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Help me prepare and run the exercise below. First ask for my participant count, time, setting, access needs and intended result. Check these against the stated limits. Use the supplied rules and materials. Explain any proposed changes before using them, and label them as adaptations. Do not invent source claims or require personal disclosure. Give me one step at a time when I say start. I manage the people, physical activity and clock; do not claim to observe the room. Ask me what happened before choosing a next step.

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# Group Juggle

Participants stand in a circle, establish a fixed tossing sequence across the room, and keep multiple soft items moving through that exact order. The group coordinates eye contact and pacing to manage incoming objects without dropping them.

**Time:** 15 minutes. UWT suggested 15-minute plan based on source rounds and debrief
**People:** 6 to 20. Single standing or seated circle of 6 to 20 people

## Choose this exercise

**Purpose:** Track and handle multiple concurrent handoffs across a fixed interpersonal sequence.
**Use it when:** Use as a physical energizer or warm-up when participants need to learn names, sharpen focus, or explore handling simultaneous incoming tasks.
**Skip it when:** Skip when the physical space is too tight for safe tossing, or when participants prefer not to participate in physical catching games.

## Materials and tools

- 3 to 5 soft tossable items such as foam balls, fleece balls, beanbags, or clean rolled socks
- 1 stopwatch or phone timer

## Before participants arrive

1. Arrange chairs or standing positions in a single circle with arm-length space between neighbors.
2. Check the floor to ensure it is clear of bags, cords, and tripping hazards.
3. Place all tossable items within reach of the facilitator.

## Say this to open

We are going to pass soft items across our circle in a fixed sequence. First, we will establish our order. When I say your name, I will toss you the ball. You catch it, call out your own name, call the name of someone across the circle who has not received it yet, and toss it to them. Pay attention to who sends to you and who you throw to.

## How to run it

### 1. Map the passing sequence (4 minutes)

Stand in the circle holding one soft ball. Call out your name and the recipient's name before tossing across the circle (for example, Nancy to Tom). The recipient catches the ball, states their name and their chosen recipient's name, then tosses across. Every participant receives the ball exactly once. The final participant tosses the ball back to the facilitator to close the loop. Ask everyone to point with their left hand to their passer and right hand to their receiver to lock the sequence.

### 2. Confirm single item flow (3 minutes)

Send the single ball through the exact same sequence again. Start the timer on the first toss and stop it when the ball returns to the facilitator. Announce the elapsed time as the baseline benchmark. Remind everyone that the handoff rule stays fixed: always receive from your designated passer and throw to your designated catcher.

### 3. Juggle multiple items (5 minutes)

Toss the first ball into the sequence. Once it reaches the third person, introduce a second ball to the same first receiver, then a third, and optionally a fourth. If an item drops, the intended catcher picks it up, calls the next name, and continues the flow. Keep all items in motion until every object completes the full circuit back to the facilitator.

### 4. Debrief the coordination (3 minutes)

Gather the group in place. Pose two reflection questions to the full room. Take three or four brief participant observations on eye contact, pacing, and handling simultaneous incoming demands.


## Debrief questions

- What adjustments did you make when multiple items were moving through the circle at once?
- What signals helped you catch the item cleanly before throwing to the next person?

**Finished output:** Completion of a timed, multi-item passing loop through the entire team.

## Remote

This activity requires physical throwing and catching and cannot run online as a physical juggle. If your team is remote, run a different activity designed for digital interaction rather than attempting to substitute physical tossing.

## Hybrid

Keep all remote participants together on video or assign them non-physical operational roles during the physical circle, such as acting as official timekeeper and tracking successful catch streaks on a shared screen.

## Access and participation choices

- Participants may choose to roll items across the floor, hand them off, or sit closer together instead of tossing.
- Any participant may opt out of catching and choose to act as timekeeper or tracker without explanation.

## If the session gets stuck

**Participants forget who throws to them or who they toss to.**

Pause the action and have everyone point simultaneously to their passer and receiver before resuming.

**Tosses become wild and items scatter across the floor.**

Require gentle underhand tosses and insist on direct eye contact before releasing the item.


## Terms used here

- Loop: The repeating sequence of passes where every person receives and sends an item once before it returns to the start.

## Sources and adaptation

Observed in Relationship Makers Handbook (pages 189-190) and published as a free icebreaker by TrainerBubble. Both sources describe the physical sequence-locking circle mechanic.

Retained the circle toss, sequence-locking mechanic, and progressive introduction of multiple items observed in Relationship Makers Handbook and TrainerBubble. UWT structured the activity into a standard 15-minute sequence, clarified facilitator roles, added physical safety guidance, and removed the unrelated verbal replacement to note that physical tossing cannot be replicated online.

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Current run sheet: https://unitedwetransform.com/exercises/group-juggle/