Midnightflyer

I've seen a lot has been written about competition and fear of failure. We have been using a system of scoring that gives each Patrol an attainable goal. The scoring system we use has three levels, Gold, Silver, and Bronze. to qualify for the Gold we take the highest score down to 85% of that total. Silver is equal to 85% down to 75%. And Bronze equals 75% down to 50%. Below 50% equals a participant plaque. We also have opportunities for Bonus Points. Last weekend we had 9 Patrols, we gave out 8 Gold Awards and 1 Silver Award. Some of the more competitive Troops are starting to get use to thi

We had our Fall Camporee last weekend and the attendance was really down for a Fall Camporee. We have 16 Troops in our district, on Friday night we had four Troops camp, two called saying they were coming Saturday morning, with one additional Troop coming out for the day. I talked with a couple Scoutmasters whose Troops did not come, and told me the boys voted at the last minute not to come. I have not talked to the rest of the leaders to find out what or if there were any conflicts. I seem to have a hard time getting any commitment from a lot of our Troops, one way or the other. We give disco