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Edition 2026Active Merit Badge
Skating
Official Requirements & Fillable Workbook · 2026 Edition
Skating develops balance, edge control, and cardiovascular endurance on wheels or blades. You pick one of four disciplines: ice skating, roller skating, inline skating, or skateboarding. Each track requires demonstrating proper safety gear, controlled stops, sharp turns, backward skating, and completing an endurance distance lap trial.
Key Requirements Covered:
- Skating Safety & Protective Equipment
- Skate Maintenance, Fitting & Lace Tension
- Forward & Backward Strides & Crossovers
- Stopping Techniques & Endurance Skating
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2026Reqs Revised
What is on the worksheet: Skating Requirements
Every requirement for the Skating merit badge, word for word as published, with room to write under each one on the printed worksheet.
1Hazards and First Aid
Do the following:
- a Explain to your counselor the most likely hazards associated with skating and what you should do to anticipate, help prevent, mitigate, and respond to these hazards.
- b Show that you know first aid for injuries or illnesses that could occur while skating, including hypothermia, frostbite, lacerations, abrasions, fractures, sprains and strains, concussions, blisters, heat-related reactions, and shock.
2Option Selection
Working under the supervision of an experienced adult, do ONE of the following options:
- Option A—Ice Skating. Do ALL of the following
- Option B—Roller Skating. Do ALL of the following
- Option C—In-Line Skating. Do ALL of the following
- Option D—Skateboarding. Do ALL of the following
- a Flat ground tricks
- b Flip and shove-it tricks
- c Grind and slide tricks
- d Air and grab tricks
- e Footplant tricks
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Requirements Revision vs. Worksheet Date
Scouting America last revised the Skating requirements in 2026. That is the badge, not this sheet — an older year does not mean the worksheet is out of date.
Verbatim Fidelity & Verification
This worksheet was checked against https://www.scouting.org/merit-badges/skating/ in Aug 2026 and reproduces the requirements word for word. Both dates are printed on the sheet, so a copy in a binder can always be placed in time.
Requirement text is © Scouting America, reproduced verbatim. The worksheet layout and design are original to this project.
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