OldGreyEagle 5 Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 Just to throw in a MacGuffin, Is Rifle, Shotgun or Archery a sport? Not much contact there... Link to post Share on other sites
Bob White 20 Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 The Sweet Sixteen of Safety, found in the Guide to Safe Scouting, requires that scouts in all activities have, and use, the proper Personal Protection Equipment (PPE). It also makes the adult leader responsible for making sure that this is done. Tackle football has a well known set of PPEs that are needed to offer a responsible as well as reasonable safety level to the participants. To ignore that need under the guise of "it's just a pick up game" is not a responsible attitude for a leader to have. Flag football is a safe an equally fun alternative that removes the risk of injuries caused by impact contact with the ground and other players. It is a responsible alternative to tackling and meets the requirements of the G2SS. This is not the stuff of urban legend, it is the stuff of responsible leadership. Urban legend is thinking you can deliver a quality scouting program without needing to know and use the scouting program.(This message has been edited by Bob White) Link to post Share on other sites
evmori 11 Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 While I agree flag football is safer than tackle but to say it removes the risk of injury caused by impact contact with the ground and other players is flat out wrong! Have you ever played flag football, Bob? Obviously not. It can be more injury filled than tackle! And by pick-up game I meant a pick-up game of touch or flag football, not tackle. Ed Mori 1 Peter 4:10(This message has been edited by evmori)(This message has been edited by evmori) Link to post Share on other sites
LauraT7 13 Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 But no one is answering his question - "Does anyone KNOW (not guess) why martial arts is not allowed?" and/ or who or where do you contact in BSA to find out why or how it might be suggested to change the rule on the sports badge? It just plain doesn't make sense that they would allow Judo and Football and Wrestling, but not allow other martial arts. besides - who teaches Judo anymore? Link to post Share on other sites
Scoutmaster Ron 12 Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 It would have to be that it is a "contact sport" or contact being made to another person that could injur them Link to post Share on other sites
evmori 11 Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Football, hockey & basketball are all contact sports & they can be used for the requirement. Has to be something else. Ed Mori 1 Peter 4:10 Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle1982 10 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 "besides - who teaches Judo anymore?" Judo is the number two widely practiced (not spectator, but actually practiced) sport in the world, it is only behind soccer. After Track & Field, it has the most countries participate in the Olympics. So it's a safe bet there are people around that still teach it Link to post Share on other sites
Eagle1982 10 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 "Does anyone KNOW (not guess) why martial arts is not allowed?" I believe the change happened in 1974, from some research I have done on the subject. I doubt the people that made the change are still around to ask what and why. My best guess is political correctness starting to run amok. Link to post Share on other sites
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