Senior patrol leader assistant senior patrol leader duties. The senior patrol leader, with guidance from the scoutmaster, will lead a discussion of the troops goals for the coming year. Completely revised for 2019, this handbook for new patrol leaders provides the groundwork for leading troop and patrol activities and. The key boy leaders of the troop make up the patrol leaders council. The senior patrol leader can appoint one or more assistant senior patrol leaders to take on some of the obligations of troop leadership. May, 2020 the mission of the boy scouts of america is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the scout oath and law. Written primarily to encourage patrol leaders to carry on their scouting out of doors.
Among the assistant senior patrol leaders specific duties are providing training and guidance for the troops quartermaster, scribe, order of the arrow representative, historian, librarian, and instructors. The bsa now has both a patrolleaderspecific handbook, and for the first. So, you have just been elected patrol leader and you need some ideas for patrol activities during troop meetings and camping trips. All bsa patrol leader and other junior leader handbook covers. Scout planning worksheet helps scouts plan patrol or troop. Scout meetings, outdoor adventures and other scout activities reinforce these ideals. If you are the patrol leader of a newscout patrol, you probably will have a troop guide to help you every step of the way. Boys learn to lead others and work in teamsworking well with others is perhaps the most important life skill that youth can parents. They include readytouse tips to help boy scouts become effective. Check out the new patrol leader handbook and senior patrol. The senior patrol leader handbook boy scouts of america on. He also provides leadership to other junior leaders in the troop. A scouts first point of contact with questions, concerns, etc.
The senior patrol leader reports to the scoutmaster. Otherwise scouts will be looking at the handout rather than engaging in the discussion. Tucker a project for wood badge sr476 a tool for the scoutmaster to use as he mentors the new patrol leaders council and grooms them for troop leadership scout. The patrol leaders handbook the patrol leaders handbook by john thurman the boy scouts association 25 buckingham palace road london, s. Senior patrol leader handbook troop 102 gulf breeze, fl. Senior patrol leader, and each patrol should have an active patrol leader, identity, flag and spirit. You and your junior leaders are in a room looking at each other. Theres a new patrol leader handbook and senior patrol leader handbook may 16, 2017 bryan wendell scouts bsa 18 the leadership lessons learned in scouting arent taught in schools, but you can. Oct 01, 20 finally, dont distribute printed handouts until the end.
May 06, 2011 chronological number of pages contained within a patrol leader s handbook. Scouts bsa handbook, 14th edition newly updated, this 14th edition of the scouts bsa handbook is still the goto book for every scout. There will be an spl meeting monday, wednesday and friday at 1. Senior patrol leader leadership card troop meeting planner campout activities plan post campout critique how to run a good troop meeting camp set up checklist shed procedures 1. Used by youth leadership to planpresent skills training to the troop. Ryans senior patrol leader campaign speech youtube. The senior patrol leader in a new troop troop leader resources. It took the bsa almost two decades to release a handbook for patrol leaders. The senior patrol leaders handbook is an important resource for senior youth leaders in scouts bsa troops, providing a valuable framework for the presentation of an effective scouting program.
The patrol leader handbook you are holding is one of the resources, such as the boy scout handbook assistant scoutmasters, and senior patrol leader. The ideals of the boy scouts of america are spelled out in the scout oath, scout law, scout motto and scout slogan. Get my fifteen minute patrol leader training in a printable pdf using the download button at the end of this post. The second course is the councillevel, weeklong national youth leadership training nylt and is often held at a council camp. Scout handbook, the senior patrol leader handbook, the patrol leader handbook, or the. This is the 2002 fourth and current edition of the patrol leader handbook published by the bsa. The patrol leaders council plans the yearly troop program at the annual planning conference. Marks gross ideas that you can use gross as in 144 of them.
Assistant senior patrol leader booklet 2 bsa troop 29. One of the major differences between cub scouts and boy scouts is the very. Write them on a flip chart and then agree to a final list of goals. Appointed leaders could be added if there are fewer than 10 members. The bsas official uniform includes a scout shirt, scout pants or scout shorts. Jan 27, 2015 in order for that to happen, a troop relies upon scouts serving in positions of responsibility. This is an elected position, voted upon by all scouts every six. Used to plan the trailtofirst class program for year. The senior patrol leader is the troop member with whom the scoutmaster works most directly. The senior patrol leader presides over the patrol leaders. Help with leading meetings and activities as called upon by the senior patrol leader. Troop leadership senior patrol leader spl the leader of the troop. Eventually, a senior patrol leader could use the scout planning worksheet to plan troop activities.
He is responsible for the troops overall operations. Troop 55 is dedicated to the fulfillment of this mission and vision and places a strong emphasis on providing the tools and training for young men to learn to make. Maybe one of the new scouts had a sibling who was a senior patrol leader in a troop and therefore already has some knowledge of how scouting works. Enter your name and the date that you started this position. All of them can offer guidance and support as you learn how to lead. Soon it becomes second nature and thus, over time, standard practice for a scout. Youth leadership training continuum boy scouts of america. During a scouts time as senior patrol leader, he is not a. The scoutmaster and senior patrol leader will conduct this threehour training whenever there are new scouts or there has been a shift in leadership positions within the patrol or the troop. The senior patrol leader presides over the meeting. Obtain a copy of the senior patrol leader handbook from the troop library and read it. Patrol leader acts as the senior patrol leader in the absence of the senior patrol leader or when called upon. As the official handbook for scouts bsa senior patrol leaders, this handbook is a guide to leading troop and patrol activities.
The troop guides and the patrol leaders report to the senior patrol leader. The senior patrol leader is in charge of the troop when we meet at assemblies. Also, your troop may have older scouts serving as instructors and junior assistant. Completely revised for 2019, this handbook for new patrol leaders provides. Jan 01, 2005 the senior patrol leader handbook boy scouts of america on. Senior patrol leader handbook spiralbound january 1, 2017 by boy scouts of america author, bsa contributor. Among the assistant senior patrol leader s specific duties are providing training and guidance for the troops quartermaster, scribe, order of the arrow representative, historian, librarian, and instructors. Appoints other boy leaders assigning specific responsibilities as needed. Scouts bsa senior patrol leader handbook 2019 boy scouts of. Senior patrol leaders will meet with senior camp staff daily to ensure things are going well and the boys needs are being met. As senior patrol leader, share your draft calendar with the dates you had previously researched with everyone. Monthly planning and the plc troop leader resources. Photocopy and use enclosed forms where appropriate.
The plc is made up of the senior patrol leader, who presides over the meetings, the assistant senior patrol leader, all patrol leaders, and the troop guide. Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from learning from your mistakes. John thurmans 1950 the patrol leaders handbook full of photos, drawings, charts and yarns to help your patrol leader be a leader. Venture crew member serving as the senior patrol leader. The senior patrol leader appoints the assistant senior patrol leader with the approval of the scoutmaster. Star, life or eagle ranks that this job may apply toward. A beginners guide to the patrol method bryan on scouting. Ryans senior patrol leader campaign speech, going against a former spl and eagle scout. This excellent guide to patrol leadership, published for scouts in 1972, is still very useful even though it is a bit dated, and remains arguably the best guide for youth leadership ever.
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