Athletics Merit Badge Resources

• Worksheet for Athletics from usscouts.org. This is a great place to organize your work
• Athletics Troop Program Features

First Aid

• Sprains
• Strains
• Bruises (contusions)
• Abrasions
• Blisters
• Dehydration
• Heat Reactions

Video Lessons

• Warm Up
• Stretching
• Running
• Pull-Ups
• Push-Ups
• Basketball
• Baseball
• Football
• Bench Press
• Leg Curls

Rules, etiquette, equipment, diagram of playing area:

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Field Hockey
• Football
• Ice Hockey
• Lacrosse
• Soccer
• Softball
• Tennis
• Volleyball

Unauthorized Sports: Boxing, Karate & "Related Martial Arts" (excepting judo, aikido, and tai chi), Parachuting, Motorized events (motorbikes, drag racing, speedboats), Paintball, Hunting, Parasailing, etc.

• The Importance of Warm-up and Cool Down
• Amateur Athletic Union
• American Council on Exercise
• American Sport Education Program
• Inst. Intl Sports
• Mayo Clinic
• National Youth Sports Safety Foundation
• The President's Council on Fitness
• USA Track and Field
• U.S. Olympic Training Center

Many resources were added to the original list that was posted to the ScoutSigns blog.