BSA Physical Fitness Award (Discontinued) ???

[Scouter.]

Any info on this one? It seems to have disappeared.

 

Thanks!

 

S.

[TAHAWK]

I found this 2012 news release at Scouting.org:

 

"Boy Scouts of America Encourages Activity During National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

Nation's Largest Youth Service Organization Combats Obesity With Education

 

Today's youth are considered the most inactive generation in history, leading to increasing rates of childhood obesity . As part of its ongoing Good Turn for America initiative the Boy Scouts of America, one of the nation's leading youth organizations, is recognizing National Physical Fitness and Sports Month by educating youth on fitness through initiatives like the BSA Physical Fitness Award. The award is a national program of emphasis designed to heighten fitness awareness and to help change the lifestyles of American youth regarding exercise and healthy diet."

 

Another 2012 news release at Scouting.org says BSA is recognizing "National Physical Fitness and Sports Month (May)" and says: "Among the BSA's multiple health-, nutrition-, and fitness-related awards is the BSA Physical Fitness Award, which is based on seven components of fitness. The BSA encourages Americans of all ages to focus more attention on their physical health and well-being, and offers the following insights on conducting a physical fitness test based on its seven components of fitness (more information is available at old.scouting.org."

 

The application is still at Scouting.org: http://old.scouting.org/pubs/19-327/application.pdf

 

Numerous Council websites talk about it currently (e.g. http://www.texastrailsbsa.org/bsa_physical_fitnes_award.html)

 

The insignia is stil for sale at ScoutStuff: http://www.scoutstuff.org/bsa/uniforms-insignia/insignia-cloth/earned/bsa-physical-fitness-award.html

 

So that non-BSA site seems to be wrong.

 

 

[Scouter.]

Hmmmm....

 

http://usscouts.org/advance/physicalfitness.asp

 

http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10150279779561247&id=121653421246

 

...I could not locate any award info on the current website: www.scouting.org

 

If you do...please post it. Thanks!

 

(BSA is not making it easy to get and info seems hard to find even if you know what your looking for...my 2).

 

Peace...S.

 

[TAHAWK]

I googled "BSA Physical Fitness Award" and found all four Scouting.org links to the award in sixty seconds.

 

Not that its a great site to move around in once you're there.