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Learn and understand the Mission of the Aaronic Priesthood.

APH p. 6

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Incorporate the Young Men's Theme into every Teacher's Quorum meeting.

see APVS guide

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Familiarize yourself with the goals for Teacher age young men within the Varsity Scout program of the Boy Scouts of America.

see APVS guide

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Become familiar with the Five Program Fields of Emphasis for Varsity Scouting and what each is designed to achieve in providing a balanced activity program for Teacher age young men.

see APVS guide

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Learn to join together the six objectives within the Mission Statement of the Aaronic Priesthood with the Five Program Fields of Emphasis of Varsity Scouting to provide a well rounded activity program for the Teacher age young men.  Have a priesthood purpose in each activity.

see APVS guide

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Come to view the Teachers Quorum / Varsity Scout Team as one and the same entity. Incorporate the same leadership into each part of the entity, just as both of your physical arms receive their blood supply from the same heart.

see APVS guide

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Develop leadership in your young men.  Teach them that this is their quorum/team and help them grow into providing the actual leadership for their own quorum/team and its activities. You are to be their "Coach" providing helpful guidance and supervision.  The more the youth leaders take responsibility in planning and leading their own activities, the better you are fulfilling your role as their Coach.

D&C 58:26-28

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Help the Varsity Scout Committee Chairman in encouraging the fathers of the young men to function as Program Supervisors to their sons in their son's responsiblility as a Program Manager within the Varsity Scout Program Field of Emphasis to which he is assigned. Encourage parents (especially fathers) to join in Varsity activities with their sons as much as possible.

Alma 36:1,
Alma 38:2

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Be consistent in the example you give to the young men you advise.  Show them the same spiritual character qualities during weekly activities that you exemplify in teaching priesthood lessons on Sundays.  Let them see your testimony of, and commitment to, gospel principles whenever they are with you. Be their mentor and friend, and help them to set goals, plan, make decisions, lead, grow, and enjoy life, in a moral and safe environment.

3 Nephi 27:27,
John 21:15-17

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Work cooperatively with your priesthood leadership team (bishopric) and your adult Varsity Scout leadership team (team committee, assistant coaches, parents, and program supervisors) to promote the needs of the youth in the quorum/team.  Work with the bishopric to engage the fathers of the young men in the activities, and in activity planning along with their sons. Use the fathers as commitee members and as program supervisors. Respect the role of fathers and mothers. Keep them informed. Seek their advice, help, and full participation with your efforts to help their son grow and progress.

D&C 38:27

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Learn how Varsity Youth and Adult Team Resource Survey forms can be used to help identify those who are willing to provide help to the quorum/team in their activities.

see APVS guide

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Learn how to conduct a Team Planning Clinic to develop the annual plan for the Varsity Team and to build a youth leadership team over the activites within the plan.

VSLG pp. 61-63, 76-77

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Help each young man in learning to plan and lead an activity as a Program Manager. Working with the Team Committee and his Program Supervisor (Father), help him to write out his plan using the Varsity Scout Team Activity Planning Work Sheet. After each activity, teach the young men to evaluate his activity's success to help him understand what was accomplished.  Let him evaluate what he can do to improve on the next activity he has responsibility to plan and lead.

see APVS guide

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Help each young man magnify his priesthood by allowing him to regularly report his activity in home teaching to the Quorum Secretary.

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Help your young men to show respect to their Heavenly Father and to their Savior and Mediator, Jesus Christ.  One good way to do this is to have them kneel or stand during prayers.  For example, stand and repeat the Young Mens Theme, then immediately kneel for the opening prayer.  After a lesson, have all stand for the closing prayer.

Heleman 5:12, D&C 88:63

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Utilize all of the training resources you can to catch a vision of what "Aaronic Priesthood Varsity Scouting" means, and to help you implement it to the benefit and growth of the young men you have been called to advise/coach
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• Read the Aaronic Priesthood Varsity Scouting Guide provided by the Taylorsville Central Stake Young Men's Presidency.      • Read the Scouting Handbook (green book) published by the Church.      • Read the Aaronic Priesthood Leadership Handbook published by the Church.      • Read the Varsity Scout Leader Guidebook published by the Boy Scouts of America.      • Attend monthly Varsity Scout Huddles (Round Table meetings) for our District (District 15 / Old English Fort District) held on the 2nd Thursday of each month in the Taylorsville High School Seminary Building.      • Attend Varsity Scout Basic Training for adult leaders provided by the Boy Scouts of America.      • Encourage the young men to avail themselves for leadership training opportunites provided by the Scouting Council such as Powderhorn.      • Great leadership understanding comes to Varsity Scout Coaches and other adult Varsity Scout Leaders who participate in adult Woodbadge leadership training courses offered through our local BSA council.      • Attend each quarterly Stake adult priesthood leadership meeting, and any other special adult leadership training that is made available through the Stake.      • Pray for Heavenly Father to bless and help your young men, and seek for the inspiration of the spirit to guide both you, and them, in everything that you do with them.