What is Varsity Scouting?
Varsity Scouting is a program for young men who are at least 14 years of age but not yet 18. It provides options for young men who are looking for rugged high adventure or challenging sporting activities and still want to be a part of a Scouting program that offers the advancement and values of the Boy Scouts of America.
Varsity Scouts are members of a Varsity Scout team chartered to a community organization, such as a church or service club. It is led by a youth Varsity Scout team captain and an adult leader called a Varsity Scout Coach. The Coach is supported by an adult committee, made up of parents and members of the chartered organization. It is a stand-alone unit, chartered independently of a Scout troop, but the chartering procedure is essentially the same.
Leadership
The team may be divided into squads, and each squad elects a youth squad leader.
A youth member, called a program manager, works with an adult member called a program adviser from the team committee to coordinate each phase of the Varsity program.
Advancement
Varsity Scouts work toward earning a Varsity letter and then the Denali award.
For more on the Varsity program, see the Varsity fact sheet on the National Boy Scout web site.
