RE: [Philmont]: Catapiller - small group

It doesn't matter if you take more steps. You are going to get a break that
is equal to the time it takes your crew to pass a point. So you are right, a
smaller crew will equal shorter breaks.

We had several times when some of the slower crew members were getting even
slower. At these times I asked the leader to add a minute or so to the
break. He did this by waiting a minute after the last crew member passed
him. So everyone gets a longer break, everyone gets the same break, and
everyone still has the idea that this is a stand-up-packs-on-short-breather
break.

As the trek went on, the scouts caught on to this and didn't need coaching
on when to add to the breaks.

Thanks,
Scott Sibley
1975 623-A-1
2004 621-D-5 Trek 4

>From: "David Palmer" <dkpcullen@comcast.net>
>Reply-To: philmont@troop47.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list philmont <philmont@troop47.com>
>Subject: [Philmont]: Catapiller - small group
>Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2004 11:13:47 -0700
>
>Good Afternoon.
>
>I am looking for a "catapiller" technique for a small group - 7 people. I
>have done it with 12 people, but how do you change the breaks for a smaller
>group? Do you just take more steps after passing the last person, such as
>30 steps instead of 15 steps?
>
>Thanks.
>David Palmer
>Philmont - 1976, 2003

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Received on Sun Aug 8 10:43:14 2004