Fun Partner Warm-Up Game to Develop Balance & Trust - Palm Off
Fun Partner Warm-Up Game to Develop Balance & Trust - Palm Off 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 pairs, facing one another with feet together and toes about half a metre apart.
- To start, each person raises their hands, palms facing forward towards their partner.
- Each person aims to knock their partner off-balance, ie their feet move back or forward to regain balance.
- The only contact an individual may make with their partner is palm to palm.
- After several short rounds, swap partners.
- Palm Off Fun partner warm-up game to develop balance & physical coordination.
- Palm Off is a fun partner warm-up game that tests coordination, stability and spatial awareness skills.
- Ideal as a quick group energiser, this warm-up exercise requires no equipment and minimal space, making it perfect for breaking the ice while physically preparing groups for more intensive activities.
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Form pairs, facing one another with feet together and toes about half a metre apart.
To start, each person raises their hands, palms facing forward towards their partner.
Each person aims to knock their partner off-balance, ie their feet move back or forward to regain balance.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Fun Partner Warm-Up Game to Develop Balance & Trust - Palm Off. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Form pairs, facing one another with feet together and toes about half a metre apart.; To start, each person raises their hands, palms facing forward towards their partner.; Each person aims to knock their partner off-balance, ie their feet move back or forward to regain balance.; . Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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