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Rhythmic Passing Game for Group Coordination - I Pass This Shoe

Rhythmic Passing Game for Group Coordination - I Pass This Shoe is a team reflection exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.

5 to 15 minutesTIME
Medium group (9-25)GROUP SIZE
ActiveENERGY
In person, RemoteSETTING
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. Form a circle, with everyone sitting on the floor (or seated around a table.)
  2. Ask everyone to take off one of their shoes and place it directly in front of them.
  3. I PASS LIKE THIS AND I NEVER, NEVER MISS.”
  4. Instruct everyone to pass the shoe in front of them to their left-hand neighbour once for every beat of the song.
  5. Practice the passing of shoes for one full stanza a couple of times.
  6. The group aims to keep one shoe in front of every person at all times.
  7. I Pass This Shoe Rhythmic passing game to develop coordination & group timing.
  8. As a rhythmic passing game, I Pass This Shoe combines a simple chant with structured passing movements that follow a consistent pattern.
  9. The synchronised format ensures everyone participates equally, while the progressive nature of the exercise builds confidence as participants master the passing sequence.
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Prompts to use +

Form a circle, with everyone sitting on the floor (or seated around a table.)

Ask everyone to take off one of their shoes and place it directly in front of them.

I PASS LIKE THIS AND I NEVER, NEVER MISS.”

Instruct everyone to pass the shoe in front of them to their left-hand neighbour once for every beat of the song.

I Pass This Shoe Rhythmic passing game to develop coordination & group timing.

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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Rhythmic Passing Game for Group Coordination - I Pass This Shoe. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: Form a circle, with everyone sitting on the floor (or seated around a table.); Ask everyone to take off one of their shoes and place it directly in front of them.; I PASS LIKE THIS AND I NEVER, NEVER MISS.”; Instruct everyone to pass the shoe in front of them to their left-hand neighbour once for every beat of the song.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.

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