The team is the foundation of
volleyball. Each player must know his place. However, I think it’s really emotionally
difficult. Usually only the ones who score points become stars. The public
doesn’t seem to remember that is the whole team’s work and other players have
important tasks too. That can be very hard for them and could have destructive
effects. That is why I got interested in the idea of team building activities
and games. I’d like to present some of them:
As we all
know, the team which is like small family, is based on trust and support. In
this game people work in pairs- one person recalls a negative experience and
tells the other about it. It has to be true! The other person then talks about
the same experience trying to find positive aspects. Then they swap roles.
2. The Perfect
Square
This game
is about working together. You need some props: a piece of rope tied together
and a blindfolds for each person. You make people form a circle holding the
rope. Then they put the rope on the floor and put on their blindfolds. Next
they walk a little away from the rope. When you ask them to, the participants must
find the rope and try to arrange a square.
3. The Mine
Field
This game
is great for communication. Again some props are needed: a number of small
objects and blindfolds. You divide the group into two smaller groups. One group
put on their blindfolds and the other stands and gives verbal direction to the
blindfolded people. The object of the game is not to step on the small object
on the floor. It’s a great test in trust and communication.
4. Truth
And Lies
This game
is really fun. Each person tells three facts about themselves. Only one of them is not a fact at all. It’s a lie.
After each presentation, the team players try to spot the lie.
5. This Is
Better Than That
One variation
of this game is The NASA Game. You are given a list of objects and the group’s
task is to decide which ones are going to be the most useful in performing a
task. The task can be anything, like saving the world from aliens for example.
I think it could be real fun to
play one of them.
My sources:
https://www.wrike.com/blog/team-building-games/http://tutzone.org/team-building-activities-for-adults/
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140709104517-6939498-great-ideas-for-team-building-activities
Do you mean we could play some of them in our English class? That would be no problem if that's what you want. Actually some of them can be found in resource books for teachers - after all, team building is useful in many areas of life.
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