Skateboarding Loop and
Pin
Tiger, Wolfs, Bears and Webelos Scouts may complete these requirements in a
family, den, pack, school, or community environment.
Tiger Cubs must work with their parents or adult partners. Parents and
partners do not earn loops or pins.
Requirements for the Skateboarding Belt
LoopComplete these three requirements:
- Demonstrate to an adult the general rules for safe skateboarding by showing
that you know how to wear the proper safety gear.
- Carefully demonstrate how to fall to help minimize injuries.
- Practice skateboarding for 30 minutes. This practice may be done in several
periods.
Requirements for the Skateboarding PinEarn the
Skateboarding belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:
- Figure out your skateboard stance — whether you are regular or goofy footed.
- Demonstrate proper stance, feet positions, knee bending, pushing off,
turning, and stopping on flat ground.
- Using pictures, explain to your den or family the difference between street,
skate park, and vertical skateboarding.
- List five ways skateboarders should be considerate and respectful of other
people and their property when they are skateboarding.
- View a skateboarding video.
- Attend a pro skateboarder demonstration.
- Show that you know how to lubricate the bearings and keep your skateboard
clean.
- Apply grip tape to your skateboard.
- Skateboard at a skate park for 30 minutes.
- Demonstrate three of the following maneuvers: ollie, nollie, frontside,
grab, kickturn, carving.
- Describe how to determine a safe area to skateboard.
Skateboarding Online Resources
- Skateboard Parks
- Skateboard.com
- Skateboard Science
- Skateboarding Day
- About Skateboarding
- dmoz.org
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Steps to
Follow:
- Download and Print Worksheet at bottom of page
- Scout completes Worksheet
- Turn completed Worksheet into your Den Leader
- Den Leader may have questions for your Scout
- Den Leader will enter completion date into Tracking Software
- Scout will be awarded Loop a/o Pin at the next Pack Meeting
- Limit of Two Loops and Two Pins per Month
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Download
Worksheet
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