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AUGUST THEME
PHYSICAL FITNESS
Very few Cub Scout-age boys say to
themselves, "I want to be physically
fit," and then follow through with a
planned regimen of calisthenics, jog-
ging, and rope skipping. But nearly all
young boys do love to run, jump, throw,
and compete in games and sports. And
so in Cub Scouting, we use these desires
to help the boys on the road to physical
fitness—one of the primary purposes of
Cub Scouting and Boy Scouting.
This month packs and dens can offer
their Cub Scouts plenty of chances to
express their physical natures through
active games and sports. As the climax
to a month of fun, hold your pack's
competition for the National Physical
Fitness Championships, a series of five
tests of fitness. As an added attraction,
hold a sports carnival as part of the
pack activity.
PLANNING THE PACK ACTIVITY.
Any large, open area will do for the
fitness competition and sports carnival.
It would, however, be a plus if the site
has such sports facilities as Softball
field and courts for basketball, tennis,
shuffleboard, and horseshoes. Adapt
the suggested program on page CUB 3
AUG to your facilities.
Appoint a committee of parents to
arrange for a site, plan the events, and
secure the necessary sports equipment,
much of which can probably be bor-
rowed from the pack's families.
Name a second committee to secure
judges, timekeepers, and scorekeepers
for the fitness championships.
NATIONAL PHYSICAL FITNESS
CHAMPIONSHIPS. This eighth annual
competition is designed to test Cub
Scouts' physical strength, agility, and
speed—and, of course, to encourage
them to improve their physical skills. It
begins in the den with practice of the
five tests. At your pack activity, test all
members of the pack to choose three
winners—one each 8, 9, and 10 years
old—who are the pack champion team.
Your local Scout council may hold a
competition for pack champions in
September or October, or may simply
compare your team's scores with those
of other packs and name a council
champion team that way. You can learn
the council's plan at a Cub Scout
leader's roundtable or by asking your
unit commissioner.
The council's best pack scores are
sent to the six regional offices of the
Boy Scouts of America where regional
champions are named. Finally, in
December, the national champion team
will be chosen by comparing scores of
regional winners.
The five events in the National Phy-
sical Fitness Championships are as
follows:
STANDING LONG JUMP. Jump is
measured from the takeoff line to the
mark made by the heel or any part of
the body that touches the ground near-
est the takeoff line. Give each boy two
tries and record the better one. Score
one point for each inch.
SOFTBALL THROW. Use a regulation
12-inch softball. It may be either rub-
ber-or leather-covered. Boy may run up
to the throwing line. Give each boy two
throws and record the better one. Mea-
sure from the throwing line to where
the ball lands on the fly. Do not count
bounces or roll. Score one point for
each foot of throw.
PUSH-UPS. Body must be kept per-
fectly straight; the buttocks must not be
raised and abdomen must not sag. A
judge should hold a hand on the ground
under the boy's chest and count one
each time the chest touches his hand.
Score two points for each push-up done
in one minute.
SIT-UPS. Boy lies on his back with
knees bent, feet flat on the ground, and
STAKING
LCNG JIHP
Push-ups
CUB 1 AUG 81
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