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Duck, Duck, Goose

A classic game of chase.

Ranks:

LION
TIGER
WOLF
BEAR

Specifications

Bear, Lion, Tiger, Wolf

3+

Indoor

4

1

1

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Supply List

None

Objective:

Set-Up:

Ensure there is a clear area large enough for Cub Scouts to sit in a circle, with room to walk around the outside of the circle.

Directions

Gather the players.  Have players sit in a circle, facing the circle’s center.  Select a player to start as “it”.  The “it” player will walk around the circle, tapping each player on the head, saying either “duck” or “goose”. Typically, “it” taps and says “duck” several times before selecting someone and saying “goose.” This creates both suspense and an element of surprise for everyone sitting in the circle, wondering if they will be the “goose”.  Choose a “goose” and run. At a time of his or her choosing, “it” will tap a player’s head and say “goose.” “It” then takes off running around the circle, and the goose jumps up and chases after “it.” The goose’s goal is to tag “it” before “it” is able to sit down in the goose’s spot.  If “it” makes it around the circle and gets back to the goose’s spot without being caught, the goose now becomes “it.”  If the goose catches “it” before then, “it” is “it” again and another round starts

Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.