Webelos Scouts that earn the Roller Skating Belt Loop while a Webelos Scout also satisfy part of requirement 3 for the Sportsman Activity Badge.

Sports Pin

Earn the Roller Skating belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

1. Participate in a pack or community skating event.
2. Demonstrate how to disassemble and reassemble skates.
3. Explain the proper clothing for roller or inline skating.
4. Spend at least 30 minutes, on two occasions, practicing warm up exercises before skating.
5. Play a game of roller hockey,
6. Learn two new roller skating skills: Forward Scissors, Forward Stroking, Crossover, or Squat Skate.
7. Participate in a roller or inline skating skill development clinic.
8. Demonstrate how to stop quickly and safely.
9. Demonstrate how to skate backwards. Skate backwards for five feet.
10. Play a game on roller skates, roller blades, or inline skates.

Webelos Scouts that earn the Snow Ski and Board Sports Belt Loop while a Webelos Scout also satisfy part of requirement 3 for the Sportsman Activity Badge.

Sports Pin

Earn the Snow Ski and Board Sports belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

1. Explain the different kinds of ski lifts, such as a rope tow and "fixed grip" and "detachable" chair lifts.
2. Describe the five universal symbols used to indicate ski trail difficulty.
3. Demonstrate how to hold your position and get up from a fall.
4. Demonstrate how to fall safely to avoid injury.
5. Explain why it is important to protect nature and wildlife shile skiing or snowbording.
6. Practice skiing or snowboardin for at least five hours. You can do this in more than one day.
7. Explain what to do if you see a skiing or snow boarding accident. Discuss the dangers of avalanche.
8. Take a skiing or snow boarding lesson.
9. View a video on skiing or snow boarding.
10. Talk with a member of a ski patrol and learn about the job he or she does at the ski slope.
11. Learn about an Olympian who competed in skiing or snowboarding and report to your den.

Webelos Scouts that earn the Soccer Belt Loop while a Webelos Scout also satisfy part of requirement 4 for the Sportsman Activity Badge.

Sports Pin

Earn the Soccer belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

1. Participate in a pack, school, or community soccer tournament.
2. Demonstrate the skills of passing, collecting, shooting, heading, dribbling, and tackling.
3. Demonstrate skill in goal keeping.
4. Accurately lay out a soccer field for a game.
5. Demonstrate five types of fouls and explain why players should avoid them.
6. Demonstrate how to juggle the soccer ball and keep it from touching the ground for 30 seconds.
7. Play at least two games of Soccer Tennis.
8. Spend at least a total of six hours playing soccer. Keep track of your time on a chart.
9. Join a soccer team in your community or school.
10. Attend a high school, college, or professional soccer game.
11. Learn about a U.S. Olympic soccer team and report your information to your den.
12. Explain the history of soccer.

Webelos Scouts that earn the Softball Belt Loop while a Webelos Scout also satisfy part of requirement 4 for the Sportsman Activity Badge.

Sports Pin

Earn the Softball belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

1. Compete in a pack or community softball tournament.
2. Demonstrate skill in the following throwing techniques: overhand, sidearm, underhand, and the relay throw.
3. Demonstrate skill in the following catching techniques: fielding a ground ball, fielding a pop-up, catching a line drive.
4. Demonstrate correct pitching techniques and practice for three half-hour sessions.
5. Demonstrate correct hitting techniques, including bunting. Practice for three half-hour sessions.
6. Explain the rules of base running and demonstrate skill in the following sliding techniques: the straight-in slide, the hook slide, and the headfirst slide.
7. Learn and demonstrate base coaching signals.
8. Learn about one defensive position (shortstop, catcher, etc.) and practice at that position for three half-hour sessions.
9. Attend a high school, college, or community softball game.

Webelos Scouts that earn the Swimming Belt Loop while a Webelos Scout also satisfy requirement 8 for the Aquanaut Activity Badge and part of requirement 3 for the Sportsman Activity Badge.

Academics/Sports Pin

Earn the Swimming belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

1. Practice the breathing motion of the crawl stroke while standing in shallow water. Take a breath, place your head in the water, exhale, and turn your head to the side to take a breath. Repeat.
2. Learn two of the following strokes: crawl, backstroke, elementary backstroke, sidestroke, or breaststroke.
3. Learn two of the following floating skills: jellyfish float, turtle float, canoe (prone) float.
4. Using a kickboard, demonstrate three kinds of kicks.
5. Pass the "beginner" or "swimmer" swim level test.
6. Visit with a lifeguard and talk about swimming safety in various situations (pool, lake, river, ocean). Learn about the training a lifeguard needs for his or her job.
7. Explain the four rescue techniques: Reach, Throw, Row, and Go (with support)
8. Take swimming lessons.
9. Attend a swim meet at a school or community pool.
10. Tread water for 30 seconds.
11. Learn about a U.S. swimmer who has earned a medal in the Olympics
12. Demonstrate the proper use of a mask and snorkel in a swimming area where your feet can touch the bottom.

Swimming activities done by Cub Scout Packs must be done in accordance with the rules in the "Safe Swim Defense", described in the Guide to Safe Scouting (#34416B).  That program is available for viewing by Clicking Here. Those rules are not mandatory for individuals or families, of course, swimming in private or public pools, lakes, or beaches, although families are encouraged to use as much of them as appropriate. They ARE mandatory for all Cub Scout aquatic activities, trips to swimming pools arranged as Den or Pack meetings or outings.

Included in the Guide is a procedure and standards for classifying swimming ability. Requirement 2 for the Swimming Belt Loop, listed above, refers to the following, taken from the Guide.

Beginner Test

Jump feet first into water over the head in depth, level off, swim 25 feet on the surface, stop, turn sharply, resume swimming as before, and return to starting place.

The entry and turn serve the same purpose as in the swimmer test. The swimming can be done with any stroke, but no underwater swimming is permitted. The stop assures that the swimmer can regain a stroke if it is interrupted. The test demonstrates that the beginning swimmer is ready to learn deepwater skills and has the minimum ability required for safe swimming in a confined area in which shallow water, sides, or other support is less than 25 feet from any point in the water.

Swimmer Test

The swimmer test demonstrates the minimum level of swimming ability required for safe deep-water swimming. The various components of the test evaluate the several skills essential to this minimum level of swimming ability:

Jump feetfirst into water over your head in depth. Swim 75 yards in a strong manner using one or more of the following strokes: sidestroke, breaststroke, trudgen, or crawl; then swim 25 yards using an easy, resting backstroke. The 100 yards must be swum continuously and include at least one sharp turn. After completing the swim, rest by floating.

The test administrator must objectively evaluate the individual performance of the test, and in so doing should keep in mind the purpose of each test element.

1. "Jump feetfirst into water over your in depth, ...
   The swimmer must be able to make an abrupt entry into deep water and begin swimming without any aids. Walking in from shallow water, easing in from the edge or down a ladder, pushing off from side or bottom, and gaining forward momentum by diving do not satisfy this requirement.
2. "...Swim 75 yards in a strong manner using one or more of the following strokes: sidestroke, breaststroke, trudgen, or crawl..."
   The swimmer must be able to cover distance with a strong, confident stroke. The 75 yards must not be the outer limit of the swimmer's ability; completion of the distance should show sufficient stamina to avoid undue risks. Dog-paddling and strokes repeatedly interrupted and restarted are not sufficient; underwater swimming is not permitted. The itemized strokes are inclusive. Any strong side or breaststroke or any strong overarm stroke (including the back crawl) is acceptable.
3. "...swim 25 yards using an easy, resting backstroke..."
   The swimmer must perform a restful, free-breathing backstroke that can be used to avoid exhaustion during swimming activity. This element of the test necessarily follows the more strenuous swimming activity to show that the swimmer is, in fact, able to use the backstroke as a relief from exertion. The change of stroke must be accomplished in deep water without any push-off or other aid. Any variation of the elementary backstroke may suffice if it clearly allows the swimmer to rest and regain wind.
4. "...The 100 yards must be swum continuously and include at least one sharp turn..."
   The total distance is to be covered without rest stops. The sharp turn demonstrates the swimmer's ability to reverse direction in deep water without assistance or push-off from side or bottom.
5. "...After completing the swim, rest by floating."
   This critically important part of the test evaluates the swimmer's ability to maintain himself in the water indefinitely even though exhausted or otherwise unable to continue swimming. Treading water or swimming in place will further tire the swimmer and therefore is unacceptable. The duration of the float test is not significant, except that it must be long enough for the test administrator to determine that the swimmer is resting and likely could continue to do so for a prolonged period. Drownproofing may be sufficient if clearly restful, but it is not preferred. If the test is completed except for the floating requirement, the swimmer may be retested on the floating only (after instruction) provided that the test administrator is confident that the swimmer can initiate the float when exhausted.

Webelos Scouts that earn the Table Tennis Belt Loop while a Webelos Scout also satisfy part of requirement 3 for the Sportsman Activity Badge.

Sports Pin

Earn the Table Tennis belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

1. Compete in a pack or community table tennis tournament.
2. Demonstrate your knowledge, use, and care of the equipment needed to play table tennis (racket or paddle, table and net, ball, tennis or basketball shoes, and comfortable clothing).
3. Practice 30 minutes developing serving skills.
4. Practice 30 minutes developing your forehand and backhand strokes.
5. Explain to your leader or adult partner how spin affects the bounce of the ball.
6. Accurately set up a table tennis table and net according to USA Table Tennis rules.
7. Play five games of table tennis.
8. Participate in a table tennis skills development clinic.
9. Explain to your leader or adult partner how to score a table tennis game.
10. Participate in a game of doubles table tennis (four people playing in one game, two people per side).

Webelos Scouts that earn the Tennis Belt Loop while a Webelos Scout also satisfy part of requirement 3 for the Sportsman Activity Badge.

Sports Pin

Earn the Tennis belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

1. Compete in a pack or community tennis tournament.
2. Demonstrate your knowledge of the use and care of the equipment needed to play tennis (rackets, balls, shoes, clothing, and court).
3. Practice for 30 minutes developing forehand techniques through forehand bump-ups with a bounce, partner bump-ups with a target, forehand alley rally, forehand alley rally over a "net," drop-hit forehand bumps, drop-hit catch in pairs, and toss-hit catch in pairs.
4. Practice developing serving skills for 30 minutes.
5. Explain to your leader or adult partner how to score in tennis.
6. Accurately draw, label, and explain a tennis court layout.
7. Play five games of tennis using U.S. Tennis Association rules.
8. Participate in a tennis skills development clinic.
9. Attend a high school, college, or professional tennis meet.
10. Present to your den or family a report on the history of tennis.

Webelos Scouts that earn the Ultimate Belt Loop while a Webelos Scout also satisfy part of requirement 4 for the Sportsman Activity Badge.

Sports Pin

Earn the Ultimate belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

1. Compete in a pack or community ultimate or disc golf tournament.
2. Demonstrate effective pivoting while throwing. Use some of the following throwing styles: backhand pass, sidearm pass, and upside-down pass, and/or roller throw.
3. Demonstrate skill in the following catching techniques:one-handed, clapping, and sandwich.
4. Spend a total of 90 minutes practicing skills of ultimate or disc golf. Keep track of your time on a chart.
5. Explain the flight dynamics of the flying disc. Draw a diagram if needed.
6. Accurately lay out an ultimate playing field or diagram three typical disc golf holes.
7. Play five games of ultimate or disc golf.
8. Participate in an ultimate skills or disc golf skilld development clinic.
9. Explain the history of ultimate or disc golf and how it became a sport.
10. Explain the differences between ultimate and golf discs.

Webelos Scouts that earn the Volleyball Belt Loop while a Webelos Scout also satisfy part of requirement 4 for the Sportsman Activity Badge.

Sports Pin

Earn the Volleyball belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

1. Compete in a pack, school, or community volleyball tournament.
2. Demonstrate skill in two volleyball passing techniques: forearm pass and overhead pass (setting).
3. Demonstrate skill in two volleyball serving techniques: underhand and overhand.
4. Spend at least 90 minutes in practice to develop individual skills for volleyball. Make a chart to record your practice efforts.
5. Explain how volleyball matches are scored, including the terms side-out and rally scoring.
6. Accurately lay out a volleyball court.
7. Play five games of volleyball.
8. Officiate at least three games of volleyball.
9. Explain the importance of good sportsmanship.
10. Attend a high school, college, or professional volleyball game.