Cub Scout Sports


Bowling


Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

  1. Explain to your leader or adult partner the rules of courtesy and safety for bowling.

  2. Show how to pick out a ball of proper weight and with finger holes that fit your hand.

  3. Play a complete game with your family or den.



Sports Pin

Earn the Bowling belt loop, and do five of the following requirements

  1. Give a brief history of the sport of bowling.

  2. Define the following terms: strike, spare, split, miss, and foul. Show their symbols for scoring.

  3. Demonstrate proper stance, delivery, balance, and follow-through to your leader or adult partner.

  4. Try different types of delivery and hand positions and see which work best for you.

  5. Score a complete game using a score sheet and the proper symbols.

  6. Play at least four games and chart your progress. Figure out your average score.

  7. Compete in a Scout, family, school, or community bowling tournament.

  8. Take bowling lessons.

  9. Attend a parent, high school, college, or professional bowling competition.

  10. Visit a bowling alley and learn about the care and maintenance of the bowling lanes, pins, and racks.