WEBELOS
Athlete –
Physical
Skills Group
Being
Healthy
By Barb
Stephens
Circle Ten
Council
Good Health Habits Quiz
Circle the
correct answer(s).
1.
Bathe/shower (everyday OR once per week) and especially after
exercise.
2.
Wash your hair (1/month OR 2+ times/week).
3.
Wash hands (before eating OR after using the restroom) and when
they're dirty.
4.
Eat right - (3 OR 4 OR 6) regular meals each day at regular times!
5.
Eat (just some OR a variety of) food from each of the 4 food
groups.
6.
The average 10 year old should get at least (6 OR 9 OR 12) hours of
sleep each night.
ANSWERS: 1. Everyday, 2. 2+ times, before eating
and after using restroom, 3. 3 meals, 4. Variety, 9 hours
Clean &
Strong
Circle Ten
Council
Circle T for True or F for False.
|
T F |
Our
bodies "repair" themselves while we sleep. |
|
T F |
Clean
clothes aren't necessary after a bath or shower - they are just in the
morning. |
|
T F |
Use
proper lighting for all activities including reading, TV viewing, and
playing. |
|
T F |
Fitness
is never just physical - it involves
both the
mind and body together. |
|
T F |
Stand
tall, and walk tall with shoulders
back and
stomach in. |
|
T F |
It's OK
to share drinking cups,
washcloths and towels. |
|
T F |
Different
foods provide different nutrients,
and no
one food can sustain us. |
|
T F |
Rushing
meals or skipping meals can be harmful
to your
body. |
ANSWER: 1 - T, 2 - F, 3 - T, 4 - T, 5 - T, 6 - F, 7 - T,
8 - T
Volleyball Serve it Underhand
Circle Ten
Council
The underhand serve is the
easiest to master for volleyball. In a game you must put the ball into play
from a 10 foot wide area behind the end line. Always practice with a line in
front of you so you will learn not to cross it until you have released the
ball.
For the underhand serve (if right handed), stands with your left foot about
13” in front of the right foot. Bend both knees a little, lift the ball in
both hands out in front of your chest, to your right side. Hold the ball in
the left hand and start to bring the right hand down. Close the finger of the
right hand as if you were making a loose fist.
Keep your eyes on the ball.
Bring right hand down, back, and up behind you. Step a quarter step forward on
your left foot. Swing your right hand at ball. Just before you hit it, toss
the ball up a little and drop your left hand away from it. (The rules say –
release your left hand from the ball before hitting it.) Strike ball solidly
with the palm side of your fist and follow through. (Of left handed, reverse
from right to left.)
Once you master the serve,
try using the heel of hand instead of fist. Close hand instead of your fist.
Close your hand half-way so fingertips come just below the base of the fingers
with thumb-tip beside the first joint of forefingers
The Athlete
Circle Ten
Council
Tune: My Bonnie
They gave me a suit and a number
And sent me out on the field
They gave me a ball called the pigskin,
And shoes with some cleats,
toe and heel
CHORUS
Muscles, Cramps, wracking my body with pain, with pain
I stand, wondering, if ever
I’ll do this again!
Next time they gave me a racquet,
They sent me out on the court
Funny the things you encounter,
While trying to learn a new
sport.
(CHORUS)
The ordeal was finally over,
At least, that’s what I thought,
When they shoved me the soccer equipment
I fainted dead on the spot!
(CHORUS)
Athlete Den
Activities
Circle Ten
Council
TOWEL PICKUP - Take
off your shoes and socks. Pick up a towel with your toes.
PAPER PICKUP - Pick
up a piece of paper from the floor without bending your knees
BOOK CARRY - Walk
across the room with a book balanced on your head.
SKIN THE CAT - Clasp
your hands in front of you. Try to step through the ring formed by your hands
and finish standing upright with them clasped behind you. Return to your
original position by stepping backwards through the ring.
TOE WRESTLING - Two
wrestlers sit on the floor, facing each other with arms clasped around knees.
When they are in this position, place a stick over each person’s elbows and
under his bent knees. Their feet should be flat on the ground with the toes of
one touching the toes of his opponent. The object is for one wrestler to get
his toes under the toes of his opponent and roll him over backwards. If either
wrestler breaks the handclasp above his knees, the other wins the contest.
SIDEWALK TENNIS -
Played with a tennis ball on two squares of sidewalk or patch of level ground
marked off in similar size. Ball is batted with the hands. Use regular tennis
rules, except that there is no serving court
SUGGESTIONS FOR COMPLETING ATHLETE ACTIVITY BADGE
Requirement #1
Can be combined with the
Fitness Activity Badge and the Sportsman Activity Badge. The subjects of being
physically healthy, balanced diets, and bad effects of drugs, alcohol, and
tobacco can be combined and signed off all together.
Requirement #2
Takes the longest amount of
time to complete and sign off of all the Physical Skills Group. To earn the
Physical Fitness Sports Pin, the boy needs to earn 60 points in a 90 day
period. They must exercise or be involved in some activity for 30 minutes to
earn one point. The boy can earn a maximum of five points in a day. Just
remember 30 minutes for one point, 60 points total in a 90 day period.
You can pass off
requirements 3 through 9 as part of this pin, use requirement 3 and 4 of the
Sportsman badge to meet the requirement.
