Posted in All Scouting Boy Scouts (ScoutsBSA)

Summer Camp for advanced scouts [SMD021]

Summer camp and how to entice older scouts to participate in the summer camp experience.

Posted in All Scouting Boy Scouts (ScoutsBSA)

Merit Badges and Young Scouts [SMD020]

How age appropriate merit badges fit into the scouting experience.

Posted in All Scouting Boy Scouts (ScoutsBSA)

Summer Camp for new Scouts [SMD019]

New scouts and how the boy scout summer camp experience makes the boys better for it.

Posted in All Scouting Boy Scouts (ScoutsBSA)

Privileges of rank [SMD018]

Using rank as a carrot to get boys to advance within the boy scouting program.

Posted in All Scouting

Recognition for Adult Leaders [SMD017]

How and why adult leader recognition is important for ScoutMasters, Assistants, Committee and the boys in the…

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New Scout Patrol [SMD016]

Transitioning new Webelos scouts into the boy scouting program to integrate with the troop and set the…

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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.

Posted in Boy Scouts (ScoutsBSA) Scouting Lifestyle

Scoutmaster Minute [SMD014]

The tradition of ending a scout meeting with the ScoutMaster minute and what it means to the…

Posted in All Scouting Scouting Lifestyle

Collecting Ashes [SMD013]

Discussion of the ritual of collecting ashes while camping.

Posted in All Scouting Scouting Lifestyle

Cheese and Crackers [SMD012]

How cheese and crackers makes a nice stopping point on a campout once the tents are up…

Posted in Boy Scouts (ScoutsBSA) Camping Cooking

Menu Planning [SMD011]

How $10 budget per person for a weekend can turn into some tasty meals with a little…

Posted in Boy Scouts (ScoutsBSA)

Troop Bucks [SMD010]

How our troop keeps track money paid and money due to the scouts through the boy scout…

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A Free Scouting Program [SMD009]

How to offer a free scouting program to your scouts.

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Being Organized [SMD008]

Being a good manager or a good Scoutmaster is all about organization of your time. This is…

Posted in Boy Scouts (ScoutsBSA) Scouting Lifestyle

Scouts & Phones [SMD007]

The use of phones in troops can lead to a lot of discussion. How our troop handles…

Posted in Boy Scouts (ScoutsBSA) Camping Cooking

Patrol Boxes [SMD006]

Patrol boxes are a way for a troop to designate cooking items with each patrol for easy…

Posted in Boy Scouts (ScoutsBSA)

Service & Program Patrols [SMD005]

Practical service and program patrols for Boy Scout Troops.

Posted in All Scouting Cooking

Dutch Oven Cooking Simplified [SMD004]

Getting started with Dutch Oven cooking can be easier with these simple tricks and techniques.

Posted in All Scouting Boy Scouts (ScoutsBSA)

Scoutmaster Program Patrol [SMD003]

The Scoutmaster Program patrol is a concept where the adult leaders run a set of meetings in…

Posted in Boy Scouts (ScoutsBSA)

Yearly Planning Meeting [SMD002]

A yearly planning meeting helps to set the schedule of trips, meetings and responsibilities while giving everyone…

Posted in Boy Scouts (ScoutsBSA)

Running a Meeting [SMD001]

Good meetings don’t just happen, they take planning and coordination between scouts and adult leaders.

Posted in All Scouting Featured

Welcome [SMD000]

ScoutmasterDave is a weekly videocast. Each videocast is a short 3-minute segment focusing on a specific scouting…