Personal Fitness & Disabilities Awareness of Golf

Personal Fitness & Disabilities Awareness of Golf

Play foursomes to earn your Golf merit badge plus Personal Fitness merit badge and Disabilities Awareness on the golf course!

By Dragonauts Crew 333

About this disability events

THIS IS NOT LEARN-TO-PLAY GOLF.

All Scouts planning to earn the Golf merit badge should already know how to play.

We are playing ONE round of 9-HOLES on Sunday JUNE 2 and ONE round of 9-holes on Sunday AUGUST 25 at the Los Verdes Golf Course.

Los Verdes Golf Course is a beautiful, Billy Bell-designed course that offers the best ocean views in the entire state of California. With an open layout, the golf course provides a beautiful backdrop and makes play enjoyable for all levels of golfers. Multiple elevation changes over the 6,617 yards makes putting a real challenge, giving the course a slope rating of 121. The toughest hole on the course is the 441-yard par 4 fourth, which hugs the cliffs above the ocean. The newly renovated driving range has an improved grass landing area with five new target greens and two large putting greens – everything you need for an exceptional golf experience.

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To participate in this handicap event: ***WHAT TO DO BY MAY 30***

1) REVIEW THE GOLF MERIT BADGE REQUIREMENTS AT https://www.scoutshop.org/mbp-golf-ebook-656034.html

2) PRACTICE your strokes, stance, drive, and putt.

3) TAKE AND COMPLETE GOLF LESSONS at a golf course near you if you don’t know how to play.

4) REVIEW THE PERSONAL FITNESS MERIT BADGE REQUIREMENTS AT https://www.scoutshop.org/mbp-personal-fitness-ebook-656061.html

5) VISIT your Doctor and your Dentist for Personal Fitness Merit Badge Requirement #1: DO the following:

(a) have your health-care practitioner give you a physical examination, using the Scout medical examination form.

(b) Have a dental examination. Get a statement saying that your teeth have been checked and cared for.

6) Complete Personal Fitness Requirement #6a: Complete the aerobic fitness, flexibility and muscular strength tests as described in the Personal Fitness merit badge pamphlet. Record your results and identify those areas where you feel you need to improve.

7) Complete Personal Fitness Requirement #6b: Keep track of what you eat and drink for three days. Identify three healthy eating goals you want to work on.

8) Complete Personal Fitness Requirement #7: OUTLINE a comprehensive 12-week physical fitness program using the results of your fitness tests. Be sure your program incorporates the endurance, intensity, and warm-up guidelines discussed in the Personal Fitness merit badge pamphlet. BEFORE BEGINNING your exercises, have the program approved by your counselor and parents.

9) REVIEW THE DISABILITIES AWARENESS MERIT BADGE REQUIREMENTS AT https://www.scouting.org/merit-badges/disabilities-awareness/

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***WHAT TO WEAR ON SUNDAY JUNE 2 AND SUNDAY AUGUST 25**

1) Scout Uniform.

2) Closed toed and closed heeled shoes.

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***WHAT TO BRING ON SUNDAY JUNE 2**

1) Blue Card(s) - signed by your Scoutmaster / Designated Unit Adult Leader.

2) Scouting Essentials for a day at the golf course. Read your golf merit badge booklet for details if you’re unsure.

3) If you have outgrown your golf clubs or you don’t have your own for any reason, bring $55 to rent a set from the Pro Shop.

4) BSA Medical Form ABC.

5) ACTIVITY WAIVER - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jBwGEs1wEhpOXeYgdA0bfhxHpUm54XbkoBCYIGfJmLw/edit

6) Personal Fitness 3-Day Log.

7) Personal Fitness Test Results.

8) Outline of your 12-week Personal Fitness Program.

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***WHAT TO EXPECT ON SUNDAY JUNE 2***

1) SHOW AND TELL by SCOUT on the following GOLF Merit Badge requirements:

GOLF REQUIREMENT #1: DISCUSS safety on the golf course. SHOW that you know first aid for injuries or illnesses that could occur while golfing, including heat reactions, dehydration, blisters, sprains, and strains.

GOLF REQUIREMENT #2: Study the USGA "Rules of Golf" now in use. TELL about the three categories of golf etiquette. DEMONSTRATE that you understand the definitions of golf terms. SHOW that you understand the "Rules of Amateur Status."

GOLF REQUIREMENT #3: TELL about your understanding of the World Handicap System.

GOLF REQUIREMENT #4: TELL about the early history of golf. DESCRIBE golf's early years in the United States. TELL about the accomplishments of a top golfer of your choice.

GOLF REQUIREMENT #5: DISCUSS with your counselor vocational opportunities related to golf.

GOLF REQUIREMENT #6: TELL how golf can contribute to a healthy lifestyle, mentally and physically. TELL how a golf exercise plan can help you play better. SHOW two exercises that would help improve your game.

GOLF REQUIREMENT #7: SHOW the following:

(a) The proper grip, stance, posture, and key fundamentals of a good swing

(b) The full wood shot, played from a tee

(c) The fairway wood shot

(d) The long iron shot

(e) The short iron shot

(f) The approach, chip-and-run, and pitch shots

(g) A recovery shot from a bunker or heavy rough

(h) A sound putting stroke

GOLF REQUIREMENT #8: PLAY a minimum of TWO nine-hole rounds or one 18-hole round of golf with another golfer about your age and with your counselor, or an adult approved by your counselor. DO the following:

(a) Follow the "Rules of Golf."

(b) Practice good golf etiquette.

(c) Show respect to fellow golfers, committee, sponsor, and gallery.

2) SHOW AND TELL by SCOUT on the following PERSONAL FITNESS merit badge requirements:

PERSONAL FITNESS REQUIREMENT #1A: EXPLAIN the following:

(1) Why physical exams are important

(2) Why preventive habits (such as exercising regularly) are important in maintaining good health, and how the use of tobacco products, alcohol, and other harmful substances can negatively affect your personal fitness

(3) Diseases that can be prevented and how

(4) The seven warning signs of cancer

(5) The youth risk factors that affect cardiovascular health in adulthood

PERSONAL FITNESS REQUIREMENT #1B: (b) TELL how to care for your teeth.

PERSONAL FITNESS REQUIREMENT #2: EXPLAIN to your merit badge counselor verbally or in writing what personal fitness means to you, including

(a) Reasons for being mentally, physically, socially, and spiritually fit

(b) Reasons for being fit in all components.

(c) What it means to be physically healthy

(d) What it means to be socially healthy

PERSONAL FITNESS REQUIREMENT #6: COMPLETE the aerobic fitness, flexibility and muscular strength tests as described in the Personal Fitness merit badge pamphlet. RECORD your results and IDENTIFY those areas where you feel you need to improve.

PERSONAL FITNESS REQUIREMENT #7: OUTLINE a comprehensive 12-week physical fitness program using the results of your fitness tests. Be sure your program incorporates the endurance, intensity, and warm-up guidelines discussed in the Personal Fitness merit badge pamphlet. BEFORE BEGINNING your exercises, have the program approved by your counselor and parents.

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***WHAT TO BRING AND WEAR ON AUGUST 25**

1) Blue Card(s) - signed by your Scoutmaster / Designated Unit Adult Leader.

2) Scouting Essentials for a day at the golf course. Read your golf merit badge booklet for details if you’re unsure.

3) If you have outgrown your golf clubs or you don’t have your own for any reason, bring $55 to rent a set from the Pro Shop.

4) BSA Medical Form AB.

5) Scout Uniform.

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***WHAT TO EXPECT ON AUGUST 25**

1) Scouts in Uniform with (a) Golf Clubs, (b) Essentials for a Day on the Golf Course, (c) proof for Personal Fitness merit badge requirement #8 , (d) Blue Card(s), and (e) proof for Disabilities Awareness Merit Badge

2) SHOW AND TELL by Scout on Golf Requirement #7 and #8.

3) SHOW AND TELL by Scout on Personal Fitness Merit Badge Requirements #3, #4, #5, #8, #9.

4) SHOW AND TELL by Scout on Disabilities Awareness Requirements #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, and #7.

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NOTES - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:

1) If Scout does not know how to play golf, take and complete lessons at a golf course nearby BY FRIDAY MAY 31.

2) This Golf + Personal Fitness + Disabilities Awareness Merit Badge Event is a SHOW-AND-TELL BY SCOUTS on BOTH SUNDAYS.

3) NO REFUNDS - Cost pays for Tee Time ON TWO SUNDAYS.

4) 9-holes of golf takes 3-hours to play on average.

5) SAME COST PER SCOUT WHETHER EARNING

ONE MERIT BADGE ONLY:

TWO MERIT BADGES;

ALL THREE MERIT BADGES.

6) THIS IS NOT A DROP OFF FOR ANY YOUTH 11-13 YEARS OLD. All Scouts 11-13 years old must be accompanied by a BSA ADULT from the same troop who will be on the premises for the entire event ON BOTH DATES.

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