SPORTS 

badge requirements

For your chosen sport please complete all clauses. You may gain a second badge if you complete all clauses by focusing on another sport.

1. Know the safety rules for your chosen sport and why they exist. Demonstrate to your tester that you understand the rules and etiquette of your chosen sport.

2. Show the equipment and clothing needed for the sport and demonstrate its use. Explain how to take care of it.

3. Know the importance of warming up and warming down and occasions when it is not advisable to take part in the activity.

4. Talk to the tester about your sport. Know about the top sportsmen and women in your chosen sport and its major competitions. Try to attend an event or watch one on TV. Find out about the governing body which oversees your sport and any schemes it may have for young people.

5. Actively participate in your chosen sport on at least six occasions. Before you do this, with the help of your instructor, Guider or Young Leader, set yourself a target for improvement (eg to gain a new skill, to develop an existing skill to gain a qualification). Work out an action plan for the six sessions to help you to meet your target. Discuss with the tester how successfully you met the target.