February 2015 – How to Motivate a Scout Along the Merit Badge Trail
How do you explain the benefits of merit badges to a boy? Sure, you’re the adult, you get it, but how do we explain it
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ScoutCast Archive
January 2015 – Getting Permission to Handle Awkward Situations
If you’re a seasoned Scoutmaster, assistant Scoutmaster, or Venturing Advisor, you know what we’re talking about. Awkward situations and the discussions that need to take
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December 2014 – Lifesaving Awards
Scouts in Action is the most popular feature of Boys’ Life magazine so we thought it might be nice to end the ScoutCast year with
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September 2014 – The How and Why of the Patrol Method
Boy Scout founder Lord Baden-Powell once said, “The Patrol (method) is the one essential feature in which Scout training differs from that of all other
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August 2014 – Recruiting Older Scouts and Venturers
Scott Woolery is the chartered organization representative for a troop in Plymouth, Minnesota, that can boast that it has 104 registered boys and has been
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July 2014 – How Your Troop Can Get the Most From Boys’ Life Magazine
Mike Goldman, editorial director of Boys’ Life magazine (who gets paid to think like a 12-year-old boy) likes to say “if it’s in a boy’s
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May 2014 – Duty to God – It’s More Than a Patch
A priest and a rabbi walk into ScoutCast…to talk about Duty to God. No, it’s not a joke; Father Don Hummel and Rabbi Peter Hyman
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April 2014 – Scout Widows (and Widowers)
Jeff Kearney of Downington, Pennsylvania, has been very active in Scouting for over 10 years; Founder and Cubmaster of Pack 91, NYLT Course Director, Scoutmaster,
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December 2013 – Unique Challenges With the Eagle Scout Process
As a young man grows from Life Scout to Eagle Scout, he goes through a set of prescribed requirements that must be met in order
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November 2013 – Working With Problem Parents
We asked 56 experienced Scoutmasters from across the country, “What do you know now that you wish you knew as a new Scoutmaster?” The overwhelming
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October 2013 – Who’s Who in the Zoo
Unit committee, unit commissioner, district commissioner— just who are all these people? We know being a new leader can be pretty overwhelming, but these are
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September 2013 – The Chartered Organization and You
You may think of the chartered organization as the place to hold your weekly troop meetings, but Charles Dahlquist, long-term Scouter with the Great Salt
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