Active Tag Game For High-Energy Groups - Hospital Tag
Active Tag Game For High-Energy Groups - Hospital Tag is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.
How to run it
- Spread your group throughout a designated area.
- When you call “GO,” everyone attempts to tag everybody else, while also avoiding being tagged.
- The first and second time a person is tagged, they are obliged to place a hand on the spot they are tagged.
- Upon being tagged twice, a person may use their hips to tag others.
- Upon being tagged a third time, a person is obliged to crouch down and wait.
- Play two or more rounds over several minutes or until the energy wanes.
- Hospital Tag Active tag game to boost energy & create excitement.
- Hospital Tag adds a clever twist to the traditional tag game with progressive handicaps that level the playing field as the game continues.
- Perfect as a fun group energiser, the three-strikes format keeps everyone involved throughout and creates natural laughter.
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Prompts to use +
When you call “GO,” everyone attempts to tag everybody else, while also avoiding being tagged.
The first and second time a person is tagged, they are obliged to place a hand on the spot they are tagged.
Upon being tagged twice, a person may use their hips to tag others.
Play two or more rounds over several minutes or until the energy wanes.
Hospital Tag Active tag game to boost energy & create excitement.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Active Tag Game For High-Energy Groups - Hospital Tag. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: When you call “GO,” everyone attempts to tag everybody else, while also avoiding being tagged.; The first and second time a person is tagged, they are obliged to place a hand on the spot they are tagged.; Upon being tagged twice, a person may use their hips to tag others.; Play two or more rounds over several minutes or until the energy wanes.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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