Quick Reaction Game Sharpens Focus & Thinking - Push Catch
Quick Reaction Game Sharpens Focus & Thinking - Push Catch 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 a circle, with one person (facilitator) standing in the centre.
- Challenge the person receiving the ball to do the opposite of the instruction, eg catch the ball if the middle person calls “PUSH.”
- If the action of the person receiving the ball matches the command, they are eliminated and will remove themselves from the circle.
- If the person receiving the ball successfully performs the opposite action, they may remain in the game and pass the ball back to the middle person.
- The game continues until there is one last person declared the winner.
- Push Catch Quick reaction game to sharpen focus & thinking skills.
- Push Catch functions is a quick reaction game that builds mental agility and concentration skills whilst creating moments of laughter when participants inevitably follow instructions instead of reversing them.
- The elimination format maintains high energy and engagement throughout the activity.
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Prompts to use +
Form a circle, with one person (facilitator) standing in the centre.
If the person receiving the ball successfully performs the opposite action, they may remain in the game and pass the ball back to the middle person.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Quick Reaction Game Sharpens Focus & Thinking - Push Catch. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Form a circle, with one person (facilitator) standing in the centre.; If the person receiving the ball successfully performs the opposite action, they may remain in the game and pass the ball back to the middle person.; . Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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