Troop Program Resources

BSA Troop Program Resources Guide
Entire CD PDF (4.6 mb PDF file)
Games only PDF (441 kb PDF file)

BSA Troop Program Features Guide
V1 P15 Aquatics
V1 P35 Backpacking
V1 P45 Boating/Canoeing
V1 P85 Communications
V1 P125 Engineering

BSA Guide to Safe Scouting

Leadership Resource: Patrol Leader Method

Outing Plan Considerations Outline First Draft

Advancement
Trail to First Class
Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class

BSA has published a valuable resource that can be used by Scouts aspiring to achieve rank advancement of Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class.

At this site scouts can view the Early Rank Requirements Videos which is a series containing every advancement requirement and presented with educational content explaining the requirements.

These videos are an excellent resource to assist scouts become familiar with each requirement and in preperation for a Scoutmaster Conference.

Bear Safety

Caving
Resource page with links to resources, powerpoints and other information about caving.

Citizenship
Citizenship in the Nation

Citizenship in the World
Merit Badge Resource

Cold Weather Camping
Outing handouts:

Canoeing
Shenandoah River

We created a page on canoeing to assist in preparation of this outing.

We also require all participants to meet the requirements as specified in the BSA Guide to Safe Scouting, specifically Section II: Aquatics Safety.

Compass
See Map & Compass - below on this page

Emergency Preparedness

This is the Phone Tree Plan developed by Brian

Fire Building

Fire Building Resource

First Aid

Please utilize the online course for First Aid and CPR for your preperation for all aquatic activity. We will have certified American Heart Association instructors conduct the CPR course at our troop meetings.

  • First Aid Web An excellent online tutorial for CPR and Basic First Aid
    This link will jump your browser out of the Troop 572 web site so that it can leverage its own frames for the course.

    All Basic Life Support procedures demonstrated on the First Aid Web online course adhere to the guidelines established by the     American Red Cross® and The American Heart Association®, and are intended to provide each student with the skills needed to administer CPR and First Aid in case of an emergency.

For additional reference material you may find the Yahoo site a good starting point.

First Aid - O - Ree
Joint Webelos & Troop Event
Readyman, Tenderfoot, 2nd, 1st Class & First Aid Merit Badge

Program 1:
Event Guide, Score Sheet, Topics Covered, Station Assignments, Emergency Scenarios, Station 3 Reference Sheet

Program 2:
Detailed Outing Guide, Patrol Scorsheet, Station Assignments, Advancement Activities

Geology

USGS web page where you can get to any kind of information on geology you want.  From the Home page you can easily get to information about our state, or "real time" information on Hazards - like earthquakes, etc., and on geology in the news. Also visit the USGS Education Page for lots of other good information. Lots of fun stuff about geology and good lessons on rock and fossil ids (options on the Merit Badge)

Enjoy 3D tours of National Parks showing geologic features

Hiking the C&O Canal
Lock 40 South to Harpers Ferry
Hiking Gear Considerations

For maps and additional information please visit the C&O canal section of the web site.

Knots and lashing

Map & Compass

We have several resources available to assist in learning the skills of map and compass. Please utilize the resources most appropriate for the troop outing plan or troop meeting skill objectives.

Orienteering
Learn Orienteering link to a website devoted to the instruction of orienteering.

Oceanography
Florida Keys

Presentation, Keys Marine Labratories, Pirate Crew Temperature Readings,
The fish at Sea Base (34mb zip file). Fish identification chart and powerpoint with photos.

Patrol Resources

Personal Management

Budget template (MS Excel)

Pioneering

Start here: Pioneering Projects Big & Small Booklet (1.9mb PDF file),
then here - Lashings (2.5mb PDF file)
with a final follow up here - ScoutCraft (1.8mb PDF file)

Learn Pioneering at the following link's to websites devoted to the instruction of pioneering.

Snow Sports
Merit Badge Resource

Wilderness Survival
There area a couple good resources on the net based on the US Army Field Manual 21-76 v1 v2. This book can be download directly to your PC in PDF format.

A Commercial site based on the same material can be found at Wilderness Survival.net