Obedient It's a Hit June Pack Meeting Great Salt Lake Council Deseret Peak District 8 Roundtable May 5th, 2016 Cubmaster Section CUBMASTER SECTION STAFF Cory Murray (435) 882-8555 accmurray@hotmail.com Brenda Oliphant (435) 882-2020 bobosolo44@outlook.com Dennette Anderson (435) 830-5844 dennette667@gmail.com Scout Law: A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent. A SCOUT IS OBEDIENT Roundtable Planning Guide 2015-2016 A Scout follows the rules of his family, school, and pack. He obeys the laws of his community and country. HOW DOES IT S A HIT RELATE TO THIS POINT OF THE SCOUT LAW? It is easy to forget the importance of being honest when you are playing a game and you really want to win. However, a Cub Scout always tells the truth and is a person worthy of trust. This month, we will reinforce how important it is to be honest notably when playing ball with friends. NOTE TO CUBMASTER 2015-2016 Pack Meeting Plans: June: Obedient / It's a Hit Pack meetings are best when they are no longer than an hour and a half in length. Pack meeting plans are guides and can be adjusted to fit the needs of your pack. You might consider setting up tables or areas for each den to display pictures and items made during this month s adventure. You can dress as a referee or umpire, or with a hat and whistle. GATHERING WHICH SPORT AM I? Roundtable Planning Guide 2015-2016 Materials: Markers, pre-cut circles of appropriate colors (e.g., white, tan, light green) with the name of a sport; scraps of paper and pens or pencils for groups to write down their den yells As families arrive, give each person one of the pre-cut circles and pin it to his or her back without letting them see the name of the sport. Family members then walk around and show the circle to others, asking questions to help them guess the sport. The questions must be answerable with yes or no. Questions might include Is a ball involved in this game? Is the ball thrown or kicked? Is a net used? Is other equipment used? Is a bat used? Is a racket used? When players guess their sport correctly, they take their circles off and tape them to an arm. Once most of the players have done this, they go around the room shouting things related to their sport. As an example, for basketball the person would shout out hoop, dribble, free throw, or three-point shot. They listen for someone else shouting similar words; the goal is to find all the others whose sport is basketball. Once everyone has formed their groups, each group creates a short den yell. Here is an example for basketball: Basketball, basketball, That s our game. We play it every day In search of fame.
What s In the Bag? Pow Wow Book Materials: pillow case, assorted sports equipment, paper, pencils, timer. (golf ball, tennis ball, Frisbee, tennis racket, baseball glove, etc.) Fill one or two pillowcases with the sports items. Using the timer, allow each person 15 seconds to reach inside and feel what is in there. Each person then writes down what he thinks is in the bag. Remind the Cubs to write down the specific ball or whatever they find, not just ball. Tell them not to share answers because there will be a prize given for the most items listed. Table Top Hockey Pow Wow Book Find a low cut basket (idea: plastic container from the dressing in a veggie tray). Have the Cubs line up at the opposite end of the table and try to score by flicking button pucks into the net! Card Match Pow Wow Book Make 20 small cards, half of them will have the names of famous athletes and half with the sport they participate in. Hand out the cards as the people walk in and have them find the person that will match theirs. Michael Phelps swimmer Manny Ramirez baseball Peyton Manning football Michelle Kwan ice skating Michael Jordan basketball Muhammad Ali boxing Lashawn Merritt track Serena Williams tennis Morgan Hamm gymnastics Apolo Anton Ohno speed skating WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS The Cubmaster welcomes any new families to the pack and thanks all who have helped prepare for the pack meeting this evening. Do a run-on or a cheer. OPENING / FLAG CEREMONIES OBEDIENT Cubmaster: As we can see, our meeting place shows that we enjoy and appreciate sports. We all like to play sports and we like to win at sports, but we also learn from our losses. Sometimes the rules that are in place for a sport are hard to follow, but as good Cub Scouts, we know that we are obedient and that means following all of the rules. There are rules for how many points are earned when a ball crosses a goal line. There are rules for how the game is set up, such as where the out-of-bounds lines are. There are rules for dealing with other players, such as not to push another player once the officials sound the whistle. As Cub Scouts, we know that these rules are there for a reason. They are in place so that all players can follow them together. Some rules are intended to keep everyone safe while others show us how the game is to be played. It is our obligation and our privilege to follow those rules that is being obedient. Cub Scouts, join with me now as we show our respect to our country s flag. Join with me as we say the Pledge of Allegiance. (Say Pledge of Allegiance, or have one den present the colors and lead the ceremony.) SPORTS Roundtable Planning Guide 2015-2016 A Cub Scout runner jogs in, carrying the Cub Scout Games torch, and hands it to the Cubmaster. Cubmaster: Before the sports activities get underway, I would like to share with you the Young Athlete s Bill of Rights. This bill of rights was created to ensure that all Cub Scout athletes have a positive experience while learning new skills and doing their best in some of our nation s favorite sports activities. The Cubmaster then hands the torch to Cub #1. After each line is spoken, the torch is handed to the next boy. Cub #10 hands it back to the Cubmaster. Cub #1: I have the right to participate in sports. Cub #2: I have the right to participate at my own ability. Cub #3: I have the right to qualified adult leadership. Cub #4: I have the right to a safe and healthy environment. Cub #5: I have the right to share in leadership and decision-making. Cub #6: I have the right to play as a child, not as an adult. 2
Cub #7: I have the right to proper preparation. Cub #8: I have the right to equal opportunity to strive for success. Cub #9: I have the right to be treated with dignity. Cub #10: I have the right to have fun. Cubmaster: Let the games begin! (Hands the torch back to the Cub Scout runner). America Opening Ceremony Pow Wow Book Needed: Print the letters for AMERICA on poster board. The line to be read by each Cub can be printed on the back. A is for athletes who do their best M is for muscle building, putting us to the test. E is for exercise, building strength and brawn. R is for running, just look, then we re gone. I...is for individuals who always try to achieve. C is for courage to do and believe. A is for active, and active we ll be; proud to live in America, the home of the free. Would you all stand and repeat the Pledge of Allegiance with me. ADVANCEMENT & RECOGNITION PLAY BALL Roundtable Planning Guide 2015-2016 Materials: Prepare the awards by purchasing balls from a dollar store and securing the rank badges to the balls. The Cubmaster stands at a pitcher s mound drawn on the floor or ground and says, Cub Scouts, many of you have worked hard this month to earn your first Cub Scout rank, the Bobcat badge. When all Bobcat badges are presented, follow with additional rank advancement. A committee member dressed in black and white gear to look like an umpire calls up the first boy, places him at home plate and steps back. The committee member shouts out, Play ball! The Cubmaster then tosses the ball to the Cub Scout and runs forward to congratulate him with the Cub Scout handshake. After all awards have been presented in each rank, the Cubmaster should pause so that families who want to take pictures of their son being congratulated can easily do so. Cubmaster will then return to pitcher s mound and continue through the ranks. PAPER CERTIFICATE An It s a Hit certificate can be printed on sports-themed designer paper. Paper like this is available at office stores and print shops, or you can design your own using computer clip art. Recognition 2015-2016 Pack Meeting Plans: June: Obedient / It's a Hit Adventure Loops and Pins: (Note: Adventure loops and pins can be presented at a meeting or as immediate recognition in the den.) By den, call the names of those Cub Scouts who have completed the month s adventure to come forward. Have the den leader pass out the awards to the boys as they receive a Cub Scout handshake from the Cubmaster. If time allows, invite the den leader or den chief of the den to speak about the adventure work done for that month and have the den stand and be recognized. Use a positive cheer to recognize their accomplishments. Other options: Have the den stand and be recognized or come forward to receive certificates for the adventure they have completed. This option would be appropriate for a den that has already received the adventure loop or pin. Adapt the advancement ceremony for the month s theme into an adventure loop presentation if no rank badges are being presented. Rank advancement 2015-2016 Pack Meeting Plans: June: Obedient / It's a Hit At the front of the room, you should have green poster board laid out like a baseball field with white paper bases (home plate, first base, second base, third base) and the pitcher s mound. You will also need cutouts of each of the rank badges. Bobcat: Everyone who plays a game learns the basics from the beginning. Knowing the fundamentals gets you on the field to play. In Cub Scouting, the fundamentals are learned in earning the Bobcat badge. (The den leader puts a Bobcat badge cutout on the baseball field at the pitcher s mound.) Will the following Scouts and their parents or guardians who have earned their Bobcat badge please join me up front? (Award 3
the Bobcat badge.) Congratulations on getting called up to the big leagues of Cub Scouting. Let s give them a Go-Team Cheer. (Stand and yell, Go, team! ) Tiger: Tigers have stepped up to the plate to begin their journey around the Cub Scout ranks. (The den leader puts a Tiger badge cutout on the right side of home plate, toward first base.) Will the following boys and their parents or guardians who have earned their Tiger badge please join me up front? (Award the Tiger badges.) Good job! These players have found that being obedient to the Cub Scout fundamentals has made their Tiger adventures fun! Let s give them the Sprinkler Applause. (Clap slowly from left to right, then quickly clap while rotating right to left.) Wolf: Wolves have started to advance around the bases. (The den leader puts a Wolf badge cutout on first base.) Will the following boys and their parents or guardians who have earned their Wolf badge please join me up front? (Award the Wolf badges.) Wow! These Wolves have followed the Scout Law to complete their adventures and got a base hit! Let s give them a big wave of applause. (The people on the end of each row stand up, raise their arms, and promptly sit back down. Then it moves down the rows.) Bear: Our Bears have developed their skills and have advanced deeper into the field and built on their previous adventures and learning as they have doubled up over their previous two years. (The den leader puts a Bear badge cutout on second base.) Will the following boys and their parents or guardians who have earned their Bear badge please join me up front? (Award the Bear badges.) Congratulations, Bears. You have really experienced how being obedient to your coaches, aka den leaders, can make it easier to complete your adventures. Let s give them a big thumbs-up! (Hold your hand. Give a thumbs up, and say, Great job! ) Webelos: Those who have earned the Webelos badge are approaching the pinnacle of their Cub Scouting adventure and have rounded third base and are looking toward home plate. (The den leader puts a Webelos badge cutout on third base.) Will the following boys and their parents or guardians who have earned their Webelos badge please join me up front? (Award Webelos badges.) Great job, Webelos Scouts. You are almost home. Keep following the rules on your Cub Scouting path to reach the Arrow of Light rank. Let s give them a round of applause! (Clap your hands while moving hands in a large circle.) Arrow of Light: The Arrow of Light is the highest rank in Cub Scouting and the pinnacle of the Cub Scouting experience. (The den leader puts an Arrow of Light cutout on the left side of home plate.) We place the Arrow of Light at the home plate to signify the completion of the Cub Scouting adventure, but we also put it here to signify that in some respects you have come full circle and start again on a trip around the bases as you start your Boy Scouting adventure. Will the following boys and their parents or guardians who have earned their Arrow of Light please join me up front? (Award the Arrow of Light badges.) Now that these Scouts have mastered the rules of Cub Scouting, let s give them a really big hand! (Hold right hand up with fingers spread out.) Cubmaster: Thank you to each of the dens that shared their adventures with us. Let us salute them by giving them the Home Run Cheer! (Simulate swinging a bat at a ball, shade your eyes with your hand, and yell (loudly) It s out of the park! ) Advancement: Pow Wow Book Needed: a model of a track drawn on a cardboard square on the floor at the front of the room markings on the square for starting line, 100 yard dash, Mile Run, and Marathon. Also the badges and achievements to be awarded. Cubmaster: Will, our new Bobcats and their parents please come forward to the starting line. As you are standing at the starting line you are at the beginning of the race, just as you are at the beginning of the Cub Scout trail. Parents, please accept and help your son with his badges. Will, our Wolf candidates and their parents please come forward? Stand at the 100 Yard Dash mark. This represents the first stop on your Cub Scout trail. Just as sprinters run a fast race, you too, have sprinted hard to earn your Wolf so keep up the good work. Parents, here are their badges that you can help put them on their shirts. Will, Our Bear candidates and their parents please come forward? Your place at the track meet is the Mile Run. After learning to sprint, many runners take the next step and run a longer distance. You too, have had to run a longer distance and develop strength and stamina to reach the Bear rank. Remember that a steady pace will win the race. Parents, here are their badges to sew on their uniforms. Will, the Webelos and their parents please come forward? Your spot is at the Marathon line. The Marathon is one of the longest races you could ever run. It is also a race often run alone, without the help of a coach or partner. In the same way, you have had to run a long race to earn your Webelos rank. You have learned to work on your own and at your own pace. Congratulations on having run the Webelos race. Parents, please help your sons with their special awards they have earn to put on their uniforms. 4
CUBMASTER S MINUTE Cubmaster s Minute 2015-2016 Pack Meeting Plans: June: Obedient / It's a Hit In most sports, referees ensure rules of play are followed. In life, there is often the temptation to break the rules in order to win, but a Scout is obedient. He serves as his own referee and makes sure he always obeys the rules of his family, school, pack, community, and country. Pow Wow Book If you go as far as you can see, you will then see enough to go even farther! It is funny about life: if you refuse to accept anything but the very best, you will very often get it! It s kind of fun to do the impossible! The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible. Winning Isn t Everything Pow Wow Book Kids love sports! But there should be a whole lo9t more to sports than just playing to win. Just as the Cub Scout Academic and Sports Program promotes, we can promote both the importance of leaning and living with the rules of the game and the importance of being a good sport about it. Is there any good fun or honest satisfaction in trouncing an opponent at a sport? I don t think so. Is there goodness and honor in giving it your all even if you don t win? I do think so. Let s use this month s theme to support good character building and to help the Cubs understand that winning is not everything and it s not the only thing. Doing your best and being honest and honorable is what it s really all about! I always like to remind people of the Special Olympics Oath: Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt. Do Your Best Pow Wow Book There is a TV commercial advertising a legal agency, in which a person says, Don t fool yourself; winning is everything. Some people have decided that they must win whatever game they re playing, no matter what it takes. Sports coaches and even parents sometimes put a lot of pressure on their kids to win. But there is something much more important than winning. That something is Doing Your Best. As we leave tonight, let s remember and decide that we re going to make our lives the best whether it s in the classroom, on the playing field, at home with our families, or at our place of worship. Never forget that if you do your personal best, then you are a winner, no matter what the final score happens to be. SONGS I LIKE SPORTS Roundtable Planning Guide 2015-2016 Toughen Up Pow Wow Book Tune: Alouette (Clementine) Base-a ball-a, I like base-a ball-a. Do a push up, do a pull up, Base-a ball-a, it s so much fun to play. Do a 30-yard run First you hit the ball so hard, We build muscles as we hustle Then you run around the yard. All the time we re having fun. Ball so hard, round the yard, O-o-o-o-h-h-h! Running broad jump, do a high jump Base-a ball-a, I like base-a ball-a. Throw the ball way out of sight Base-a ball-a, it s so much fun to play. Shoot a basket, do a chin up Volley ball-a, I like volley ball-a. Lift barbells with all your might. Volley ball-a, it s so much fun to play. Watch em flexing, watch em bulging Hit the ball across the net, Watch our muscles growing strong. If you served, a point you get. Building muscles in our backyard Cross the net, point you get, That will last a whole life long. Ball so hard, round the yard, O-o-o-o-h-h-h! Volley ball-a, I like volley ball-a. Volley ball-a, it s so much fun to play. After singing these two verses, challenge the dens to create verses for a Additional sports. Perhaps they could include some of the rules for each sport. 5
GAMES & ACTIVITIES LINE EM UP Cub Scouting and Boy Scouting Roundtable Planning Guide 2015-2016 Materials: Ball to toss or, if outside, water balloons. Divide the group into two teams of equal ability. Line up each team parallel to the other, with each player standing 2 feet from the player beside him. A player on one side tosses a ball to the matching player on the other side, who then tosses it to the next player in line on the first side. Continue until a player misses. That player retires from the game, and the game continues. For an added challenge, when one round is complete, both teams move back one step and start the game again. Barefoot Marble Pow Wow Book Divide the Cubs into teams. First boy runs to a line 15 ft. away He grasps and carries one marble with the toes of each foot, returns to tag the next Cub. FROZEN T-SHIRT RACE Cub Scouting and Boy Scouting Roundtable Planning Guide 2015-2016 Materials: Fold or roll up several large T- shirts and place each one inside a 1-gallon zipper bag. Pour enough water into each bag to cover the shirt, and put all the bags in a freezer for two days. Prepare one frozen shirt for every three or four boys. This is a great activity for a hot summer day. The goal is for each team of Cub Scouts to thaw out their T-shirt enough that one person can put it on. The first team to get the shirt on wins. It s fun to watch the boys plot ways to get their T-shirt thawed; they can be very creative! Note: Do not put too much water in the bags because it will take longer to thaw, and boys of Cub Scout age could become frustrated. Hodgepodge Ball Pow Wow Book (Needs: 4 Cubs minimum, one tennis ball and a variety of items one per player that can be used to hit the tennis ball such as plastic bats, pot, pans, large sticks fly swatters, kitchen utensils, etc.) Cubs are gathered in a large circle. One player bats the tennis ball with his utensil to another player in the circle. The receiver tries to send the ball to another member of the circle. The ball bounces once between each hit. If a person fails to receive the tennis ball or send it to another player, he is eliminated. The game continues until one player is left, then everyone passes his utensil one person to the right and the game begins again. The choice of utensils makes the game a success. CHEERS / RUN-ONS / JOKES Cheer or Applause Cub Scouting and Boy Scouting Roundtable Planning Guide 2015-2016 THE BALL:Hold any kind of ball in your hands. When you are holding the ball, everyone is quiet. When the ball leaves your hands, everyone goes wild and cheers. Try bouncing the ball, faking a throw, or tossing it to another person. BASEBALL: Pretend to throw a ball up and pretend to hit it with the bat. After you hit the ball, shout, Home run! BASEBALL CHEER: Hey, batter-batterbatter! Hey, batter-batter-batter! Swwwwiiiinggg, batter! BOWLING: Pretend to hold a ball, start swing while taking three steps, roll ball down the lane, and wait for a count of five. Jump and cheer for a strike. Yell, Strike! GOLF: Yell, Fore! and pretend to swing a golf club. Place hand above eyes to follow where the ball went. POLE VAULT: Stand two fingers of one hand on your arm like legs. Have them run down the arm to the wrist and then leap into the air. As you bring your hand down, clap loudly. Cheers Pow Wow Book Baseball Cheer: Pretend to throw a baseball in the air then pretend to hit it with a bat. After your hit shout Home Run! Olympics Cheer: Join hands, raise them over head and shout Go for the Gold! Michael Jordan Cheer: pretend to slam dunk a basketball and yell swwwoooosh! Karl Malone Cheer: Leader yells Mailman crowd replies He delivers repeat this three times. Golfers Cheer: practice a big swing with your club, yell out fore then cover head and duck! Relay Race Cheer: first person in the row claps the next person s hand and so on down the row. Do the Wave: standing, start on one side of the room and move up and down. Simple Wave: wave with one hand! Run-On 2015-2016 Pack Meeting Plans: June: Obedient / It's a Hit Cub Scout 1: Hey,. Do you know which animal can hit a baseball farthest? Cub Scout 2: No, what kind? Cub Scout 1: Why a bat of course! Cub Scout 1: I know a guy who is a diamond cutter. Cub Scout 2: Does he cut big diamonds? Cub Scout 1: Sure, he mows the grass at the baseball field. Run-Ons Pow Wow Book Cub 1: What do baseball players eat on? Cub 2: I don t know. Cub 1: Home plates! Cub 1: What charges did the police bring against the baseball player? Cub 2: I don t know Cub 1: Hit and run. Cub 1: What is the quietest sport in the world? Cub 2: What? Cub 1: Bowling you can hear a pin drop! Cub 1: What do you get when you cross an answering machine and a huge football player? Cub 2: What? Cub 1: A wide receiver! Cub 1: Is this water healthy for swimming? Cub 2: Sure it s well water! 6
SKITS PHYSICAL FITNESS Roundtable Planning Guide 2015-2016 Materials: Barbell prop made from a dowel rod and Styrofoam balls or boxes; jump rope; hand weights; bowl and spoon Each Cub Scout comes on stage and uses the equipment indicated while speaking his line. Cub #1: (enters with barbells and starts to lift weight): To keep your body strong and healthy is more valuable than being wealthy. Cub #2: (enters and starts jumping rope): When you are fit, you feel so good. You try to do the things you should. Cub #3: (enters doing curls with hand weights): It helps when you lend a helping hand to needy folks across our land. Cub #4: (enters eating from a bowl with a spoon): Eating the right food is always wise, and everyone needs some exercise. Cub #5: (enters and starts touching toes exercise): Stand on your tip toes, one-two-three. Touch your toes, don t bend a knee. Cub #6: (enters and starts running in place): Run a while, then slow your pace. Practice will help you win the race. Cub #7: (enters, stands at attention, and gives the Cub Scout salute): Cub Scouting builds young boys into men. This is where it all begins. Invisible Dugout Bench Pow Wow Book Needed: 4 or more Cub Scouts First boy is squatting as though sitting on an invisible bench. The second boy comes in and asks what is the first one doing. I m sitting on the invisible bench. Can I join you? Sure, there s plenty of room. Second Cub pretends to sit. A third Cub comes along, and the scene repeats. This goes on for as many Cubs as you want. When the last Cub comes along, he asks what they are doing and they answer he says But I moved it over there this morning! AAAAHHHHHHHH!!! They all say as they fall in a dominoes effect! DISCUSSION TOPIC: YOUTH LEADERSHIP A Den Chief is an older scout who assists a Cub Scout or Webelos Scout den leader at den meetings, pack meetings, and other events. He is the Activities Assistant for a Cub Scout den or Webelos Scout patrol. His role is to work with the den leaders and help the scouts complete their Cub Scout or Webelos Scout advancement requirements and live up to Cub Scouting's ideals in their everyday lives. The den chief is a member of a leadership team that includes the den leader, assistant den leader, and the denner. He is already what every Cub Scout and Webelos Scout would like to be a Boy Scout. The den chief s responsibilities are to: Know the purposes of Cub Scouting. Help Cub Scouts achieve those purposes. Serve as the activities assistant at den meetings. Set a good example through attitude and uniforming. Be a friend to the boys in the den. Help lead weekly den meetings. Help the den in its part of the monthly pack meeting. Know the importance of the monthly theme and pack meeting plans. Meet regularly with the den leader to review den and pack meeting plans. Meet as needed with adult members of the den, pack, and troop. Receive training from the den leader and the Cubmaster or assistant Cubmaster, and attend Den Chief Training. Encourage boys to become Webelos Scouts when they are eligible. Help the denner and assistant denner to be leaders. This is a great opportunity for the boys grow and become great leaders. 7
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