Fast-Paced Partner Game Requiring Quick Reactions - Slap Bang
Fast-Paced Partner Game Requiring Quick Reactions - Slap Bang is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.
How to run it
- Form into pairs, standing a metre apart from each other.
- Establish (and practice for 5 seconds) a beat by slapping open hands on thighs, about once per second.
- Introduce three unique physical gestures, asking your group to mimic them one at a time:
- - Safe: arms crossed on chest and fingers resting on shoulders;
- - Loading: with fingers clenched and thumbs pointing over the top of your shoulders; and
- - Bang: with both hands forming a gun-like gesture in front of the body.
- Between beats, an individual will strategically play one of these three gestures - Safe, Loading or Bang.
- Safe and Loading gestures can be played at any time, but Bang may only be played directly after Loading.
- Slap Bang Fast-paced partner game requiring quick reactions & timing.
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Form into pairs, standing a metre apart from each other.
Introduce three unique physical gestures, asking your group to mimic them one at a time:
Between beats, an individual will strategically play one of these three gestures - Safe, Loading or Bang.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Fast-Paced Partner Game Requiring Quick Reactions - Slap Bang. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Form into pairs, standing a metre apart from each other.; Introduce three unique physical gestures, asking your group to mimic them one at a time:; Between beats, an individual will strategically play one of these three gestures - Safe, Loading or Bang.; . Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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