Wood Badge

Why take Wood Badge? 25 Scouters state their case

December 7, 2015 80

Why take Wood Badge? Scouters say it “made me a better leader,” “helped me turn my troop around” and is “one of the best training experiences I have had.”

Umbrella movie license gives councils expanded options for showing movies

November 13, 2015 24

The BSA has purchased an umbrella movie license that covers all council-owned properties. This move has implications that reach beyond Wood Badge and NYLT.

How team development in the NFL is like team development in Scouting

August 14, 2015 2

NFL training camp is fully underway, so I wanted to analyze how team development in the NFL works a lot like team development in Scouting.

Wood Badge Goes to College: Schools with critters for their nicknames

February 20, 2015 91

Wood Badge patrol spirit can’t be explained; it must be experienced. So today let’s have some fun with our critters in “Wood Badge Goes to College.”

Ask the Expert: Wood Badge course numbering, decoded

April 8, 2014 73

The Wood Badge course number is made of your Scouting region, area, council number and the two-digit year.

Utah’s Wood Badge course for both deaf and hearing Scouters leaves nobody out

April 4, 2014 23

Every Scout deserves a trained leader, and every leader deserves an opportunity for high-quality training. Well, there’s no better training for adults than Wood Badge, and that philosophy of “No Scouter untrained” led Utah’s Great Salt Lake Council to

Why take Wood Badge? 25 Scouters state their case

Umbrella movie license gives councils expanded options for showing movies

How team development in the NFL is like team development in Scouting

Wood Badge Goes to College: Schools with critters for their nicknames

Ask the Expert: Wood Badge course numbering, decoded

Utah’s Wood Badge course for both deaf and hearing Scouters leaves nobody out

A visit to the original Gilwell Park, the happy land where it all began

10 things I learned staffing Wood Badge at Philmont

Shameless plug: Join me at Wood Badge this summer at Philmont

Wood Badge Wednesdays: Puerto Rico edition