1 Welcome to Cub Scout Leader Training

2 Your Trainers Today:  John Spahr, Aklan District, (925)  Breakout Sessions:

3 The Cub Scout Promise I, (name) promise to do my best to do my duty to God and my country, to help other people, and to obey the Law of the Pack.

4 Five Groups Being Trained Today:  Pack Committee  Cubmasters  Den Leaders  Webelos Den Leaders  Tiger Cub Den Leaders

5 Leadership Skills  Setting the example  Working and cooperating within the Pack  Communicating effectively  Understanding and working with boys  Projecting Cub Scout spirit through the right attitude and enthusiasm

6 Just who ARE the Pack Leaders?  Chartered Organization Representative  Pack Committee Chair and Committee  Cubmaster and Assistants  Den Leaders and Assistants  Den Chiefs

7 The Pack Committee  Chairman  Secretary  Treasurer  Advancement  Pack Trainer  Outings  Friends of Scouting  Public Relations  Membership and Re-registration

8 The Cubmaster  Provides overall pack leadership  Leads in planning the pack program  Leads monthly pack meetings  Coordinates pack membership, recruiting and transition  Supported by  Pack Committee  Chartered Organization

9 The Cub Scout & Webelos Den Leaders:  Give leadership to their Den program planning  Plan, prepare, and run their Den meetings  Lead their Dens at pack events  Work with Pack leadership to ensure Den success  Participate in Pack program planning  Supported by  Cubmaster  Pack Committee

10 The Tiger Cub Den Leader:  Helps the Den get organized  Gives leadership to Den program planning  Shares leadership with adult partners  Works with other Pack leaders  Participates in Pack program planning  Supported by  Cubmaster  Pack Committee

11 ALL Cub Scout Leaders are Supported by the District and Council through  District Committee  District Executive  District Training Team  District Cub Scout Roundtables  Unit Commissioners (Go to video: Pack Organization)

12 The Advancement Method  Encouragement and recognition of achievement  Grade-related and progressive  An asset or “tool” for parents  Role of parents changes as boys mature  In Tiger Cubs, parents are “adult partners”  In Wolf & Bear Cub years, parents work with the boys  In Webelos Scouting, parents help with advancement while “counselors” do the actual approving

13 Tiger Cub Advancement  Parents are “adult partners” for all meetings and activities  Tiger Cub Totem  Tiger Cub rank  Tiger Tracks  Bobcat rank

14 Cub Scout Advancement Bobcat Wolf Tiger Tiger Bear Arrow Points

15 Webelos Advancement Activity badges Webelos badge Compass PointsCompass Points

16 The Arrow of Light  Highest award in Cub Scouting  Tied to the Webelos-to-Scout transition

17 Cub Scout Uniforming  Sense of belonging  Recognition and attention  Identification with Scouting

18 Adult Cub Scout Leader Uniforms  Set the example  Visible sign of Leadership  Identification with Scouting

19 Summary: Advancement & Uniforming  Advancement is grade-based and progressive  Parents are the key to advancement for Tiger, Wolf, and Bear Cub Scouts  Leaders (counselors) are the key to advancement for Webelos Scouts  Leaders set uniforming example for all (Go to video: Advancement and Uniforming)

20 The Purposes of Cub Scouting  Character Development  Spiritual Growth  Citizenship  Sportsmanship  Family Understanding  Getting Along with Others  Personal Achievement  Helpfulness  Exciting Things to do  Preparing Cubs to be Boy Scouts

21 Planning in the Pack  Built around monthly themes for Cub Scouts, activities for Tiger Cubs, and activity badges for Webelos Scouts  Themes tie each Pack meeting together  Annual program planning conference  Monthly Pack leaders’ meeting

22 Cub Scout Camping  Day camp  Resident camp  Family camping  Pack camping Be sure to include Pack camping in your annual program plans.

23 Cub Scout Pack Meetings  Before the meeting  Gathering  Opening  Program  Den skits, songs, and stunts  Demonstrations or presentations  Games  FUN!  Recognitions (Advancement and other)  Closing  After the meeting

24 Great Cub Scout Meetings  Are planned well in advance  Make good use of all leaders  Use official program helps like the Cub Scout Leader Book and Group Meeting Sparklers  Use Pack people resources  Anticipate any behavior problems  Are FUN!!!

25 Great Cub Scout Leaders Know That:  Boys need a fast-moving program  Energetic and quiet activities should be alternated  “Hands-on” works better with boys than “lecture”  Boys will learn self-control when given guidelines  Codes of conduct work when applied consistently (Go to video: Pack Programming)