Bowline Sheetbend Trust Lean Activity

This Activity is meant for Scouts BSA.

6 foot rope for each scout

Have each patrol stand in their own circle, facing inward, with the ropes in the center.

Have each scout choose a partner across the circle. If there is an odd number of scouts in a patrol, the patrol leader will stand out or pair up with a patrol leader from another odd-numbered patrol.

On 'GO' signal, each scout grabs a rope and ties a bowline around their waist. The scout then joins ropes with the partner using a Sheetbend. The partners then back apart until the rope is tight and then lean way back with hands stretched out above their heads.
When all pairs in a patrol are finished, they give their patrol yell.

A leader should check all the knots for correctness and then determine the fastest correct patrol. If a timer is used, time deductions can be added for incorrect knots.

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Another way of running the activity is to have all scouts choose partners and then line up in two lines, partners across from each other. As each pair finishes, check knots and give deductions. The fastest pair gets points for their patrol, and 2nd, 3rd, 4th place receive diminishing points. If partners are from different patrols, they split the points.