Achief scout is the principal or head scout for an organization such as the military, colonial administration or expedition or a talent scout in performing, entertainment or creative arts, particularly sport. In sport, a chief scout can be the principal talent scout seeking new players or a tactical scout. [1][2] [3][4][5][6][7][8] A chief scout or chief of scouts was a person in charge of intelligence, reconnaissance, and scouting in the English Navy, armies or in expeditions, colonies or frontiers such as in the Americas and southern Africa. The title dates from at least the English Civil War.[citation needed].
Frederick Russell Burnham, was chief scout of the British South Africa Company and chief of scouts to field marshal Lord Roberts during the Boer War.[citation needed]
Some organisations in the Scout Movement adopted the title Chief Scout for the uniformed head of the organization. In some[which?] countries where Scouting is particularly well-established, the Chief Scout may[vague] be the head of state.[relevant?]
Examples of a chief scout include:
Celtic's chief scout John Park is leaving Parkhead
Scandinavian scouting agency chief scout Øyvind Johansen together with Mohammed Abdellaoue... Scandinavian scouting agency chief scout Øyvind Johansen together with Patrick Vieira... Scandinavische scouting bureau, chief scout Øyvind Christoffer Johansen samen met Ruben Yttergård Jenssen.
The Chief Scout (CS) is usually a full time employed member of the staff and is responsible for liaising with the club's technical staff (Technical Director, Academy Director, Manager etc) and setting the scouting assignments for the clubs network of other scouts.
