2008 INVITATIONAL FIELD DAY

Firestone Scout Reservation

September 26-28, 2008

2008 Invitational Field Day (IFD)

Host: Troop 578, Orange County Council

Date: Friday, September 26, 2008 thru Sunday, September 28, 2008

Location: Firestone Scout Reservation, Loma Linda Campground

Theme: Adventure Challenge Skill events planned around a fictitious mission scenario

Purpose: Inter-Troop Competition and Fun Events

Key Elements:Patrol Competition Events: (Saturday)

Stage Race (each patrol to rotate through four events)Four stages of mixed skill/challenge eventsPoint score based on skills and timeEach event to test scouts/patrols in their preparedness for outdoor adventureAll scouts need to carry a day-pack with 10 essentials

Patrol based competitionIndividual skill elements: Tenderfoot thru 1st Class requirements, camping/hiking/backpacking skills, Leave No TraceTeam based skill elements: How well does patrol work togetherLeadership based elements: Decision making, Communication

Inter-Troop Campfire Talent CompetitionCampfire skits utilizing multiple talent/skill elements: acting, music, improvisationEach troop to send a team of 5 of their most talented scouts to compete.Skit theme elements to be announced at IFD

Inter-Troop Super Event: (Sunday)

Event Coordination:Troop 578/IFD commitee to plan, coordinate, and facilitate all Patrol Competitions and Inter-Troop Super Event with support of IFD troops

Consistent event contentEvent plans shared among IFD core committee, comprise of representative from each IFD troop

Help Needed:Will need 20-30 volunteers from the IFD troops to help run each Patrol Competition

Scoring, Safety monitor, etc.

ADVENTURE CHALLENGE SCENARIO

MISSION BACKGROUND

• A foreign government’s state-of-the-art fighter jet plane has crash landed in a remote valley of an enemy country. A small group of elite commandos, Alpha Patrol, was sent in to retrieve a mysterious black box from the crash site. Alpha Patrol was successful in finding the crash site. Unfortunately, the enemy found Alpha Patrol before they could retrieve the black box. The last radio call from Alpha Patrol said they were leading the enemy away from the crash site, so someone else would have a chance to retrieve the black box.

Your Patrol’s mission is to:

• Successfully lead your patrol of trained scouts on a series of challenge events to complete your mission. In doing so, you must utilize all of your various scout skills and work as a team in the completion of each event. You will be tested on yourleadership, decision making and teamwork during your mission. You mission will have four basic elements of which you need to successfully complete to gain the maximum amount of points.

– It is recommended that every scout come prepared with a daypack and their ten essentials on this mission

– No other materials will be supplied to the scouts

• On you mission you will be challenged in the following four competition elements:

– Make sure your patrol is prepared and physically fit for the mission. (Event #1 – Adventure Preparedness)

– Find the jet plane crash site and recover the black box. (Event #2 – Navigation Challenge)

– Set-up your base camp, and prepare for your next mission. (Event #3 – Camping Challenge)

– Render aid to Alpha Patrol (Event #4 – Emergency Preparedness)

• Good Luck.

2008 Invitational Field Day (IFD) Event Summary

PATROL COMPETITION #1Purpose: Adventure PreparednessKey Elements: Test scouts on their preparedness for travels into the outdoors

Physical fitnessTen EssentialsOutdoor CodeKnotsPatrol Challenge

PATROL COMPETITION #2Purpose: Navigation ChallengeKey Elements: Orienteering course with various challenge events

Map and CompassLashingPatrol challenge

PATROL COMPETITION #3Purpose: Camping ChallengeKey Elements: Campsite/Cooking skills

Patrol challengeLeave No Trace Principles

PATROL COMPETITION #4Purpose: Emergency PreparednessKey Elements: Wilderness First Aid

TriagePatrol Challenge

INTER-TROOP SUPER EVENTKey Elements: Fun Event/Scout mixer

COMPETITION AWARDS

Patrol Awards - Competitive events

• All Patrols to receive a Koi fish windsock to display with their Patrol Flag

• Event Award blocks to be added to windsock for each place finish (1st thru 5th)

– 4 events - Five places for each event (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th)

– Overall Patrol competition winners (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th)

• Total awards: 25

Troop Awards

• Each troop to receive a Koi fish windsock to display on their Troop Flag

• Award blocks to be added to windsock for each place finish (1st thru 3rd) for the following:

– Campsite Inspection (1st, 2nd, 3rd)

– Overall Troop (1st, 2nd, 3rd)

• Based upon normalized patrol score + Campsite Inspection score

Individual/Troop Awards

• IFD Talent Competition (1st, 2nd, 3rd)

Individual Recognition

IFD patch contest

PATROL / TROOP LOGISTICS

8 Troops•39 (17) WLA

•329 (26) Monterey Park

•361 (26) Evergreen

•379 (8) Koyasan

•578 (73) OCBC

•683 (14) Gardena

•719 (35) Torrance, Faith United Methodist

•738 (18) Nishi Hongwanji

• 28 Patrols

• 217 scouts

• 4 major event

– Each Event to have multiple stations

– 7-8 patrols at each event per rotation

– Each event to last approximately 1 .5 hours

• Logistics/Registration

• Check in Friday Night

• Hospitality

• Cracker Barrel

• Safety/First Aid

• Fire Safety Drill

• Equipment

• Need help from troop for lashing poles, ropes, stoves, tents

TROOP PATROL NAME SCOUT COUNT

1 39 DRAGON 6

2 39 EAGLE 6

3 39 RAVEN 5

4 379 DRAGON 4

5 379 TORA 4

6 683 P B & J 7

7 683 SUPA KNIGHTS 7

8 719 FUNKEE MONKEE 9

9 719 NINJA SPARTANS 9

10 719 SQUIRTLE SQUAD 9

11 719 STORM TROOPERS 8

12 738 1UP 8

13 738 ACES 9

14 738 ENJOI 8

15 578 Kuma 9

16 578 Scorpions 8

17 578 Lightning bolt 6

18 578 Falcons 7

19 578 Komori 7

20 578 Barbarians 9

21 578 Cyclones 8

22 578 new scouts 16

23 361 tbd 30

24 329 MANBEARPIG 5

25 329 PICMIN 6

26 329 SPL 1

27 329 STORM TROOPERS 7

28 329 WHITE KNIGHTS 7

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FRIDAY-SATURDAY ITINERARYFriday Agenda Topic and Process Notes Equipment Needed

9:00am-12:00pm

1:00pm-5:00pm

Event site survey and layout

Camp site survey and layout

Set-up Hospitality center

OCBC IFD Committee to set-up IFD site

Layout camp and event areas

Set up HQ and Hospitality tents

6pm-9:00pm

9:00pm-9:30pm

9:30-10:00pm

10:00pm-10:30pm

11:00pm

Check-in and campsite set-up

Scoutmaster/SPL Meeting

Event Coordinator’s Meeting

Cracker Barrel

Light’s Out

Check in at Gazebo

Brief SPL of event details, pass out patrol rotation schedule

Volunteers to meet with Event leaders for final briefing

Social event

Chris Oune

Randy Nakahiro

Hospitality is IFD Headquarters

FRS radios to communicate Channel 5-7

Saturday Agenda Topic and Process Notes Equipment Needed

6:00am6:00am-7:00am7:00am-8:00am

RevilleBreakfastClean-up/Prep for events

Troop Bugler

8:00am – 8:30am8:30am – 9:00am

Opening CeremonyPrepare for Events

Class A - Opening Flag Ceremony/Welcome MessageFire Safety DrillClass C - Events

Scout Flag ceremonyEvent introFire safety talk

9:00am – 10:30am Session #1 Use horn for 10 minute warning before transition between

events

10:30am – 12:00pm Session #2 Use horn for 10 minute warning before transition between

events

12:00pm-1:30pm Lunch Break

1:30pm-3:00pm Session #3 Use horn for 10 minute warning before transition between

events

3:00pm-4:30pm Session #4 Use horn for 10 minute warning before transition between

events

4:30pm-5:30pm Campfire skit meetingOverflow/Free Time

Each troop to send a patrol of five volunteer scouts to compete in an improvisational campfire skit

Theme to be announced at this meeting. Skit elements to contain: acting, singing, dance elements

5:00pm - 6:00pm6:00pm - 7:00pm

DinnerClean-up

7:00pm – 8:30pm CampfireSlide showAwardsSkits

Location in front of Hospitality/HQ LightingPowerComputersProjectorScreeen

9:00pm – 10:30pm11:00pm

Cracker BarrelSM/SPL/Event Coordinator Re-capLights Out

Social eventRe-cap with troop leadership/event volunteers

SUNDAY ITINERARY

Sunday Agenda Topic and Process NotesEquipment

Needed6:00am

6:00am-7:00am

7:00am-8:00am

Reville

Breakfast

Clean-up/Prep for Scout’s

Own/Closing Ceremony

Troop Bugler

8:00am – 8:30am

8:30am – 9:00am

Scout’s Own/Closing Ceremony

Prepare for Final Super Event

Class C - meet at assembly area Superevent set-up

Volunteers

9:00am – 10:00am Inter-Troop Super Event

10:00am – 12:00pm Campsite Tear down

Clean-up

Campsite Inspection/Checkout Each Troop to check-out with Logistics

Each troop to police own

campsite and carry out own

trash

12:00pm-1:00pm Depart/Exit from Firestone

Southbound on the 57 Fwy

South off ramp Brea Canyon Rd

Left on Tonner Canyon Rd.

Northbound on the 57 Fwy

North offramp Tonner Canyon Rd.

Left on Tonner Canyon Rd

Once on Tonner Canyon Rd, Enter through gate. (Sign Points to

Firestone Scout Camp)

Take LEFT gate -- now about 4.9 miles to camp site. Go East 1.5 miles

on paved road to Firestone Gate -- pass oil pumps, maintenance dumps,

etc

Follow the road all the way to theback of Camp. (Loma Linda

Campsite)

Directions to Firestone

Events Area

First Aid

Port-A-Potties(8)

Flag Pole/

Assembly

Hospitality

Port-A-Potties(2)

Navigation

ChallengeCamping

Challenge

Adventure

Preparedness

Directions/

Check-in

Emergency

Preparedness

Port-A-Potties(8)

IFD Event Layout

IFD Event-2, Orienteering/Pioneering / Rev.04

IFD Location,View Looking South

Campsites

Main RoadCampsites

Area For All Events

IFD Event-2, Orienteering/Pioneering / Rev.04

Campsite, looking West

400 ft

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First Aid

Port-A-Potties

(5)

Flag Pole/

Assembly

Hospitality

Campsite Map

Port-A-Potties

(5)