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Send it action sports edit

Create an action sports video edit while learning tricks, filming skills, and creative teamwork.

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You’ll need

  • Phones, cameras or tablets
  • Equipment for the chosen action sport
  • Helmets and protective equipment
  • Cones or markers
  • Editing app guide

Before you begin 

  • Use the safety checklist to help you plan and risk assess your activity. Additional help to carry out your risk assessment, including examples can be found here.  Don’t forget to make sure all young people and adults involved in the activity know how to take part safely.
  • Make sure you’ll have enough adult helpers. You may need some parents and carers to help if you’re short on helpers. 

Planning and setting up the activity

  • Choose a venue that is suitable for the action sport – whether BMXing, scootering, parkour or inline skating. 
  • Make sure you have someone experienced or qualified to run the session, as well as all the safety equipment required.   

Running the activity  

  1. Begin with a safety briefing. 
  2. Introduce the session and explain that everyone will work together to create a short action sports video edit.
  3. Demonstrate a few basic filming techniques, such as different camera angles, tracking shots, and slow-motion clips.
  4. Split Explorers into small teams. Each team should include participants, spotters, and people filming.
  5. Give teams time to practise the skills and plan the clips they want to capture.
  6. Encourage everyone to attempt challenges that suit their confidence and ability level.
  7. Allow teams to film multiple attempts and creative shots of tricks, jumps, obstacle runs, or movement sequences.
  8. Bring everyone together to review the footage and choose their favourite clips.
  9. If time allows, use simple editing software or phone apps to combine clips into a short action montage.
  10. Finish by sharing the videos with the group.  

Reflection

Action sports are often about creativity as much as physical skill. Talk about how it felt to film and share achievements, support others during challenges, and keep trying even when skills didn’t work the first time. Ask everyone what moment from the session they’d most want to show their friends. 

Safety

All activities must be safely managed. You must complete a thorough risk assessment and take appropriate steps to reduce risk. Use the safety checklist to help you plan and risk assess your activity. Always get approval for the activity, and have suitable supervision and an InTouch process.

You must run your activities in line with the Safeguarding Code of Conduct for Adults (Yellow Card) and report any concerns to the UK HQ Safeguarding Team.

Phones and cameras

Make sure parents and carers are aware and have given consent for photography.

Online safety

Supervise young people when they’re online and give them advice about staying safe. Take a look at our online safety or bullying guidance. The NSPCC offers more advice and guidance, too. If you want to know more about specific social networks and games, Childnet has information and safety tips for apps. You can also report anything that’s worried you online to the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Command. As always, if you’ve got concerns about a young person’s welfare, including their online experiences, follow the Yellow Card to make a report.

Outdoor activities

You must have permission to use the location. Always check the weather forecast, and inform parents and carers of any change in venue.

  • To make it easier focus on filming simple movements and beginner-friendly skills with plenty of practice time. 
  • To make it harder challenge teams to include more advanced tricks, creative transitions, or edit their clips into a polished short film.  

Make it accessible

All Scout activities should be inclusive and accessible.

Explorers Action Sports Activity Badge