ACADEMICS AND SPORTS
Scholarship Leads to Adventure
Boys may think that school is just work, but the Cub Scout Academics program will show Tiger Scouts, Cub Scouts, and Webelos Scouts that scholarship provides more doorways to adventure. 
Through geography, computers, art, science, mathematics, and more, boys will discover new adventures and freedom. A microscope or a map will open new worlds for them to explore.
Scholarship leads to knowledge, which is the key to real adventure, as it lets a boy participate rather than merely stand on the sidelines and watch. Not only will he be able to solve new problems and face new challenges, but he will enjoy life more because he will know more about it and understand it better.
Sportsmanship Leads to Opportunity
The Cub Scout Sports program provides opportunities for athletic activities among Cub Scouts and provides Cub Scouts the opportunity to interact with adults. Participating in sports is more than developing physical fitness skills. Boys also learn about sportsmanship and its three major elements: honesty, fair play, and respect.
Honesty is a core value of Cub Scouting and a foundation for everything we do. In sports, being honest means promising to follow the rules. All of our day-to-day activities are based on the promises people make to other people. Honesty leads to trust, both of which contributes to our children's sense of well-being and self-confidence as they meet new people, play new games, and as they face life's challenges.
Following the rules honestly also leads to fair play. In a game, everyone is treated fairly, or with justice and everyone has a share in whatever is at stake. Fair play occurs within a game, but also within the family, the Cub Scout den, and the community.
On the soccer field, everyone's skill will be a little different. Boys will learn to respect their peers regardless of skill and regardless of what they look like or what they believe. Boys will take the respect that started with a game and apply it through all their relationships, all their lives. Respectful behavior will open doors to many opportunities throughout life.
