(PATROL LEADERSHIP TRAINING COURSE) By: MENELYN MAE L. MALAY
(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