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Partner Balance Game for Quick Group Energy Boosts - Butt Wars

Partner Balance Game for Quick Group Energy Boosts - Butt Wars is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.

Under 5 minutesTIME
PairsGROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In person, RemoteSETTING
No materialsMATERIALS
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. Each couple stands back-to-back, with their heels positioned about 30cm apart.
  2. On your signal, each person will attempt to bring their partner off-balance by using only their buttocks as a point of contact.
  3. An individual is deemed to have been knocked ‘off-balance’ when one or more of their feet have moved from their original starting position.
  4. Butt Wars Partner balance game that sparks laughter & friendly rivalry.
  5. Butt Wars will trigger endless peals of laughter as this zany game transforms your space into a hub of friendly competition.
  6. Perfect as a fun warm-up game for any indoor or outdoor program, it requires no props and little setup time.
  7. Partner Balance Game for Quick Group Energy Boosts
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Prompts to use +

An individual is deemed to have been knocked ‘off-balance’ when one or more of their feet have moved from their original starting position.

Partner Balance Game for Quick Group Energy Boosts

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Partner Balance Game for Quick Group Energy Boosts - Butt Wars. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: An individual is deemed to have been knocked ‘off-balance’ when one or more of their feet have moved from their original starting position.; ; Partner Balance Game for Quick Group Energy Boosts. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

Origin unverified

  • 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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