The world jamborees are organized by the World Organization of the Scout Movement[1], although the World Federation of Independent Scouts also hold Jamborees for their members.

The Scouting programme became an international success following its founding by Baden-Powell in 1907. With is continuing growth, the founder of the movement saw a need for a gathering of representatives of Scouting from all around the world. The general aim was to foster a worldwide brotherhood, and to help the young boys in the movement learn about other peoples and nations by direct interaction with them.

However, the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 delayed any plans for such an event. It was not until 1920 that the first World Scout Jamboree could be realized. It was held in the Olympia halls in Kensington, London. 8,000 Scouts from 34 countries attended the event.
Cartoon in Punch, published in 1929 for the 3rd World Scout Jamboree

Thereafter, a Jamboree has been held every four years. There are two exceptions to this series: no Jamboree was held between 1937 and 1947 because of the Second World War, and the 1979 Jamboree, which was to be held in Iran, was cancelled due to the political upheaval in the region at that time. The Jamboree has been held in different countries around the world. The first seven Jamborees were held in Europe. The eighth World Jamboree was held in North America where the tradition of moving the Jamboree among the continents began. As yet, the continent of Africa is the only one which has not hosted a World Scout Jamboree.

To replace the cancelled event of 1979, the World Scout Committee determined that an alternative celebration, the Jamboree of the Year should take place. Several regional camps took place, along with countless Join-in-Jamboree activities — designed to allow Scouts from around the world to participate in an activity that thousands of other Scouts around the world were also participating in at the same time. This Join-in programme is being reproduced again as part of the Scouting 2007 Centenary celebrations.

So far, the greatest attendance of all Jamborees was in 1929, where over 50,000 members from around the world descended upon Birkenhead in the north-west of England. This number represented the permanent contingent who remained for the entire event. They were joined by hundreds of thousands of visiting Scouts who participated on a day basis.

The first Jamboree was more akin to an exhibition of Scouting, allowing visitors to see how things were done in other parts of the world. The Second Jamboree was conducted on a camp basis and each successive Jamboree has developed on this format where the programme is typically more activity oriented, with plenty of time for Scouts from different nations to interact and learn about each other in less formal ways than an exhibition would allow.

The 2007 Jamboree coincided with the Scouting Centenary celebrations. Because of this, the honour of hosting the event was again bestowed upon the United Kingdom, as the birthplace of Scouting. Over 40,000 young people camped in August at Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex. Hundreds of thousands of day visitors attended events in the south-east of England as part of the Jamboree.

The athletic department in any university is important. Prestigious universities invest so much to scout for potential athletes that will bring victory to their teams. Some even observed athletes of different high schools to look for talented athletes.

However, the discovery of university athletes does not solely rely on scouts. Most successful athletes have to prepare and prove themselves worthy to be part of the team they want to join. They have to prepare for tryouts in order to get the attention of their seniors and coaches.

The success of the athletic teams is not in the hands of the athletes alone. The coaches play a big role in the success and failure of the team. Many schools fire their coaches because of bad team standings. There are also those who name their stadiums and fields after the coaches as a sign of gratitude. Sports recognize the coaches at large. When the West Virginia Mountaineers received the Lambert-Meadowland trophy, the records did not list the names of athletes who were part of the team. They listed the name of the head coach instead.

Coaches also receive credit for the performance of their players. Experts would say that the great coaches bring out the best from their players. Talent alone is not enough to win games. It takes guidance and motivation as well.

Going back to the football team of the West Virginia University, Coach Don Nehlen is among the best. His induction in the College football Hall of Fame proved his greatness. Before becoming one of the best coaches, he was a quarterback at the Bowling Green State University. After that, he coached the Bowling Green.

He then coached the West Virginia for 20 years, from 1980 to 2000. He received various awards that recognized him as one of the top coaches around. In 1988, he received three distinctions, the AFCA Coach of the Year, Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year, and Walter Camp Coach of the Year awards. During his leadership, he led the Mountaineers to the 1993 Big East Conference championship. In that same year, he became the Big East Coach of the Year and Kodak Coach of the Year.

When Nehlen retired, Coach Rich Rodriguez replaced him. No one would be more fitting to do the job since he has been assisting Coach Nehlen in 1985 and 1986. He led the team to four Big East Conference championships, including three consecutive titles in 2003, 2004, and 2005. During these years, he also received the Big East Coach of the Year award. After they won the Big East Conference in 2005, they won the Nokia Sugar Bowl, defeating the Georgia Bulldogs.

Although Rodriguez left the West Virginia Mountaineers after the 2007 season, he is still one of the best coaches the team has ever had.

These two coaches have led the West Virginia University football team to greatness. This reinforces the value of coaches in the performance of their teams. Although the players are valuable to the team, the coaches lead the team.