Air-Rifle Shooting | Action Alley | Archery | Bikathalon | Buckskin Games | Confidence Course | Motocross | Pioneering | Rappelling Tower | Trap Shooting
This activity will be operated as a standard target rifle range following National Rifle Association and BSA requirements. Target shooting will take place on the range, and safety techniques will be taught in the waiting area. Participants will receive an orientation in target-shooting safety and the proper care and maintenance of target shooting rifles. A 15-foot air-rifle shooting range with NRA- approved targets will be used in each Action Center along.
Action Alley is a full obstacle course with a Zip Line. Although most Scouts will be able to complete the course successfully, only those who are more physically fit will be able to post the best times.
Jamboree participants who visit the archery range will enjoy shooting with the latest in target-shooting equipment. Participants also will receive instruction in safety techniques for this exciting sport. The archery ranges are designed to accommodate 40 archers at the one time.
In the Bikathlon, competitors ride specially geared mountain bikes cross-country. At designated stations, the Scout will be required to target-shoot air-rifles. As in the modern Olympic biathlon, success in the Bikathlon is measured in riding times and shooting scores.
The buckskin games are a set of competitive activities that men participated in during the early 19th century. The games feature instruction in and firing of muzzle-loading guns, a tomahawk throw, a knife throw, a bucking bronco event, bullwhip cracking, and branding.
The confidence course is designed to promote and reinforce the participants’ confidence, physical and mental awareness, endurance, fun and competition. The course includes a series of “low course” COPE activities. This is a team event participants should plan to attend as a patrol of 6-8 members.
In bicycle motocross, one of the fastest growing sports in this country, jamboree participants can test their skill at riding bikes along a motocross course with a series of obstacles. The course is designed to the specifications of the National Bicycle Motocross Association. Those who have never participated in motocross will be instructed in proper motocross methods.
In this activity, will the patrol will work as a team using simple tools and practical pioneering skills to move objects, build structures, and play games. Participants will learn the use of pulleys and the block and tackle, and use slip hooks, quick links, and shackling to complete the tasks. This is a hands-on area.
Rappelling Tower / Climbing Tower
This artificial mountain will allow participants to rappel (descend using ropes) a vertical wall. Special mini-towers will aid in the instruction. While waiting to ascend the tower, Scouts can practice on a horizontal (bouldering) climbing wall.
In addition, this year we have climbing towers where Scouts will have an opportunity to climb belayed to the top of the tower, then be lowered by the belay. Helmets and other safety gear will be provided.
Many Scouts will handle a shotgun for the first time at the trapshooting range. Before trying to shoot the fast-moving clay “pigeons,” they will be instructed in the proper shooting techniques and safety.