Trust Building Activities Continued 8th November

“All Aboard”:

In this activity the girls were grouped into teams, we used chalk to demarcate an area in which the entire team is to fit. Gradually the space becomes smaller and the teams’ aim is to work together to ensure that every member is inside the boundary.

This exercise was beneficial in that it required the girls to work in close physical proximity as a team to solve a practical problem. As netball is a contact sport we felt it important that the girls learn to feel comfortable with touching and being close together.

Step1: Each girl stands comfortably, the only physical contact visible is between the girls who know each other well.

Step Two: As the space is reduced the girls come into closer contact, they all keep their arms close to their bodies.

Step three; The space becomes even smaller, the girls open out their arms

Step 4: Opting to carry each other

Step 5: Although the girls managed to fit in the area, they did not quite achieve physical closeness. If they had faced inwards with interlinked arms they would have saved more space.