Jun. 23, 2008 - Sports
Sports used to be Eagle-required. Now it's an elective. Considering the *cough*character*cough* of many of the sports figures of today, I'm glad it's no longer required (but happy that it's available).
Seiji is pretty interested in this one. Some of the merit badges are a lot easier for homeschooled Scouts to earn (Scholarship, for instance). For others, they are more difficult. Sports is one of them. It's the requirement to participate in two competitive sports for a season each that can be sticky. Because we're rural, the time and cost of gas means driving to the homeschool sports league in the next county isn't practical for us.
The solution:
4. Take part for one season (or four months) as a competitive individual or as a member of an organized team in TWO of the following sports: baseball, basketball, bowling, cross-country, field hockey, football, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, water polo. Your counselor may approve in advance other recognized sports, but not any sport that is restricted and not authorized by the Boy Scouts of America.
There's a huge list at Wiki. Some of the sports that might be available to most people include: bowling, billiards, dancing, geocaching, and competitive eating (you might have a difficult time getting your MBC to approve THAT one!). Seijitsu and MotoOyaji are training for a half-marathon. And S is still shooting competitively. The MBC was happy to approve those two. He's on his way. |
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Jun. 25, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Our son is four, but your blog made me think maybe we should try to use boyscouts in time (is that about 6 or 7yo?
Warmly,
Lori