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Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
Paddle Craft AOL
Elective
Requirement 6

AOL Launch and Depart Stand-up Paddle Board

Arrow of Light – 5th Grade
Paddle Craft AOL
Elective
Requirement 6

AOL Launch and Depart Stand-up Paddle Board

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Cub Scouts practice how to enter and exit a stand-up paddle board safely.

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Before the meeting: 

  1. Locate an area to paddle board. 
  2. Review Scouting America Health and Medical Form for each Cub Scout. 
  3. Secure Qualified Supervision by an adult, 21 or older, who is trained in Scouting America Safety Afloat. Leadership is provided in ratios of one trained adult per 5 Cub Scouts. At least one leader must be trained in first aid that includes CPR. Any swimming done in conjunction with the activity must be within Scouting America Safe Swim Defense standards. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Explain to Cub Scouts that they will be learning and practicing how to get on and off a stand-up paddle board. 
  2. Ask Cub Scouts to buddy up. 
  3. Assemble Cub Scouts onshore, distribute life jackets and paddles. Everyone puts on their life jacket and place paddle on top of the stand-up paddle board. 
  4. To get on the stand-up paddle board: 
    • Start with the stand-up paddle board on a shallow shoreline.  
    • Grab each side of the paddle board with your hands.  
    • Staying low, get on the board using your knees.  
    • Place the paddle in front of you parallel to your knees. Stay centered on the stand-up paddle board.  
    • Holding on to the paddle shaft with both hands, slowly stand up while keeping hands on the paddle. 
    •  Stay centered on the paddle board with your feet square to your shoulders and start to paddle.  
  5. To exit the stand-up paddle board: 
    • Approach the shallow shoreline slowly.  
    • As you approach, lower yourself so you are on your knees, like you were when you started. 
    •  If the shoreline is soft, wait for the stand-up paddle board to hit the shoreline, then grab each side of the paddle board with your hands and carefully step off. 

Tip: This requirement is done at the same time as requirement 7, 8, and 9. 

Additional Resources

Information about buddy boards can be found in the Scouting America Aquatics Staff Guide found on the Aquatics Resources webpage. 

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Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.