Fun Partner Catching Activity Develops Team Skills - Comets
Fun Partner Catching Activity Develops Team Skills - Comets 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, fill a bunch of knee-high stockings with old tennis balls, one per person in your group.
- Gather your group outside in a very wide, open playing space.
- Involving a volunteer, demonstrate the unique release and catch of a comet ball.
- Invite your group to spread throughout the space, to practice the release and catch of their own comet ball.
- After several minutes, invite pairs to form.
- Challenge each pair to toss their comets at the same time and catch the comet of their partner.
- As skills develop, encourage partners to walk further away from each other to increase the challenge.
- Comets Partner catching activity to boost coordination & teamwork.
- Comets is a fun partner catching activity that naturally develops hand-eye coordination and distance-throwing skills.
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In advance, fill a bunch of knee-high stockings with old tennis balls, one per person in your group.
Involving a volunteer, demonstrate the unique release and catch of a comet ball.
Invite your group to spread throughout the space, to practice the release and catch of their own comet ball.
After several minutes, invite pairs to form.
Challenge each pair to toss their comets at the same time and catch the comet of their partner.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Fun Partner Catching Activity Develops Team Skills - Comets. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: In advance, fill a bunch of knee-high stockings with old tennis balls, one per person in your group.; Involving a volunteer, demonstrate the unique release and catch of a comet ball.; Invite your group to spread throughout the space, to practice the release and catch of their own comet ball.; After several minutes, invite pairs to form.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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