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Skateboarding 2024
Skateboarding 2024
Date: September 24, 2024
In 2024, the Skating Merit Badge has been updated with the options of Ice Skating, Roller Skating, Inline Skating and now Skateboarding!
For Scouts familiar with skateboarding, this should be a pretty fun merit badge to earn.
If you can do an Ollie, they the rest should be pretty straight forward. If you don't know how to do an Ollie, then we can work on it. The secret is to practice first on grass and to practice a LOT. Once you get the motion down, it's like riding a bike, but on a skateboard, and in mid air.
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Skateboarding Option
Skateboarding Option
(a) Explain the following to your counselor:
(1) History and evolution of skateboarding
(2) Benefits of skateboarding (physical fitness, balance, coordination, perseverance, and creativity)
(3) Purpose of skateboarding safety and protective gear (helmets, knee pads, elbow pads, wrist guards)
(b) Explain the following to your counselor:
(1) Rules and regulations of skateparks
(2) Understanding skatepark zones (street, bowl, and ramp)
(3) Right-of-way and respect for others
(4) Communication signals and warnings
(c) Do the following:
(1) Explain skateboard anatomy (deck, trucks, wheels, bearings)
(2) Build a board by assembling all pieces (deck, wheels, trucks, bearing, and grip tape) in the proper order
(3) Explain skateboard maintenance (cleaning, tightening bolts, and replacing parts)
(d) Demonstrate the following skateboarding skills:
(1) Stance and foot placement (regular and goofy)
(2) Pushing and balance
(3) Turning and carving
(4) Braking and stopping techniques
(5) Ollies (basic and variations)
(e) Demonstrate a total of three skateboarding tricks from the following types:
(1) Flatland tricks
(2) Flip and shove-it tricks
(3) Grind and slide tricks
(4) Air, grab, bowl and ramp tricks
(5) Footplant tricks
(6) Balance tricks
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