Youth Leadership

Prepare Senior Patrol Leaders and Patrol Leaders to take on a leadership role within the troop.

Leader Advice and Inspiration

A year with a new-Scout patrol

By Scouting magazine

After joining Troop 1113 as graduating Webelos Scouts, the Tree Frog Patrol goes from novice to knowledgeable in 12 well-planned months of exciting troop adventures.

Advancement & Awards

Qualities of the best patrols

By Scouting magazine

Green Bar Bill recounts the qualities of good patrols. A TROOP’S BEST patrols exhibit enthusiasm, teamwork, and camaraderie—that special spark known as patrol spirit. How do your patrols measure up? Here are some tips for building

Leader Advice and Inspiration

Tips for encouraging a large troop to be boy-led

By Scouting magazine

Readers respond to a unit committee member who asked how a troop of 100 boys might provide Scouts with opportunities to lead when adults find it easier to assume the leadership roles.

Leader Advice and Inspiration

What to do when older Scouts stay aloof

By Scouting magazine

After a three-year drought of new members, J.R.’s troop has had an influx of new Scouts. “How can we get our older boys to mingle with the new guys and show them what to do, instead of doing it for them because it’s easier?” he asked.

Emergency Preparedness

Scouting Responds to a National Crisis

By Scouting magazine

In the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Scout units from coast to coast and around the world went into action to help those in need.

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Leaders

Volunteer Training for the 21st Century

By Scouting magazine

New BSA training — highlighted by a single, leadership-focused Wood Badge — provides Scouters with both timely program-specific skills and a broader knowledge and appreciation of the total Scouting program.

Leaders

How to get the most from junior assistant Scoutmasters

By Scouting magazine

When Scouter J.H. asked how to best use a troops 16- and 17-year-old leaders, readers cited many ways JASMs can contribute, while in the process gaining experience for a future role as an adult Scout leader.

Leader Advice and Inspiration

A convincing case for boy-run troops

By Scouting magazine

When Scout M.S. noted in our September issue that adults in his troop won’t let junior leaders make decisions, readers responded with some strategies for realizing the important goal of boy-led troop leadership.

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Cub Scout Leadership

"You Are Boy Scouting!"

By Scouting magazine

A trained den chief plays a key role in conducting quality den meetings and encouraging Cub Scouts to make the transition from pack to troop.