is to raise up spiritual leaders.” — — Spencer W Kimball Spencer W Kimball Why Scouting? Why Scouting? � Approximately 90% of LDS Eagle Scouts Approximately 90% of LDS Eagle Scouts � serve a full serve a full- -time mission time mission � Approximately 40% of LDS young men Approximately 40% of LDS young men � serve a full serve a full- -time mission time mission 2
15-Apr-16 Aims of Scouting Aims of Scouting � Character Development Character Development � � Citizenship Training Citizenship Training � � Mental & Physical Fitness Mental & Physical Fitness � Varsity Scouting � Develop Desirable Character Develop Desirable Character � � Participating Citizenship Participating Citizenship � � Build Physical Fitness Build Physical Fitness � � Promote Service to Others Promote Service to Others � � Develop Self Develop Self- -Reliance Reliance � � Grow Leadership Abilities Grow Leadership Abilities � Purposes of Aaronic Priesthood Purposes of Aaronic Priesthood � Become converted to the gospel of Jesus Christ Become converted to the gospel of Jesus Christ � and live its teachings and live its teachings � Serve faithfully in priesthood callings and fulfill the Serve faithfully in priesthood callings and fulfill the � responsibilities of priesthood offices responsibilities of priesthood offices � Give meaningful service Give meaningful service � � Prepare and live worthily to receive the Prepare and live worthily to receive the � Melchizedek Priesthood and temple ordinances Melchizedek Priesthood and temple ordinances � Prepare to serve an honorable full Prepare to serve an honorable full- -time mission time mission � � Obtain as much education as possible Obtain as much education as possible � � Prepare to become a worthy husband and father Prepare to become a worthy husband and father � � Give proper respect to women, girls, and children Give proper respect to women, girls, and children � 3
15-Apr-16 Methods of Scouting Methods of Scouting � Ideals: Oath, Law, Motto, Slogan Ideals: Oath, Law, Motto, Slogan � � Team Method Team Method � � Outdoors and Sports Outdoors and Sports � � Advancement Advancement � � Personal Growth Personal Growth � � Leadership Development Leadership Development � � Uniform: “Show me a poorly uniformed Uniform: “Show me a poorly uniformed � troop and I'll show you a poorly uniformed troop and I'll show you a poorly uniformed leader.” leader.” - - Baden Baden- -Powell Powell � Association With Adults: “There is no Association With Adults: “There is no � teaching to compare with example.” teaching to compare with example.” — — Baden Baden- -Powell Powell Methods of Scouting Methods of Scouting 4
15-Apr-16 Characteristics of Boys Characteristics of Boys Aged 14 Aged 14- -18 18 � Physical & Biological Physical & Biological � � Mental Mental � � Relationships Relationships � � Values Values � � Experimentalism Experimentalism � � Social Experiences Social Experiences � 5
15-Apr-16 What is Varsity Scouting? What is Varsity Scouting? � Follows traditional ideals of Scouting Follows traditional ideals of Scouting � � Supports parents, school, community, religious institution Supports parents, school, community, religious institution � � Introduces new challenges Introduces new challenges � – – Greater leadership responsibilities Greater leadership responsibilities – More challenging physical activities – More challenging physical activities – – High adventure High adventure – – Sports Sports � Five program fields of emphasis Five program fields of emphasis � – – Advancement Advancement – – High adventure and sports High adventure and sports – Personal development – Personal development – – Service Service – – Special Programs and events Special Programs and events What Makes a Successful Scouting What Makes a Successful Scouting Program? Program? � The Stake Presidency and Bishopric make The Stake Presidency and Bishopric make � Scouting a priority Scouting a priority � The Coach, Assistant Coach, and The Coach, Assistant Coach, and � Committee positions are filled with Committee positions are filled with trained people and are functioning trained people and are functioning � Parents are involved, many men in the Parents are involved, many men in the � ward are involved, and the combined ward are involved, and the combined cadre of adults helps produce Scouts that cadre of adults helps produce Scouts that become full become full- -time missionaries time missionaries 6
15-Apr-16 It is up to you! It is up to you! “When ward leaders are lukewarm toward “When ward leaders are lukewarm toward Scouting or approach it half Scouting or approach it half- -heartedly, it is heartedly, it is predictable that fewer boys will achieve predictable that fewer boys will achieve the rank of Eagle. It is more than likely the rank of Eagle. It is more than likely that in some cases the same half- that in some cases the same half -hearted hearted effort will result in a flimsy infrastructure, effort will result in a flimsy infrastructure, and the result will be many fewer and the result will be many fewer missionaries serving than would otherwise missionaries serving than would otherwise be the case.” be the case.” Elder Stephen D. Nadauld of the Seventy Elder Stephen D. Nadauld of the Seventy Six Basic Principles Six Basic Principles � The Bishop is the president of the Aaronic Priesthood The Bishop is the president of the Aaronic Priesthood � � Teach the mission and purposes of the Aaronic Teach the mission and purposes of the Aaronic � Priesthood Priesthood � Teach doctrine and principles Teach doctrine and principles � � Provide young men with meaningful priesthood work Provide young men with meaningful priesthood work � � Honor the Quorum President’s role and teach the Honor the Quorum President’s role and teach the � Presidency leadership principles Presidency leadership principles � Enlist a cadre of caring adults Enlist a cadre of caring adults � � “True doctrine, understood, changes attitudes and “True doctrine, understood, changes attitudes and � behavior. The study of the doctrines of the gospel will behavior. The study of the doctrines of the gospel will improve behavior quicker than a study of behavior will improve behavior quicker than a study of behavior will improve behavior.” improve behavior.” - - Boyd K. Packer Boyd K. Packer 7
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