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Skating Merit Badge (Boy Scouts)
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1:
Do the following:
- a. Explain to your counselor the most likely hazards associated with skating and what you should do to anticipate, help prevent, mitigate, and respond to these hazards.
- b. Show that you know first aid for injuries or illnesses that could occur while skating, including hypothermia, frostbite, lacerations, abrasions, fractures, sprains and strains, blisters, heat-related reactions, and shock.
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2:
Complete ALL of the requirements for ONE of the following options.
- ICE SKATING:
- Do the following:
- Give general safety and courtesy rules for ice skating. Discuss preparations that must be taken when skating outdoors on natural ice. Explain how to make an ice rescue.
- Discuss the parts and functions of the different types of ice skates.
- Describe the proper way to carry ice skates.
- Describe how to store ice skates for long periods of time, such as seasonal storage.
- Do the following:
- Skate forward at least 40 feet and come to a complete stop. Use either a twofooted snowplow stop or a one-footed snowplow stop.
- After skating forward, glide forward on two feet, then on one foot, first right and then left.
- Starting from a T position, stroke forward around the test area, avoiding the use of toe picks if wearing figure skates.
- Do the following:
- Glide backward on two feet for at least two times the skater’s height.
- Skate backward for at least 20 feet on two skates.
- After gaining forward speed, glide forward on two feet, making a turn of 180 degrees around a cone, first to the right and then to the left.
- Do the following:
- Perform forward crossovers in a figure-eight pattern.
- Explain to your counselor the safety considerations for running or participating in an ice skating race.
- Perform a hockey stop.
- Do the following:
- ROLLER SKATING:
- Do the following:
- Give general safety and etiquette rules for roller skating.
- Discuss the parts and functions of the roller skate.
- Describe the five essential steps to good skate care.
- Do the following:
- Skate forward with smooth, linked strokes on two feet for at least 100 feet in both directions around the rink and demonstrate proper techniques for stopping.
- Skate forward and glide at least 15 feet on one skate, then on the other skate.
- Do the following:
- Perform the crosscut.
- Skate backward for at least 40 feet on two skates, then for at least 15 feet on one skate.
- Skate forward in a slalom pattern for at least 40 feet on two skates, then for at least 20 feet on one skate.
- Skate backward in a slalom pattern for at least 15 feet on two skates.
- Do the following:
- Shuttle skate once around the rink, bending twice along the way without stopping.
- Perform a widespread eagle.
- Perform a mohawk.
- Perform a series of two consecutive spins on skates OR hop, skip, and jump on skates for at least 10 feet.
- Do the following:
- Race on a speed track, demonstrating proper technique in starting, cornering, passing, and pacing.
- Perform the limbo under a pole placed at least chest high OR shoot-the-duck under a waist-high pole and rise while still on one foot.
- Perform the stepover.
- While skating, dribble a basketball the length of the floor, then return to your starting position OR push a hockey ball with a stick around the entire rink in both directions.
- Do the following:
- IN-LINE SKATING
- Do the following:
- Give general and in-line skating safety rules and etiquette.
- Discuss the parts and functions of the in-line skate.
- Describe the required and recommended safety equipment.
- Describe the four essential steps to good skate care.
- Do the following:
- Skate forward with smooth, linked strokes on two feet for at least 100 feet.
- Skate forward and glide at least 15 feet on one skate, then on the other skate.
- Stop on command on flat pavement using the heel brake.
- Do the following:
- Perform the forward crossover.
- Perform a series of forward, linked swizzles for at least 40 feet.
- Skate backward for at least 40 feet in a series of linked, backward swizzles.
- Perform a mohawk.
- Do the following:
- Perform a series of at least four one-footed downhill slaloms on pavement with a gentle slope.
- Describe how to pass a pedestrian or another skater from behind.
- Describe at least three ways to avoid an unforeseen obstacle while skating.
- Describe two ways to get on and off a curb, and demonstrate at least one of these methods.
- Do the following: