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Description

This activity covers the sports badge as well as elements from the skill challenge badge.

Resources

4 Cones and soft large ball phone mobile phone

Instructions

# Beaver Sports Badge / Skills Challenge Session Programme

**This activity will contribute towards the Sports Activity Badge, as well as covering elements of the Skills Challenge Award.**

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## YP Heads-Up Before We Start

We are out in a public park, so please behave sensibly and respectfully.

Remember, you are representing 1st Sunningdale, so we expect good behaviour at all times.

Stay close to the leaders and make sure you are always visible to us.

Do not pick up or touch animal faeces or anything unsafe you find on the ground.

This activity is meant to be competitive and fun.

A big part of Scouting is taking part in activities that challenge us.

Try your best, support your team, and enjoy taking part.

Take the register and split young people into equal groups of 6.

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## ⏱️ 1. Welcome & Split into Teams — 5 mins

Quick intro:

“Today we’re learning about sports, fitness, and teamwork.”

Set expectations:

Listening.
Safety.
Encouragement.

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## ? 2. Warm-Up & Stretching — 10 mins

Start simple and structured.

### Light Stretching — 2–3 mins

Arms, legs, twisting, reach for toes.

### Group Warm-Up — 5 mins

Star jumps.
High knees.
Jog on the spot.

### Beaver-Led Exercises — 2–3 mins

Ask:

“Who wants to lead an exercise?”

Each child demonstrates an exercise, for example, burpees, hopping, spinning, etc.

Rotate quickly for around 10–15 seconds each.

Ask the young people:

“Why do we warm up before doing sport?”

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## ? 3. Mini Shuttle Challenge — 5 mins

Mark two points around 10–15 metres apart with cones.

Explain the challenge:

“How many shuttle runs can you complete in 90 seconds?”

Beavers run from one cone to the other and back again.

Start with one practice attempt as a warm-up.

Then give them one or two further attempts to see if they can beat their previous score.

Leaders count how many lengths or full shuttles each young person completes.

Keep it fun and encouraging rather than exhausting, and be mindful of the age and energy levels of the section.

Explain:

“This tests fitness and stamina.”

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## ? 4. Main Activity – End Zone Ball — 20 mins

### Game: End Zone Ball

This is a simple team game combining elements of netball, rugby, handball and ultimate frisbee.

### Before starting, stress clearly:

This is a non-contact game.

There should be no aggressive play.

Players must stay at least an arm’s length away from the person with the ball.

Any aggressive contact results in the player sitting out for 1 minute.

### Setup

Use four cones to mark out a rough square or rectangular pitch, approximately 15 metres by 15 metres.

Each end of the pitch is an end zone.

To score, a player must receive or hold the ball while standing in the opposition’s end zone.

A team scores 1 point for getting the ball to the opponent’s end zone.

There is no other way to score points.

This is similar to ultimate frisbee, where the aim is to get the ball to a teammate in the end zone.

### How to start the game

One team starts in their own end zone and throws the ball down the pitch to the other team.

The team receiving the ball becomes the attacking team.

The team that threw the ball becomes the defending team.

### Rules — keep very simple

Players pass the ball through the air using their hands.

Players may hold on to the ball for up to 3 seconds.

One leader should count down out loud:

“3, 2, 1, pass.”

Players may take up to 3 steps while holding the ball to help them get into space and make a pass.

Players should pass to teammates and work together to move the ball towards the end zone.

If the ball drops or is intercepted, one of the leaders simply passes it to a nearby player to restart play from that position.

If the leaders are playing, they can nominate a nearby young person to restart the game from their position.

Scoring is simple: a team scores 1 point when one of their players receives or holds the ball in the opponent’s end zone.

There is no other way to score points.

### When a team scores

The scoring team takes the ball back to their own end zone.

They throw the ball down the pitch to the other team.

The other team then becomes the attacking team.

### After the first match, pause and ask:

“How do you score?”

“Can you run with the ball?”

“What happens if it drops?”

### Team options and rotation

If you have enough young people, split them into teams and rotate them through short games.

Around 5 minutes per game works well and should allow enough time for scoring.

While two teams are playing, leaders can run simple ball skills with the team waiting to play.

Depending on the number of teams, you can run this as a simple knockout-style game.

For smaller groups, you can play a series of games, such as best of three or best of five.

If you have a smaller group, leaders versus Beavers works really well and is great fun.

Leaders can also be mixed into the teams to help guide play and encourage passing, teamwork and movement.

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## ? 6. Healthy Eating Chat — 5 mins

Gather the Beavers in a circle.

Ask simple questions:

“What should we eat to stay healthy?”

“Is chocolate good before sport?”

“What gives us energy?”

Guide the discussion towards:

Fruit and vegetables.
Drinking water.
Eating a balanced diet.

Explain:

“To do sport and stay active, our bodies need the right fuel. That means food that gives us energy, helps us grow, and keeps us healthy.”

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## ? 7. Cool Down & Wrap-Up — 5 mins

Light stretching.

Deep breaths.

Quick reflection:

“What did you enjoy?”

“What sport should we try next time?”

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Badge Links

• Skills - Exercise
• Skills - Game
• Skills - Good & Bad Food
• Sports - Competition
• Sports - Demonstrate
• Sports - Rules
• Sports - Team Sport