playing basketball every time for scouts

[smokymountainrain]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

A lot of wards fall into this category. and I understand why.

It's what the kids want to do. They are happiest when they are messing around, running in the gym, playing basketball.

Leaders spend time and $ preparing activities, and then the kids don't like them. Why fight it?

My kite building activity didn't go over so well. Several of the boys just up and left and went to the gym. Then other boys leaving "to try and find [person X]".

Dodgeball and basketball, baby. Back to basics.

The boys in my ward just want to play basketball every night as well. That's fine, but I can't figure out why they suck so bad or why it's even fun for them if they can't even make a damn basket.

I did have a Duty to God night last wednesday night and they were surprisingly good - lasted 45 minutes and there was still 30 minutes left over for the little twerps to go shoot airballs.

[Venkman]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

A lot of wards fall into this category. and I understand why.

It's what the kids want to do. They are happiest when they are messing around, running in the gym, playing basketball.

Leaders spend time and $ preparing activities, and then the kids don't like them. Why fight it?

My kite building activity didn't go over so well. Several of the boys just up and left and went to the gym. Then other boys leaving "to try and find [person X]".

Dodgeball and basketball, baby. Back to basics.

Yeah, it's tough. But at least you're trying, just keep plugging away I guess. My troop meetings were 90 min, I'd try to wrap everything up by an hour at the latest so they'd have b-ball time. The more they focused, the faster they were done and the more play time they had. There is that balance between making them do stuff that is good for them and will challenge them vs. giving in and doing what they want to do. Hard to hit it sometimes.

[il Padrino Ute]

The YM in my stake thought I was the coolest person on the planet because I had actually seen Pink Floyd and Queen in concert.

[Colly Wolly]

I was in YM for a year and a half before moving. I was all about just letting them play basketball every week. The problem is when you get a bishopric that is real uptight and wants everything done by the book, wants the kids to get merit badges and crap. You get caught in the middle and it really sucks. I hated being in the young men.

[cougjunkie]

Mike you do need to keep plugging away. My leaders growing up did nothing but let us play basketball, out of 8 kids in my ward that were my age, only 1 recieved his eagle. I kind of regret it now and wish I had more motivated leaders, of course I am sure they were motivated we just made it very hard on them.