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Fun, Family, and Fútbol!
Soccer and Scouting is a membership resource that gives local councils an innovative way to deliver a traditional program to a diverse and growing demographic.
Many view soccer as an international sport, and the Boy Scouts of America brings together the most exciting and fastest-growing youth sport in the United States with the nation's foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training.
In Soccer and Scouting, boys learn the life-long values taught in the Scouting program and, at the same time, are taught soccer skills while participating in exciting competition. It combines the citizenship, character building, morals, and values for which Scouting has been known for the past 100 years with the competition and excitement of youth soccer.
An important aspect of Soccer and Scouting is character development. At every opportunity, there will be time devoted to an activity meant to develop a skill, teach a lesson, or provide an educational opportunity. Utilizing Scouting as a resource, youth gain experiences and knowledge that are vital in today’s world.
Year after year, the Soccer and Scouting program catches on and the number of youth that are reached keeps growing. Councils across the United States have blended soccer with traditional Scouting programs in an effort to reach youth and have been successful in recruitment, program delivery, and retention.
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