Active Elimination Game for Energetic Group Challenges - Ga Ga
Active Elimination Game for Energetic Group Challenges - Ga Ga is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.
How to run it
- Gather your group inside a structure or indoor hall with four walls, or designate a large circle in which to play.
- Announce that the goal for each person is to remain in the game as long as possible.
- Using a soft ball, if an individual is hit anywhere on their knees or below, they are eliminated.
- Announce four parameters to govern safe and fair play:
- - The ball must always be hit with an open hand;
- - A direct hit, or one that occurs after one or more bounces, will eliminate anyone it touches;
- - If someone is touched by a rolling ball, he or she is also eliminated; and
- - Anytime the ball is caught (without a bounce) will cause the ‘hitter’ to be eliminated.
- Ga-Ga Active elimination game to energise groups & promote agility.
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Prompts to use +
Gather your group inside a structure or indoor hall with four walls, or designate a large circle in which to play.
Using a soft ball, if an individual is hit anywhere on their knees or below, they are eliminated.
Announce four parameters to govern safe and fair play:
- The ball must always be hit with an open hand;
- A direct hit, or one that occurs after one or more bounces, will eliminate anyone it touches;
- Anytime the ball is caught (without a bounce) will cause the ‘hitter’ to be eliminated.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Active Elimination Game for Energetic Group Challenges - Ga Ga. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Gather your group inside a structure or indoor hall with four walls, or designate a large circle in which to play.; Using a soft ball, if an individual is hit anywhere on their knees or below, they are eliminated.; Announce four parameters to govern safe and fair play:; - The ball must always be hit with an open hand;. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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