Scouting, Volume 60, Number 6, September 1972 Page: 22
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SCOUT FIELD MEET
TROOP LEADERS'
COUNCIL
(See agenda on page 119, Patrol and
Troop Leadership)
Hold meeting about a week before
activities begin on this program fea-
ture. Cover these items:
• Set date and place for Field Meet.
• Determine events to be held and
establish rules and guidelines.
• Ask troop committee and leader-
ship corps to provide judges, time-
keepers, etc., as needed for contests.
• Check equipment needs and ask
troop committee for help, if needed.
• Practice skills for troop meeting
instruction.
• Hold progress review for Tender-
foot through First Class.
SCOUT FIELD
MEET PLANNING
Below are some contests that may
be used in your Field Meet. Select the
ones the troop leaders' council wants
and add others that are troop favor-
ites. If you do not schedule this pro-
gram feature until spring, 1973, you
may include some of the skill tests
that will be used at the National
Jamborees. These will be announced
in spring issues of Boys' Life or
Scouting Magazine.
Climax your Field Meet with a
campfire program of stunts, songs
and games.
LEAF IDENTIFICATION SCAVENGER
HUNT. Equipment. For each patrol,
mounting pins, board, labels.
Method. On signal, each patrol moves
out to collect leaves from 20 different
kinds of trees (or fewer if your area
has few trees). Fifteen minutes is
allowed for collecting. The patrol
then mounts and identifies its leaves.
The patrol with the most leaves prop-
erly identified is the winner.
KNOT RELAY. Equipment. For each
patrol, Scout stave and six pieces of
6-foot rope.
Method. Patrols line up in relay for-
mation. On signal, Scout No. 1 runs
up to stave and ties a clove hitch on
one end. He runs back and touches
off Scout No. 2, who ties a clove hitch
on opposite end of stave. No. 2
touches off No. 3, who is not given a
rope, but uses a square knot to join
the two ropes already tied to the
stave. The ropes now form a loop,
and Scout No. 4 ties a bowline around
the loop. No. 5 ties a sheet bend on
No. 4's rope. No. 6 joins his rope
with No. 5's, using a square knot. No.
7 joins his rope with 6's, using a sheet
bend. No. 8, who has no rope, ties a
bowline in the end of No. 7's and then
pulls the stave across the line. First
patrol finishing with all knots tied
correctly and holding is the winner.
BLINDFOLD COMPASS COURSE.
Equipment. Compass (brought by
patrol), large paper sack and marked
stake (furnished by judges).
Method. One boy represents the
patrol. He takes an azimuth reading
on a numbered stake 100 feet away.
A large paper sack is then placed
over his head; he can see only the
ground and the compass held at his
waist. He is turned around three
times, then takes a compass reading
and proceeds toward the stake. On
the way he may take as many read-
ings as he wants. When he believes
he is at the goal, he halts and calls
the judge. Contestant nearest stake
wins.
MESSAGE ACROSS THE CANYON.
Equipment. In an area apart from the
campsite, two strings are tied 6 yards
apart across a trail. This is the "can-
yon." On the far side is the "mes-
sage"—an 81/2-by-11 manila enve-
lope. About 20 poles, not over 6 feet
long, are scattered on the near side.
Some are rotten and some are good.
Partially hidden in nearby trees are
10-foot lengths of binder twine.
Method. Patrols are taken to the site
one at a time. The instructor reads
these instructions: "Those two strings
represent the banks of a canyon.
Over on the other side you can see
an envelope. This contains a very
important document. You are to get
it. You have just 5 minutes to do it.
You may use any equipment you
have with you and anything you find
around here. However, you may not
cut any trees, sticks or bushes. Now
get started." Any patrol which com-
pletes the job within 5 minutes is a
winner. Replace the materials before
bringing the next patrol to the site.
CHARIOT RACE. Equipment. For
each patrol, three Scout staves or 6-
foot poles, three 12- to 15-foOt lashing
lines.
Method. Each patrol enters a four-
man team. On signal, the Scoiiits lash
the three poles together in a triangle,
using square lashings. One then
mounts the "chariot," and the other
three pull him to a turning line about
50 feet away and back to the starting
line. If the rider falls off, the chariot
comes apart or lashings are incor-
rectly made, the patrol is disqualified.
First team through wins.
NATURE LORE. Equipment. List of
nature objects for each patrol.
Method. Each patrol enters a four-
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Related Advancement
Skill Awards: □ Camping □
Cooking □ First Aid □ Hiking
□ Physical Fitness
Merit Badges: □ Botany □ Camp-
ing □ Cooking □ Forestry □
Hiking □ Nature □ Pioneering
□ Personal Fitness
Progress Awards: All
Scout Literature Resources
Scout Handbook
Scoutmaster's Handbook
Fieidbook
Troop Activities
Patrol and Troop Leadership
Merit badge pamphlets for sub-
jects listed above
Scout Songbook
Find Your Way—Tracking and
Trailing
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