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Awesome Jumping Elimination Game for Active Groups - Jump Tag

Awesome Jumping Elimination Game for Active Groups - Jump Tag is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Medium group (9-25), Small group (4-8)GROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In person, RemoteSETTING
High cognitive loadCOGNITIVE LOAD
Strengthens Learning Transfer This reflection and learning exercise strengthens Learning Transfer, one of the eight Gathering Effectiveness pillars.

How to run it

  1. Gather your group into a loose circle and assign everyone a number (starting from 1.)
  2. Start by calling “3,2,1…JUMP” at which point everyone must jump out of the circle and remain where they land.
  3. Explain that the first person ( 1) initiates the game with one standing broad jump attempting to tag another person either while in the air or upon landing.
  4. When the nominated ‘tagger’ jumps, the rest of the circle must jump and remain on the spot they land until the next tagger ( 2) initiates their jump.
  5. Once everyone has landed, person 2 jumps attempting to tag someone close to them.
  6. Everyone who is tagged is eliminated from the game.
  7. Game continues around the circle until all but one person is eliminated.
  8. Jump Tag Jumping elimination game to boost energy & physical activity.
  9. Jump Tag develops coordination, explosive power and strategic thinking as participants engage in a dynamic group challenge.
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Prompts to use +

Gather your group into a loose circle and assign everyone a number (starting from 1.)

Start by calling “3,2,1…JUMP” at which point everyone must jump out of the circle and remain where they land.

Explain that the first person ( 1) initiates the game with one standing broad jump attempting to tag another person either while in the air or upon landing.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Awesome Jumping Elimination Game for Active Groups - Jump Tag. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Gather your group into a loose circle and assign everyone a number (starting from 1.); Start by calling “3,2,1…JUMP” at which point everyone must jump out of the circle and remain where they land.; Explain that the first person ( 1) initiates the game with one standing broad jump attempting to tag another person either while in the air or upon landing.; . Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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  • Where we observed it: The strongest current observations come from Playmeo; aggregators are listed as additional observations, not origin proof. (1 source observed, including Playmeo.)
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  • No efficacy claims: appearing in this library is not a claim that the exercise is proven effective. Facilitator judgment and context decide whether it works for a given room.
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