Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program

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		+	== New Belt Loops and Pins for 2009 ==
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		+	According to the 2009 Insignia Guide, there are 11 New Belt Loops and Pins, that will be released with the newest version of the Academics and Sports Program Guide.
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		+	Abilities Awareness
		+	Family Travel
		+	Good Manners
		+	Hiking
		+	Hockey
		+	Horseback riding
		+	Pet Care
		+	Photography
		+	Reading and Writing
		+	Skateboarding
		+	Video Games
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		+	Requirements for these Belt Loops and Pins have not yet been released.
	== Recognitions for the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program ==		== Recognitions for the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program ==

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Cub Scout Belt Loops & Pins resources include the Worksheets with the maps,
charts, diagram, links, and checklists you need plus cross-references for
related Cub Scout for Tiger, Wolf, Bear, and Webelos requirements!
"Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program" is the official name for the Belt Loops & Pins.

Shortcut: Beltloops

Cub Scout Worksheets Worksheets can help you organize notes, listen actively, find resources, and document your work.

The Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program is for Tiger, Wolf, Bear, and , Webelos Cub Scouts with 40 subjects ranging from Art to Volleyball. Each begins with a fun Belt Loop award as an introduction and has an optional Pin award for more practice or learning.

Boys learn new techniques, increase scholarship skills, develop sportsmanship, and have fun. Emphasis is on introducing a boy to a sport or academic subject, allowing him to participate in it and encouraging him to do his best. The Academics and Sports program focuses on learning and skill development—not winning. Boys participating in the program will be recognized for enjoying teamwork, developing physical fitness, and discovering and building new talents. The Academics and Sports program encourages a boy to do his best.

Click here for a printable pdf document with more information about the Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program.

Cub Scout Academics

Cub Scout Academics is a great way to help fulfill the aims of Scouting--building character, developing citizenship, and encouraging mental and physical fitness. Through the subjects offered in the Cub Scout Academics program, a boy can stretch his mind--exploring the wonders of science, learning to better appreciate the arts, improving his sense of responsibility, and understanding and valuing his heritage. Cub Scout Worksheets are available for each beltloop and pin.

Cub Scout Academic Belt Loops

Art	Astronomy	Chess	Citizenship	Collecting	Communicating	Computers
Disabilities Awareness	Family Travel	Geography	Geology	Good Manners	Heritages	Language and Culture
Map and Compass	Mathematics	Music	Nutrition	Pet Care	Photography	Reading and Writing
Science	Video Games	Weather	Wildlife Conservation

Cub Scout Sports

The Cub Scout Sports program provides Cub Scouts with the opportunity to become aquainted with and participate in all kinds of sports--summer and winter sports, indoor and outdoor sports, active and less-active sports, and team and individual sports. When implemented properly, the program is an active physical fitness program for Cub Scouts.

A Cub Scout may participate in Sports activities in his unit, in his community, or by himself. However the boy participates, he will have fun learning a new sport, developing new skills, competing with his peers, and being recognized. Throughout his experience in the program, the Cub Scout is encouraged to learn and practice good sportsmanship, and to do his best.

Cub Scout Sports emphasizes participation of the family by involving an adult partner. The pack will introduce the boy and his family to habits that may carry through many years. Cub Scout Worksheets are available for each beltloop and pin.

Cub Scout Sports Belt Loops

Individual Sports

Archery	Badminton	BB-Gun Shooting	Bicycling	Bowling	Fishing	Golf
Gymnastics	Hiking	Horseback Riding	Ice Skating	Marbles	Physical Fitness	Roller Skating
Skateboarding	Snow Ski and Board Sports	Swimming	Table Tennis	Tennis

Team Sports

Baseball	Basketball	Flag Football	Golf	Gymnastics	Hiking
Hockey	Kickball	Soccer	Softball	Ultimate	Volleyball

New Belt Loops and Pins for 2009

According to the 2009 Insignia Guide, there are 11 New Belt Loops and Pins, that will be released with the newest version of the Academics and Sports Program Guide.

Abilities Awareness Family Travel Good Manners Hiking Hockey Horseback riding Pet Care Photography Reading and Writing Skateboarding Video Games

Requirements for these Belt Loops and Pins have not yet been released.

Recognitions for the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program

“ A variety of recognition items are available for the boys who participate in the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program. (Adults are not awarded with belt loops or pins.) Packs are encouraged to include the cost of these in their annual budgets. Packs may consider charging a fee to each participating Cub Scout and adult partner to cover the cost of these awards. ”

— Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program Guide, 2003 Revision (BSA Supply No. 34299B)

Marbles Belt Loop

Belt Loops Belt loops are awarded to boys who complete the three belt loop requirements in an academic subject or sport. Participation can take place individually or with the family, in the den or pack, or in the school or community. Academics belt loops are gold, and Sports belt loops are silver, with the exception of Archery and BB Shooting, which are copper colored. Belt loops may be worn with the Cub Scout uniform on the Cub Scout belt. Webelos Scouts who have chosen to wear the khaki uniform may still wear the blue Cub Scout belt so as to display the belt loops they have earned. Pins Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, and Webelos Scouts may choose to continue their involvement in an Academics or Sports area and earn the pin. Pins may be worn on the Cub Scout Academics and Sports letter.

Marbles Sports Pin

Earning Loops and Pins multiple times

“ Many Webelos Scouts may earn belt loops and pins a second time to qualify for Webelos Activity Badges. All boys may earn belt loops more than once; however, leaders should encourage boys to try different requirements and earn the pin. Packs should have a clear policy in place to determine whether the pack or the boy's family will be responsible for the cost of awards that are earned more than once. ”

— Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program Guide #34299B, 2003 Revision, p.4 & Cub Scout Leader Book, p. 31-1.

Academics and Sports Letter	Academics and Sports Letter The Academics and Sports letter ("C", No. 00805)) is available to boys for displaying Academics and Sports pins that Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, and Webelos Scouts earn. The letter, representing "Cub Scouts," can be worn on a sweater or jacket, or displayed or framed. It does not go on the uniform. There are no specific requirements for earning the letter, as it is designed merely to display pins. Pocket certificate The Cub Scout Academics and Sports pocket certificate (No. 33711A) is available as immediate recognition for boys involved in the program.	Pocket certificate
Activity Medals	Activity medals Medals come with blue and gold ribbons and are available in gold (No. 00936), silver (No. 00935), and bronze (No. 00934). Pack leaders may choose to award medals to boys for special recognition in the program. Trophies A trophy for the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program is available for presentation to boys, dens, or families at events such as pack and den tournaments. There are no specific requirements for the trophies.	Academics and Sports Trophy
Academics and Sports Patch	Participation emblem This emblem (No. 00803) is available to all boys and adults who participate in the Academics and Sports program. Individuals may purchase them, or packs may decide to award them to everyone involved.

See also

Belt Loops & Pins tie directly to specific requirements: Tiger / Electives, Wolf / Electives, Bear / Electives, and Webelos Activity Pins

External links

• Boy Scouts of America: The Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program
• Academics and Sports page at the U. S. Scouting Service Project
• You can print your own pocket recognition cards.