Fulfills Step 5 of GSUSA Junior Practice with Purpose badge requirements.
Info Needed for Badge Requirements: Scouts learn how to set a fitness goal, get guidance from an adult, and build a personal practice routine that includes endurance, strength, and skill drills. This activity sets them up to follow a month-long plan and return later to reflect and complete the badge.
Items Needed:
- Month-Long Practice Plan Tracker (one copy)
- Pencil or pen
- Optional: markers, colored pencils, or stickers for visual goal setting
- Writing surface (desk or table)
Instructions (Total Estimated Time: 15–20 minutes):
- Review What You Learned (3–5 minutes)
- Reflect on the three videos you watched about fitness routines. These introduced endurance activities, strength-building moves, and skill drills.
- Choose your favorite example from each category or pick ones you want to improve at:
- Endurance: 5-minute movement that builds stamina (e.g., biking, dance, fast walking)
- Strength: Pick 3 exercises that use muscles and body weight (e.g., squats, planks, wall push-ups)
- Skill drill: Focused coordination or accuracy movement (e.g., jump rope timing, quick footwork, throwing aim)
- Fill Out Your Month-Long Tracker (8–10 minutes)
- Use your Month-Long Practice Plan Tracker to write down:
- Your chosen endurance activity
- Three strength exercises
- Your skill drill
- Plan two practice days per week for each category.
- Optional: Use color coding or symbols to label your workout days. Decorate if you like!
- Use your Month-Long Practice Plan Tracker to write down:
- Plan for Motivation and Follow-Through (3–5 minutes)
- Think about ways to stay committed each week. Write down one or two ideas, such as:
- “Ask my grown-up to check in every Friday.”
- “Play my favorite playlist while I practice.”
- “Use sticker stars for each finished day.”
- Think about ways to stay committed each week. Write down one or two ideas, such as:
- Choose How You’ll Reflect After One Month (1–2 minutes)
- Pick one of the following methods and mark it on your sheet:
- Say or write one sentence: “Here’s something I learned or liked.”
- Write or draw a word or image that captures your experience.
- Answer short prompts:
- “What surprised me?”
- “Which activity was hardest?”
- “Would I do anything differently?”
- Pick one of the following methods and mark it on your sheet:
Month-Long Practice Plan Tracker
Name: _____________________ Start Date: _____________________
My Practice Plan
Fill in what you will do for each area. Be specific!
- 5 Min Endurance Activity (e.g., dance, jogging, biking):
- Strength Exercises (choose 3):
- 5 Min Skill Drill (e.g., throwing accuracy, jump rope timing):
| Week | Endurance (✓) | Strength (✓) | Skill Drill (✓) | Notes or Reflections |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | ☐ ☐ | ☐ ☐ | ☐ ☐ | |
| Week 2 | ☐ ☐ | ☐ ☐ | ☐ ☐ | |
| Week 3 | ☐ ☐ | ☐ ☐ | ☐ ☐ | |
| Week 4 | ☐ ☐ | ☐ ☐ | ☐ ☐ |
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