2. 1 Welcome to Varsity Coach Leader Specific Training

3. 2 Training Continuum for Varsity Coaches This Is Scouting Varsity Coach Leader Specific Training –Setting Out –Mountaintop Challenges –Pathways to Success Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills This Is Scouting Varsity Coach Leader Specific Training –Setting Out –Mountaintop Challenges –Pathways to Success Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills

4. 3 Session One: Setting Out

5. 4 The Aims of Scouting Character development Citizenship training Mental and physical fitness Character development Citizenship training Mental and physical fitness

6. 5 What a Varsity Coach Must Be A role model A friend to young men An example, wearing the uniform A role model A friend to young men An example, wearing the uniform

7. 6 What a Varsity Coach Must Know Young men are the leaders Team method The skills to deliver the Scouting promise The resources: training, literature Young men are the leaders Team method The skills to deliver the Scouting promise The resources: training, literature

8. 7 What a Varsity Coach Must Do Give direction Provide coaching Support Empower Have fun Give direction Provide coaching Support Empower Have fun

9. 8 Varsity Scout Team Organization

10. 9 The Team Committee

11. 10 The Team Meeting Warm-up (preopening) Opening Team business Skills instruction Closing Wrap-up Warm-up (preopening) Opening Team business Skills instruction Closing Wrap-up

12. 11 Team Meetings and the Varsity Coach Support and guide the team captains The Varsity Coach’s Corner Review plans for the next meeting Support and guide the team captains The Varsity Coach’s Corner Review plans for the next meeting

13. 12 Role-Play One: Before the Meeting…

14. 13 Role-Play Two: After the Meeting…

15. 14 Role-Play Three: Teaching the Team Captain…

16. 15 “ We Did It Ourselves. ”

17. 16 When it comes to working with members of your team, what are your greatest concerns?

18. 17 Keys to Team Leadership Be a good listener Provide positive reinforcement Match leadership styles to the needs of Varsity Scouts Be a good listener Provide positive reinforcement Match leadership styles to the needs of Varsity Scouts

19. 18 Four Styles of Varsity Scout Leadership Directing –Instructions to be followed here and now Coaching –Dialogue; learning by doing Supporting –Referring to resources; giving positive reinforcement Delegating –Letting Varsity Scouts do it with minimal supervision Directing –Instructions to be followed here and now Coaching –Dialogue; learning by doing Supporting –Referring to resources; giving positive reinforcement Delegating –Letting Varsity Scouts do it with minimal supervision

20. 19 Role-Play Four: Leadership Styles for Working With Young Men

21. 20 Sense of belonging Achievement and recognition Self-esteem Self-confidence Sense of belonging Achievement and recognition Self-esteem Self-confidence What Scouting Can Provide a Young Man Self-discipline Self-reliance Healthy interaction with others

22. 21 Team Leaders’ Meetings Plan team’s program Assess team’s progress Address new ideas and concerns Plan team’s program Assess team’s progress Address new ideas and concerns

23. 22 Role-Play Five: The Team Leaders’ Meeting

24. 23 Role-Play Six: The Team Leaders’ Activity Review

25. 24 Session One Summary Role of a Varsity Coach Team organization Team meetings Listening and styles of leadership Team leaders’ meeting Role of a Varsity Coach Team organization Team meetings Listening and styles of leadership Team leaders’ meeting

26. 25 You can deliver the promise of Scouting! What will your action plan be? You can deliver the promise of Scouting! What will your action plan be?