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Stuff Every Skating Scout Should Know: the Study Guide

Practice facts for the Skating merit badge. Not an official Scouting America credential. Grab a snack: this guide is the friendly version, with the answers explained and a groan-worthy joke waiting at the end of most cards.

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Chapter 1: Running

What is a strain?

Short answer: An injury to muscle or tendon

A strain is an injury to a muscle or tendon from overuse or stretching.

Groan of the day: Don't strain your brain over it!

Sources: Scouting America: Skating

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  • Checking conditions helps you anticipate hazards before they cause trouble.
  • Warm layers and covered skin help prevent frostbite in cold conditions.
  • A companion can call for help or assist if you fall through the ice.
  • Falling through ice into freezing water is a serious outdoor danger.
  • Calling for help and using a proper rescue method keeps everyone safer.
  • A helmet protects the head from severe injury in a fall.
  • Lacerations are cuts, and knowing first aid for them is required.
  • A fracture is a broken bone, one of the skating injuries to know.
  • A concussion is a brain injury that can happen after a hard fall.
  • Hypothermia is a dangerous drop in body temperature from cold exposure.
  • Cooling down and drinking water helps respond to heat-related reactions.
  • Shock is a serious condition that needs prompt first aid and help.

Pop quiz

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  1. What should you do first to anticipate hazards before skating?
    • Check the surface and conditions
    • Skate as fast as possible
    • Ignore the weather report
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    Check the surface and conditions. Checking conditions helps you anticipate hazards before they cause trouble.

  2. What should you do for heat-related reactions while skating?
    • Keep skating hard
    • Cool down and hydrate
    • Add more layers
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    Cool down and hydrate. Cooling down and drinking water helps respond to heat-related reactions.

  3. Why carry ice skates carefully at the rink?
    • They are too heavy
    • They melt quickly
    • Blades are sharp and can cut
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    Blades are sharp and can cut. Skate blades are sharp, so carrying them properly prevents cuts.

  4. How should you pass another skater from behind?
    • Announce yourself and pass safely
    • Bump them aside
    • Speed past silently
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    Announce yourself and pass safely. Announcing yourself and passing safely avoids collisions with others.

  5. What is an ollie?
    • A braking method
    • A basic jump on a skateboard
    • A type of helmet
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    A basic jump on a skateboard. An ollie is a basic jump performed on a skateboard.

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