THE BELT LOOP AND PIN PROGRAM
A LISTING OF REQUIREMENTS TO EARN AWARDS
Requirements
Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, and Webelos Scouts may complete requirements
in a family, den, pack, school, or community environment. Tiger
Cubs must work with their parents or adult partners. Parents and
partners do not earn loops or pins.
| Belt Loop Requirements: |
| 1. |
Explain the rules of Safe Swim Defense. Emphasize the buddy system. |
| 2. |
Play a recreational game in the water with your den, pack, or family. |
| 3. |
While holding a kick board, propel yourself 25 feet using a flutter kick across the shallow end of the swimming area. |
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| Pin Requirements: |
| 1. |
Practice the breathing motion of the crawl stroke while standing in shallow water. Take a breath, place your head in the water, exhale, and turn your head to the side to take a breath. Repeat |
| 2. |
Learn two of the following strokes: crawl, backstroke, elementary backstroke, sidestroke, or breaststroke. |
| 3. |
Learn two of the following floating skills: jellyfish float, turtle float, canoe (prone) float. |
| 4. |
Using a kick board, demonstrate three kinds of kicks. |
| 5. |
Pass the "beginner" or "swimmer" swim level test. |
| 6. |
Visit with a lifeguard and talk about swimming safety in various situations (pool, lake, river, ocean). Learn about the training a lifeguard needs for his or her job. |
| 7. |
Explain the four rescue techniques: Reach, Throw, Row, and Go (with support). |
| 8. |
Take swimming lessons. |
| 9. |
Attend a swim meet at a school or community pool. |
| 10. |
Tread water for 30 seconds. |
| 11. |
Learn about a U.S. swimmer who has earned a medal in the Olympics |
| 12. |
Demonstrate the proper use of a mask and snorkel in a swimming area where your feet can touch the bottom. |
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