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Webelos – 4th Grade
Aquanaut
Elective
Requirement 4

Treading Skills

Webelos – 4th Grade
Aquanaut
Elective
Requirement 4

Treading Skills

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts attempt to tread water. 

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Before the meeting: 

  1. Locate a swimming area.   
  2. Review BSA Health and Medical Form for each Cub Scout. 
  3. Review the Safe Swim Defense and secure the proper Qualified Adult Supervision for the activity.
    All swimming activity must be supervised by a mature and conscientious adult age 21 or older who understands and knowingly accepts responsibility for the well-being and safety of those in their care, and who is trained in and committed to compliance with the eight points of BSA Safe Swim Defense. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Gather the Cub Scouts before entering the swim area and give them their buddy tags.  Have them identify their buddy and once they have their buddy they may place their buddy tag together on the buddy board. 
  2. If no one has attempted the BSA Swimmer or Beginner test they are considered non-swimmers and must stay in water that is no more than waist to chest deep. 
  3. Demonstrate and teach treading water to Cub Scouts.  
  4. Move your legs in a scissor kick or eggbeater motion. This involves moving your legs in a circular or scissor-like pattern to help you stay afloat. 
  5. Keep your arms in a relaxed position and move them in a circular or sculling motion to help maintain balance. 
  6. Have Cub Scouts attempt to tread water.  

Additional Resources

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

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.