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Basketball Belt Loop and Pin
 
 
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Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, and Webelos Scouts may complete requirements in a den, pack, school, or community environment. Tiger Cubs must work with their parents or adult partners. Parents and partners do not earn loops or pins.
 
Requirements for Basketball Belt Loop:
  1. Explain the rules of basketball to your leader or adult partner.
  2. Spend at least 30 minutes practicing basketball skills.
  3. Participate in a basketball game.

 

Requirements for the Basketball Pin:

Earn the Basketball Belt Loop and complete five more of the following requirements:

  1. Compete in a Pack, recreation or community basketball tournament.
  2. Demonstrate effective passing using chest pass, bounce pass, over-the-head pass and baseball pass.
  3. Successfully demonstrate the set shot and jump shot shooting styles.
  4. Demonstrate skill in the following dribbling techniques: high dribble, low dribble, turntable dribble, change-of-pace dribble and combination dribble.
  5. Spend at least 30 minutes on three (3) different occasions developing individual defensive skills.
  6.  
    Explain and demonstrate 10 official basketball signals.
  7.  
    Play three (3) shot-improving games with member of your Den or family.
  8. Play five games of basketball.
  9. Participate in a basketball clinic.
  10.   Attend a high school, college or professional basketball game.