What would be some good team building activities for a scout troop that does not work together ?

Answer 1

Hello BIG D:

Have the boys attended junior leadership training? Are your patrol leaders trained? Do the boys know what tasks need to be accomplished? Do they have the correct tools to do the job?

What do the boys argue about? How are your patrols set up? Do you have old Cub Scout dens, or do you have Boy Scout patrols made up of different age/experienced boys? Are the older more experienced boys able to mentor & teach the younger boys? Does it usually end up being a shouting match with boys trying to boss other boys into doing what they want?

If your council offers a ROPES course, contact the instructor and ask if s/he can visit your troop for a night and do some team building exercises.

To build good team spirit, reward cooperation in front of everyone. When unwanted behavior arises, take the participants away from the group (remember youth protection guides) and counsel them on alternative (e.g. more appropriate) courses of action.

A fun team activity is the "atomic isotope transport." Add a quart of water to an empty #10 coffee can. provide four pieces of rope, a bungee cord, two tent poles and a tarp. Tell the boys that they need to move the atomic isotope (coffee can) 10 feet without touching it with their hands and without spilling the water. Tell them that they have 15 minutes, otherwise the atomic contamination will kill them all. The idea is for them to discuss possible ways to move the can. The answer is to make a loop smaller than the can with the bungee cord, tie the ropes to the bungee loop, and stretch it in four different directions and lower it onto the can, release the tension, then pick up the can and transport. as a group activity it can be fun.

The thing to remember is to always evaluate the outcome, ask them what they did right, and what they could do better the next time they have to solve a problem. Hopefully they will say that they should discuss options, work as a team, and focus on the solution.

Best of luck!

Keep on Scoutin'

Answer 2

Try a really involved badge so that they'd have something to show for it at the end. Mix up the patrols too so that they have to get to know other people. Make it fun, interesting and challenging so that they don't see what your underlying aim is.

Also you could try a good old-fashioned team-building weekend away (it's too cold for camp now!) so that they could spend a larger amount of time together. Good luck.

Answer 3

Try white water rafting; it takes an entire team to steer the raft properly and it is also fun and exciting.

Answer 4

Try a High ropes course.

Answer 5

GoKart Racing???