but wore blaze shoulder loops and a Varsity uniform strip above the Boy Scouts of America strip. Adults wore the same Varsity Scout uniform and could wear the Scouter dress uniform as required. Youth advancement Advancement was a key part of the Varsity program. Varsity Scouts could earn any other award or recognition that is available to Boy Scouts, including merit badges, ranks advancements, and other awards. There were also several awards that are only available to Varsity Scouts, and sometimes their leaders. The Varsity Letter could be earned by participating in or accomplishing at least one high adventure or sports program, according to guidelines determined by the Varsity Coach, meeting attendance requirements and showing Scout Spirit. The Varsity Letter was a cloth patch that could be worn either on the front bottom of a merit badge sash or on the right breast of the Varsity Scout or Boy Scout jacket. This award could be earned every three months by an actively participating Varsity Scout. Subsequent awards are represented by gold bars pinned on the letter. Activity pins could also be pinned on the Varsity Letter. Varsity Scouts could also earn activity pins in several areas of high adventure and sports. Program resources and official pins were available for backpacking, basketball, bowling, canoe camping, caving, cross-country skiing, cycling, discovering America, fishing, freestyle biking, frontiersman, mechanics, Operation On-Target, orienteering, rock climbing and rappelling, roller hockey, shooting sports, snow camping, soccer, survival, swimming, tennis, triathlon, volleyball, water skiing, and whitewater canoeing. The requirements for earning an activity pin were determined locally by the team captain and are usually awarded at the conclusion of each ultimate adventure or sports season. The Denali Award was the highest award in Varsity Scouting. The award is named after Denali, also known as Mount McKinley in Alaska. Requirements included advancing at least one rank in the Boy Scout program (or earning a palm for those who are already Eagle Scouts), serving in a leadership position for six months, taking primary and supportive leadership roles for activities in all five areas of emphasis, living the Scout Oath, and completing a progress review. Adult recognition Adult Varsity leaders could earn the Varsity Letter and activity pins. They met the same requirements as the youth and also had to complete Fast Start and Basic Leader Training (New Leader Essentials and Varsity Coach Leader Specific Training), attend six Varsity Roundtables, and