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Troop games give Scouts an opportunity to team up with the members of other patrols for some friendly play. In addition to nurturing camaraderie and Scout spirit, their purpose is simply to have fun. One of the outstanding characteristics of most Scout games is their uniqueness. TROOP PROGRAM FEATURES YEARLY PROGRAM PLANNING A successful troop meeting begins with advance plan-ning. In recent research, the Boy Scouts of America determined that inadequately planned and executed troop meetings were the number one cause of boys leaving Scouting. Troop meetings should focus on a monthly program.
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The opening ceremony officially signals the start of a troop meeting. As in all Scouting ceremonies, it can be very simple or more complex. Many troops will start things off with a presentation of the US Flag along with repeating the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Very often, troops also include the recitation of the Scout Oath and/or Law. As reflected in the, the meeting should formally begin with a ceremony.There’s no rule as to what it must be, but troops might want to consider taking measures to ensure their opening ceremonies don’t fall prey to becoming repetitions of the same words and actions week after week. There are ways to vary what’s presented and breathe new life into this important segment of the meeting. Besides adding meaning, doing this will spark interest. If the Patrol Leaders’ Council so decides, for each troop meeting a different patrol can come up with, practice, and present an impressive opening ceremony to represent the troop and do themselves proud.What follows are some ideas for troop meeting opening ceremonies.Flag CeremoniesThe US and troop flag can be already positioned at the front of the room or brought in with a color guard. Bringing in the colors can be done in a simple way or in a more formal manner.Standard Flag Ceremony(Flag stands are in place at the front of the room. Color guard is in position at the rear of the room.
Narrator is conveniently near. The senior patrol leader calls the meeting to order. The narrator (if other than the SPL) advances to the front.– Narrator: Troop, attention! (Pause.) Color guard, present the colors! (The narrator’s commands should be loud and clear.)– (The color guard advances with the colorbearers in front. Flag should always be on the marching right in the procession. As the procession begins, the narrator gives their next command.)– Narrator: Hand salute!
(They salute, and the audience does likewise. The narrators eyes follow the U.S. Flag until it is in position at the front of the room. Just as the colorbearers reach the front, the U.S. Colorbearer and guards first cross to the left and the troop (or state) flag colorbearer and guards follow crossing to the right, positioning themselves so that each flag is in place surrounded by its respective guards.
Each member of the color guard stands at attention, facing the audience, colorbearers holding the flags vertically.)– Narrator: Please repeat with me the Pledge of Allegiance. (They begin the Pledge of Allegiance. The audience joins in, and the troop (or state) flag is lowered slightly. The colorbearers and other guards do not salute or repeat the pledge.
When the pledge is finished, the narrator gives the signal to drop all salutes.) Two. (The troop flag is raised to a vertical position again.)– Narrator: Color guard, post the colors!(The troop flag is placed in its stand first. The troop (or state) flag bearer and other guards salute it and step back into previous position. Flag is then posted. Its bearer and guards salute it and step back into their previous position.)– Narrator: Color guard, dismissed!
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