A Place For Local Scouting Information.

This is an un-official page created as a gathering place for information for scout leaders from Suffolk County Long Island. The idea is for this to be a storage house of information for new and experienced leaders.

Currently Most of this information is for Cub Scout leaders but some information will be useful to all levels of scouting.

Disclaimer below

Official Sites

• Boys Scouts of America
• Suffolk County Council
  • Matinecock District
• Theodore Roosevelt Council (Nassau County)
• My Scouting - For On Line Training and here is some help for new leaders who need "Youth Protection training" via the Suffolk county council YPT DOC
• Be A Scout National site used to find local scout groups. Make sure your pack/troop etc's information is up to date.
• Boys Life
• Scouting Magazine
• Journey to Excellence This replaces quality unit awards and Good turn for america to track service hours. <see software for a Cub Scout spread sheet>
  • Enter Servicing Hours Required for Journey to Excellence .
  • Unit tips for JTE service projects

Official Documents Available On Line

• All the official forms from BSA including applications, medical forms, den meeting planning/attendance/rank progress and anything else you can think of.
  • The official Cub scout specific page.

Information for all leaders

• Guide to Safe Scouting on-line and in PDF format- What you can and can not do ! A Must Have for all Leaders.
  • Age Guide Line for Tool Use (for boy scouts)
• Guide To advancement webpage , 2013 Advancement Guide PDF More important for boy scout leaders but some Cub scout related information as well.
• Guide to Awards and Insignia
  • Scout Source "ScoutSource has been created to support the many volunteers who are so integral to the Scouting program. Within this section, you will find a one-stop shop for all of the resources available to assist you in your Scouting efforts.."
  • Cyber Chip Just like whittling chip and toting chip this is a set of requirements for computer uses. There are different requirements for all boys from 1st to 12th grade.

Uniforms / Insignia Guides

• Cub Scout Uniform Inspection Sheet.
• Boy Scout Uniform Inspection Sheet
• Scout Leader Uniform Inspection Sheet
• Insignia Guide

Cub Scout Guides

• Cub Scout Leaders Handbook PDF This Leader Book is designed to help you make the most of your time as a Scouting volunteer. Whether you are a den leader, a Cubmaster, a committee member, or you take on some other leadership role, you’ll ?nd the resources here to make your Cub Scouting experience the best it can be.
• Cub Scout Leader -How to book PDFThe classic guide to doing everything. From the Table of Contents - Accentuate the Positive, Crafts, Games, Outdoors, Razzle Dazzle, Special Pack Activities, Cub Scouts With Special Needs and Resources. Very large PDF 288 pages.
• Cub casts - BSA’s ScoutCast is the collection site for all video and audio podcasts. Browse through the directories and sign up for your favorites as an RSS feed.
• Delivery System Cub Scout Manual - "This syllabus is designed for leaders who do not have the adult assistance to break a pack up into dens for each rank. Although there are not requirements for each rank every week, the program is set up so that the Bobcat, Tiger, Wolf, Bear, and Webelos badges can be earned over a 36-week period for boys in coinciding grade/age levels. (In Spanish)
  • Year B
• Cub Scout Academics and Sports Progarm from national, the book can be downloaded here, Cub Scout Sports and Academic guide worksheets here
• Webelos Leader Guide A must have for Webelos Leaders.
• Another Library of the above guides but with PDF's broken up into several files.
• Annual Planning guide resources from the BSA
• Newsletter , poster and Calendar templates from the BSA

Webelos - Scout Transition

• Webelos to Scout Transition from National
• Webelos Recruitment for troops from National (This one may take a bit to download)
• Another Transition guide from the Black Swamp area Council Updated by our own Suffolk County Council
• Webelos Woods Troop Evaluation form Webelos Woods Troop Evaluation.pdf

Den/Pack Meeting Planning and Ceremonies

• Pack Meeting plans with supplemental theme guides
• Den & Pack Meeting Resource Guide Where to go to plan your den meetings for all level
• Cub Scout Ceremonies for Dens and Packs
  • Fast Tracks This was the pre-cursor to the current delivery method

Cub Scout Handbooks (pre 2015)

• Tiger Handbook
• Wolf Handbook
• Bear Handbook
• Webelos Handbook
  • Also they can be found here

Boy Scout resources

• Scoutmaster handbook (color) To be superseded by the Troop Leaders Guide Book.
• Boy Scout rank requirement videos. Made by the BSA also very usefull for webelos.
• Troop program features From the BSA Vol 1-3
• Troop Program Resources
• Troop Meeting Planning Guide
• Awards and Insignia Guide
• Guide To Advancement
• Guide to Safe Scouting
  • Boy Scout Advancement Videos Information for leaders about how advancement should work.
  • Scout Cast BSA’s ScoutCast is the collection site for all video and audio podcasts. Browse through the directories and sign up for your favorites as an RSS feed.
  • Eagle Coach Reverend David G. Hunt is the Eagle Coach and an Assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 113 in Centerport, NY he also serves on the Matinecock District Advancement Committee.
  • The Scoutmaster's Minute a collection of scoutmaster's minutes.
• Orientation for New Boy Scout Parents
  • Bullying Prevention Lesson Plan and Slideshow
• Bryan on Scouting

Software Tools

• Trax Spreadsheets A collection of spreadsheets in diffierent formats that can be used to track your den's, packs, troop and just about any other scouting related information.
• Work sheets Provided by scouthelps.com. Very nice pdf format
• Advancement tracking spreadsheets similar to trax spreadsheets above.
• Journey to Excellence cub scout spread sheet.
  • PackBadges another cub scout tracking system. Review here
  • Brag Vest for iPhone You can use it to track achievements but I like it as a quick reference for what the requirements are for each rank (so far the only cubscout App I've found).
  • Camp Fire Songs by Scoutapps.net for IOS devices
  • Other iPhone/iPad apps for Boy Scouts can be found here
  • BSA Marketing materials. Includes Powerpoint templates, logo's and other images.

Other Informative Web sites

• US Scouting Service Project (MacScouter) Just about everything you can thing of, activities, jokes, skits Advancement work sheets etc...
• Baloo's Bugle A monthly newsletter targeted to the specific theme of the month. It contains information for all levels including, Round tables,Pack meetings, and den meeting. Ceremonies, jokes, skits, games , and more.
• Boy Scout Trail Another good clearing house site for activities, games, projects , skits, recipes etc.
• Cub Scouting Ideas Ideas for all positions from den leader on up.
• ScoutmasterCG A great resource for Scoutmasters, with lots of info-graphics.
• ScoutHelps Contains links to den and pack planning resources , some nice PDF's for tracking advancements and awards. Copies of the round table hand outs are available as well.
• Insane scouter Good resource site with a lot of different stuff,
• Merritbadge.org Another kitchen sink type site that covers all levels of scouting,
• PodCasts from ptcmedia.net. Several scouting relates podcasts with discussion forums, also available on iTunes. Kind of fun to listen to especialy if you have a long commute.
• Scout Dump A place for really old Scouting books and guide. Dating back to the beginnings of scouting.
• Scouter Mom A good resource for all levels of scouting.

Books

Local References

Fun Stuff

Non-Specific Scouting Sites

• Animated Knots
• Leave No Trace
• Camp Fire Magic
• Survival Bracelet
  • How to build a soda bottle water rocket launcher : Via NASA and Science Toy Maker

Disclaimer !

This page is not affiliated with any official scouting organization , neither the Boys Scouts of America or the Suffolk County Council. All opinions are those of the maintainers of the site. We will try to maintain the most up to date and accurate information as possible but no guarantees can be made. For information about particular rules and regulations for the BSA or Suffolk Count Council please see their official sites. Some sites referenced may be of a commercial nature, we are in no way affiliated with these sights.

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