For me there is nothing like Sunday evening when you start thinking about what you need to do for Tuesday's Troop/Patrol meeting. Do want to get rid of some of the knots in your stomach? I know one way and that is getting a plan.At Round Table we talked about the importance of creating an annual planner. When you first start creating your master plan for the next 12 months there is a lot of things that need to go into it.
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Your annual calendar will be a balance of several calendars Grab a blank calendar and start filling it in. I first like to look at the major holidays and pencil them in. Are there holidays on or next to your usual meeting? You can either cancel that week or move your meeting to different day. Maybe have an outing on Saturday or go camping that week instead.
Next, I look at the school district calendars. When is Spring break, when does the school year end. Are you boys in year around school? Now go go your District events. We have at least 5 events going on in our District. There's the Klondike, Pow Wow, Scouting for Food, Rendezvous oh and Friends of Scouting. Plug those dates in. Now what about your church activities. I have Ward and Stake activities like Youth Conference, Fathers and Sons camp outs and there's always a couple church parties during the holidays. Now with all that done you can fill in the open spots and there's not many left. You should try to get at least 10 outdoor activities. These can be camping, hiking, fishing, outdoor athletics, service projects, skills instructions like fire building, or learning new stuff like Geocaching, Oh, don't forget to go swimming!
Check This Out: Troop Program Features: http://troopleader.org/program-features
Troop/Patrol Activities: http://www.programresources.org/categorized-activities-index/
Now put on your committee meetings, patrol leader council meetings, board of reviews and court of honors. With all of that you will have a full calendar and you will begin to see rewards as you share it with other leaders, parents, your troop committee members and your COR.
Last, fill out your monthly themes. What is that? The BSA has created suggested done for you monthly themes. You can copy what they have already put into place and boom, you don't have to recreate the wheel. These themes come from the BSA Program Features guide. This used to be a book you would buy in 3 volumes but now it's free on the internet. This is a valuable tool that will help you get down to the littlest of details on planning your weekly meetings and your main event each month.
How are those knots in your stomach?
David Lane
<<<Need a BSA Calendar to help your planning? (Click Here) >>>
Your annual calendar will be a balance of several calendars Grab a blank calendar and start filling it in. I first like to look at the major holidays and pencil them in. Are there holidays on or next to your usual meeting? You can either cancel that week or move your meeting to different day. Maybe have an outing on Saturday or go camping that week instead.
Next, I look at the school district calendars. When is Spring break, when does the school year end. Are you boys in year around school? Now go go your District events. We have at least 5 events going on in our District. There's the Klondike, Pow Wow, Scouting for Food, Rendezvous oh and Friends of Scouting. Plug those dates in. Now what about your church activities. I have Ward and Stake activities like Youth Conference, Fathers and Sons camp outs and there's always a couple church parties during the holidays. Now with all that done you can fill in the open spots and there's not many left. You should try to get at least 10 outdoor activities. These can be camping, hiking, fishing, outdoor athletics, service projects, skills instructions like fire building, or learning new stuff like Geocaching, Oh, don't forget to go swimming!
Check This Out: Troop Program Features: http://troopleader.org/program-features
Troop/Patrol Activities: http://www.programresources.org/categorized-activities-index/
Now put on your committee meetings, patrol leader council meetings, board of reviews and court of honors. With all of that you will have a full calendar and you will begin to see rewards as you share it with other leaders, parents, your troop committee members and your COR.
Last, fill out your monthly themes. What is that? The BSA has created suggested done for you monthly themes. You can copy what they have already put into place and boom, you don't have to recreate the wheel. These themes come from the BSA Program Features guide. This used to be a book you would buy in 3 volumes but now it's free on the internet. This is a valuable tool that will help you get down to the littlest of details on planning your weekly meetings and your main event each month.
How are those knots in your stomach?
David Lane