Resources Scouting Related Web Sites:
  • BSA National - The national organization. Lots of general information on Scouting.
  • San Diego-Imperial Council - Our local source for adult leader training, Official BSA items, and information on Scouting activities. Located near Balboa Park.
  • Pacific Coast District - Our District which covers Del Mar to Carlsbad (roughly). The district offers Roundtable meetings on the 2nd Thursday of the month for area units to trade ideas and help each other out.

    Other useful online resources include:
  • Merit Badge Requirements A great resource for current requirements, but not a substitute for reading the Merit Badge Booklets. The troop librarian manages our troop library of merit badge books.
  • Scouter Magazine
  • MacScouter
  • US Scouting Service Project

Resources for Scouts:

  • Backpacker's Checklist - Print this list out, fold it in half, laminate it (clear packaging tape works well), and keep it with your pack.

  • Cookmaster Planners - Here is everything the Cookmaster needs to plan meals for a trek. As Cookmaster, you are responsible for making menus, choosing cooking equipment, buying food, distributing food and equipment, and making duty rosters. This is a critical job for any trek and it needs to be done carefully. Using the Planner will make your job easier.

  • Distance Converter - Here is a handy tool for measuring distances in the field using your stride. A very important tool for orienteering activities. Print it out on thick paper, cut it out and use an old service pin to pin it together. You can spray it with a clear laquer or laminate it to make it more durable. Keep it with your compass so you'll always be prepared!
  • Patrol Meeting Agenda Template - This simple Microsoft Word document can be used by Patrol Leaders to plan each of their Patrol Meetings. Use one per patrol meeting and print them out along with the date and who attended. You will present these agendas to the Scoutmaster to show your activity as a Patrol Leader.
  • The Eagles' Nest - This page contains information from our Eagle Counselor on planning your Eagle project.

  • Backpacking Material - These pages were created by one of our scouts to help you get started with backpacking.

Resources for Parents:

  • Introduction to Troop 777, aka The New Parent Handbook. This guide will help you to become familiar with our Troop, how we operate, and how we fit within the the BSA program. A must read for new and not-so-new parents.

    We need at least one parent in each family to take the BSA's Youth Protection Guidelines (YPG) course as every troop activity requires two YPG trained adults for supervision. YPG takes only 90 minutes and is offered just about every month throughout the county. Click here for a convenient, on-line YPG course.

    Training for Adults is offered through the Council at various times of the year. Check the Council website for dates and locations. In a nutshell, an Asst. Scoutmaster would need to take four training programs: YPG (90 minute course), New Leader Essentials (NLE, a 2 hour course), and Boy Scout Leader Specific Training (BSLS, a nine hour course that can be broken into 3 pieces), and Intro to Outdoor Leader Skills (IOLS, 1.5 day outdoor course). The classes are often scheduled together for convenience. For example, BSLS, IOLS, and YPG are often combined into a weekend program that begins on friday evening and continues to noon on sunday. A committee member would take YPG, NLE, and Committee Specific Training (a 4 hour course). Upon completion of these courses, adults may wear the "Trained" patch on their uniform

    Specialist Training, beyond the basics above, is offered through the Council's High Adventure Team and begins with High Adventure Leader Trek Training (HALTT) which focuses on backpacking. There is an equivalent Water Trek course for water activities (e.g. Canoe treks) and courses for other specialties such as: Snow Camping, Desert Backpacking, Rock Climbing, and Equipment Making.

    Woodbadge is a 6 day course (2 three day weekends), followed by an application phase for adult leaders to really learn leadership and scouting skills and to apply them within their troop and district.

Resources for Trek Leaders:

  • Trek Leader Checklist: Ready to lead a trek but not sure of what needs to be done? Use this checklist to guide you. There's lots of detail, but you will adapt it to fit your trek. Just remember to start your planning early. Planning for most treks should begin 2-3 months before the trek.

  • Local Tour Permit Form: Required for any trip away from the Troop's normal meeting location at St. Andrew's. Forms can be faxed into the Council at (619) 682-3858, but the return portion must be picked up at Council. A copy of the signed form should be in possession of the trek leader at all times on the trek. Forms should be submitted to council 2 weeks in advance of the trek. Do your best to estimate the number of boys attending and to obtain the required driver information, everyone understands that changes happen at the last minute. Just to make life difficult, this new form is printed on legal size paper. Hopefully you've got some legal paper for your printer. If not, reduce the image by about 85% and be prepared to write small!

Resources for Service Project Leaders:

Our Committee Service Project Coordinator, Mrs. Mauerman, has provided us with a number of worksheets and planners to help service project leaders. We get lots of requests for service projects that many adults learn of and offer to lead as their contribution to the troop. If you would like to lead a project, please contact our Service Project Coordinator (service @ t777.org) to let the committee know, and then make use of the sheets below to make sure everyone gets notified and to help the project go smoothly. Please note that every project also requires a Local Tour Permit.

  • Project Planner - a Word document that organizes basic information and gives you tips on how to proceed.
  • Project Signup - a Word documnet that you can modify and use to have Scouts signup for the project.
  • Attendance Sheet - a Word document you can modify to identify everyone that works on the project. This should be turned into the troop registrar so that boys and adults get credited with their service hours.

Committee Related Materials:

  • Conducting Boards of Review A board of review is required for every rank advancement. The advancing Scout meets with 3 or 4 Committee members to discuss how they are doing in the Troop and how well the Troop is meeting their needs. Scouts must attend their Board of Review in a full and complete Class A uniform.

Medical Forms:
Please let me know if you have, or know of, materials we can post here. Ideas include checklists, planners, resources, etc...

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