Virtual Troop Meetings

Troop Meeting Format

A virtual meeting can have a very similar format as that of a regular in-person meeting.

1. Preopening

   • Allow scouts time to show up

   • Maybe run a quick online quiz or other game

2. Opening Ceremony 

   • Pledge of Allegiance

   • Scout Oath

   • Scout Law

   • Outdoor Code

3. Announcements (can also be done at end of meeting)

   • Updates

4. Meeting Plan

   • Guest Speaker

   • Instruction Time

   • Event

5. Patrol Break-outs

6. Game

7. Scoutmaster Minute

8. Closing Ceremony

Don’t forget to plan in jokes, skits and run-ons

Troop Meeting Ideas

Need ideas?  Here are a few:

• BSA Program Features

  • With some creativity, many can be adapted into virtual meetings

• Digital Escape Rooms

  • Digital Escape Rooms & Activities

  • Free-digital-escape-rooms

• Virtual LAN (video games) Party

• Virtual Experiences

  • Meet a Real Life Shark Scientist in South Africa

• Guest speaker

  • Find an inspirational Speaker 

• Community Leader Visit

  • Council Member

  • Law enforcement

  • Fire and Rescue

  • Non-profit leaders

  • Veterans

• Virtual Merit Badges – use sparingly 

• Drive in Movie Theater with social distancing in cars

• Discussion on Diversity

• Outdoor Ethics Awareness award

  • Need Training? 

  • Need Resources?

• Plan out an outing for a future date

  • Have the members of the troop plan out a route

  • Discuss elevation gain and distances

  • Where will you have lunch or camp

  • Activities at camp and things to see and do?

• Court of Honor

  • Do it Virtually

  • or do a Drive-By with leadership staying a few special words of recognition the people in each car

• Virtual sign off session – scouts take turns showing off their skills one after another.  It’s like a talent show but for advancement. 

• Troop Cooking session

  • Work on the Cooking Merit Badge Requirements 

  • CHOP competition – Contestants get 3 known ingredients and one surprise one and the competitions begins live!  You can throw in other challenges too, such as knot tying or exercises. 

• Virtual Campout

  • Have an actual fire

  • Skits

  • Stunts

  • Jokes

  • Demos

  • Ghost Stories

  • Sharing of legends 

• Fieldcraft Demos

  • Show troop how to start a fire without matches

  • Ideally, do this live if possible

• Community service?

  • Give a class on how to make masks

  • Have the troop come up with a plan

• Have a pet show – why not and tie it into a Pet Merit Badge

• Scavenger Hunt

  • 10 Essentials

  • First Aid items

  • Scouting items

  • Random stuff from outside