| Requirement | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Do the following: | ||||||||
| (a) Explain to your counselor the most likely hazards associated with skating and what you should do to anticipate, help prevent, mitigate, and respond to these hazards. | ||||||||
| (b) Show that you know first aid for injuries or illnesses that could occur while skating, including hypothermia, frostbite, lacerations, abrasions, fractures, sprains and strains, concussions, blisters, heat-related reactions, and shock. | ||||||||
| 2. Working under the supervision of an experienced adult, do ONE of the following options. | ||||||||
| Option A: Ice Skating | ||||||||
| (a) Do the following: | ||||||||
| (1) Give general safety and courtesy rules for ice skating. Discuss preparations that must be taken when skating outdoors on natural ice. Explain how to make an ice rescue. | ||||||||
| (2) Discuss the parts and functions of the different types of ice skates. | ||||||||
| (3) Describe the proper way to carry ice skates. | ||||||||
| (4) Describe how to store ice skates for long periods of time, such as seasonal storage. | ||||||||
| (b) Do the following: | ||||||||
| (1) Skate forward at least 40 feet and come to a complete stop. Use either a two-foot snowplow stop or a one-foot snowplow stop. | ||||||||
| (2) After skating forward, glide forward on two feet, then on one foot, first right and then left. | ||||||||
| (3) Starting from a T position, stroke forward around the test area, avoiding the use of toe picks if wearing figure skates. | ||||||||
| (c) Do the following: | ||||||||
| (1) Glide backward on two feet for at least two times the skater’s height. | ||||||||
| (2) Skate backward for at least 20 feet on two skates. | ||||||||
| (3) After gaining forward speed, glide forward on two feet, making a turn of 180 degrees around a cone, first to the right and then to the left. | ||||||||
| (d) Do the following: | ||||||||
| (1) Perform forward crossovers in a figure-eight pattern. | ||||||||
| (2) Explain to your counselor the safety considerations for participating in an ice-skating race. | ||||||||
| (3) Perform a hockey stop. | ||||||||
| Skating merit badge completed | ||||||||
| Skating merit badge presented |
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