Dynamic Traversing Activity Builds Trust & Support - Swinging Log
Dynamic Traversing Activity Builds Trust & Support - Swinging Log is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.
How to run it
- In advance, assess your group’s physical abilities and spotting skills as required for this exercise.
- Divide into teams of 5 people with one (traversing) participant and a minimum of 4 spotters taking turns.
- Invite 2 of the spotters to stand one at each end of the log, whose role is to slow the swinging motion of the log by grabbing the support cables as soon as a fall occurs.
- Objective : Challenge each individual to walk from one end of the log to the other without support.
- A traversing participant must have at least two spotters, one on each side of the cable and positioned a half-step back from the side of the participant.
- As in all traversing elements, spotters will move with the participant.
- Allow as many attempts as possible within your allotted time frame.
- Swinging Log Dynamic traversing activity building balance & trust.
- Swinging Log is a dynamic traversing activity that blends unpredictable movements with collaborative safety supports.
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Prompts to use +
Divide into teams of 5 people with one (traversing) participant and a minimum of 4 spotters taking turns.
Invite 2 of the spotters to stand one at each end of the log, whose role is to slow the swinging motion of the log by grabbing the support cables as soon as a fall occurs.
A traversing participant must have at least two spotters, one on each side of the cable and positioned a half-step back from the side of the participant.
As in all traversing elements, spotters will move with the participant.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Dynamic Traversing Activity Builds Trust & Support - Swinging Log. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Divide into teams of 5 people with one (traversing) participant and a minimum of 4 spotters taking turns.; Invite 2 of the spotters to stand one at each end of the log, whose role is to slow the swinging motion of the log by grabbing the support cables as soon as a fall occurs.; A traversing participant must have at least two spotters, one on each side of the cable and positioned a half-step back from the side of the participant.; As in all traversing elements, spotters will move with the participant.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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