Skater Badge
Outcomes
Cubs develop basic ice and/or in-line skating knowledge and skills.1
Requirements
To earn the Skater Badge, complete the following:
- Know and discuss the safety rules for skating. For ice skating, include ice safety. For roller skating and in-fine skating, include street safety and use of protective gear such as helmet, pads and gloves. (Red Star A5)
- Show how to care for your skating equipment.
- Demonstrate how to start and stop on a given signal. Then demonstrate any five of the following moves:
- (a) Skate forward with arms free or behind body
- (b) Skate backward
- (c) Make turns to left and right, cutting corners
- (d) Skate in a curve counter-clockwise
- (e) Glide on one skate for three metres
- (f) Forward and back edges on alternate feet on curves not less than five metres
- (g) Forward cross cuts, clockwise and counter clockwise, on a circle three metres in diameter
- (h) Back cross cuts, clockwise and counter clockwise, on a circle three metres in diameter
- (i) Two jumps with clean and controlled landings
- (j) A simple spin on two feet
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