(PATROL LEADERSHIP TRAINING COURSE)

By: MENELYN MAE L. MALAY

HAND AND WHISTLE SIGNALS

. HAND SIGNALS in scouting = less talk,

more work used to minimize talking

used for giving orders important

during hikes, expeditions and places

where silence is needed

DIFFERENT HAND SIGNALS

1. ALL GO AWAY• Leader pushes her hands forward• girls move faster– give more pressure to the

push2. PATROL IN LINES• extend both hands forward at shoulder level • fists closed

3. STAND• with left or right hand, leader moves her hand

upward

4. PATROL CORNERS• bend both hands• right hand upward and left hand horizontally

at chest level• rest the elbow of the right arm on the closed

fist of the left arm

5. SILENCE• raise right arm at shoulder level

6. ONE LINE FORMATION• both arms extended sideways

7. ALL SIT DOWN• with right or left hand • bounce hand up and down

8. ASSEMBLE OR COME BACK • raise right hand above head• move wrist counterclockwise

9. DOUBLE TIME or FASTER• closed fist • move bended arm up and down with force

10. LEADERS COME HERE• extend left arm sideward• bended right arm up at shoulder level

11. FORM A SEMI-CIRCLE

• both arms bent at chest level in semi-circle formation(middle fingers don’t touch

12. FORM A CIRCLE• both arms encircled in front, fingers touching

13. ALL COME HERE• right hand waves at the girls• wave towards leader

14. TWO LINE FORMATION• both arms extended forward

WHISTLE SIGNALS

Important in outdoor activities gives needed information immediately and clearly

DIFFERENT WHISTLE SIGNALS

1. GET ATTENTION, COMMAND SILENCE, STAY PUT 1 long whistle

2. DANGER, ALARM, EMERGENCY.3 long whistles

3. GET OUT OF TENTS, ROOM; SCATTER, GO FARTHER4 long, slow whistle

4. PATROL LEADERS ARE NEEDED COME UP TO YOU

3 short whistles + 1 long whistle

5. MEAL TIME, NAP, REFRESHMENTS CALL FOR GRUB

alternate long and short whistles

TRAIL SIGNS

KEEP GOING

THIS WAY

RIGHT TURN

LEFT TURN

WRONG WAY

DANGER