Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Leader Specific Training and the Eight Methods of Scouting

   During “New Leader Essentials”, participants were introduced to the eight methods of Scouting.  “Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Leader Specific Training” expands that foundation by teaching Scoutmasters and assistant Scoutmasters practical ways to instill these methods into their troop programs.  Here are the eight methods of Scouting and the sessions of Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Leader Specific Training where each is addressed:

1. The Ideals -- Sessions One, Two, and Three
2. The Patrol Method -- Session One
3. The Outdoors -- Session Two
4. Advancement -- Session Two
5. Association With Adults -- Sessions One, Two, and Three
6. Personal Growth -- Sessions One, Two, and Three
7. Leadership Development -- Sessions One and Three
8. The Uniform -- Sessions One and Three

Seven Steps of a Troop Meeting

   Troop leaders must have an understanding of the seven steps of a troop meeting.  This training will allow participants to learn each step through hands-on exercises.  The steps of a troop meeting will be most thoroughly experienced in the sessions:

1. Pre-opening Activity -- Sessions One, Two, and Three
2. Opening Ceremony -- Session One
3. Skills Instruction -- Session Two
4. Patrol Meetings -- Session Two and Three
5. Interpatrol Activity -- Session Two
6. Closing -- Session Two
7. After the Meeting -- Session Three

The Goal of This Training

   Instructors of Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Leader Specific Training have a remarkable opportunity to provide new troop leaders with the confidence and the skills they need to ensure their immediate success and to provide a foundation for their development as effective Scouters.  The goal of “Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Leader Specific Training” is four-fold.  All participants who finish the sessions should:

1. Have the confidence that being a Scoutmaster is a manageable challenge.
2. Understand that they have abundant available resources.
3. Know that the structure of the Boy Scouts of America ensures that they are part of a supportive team working to deliver the promise of Scouting to the youth of America.
4. Have a short action plan to apply what they have learned during the three sessions of Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Leader Specific Training.  (Encouraging participants to commit to an action plan helps to reinforce learning at the time of presentation.)

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