TROOP MEETING PLAN 1 (Communications) Scouting Morning Makeup January 8, 2002 Activity Description Run by Time Preopening
15 minutes
Post this troop meeting plan.
Set up flags and advancement poster.
Rearrange furniture for meeting taking note of its original arrangement.
SPL 7:00 p.m. Opening Ceremony
5 minutes
Assemble the troop.
Pledge of Allegiance
SPL 7:15 p.m. Skills Instruction
30 minutes
New Scouts
SPL 7:20 p.m. Experienced Scouts Prepare for Merit Badge Blitz.
Look over Personal Fitness Merit Badge requirements.
SPL 7:20 p.m. Patrol Meetings
30 minutes
Record Activities (e.g. outings, Family Night, ...), advancement, attendance, dues.
Review calendar.
Plan meals and duty rosters for the Optimist Youth Camp Outing with the Flaming Arrows Patrol on January 25-27, 2002.
PL 7:50 p.m. Interpatrol Activity
20 minutes
Play "Indian Hand Wrestling" from "Troop Program Resources".
Equipment: None
Method: One contestant places the outside of his right foot against the outside of the other's. Both brace themselves by placing their left foot behind them. They grasp their right hands and attempt to throw the other person off balance.
Scoring: The first one to succeed in making the other person move a foot or lose his balance wins. Run the contest for the best two out of three tries.
SPL 8:20 p.m. Closing
5 minutes
Scoutmaster's Minute
"Looking Toward Your Career" from "Woods Wisdom - Scoutmaster's Minutes"
SM 8:40 p.m. After the Meeting
15 minutes
SM leads the troop in a time of reflection on the meeting.
Take down this troop meeting plan.
Take down flags and advancement poster.
Rearrange furniture to its original arrangement.
SPL 8:45 p.m.