| Polyester
Triathlon
This
works great for Sales Meetings; Groups of 20 or More; It
can be done outdoors;
Group
Size 10 to 40
Estimate
Time 5 minutes each time
Props
This
activity gives participants who might never qualify for
a triathlon the chance to experience one--and a creative
one at that. Because groups design their own physical activities,
it doesn't matter whether you have lots of open space or
not.
Instructions
Organise
participants into three groups.
Explain
that they will be participating in a relay race called Polyester
Triathlon.
Tell
each group they have 2 minutes to choose an event to include
in the triathlon.
Encourage
creativity. (Examples might include running in place for
a count of 100; walking backward from one specific location
to another; singing "Raw Hide!" while riding an imaginary
horse around a circle; turning around in circles 10 times;
and so on.)
After
2 minutes, ask each group in turn to perform the event it
selected.
Then
ask all participants to practice that move.
Tell
groups to line up in the order in which they will perform
the triathlon.
Explain
that you will blow the whistle and the triathlon will begin.
Each
person in a group must perform all three of the events decided
upon by all groups, and then the next person in the group
begins.
The
group that finishes first wins.
Following
the competition, distribute ribbons or prizes for first,
second and third place.
Variations
Make
it an individual competition.
Give the groups the events that they should complete.
Conduct
this activity indoors and ask participants to choose pretend
events, such as swimming in a swamp of alligators.
Tip
Use fun props such as a sign that says Starting Line, water
bottles, or sweatbands.
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