Summer Camp for advanced scouts [SMD021]
Summer camp and how to entice older scouts to participate in the summer camp experience.
Merit Badges and Young Scouts [SMD020]
How age appropriate merit badges fit into the scouting experience.
Summer Camp for new Scouts [SMD019]
New scouts and how the boy scout summer camp experience makes the boys better for it.
Privileges of rank [SMD018]
Using rank as a carrot to get boys to advance within the boy scouting program.
Recognition for Adult Leaders [SMD017]
How and why adult leader recognition is important for ScoutMasters, Assistants, Committee and the boys in the…
New Scout Patrol [SMD016]
Transitioning new Webelos scouts into the boy scouting program to integrate with the troop and set the…
Developing your farm system for future leaders [SMD015]
How to keep your scouting program alive and energized from senior patrol leader to senior patrol leader.
Scoutmaster Minute [SMD014]
The tradition of ending a scout meeting with the ScoutMaster minute and what it means to the…
Collecting Ashes [SMD013]
Discussion of the ritual of collecting ashes while camping.
Cheese and Crackers [SMD012]
How cheese and crackers makes a nice stopping point on a campout once the tents are up…
Menu Planning [SMD011]
How $10 budget per person for a weekend can turn into some tasty meals with a little…
Troop Bucks [SMD010]
How our troop keeps track money paid and money due to the scouts through the boy scout…
A Free Scouting Program [SMD009]
How to offer a free scouting program to your scouts.
Being Organized [SMD008]
Being a good manager or a good Scoutmaster is all about organization of your time. This is…
Scouts & Phones [SMD007]
The use of phones in troops can lead to a lot of discussion. How our troop handles…
Patrol Boxes [SMD006]
Patrol boxes are a way for a troop to designate cooking items with each patrol for easy…
Service & Program Patrols [SMD005]
Practical service and program patrols for Boy Scout Troops.
Dutch Oven Cooking Simplified [SMD004]
Getting started with Dutch Oven cooking can be easier with these simple tricks and techniques.
Scoutmaster Program Patrol [SMD003]
The Scoutmaster Program patrol is a concept where the adult leaders run a set of meetings in…
Yearly Planning Meeting [SMD002]
A yearly planning meeting helps to set the schedule of trips, meetings and responsibilities while giving everyone…
Running a Meeting [SMD001]
Good meetings don’t just happen, they take planning and coordination between scouts and adult leaders.
Welcome [SMD000]
ScoutmasterDave is a weekly videocast. Each videocast is a short 3-minute segment focusing on a specific scouting…