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Fun Energetic Elimination Game for Active Groups - Jockeys

Fun Energetic Elimination Game for Active Groups - Jockeys 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), PairsGROUP 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. Form pairs and create two concentric circles, with one person standing behind their partner, all facing into the centre.
  2. The person standing behind their partner is the ‘Jockey’ while the other is the ‘Horse.’
  3. - “JOCKEYS UP” - Jockey will jump onto the back of the Horse;
  4. - “JOCKEYS DOWN” - Jockey immediately dismounts Horse; and
  5. - “SWITCH” - Jockey and Horse switch positions (and therefore roles.)
  6. When you call “RACING,” each Jockey must run around the outside of the circle and return behind their partner as quickly as possible.
  7. Last Jockey to return to their Horse will eliminate that pair from the circle
  8. Jockeys Energetic elimination game to boost energy & excitement.
  9. As an energetic elimination game, Jockeys combines fast-paced action with partner coordination to deliver an action-packed experience that gets everyone moving and laughing.
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Prompts to use +

Form pairs and create two concentric circles, with one person standing behind their partner, all facing into the centre.

- “SWITCH” - Jockey and Horse switch positions (and therefore roles.)

Last Jockey to return to their Horse will eliminate that pair from the circle

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Fun Energetic Elimination Game for Active Groups - Jockeys. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Form pairs and create two concentric circles, with one person standing behind their partner, all facing into the centre.; - “SWITCH” - Jockey and Horse switch positions (and therefore roles.); Last Jockey to return to their Horse will eliminate that pair from the circle; . 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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