Units & Eagle Coaches

Welcome Unit Adults

Thank you for visiting the unit section of the web. The following information should be of interest to those who serve as Eagle Scout Project Coaches, Unit Leaders, Committee Chairs, Advancement Chairs, or a members of the Eagle Scout Board of Review.

What are the requirements for becoming an Eagle Scout Project Coach?

  1. An Eagle Scout Project Coach must be registered with the BSA (in any volunteer position). A Coach may be registered at the unit, district, or council level.

  2. Must hold current BSA Youth Protection certification at the annual registration period. Youth Protection training must be completed every 2 years. Click this link to take Youth Protection online training or check the status of your certification.

  3. Must attend district level coach training.

  4. Commit to provide encouragement and support, while helping the Scout understand the requirements and expectations for successfully completing his project. The coach, however, is not the project manager, and he or she uses the Boy Scouting program method of positive adult association, not authority, to help the candidate make wise decisions.

  5. To maintain familiarity with the Eagle Advancement requirements highlighted on this web site.

  6. Follow all BSA policies and procedures pertaining to Eagle Scout Service project, as stated in the Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook and in the 2019 Guide to Advancement, Section 9.

  7. Use the BSA method of positive adult association, logic and common sense to help Eagle candidates make good decisions.

  8. Evaluate project plans by discussing strengths, weaknesses and risks, without dictating changes, withdrawing approval, or taking any other such directive action.

Click this link to view a list of Registered Eagle Coaches. Please email advancement.chair@gmail.com if you are a registered Coach and your name does not appear on the list.

Who can be an Eagle Coach?

Over the years, units, districts, and councils have had various volunteers fulfill the role of an Eagle Scout service project coach; though they may have used other titles such as advisor. The Guide to Advancement, topic, 9.0.2.9, “Eagle Scout Service Project Coach,” defines the coach’s role in council and district efforts to guide Scouts through the service project process.

Eagle Scout Project Coaches must be registered with the BSA (in any volunteer position) and hold current BSA Youth Protection certification. A Coach may come from the unit, district, or council level. Eagle Coaches must must attend district level training in order to fill this role.

Coaches must adhere to the Eagle Scout service project process as presented in the Guide to Advancement. They do not have the authority to approve, deny, direct, or dictate changes to a Scout’s plan. Instead, through positive adult association, logic, and common sense, a coach should encourage a Scout to make sound decisions that will lead to a successful project outcome.

Volunteers who fulfilling the role of Eagle Coach should be familiar with the 2019 Guide to Advancement #33088 manual sections 9, the Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook #512-927 which defines the procedures and policies that are to be used in the review and approval of Eagle Projects. Policies and procedures outlined in the Guide to Safe Scouting, No. 610138. All Health and Safety guidelines including the Eagle project Service Project Planning Guidelines, no. 680-027 and the guideline Age Guidelines for Tool Use and Work at Elevations or Excavations, no. 680-028. The Eagle Scout Forms and Documents page provides additional reference material that should be familiar to Coaches

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The Eagle Scout Requirement 5 states “While a Life Scout, plan, develop, and give leadership to others in a service project helpful to any religious institution, any school, or your community. (The project must benefit an organization other than Boy Scouting.) A project proposal must be approved by the organization benefiting from the effort, your unit leader and unit committee, and the council or district before you start".

Thank you for volunteering to serve the youth of your unit.

The Capitol District Advancement Committee