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Task · part of 2(B). Option B, Roller Skating

2(B)(13). Forty feet with a ball, and back

Optional May not apply Often forgotten

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ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE INSIDE ONE STEP: dribble a basketball at least 40 feet and back to your starting position, OR push a hockey ball with a stick the same distance and back. Whichever is chosen, it needs a ball or a ball and a stick, which the rink may not lend you.

Warning. THIS STEP NEEDS EQUIPMENT THE RINK MAY NOT HAVE. A basketball dribbled at least 40 feet and back, or a hockey ball pushed with a stick the same distance and back. A roller rink is not obliged to keep either, some do not allow balls on the floor during a public session at all, and a stick is less likely again. ASK BEFORE THE VISIT RATHER THAN ON THE NIGHT, and if the answer is no, bring the basketball yourself and check that bringing it is allowed. This is the only step in this option that depends on an object rather than on a skill.

Where this step comes from

  1. Skating Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 2(B)(13) · The requirement offers dribbling a basketball at least 40 feet and back, OR pushing a hockey ball with a stick at least 40 feet and back.

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