Scoutmaster Podcast 112

Joke from listener Peter LaRue in South Africa: a campsite sign reading 'Campsite Left' prompts a group to turn around and go home.

Listener mail from Brent AD70 (podcast archive access), Mike Manser, Rick, Alan Green, and Larry Geiger — all responding to episode 111 interview with Andrew Skirka on lightweight backpacking. Clarke also previews this solo episode on Scout leader roles and a Scoutmaster's Minute.

The various roles Scout leaders play within their volunteer positions (manager, administrator, coach, mentor, counselor, disciplinarian, leader, advisor, teacher/instructor), the skills and assets needed (observation, knowledge, vision, positive reinforcement, teaching), and the elements that influence them (authority, responsibility, bias, coercion).

Clarke's experience as a wrestling coach — learning from a calmer, more analytical colleague to observe non-judgmentally, channel energy constructively, and become a more effective and happier Scout leader.