2009 Varsity College Course Descriptions

9:00 AM to 10:50 AM

VAR 199

New Leaders Essentials (NLE) (2 hour class)

Gotta have it! Come get it! This required training course is a great overview of all the programs the BSA has to offer and how they fit together.

9:00 AM to 10:50 AM

VAR 272

Shooting Sports with Archery

Learn the BSA standards for shooting sports, including the safety rules and training required.

10:00 AM

VAR 274

High Adventure Afloat

Learn how to plan and execute high adventure activities on fresh and salt water.

11:00 AM

VAR 115

Team Program Planning / Yearly Calendars

How to create great programs and develop a solid annual team calendar.

11:00 AM to 3:50 PM

VAR 354

Varsity Coach Specific Training (4 hour class)

Using the springboard of New Leader Essentials, launch into the Varsity Leader Specific Training!

Come learn the purposes and methods of the Varsity Scouting program and review Varsity's five program fields of emphasis.

Required class for Varsity Coaches and Assistant Coaches.

11:00 AM

VAR 316

Wilderness First Aid Basics

When help is delayed, learn strategies to manage backcountry medical emergencies.

Introduction to the American Red Cross courses and training appropriate for Varsity teams.

1:00 PM to 2:50 PM

VAR 315

Gourmet Dining in the Bush (2 hour class)

Learn the art of preparing and eating in style during your high adventure activities.

1:00 PM

VAR 250

It All About Eagle Scout?

Varsity isn’t just a Boy Scout troop for older boys. It’s an entirely different program with its own structure and some new awards (in addition to the Boy Scout awards and ranks).

When advancement appears as an exciting opportunity and not as a burden, nearly every Scout will rise to the occasion. When a team’s adult and youth leaders take care of the program, advancement often inevitably follows.

Learn to deal with both “The big advancer” and Mr. “I don’t care about Scouts”—at the same time.

Learn how to make the adventure of Scout advancement hands-on, allowing Varsity Scouts to put themselves in the center of exciting activities and make them their own.

2:00 PM

VAR 251

This Is Varsity Scouting

Varsity isn’t just a Boy Scout troop for older boys. It’s an entirely different program with its own structure and some new awards (in addition to the Boy Scout awards and ranks).

Learn what a Varsity Team is and what it is not and how it’s tuned to the needs and interests of older boys. Learn how to put together a successful Varsity program that will have your 14-17 year-old boys wanting more.

3:00 PM

VAR 252

Duty to God and Varsity Scouting

Varsity Scouting began as a program for older boys in the LDS Church.

Learn how you can use the Teachers Duty to God side by side with Varsity Scouting in one integrated program that will have your youth participating, advancing in Scouting, and earning their Teachers Duty to God certificate—and loving it!