Teambuilding Exercise – Drop the Ball (Fun!)

Time: 10–12 minutes

Purpose: Cooperation and healthy competition

Participants: Small groups

Materials needed: Golf balls, straws, tape

Instructions:

• Each small group receives 12 straws and 18 inches of masking tape. They get ten minutes to build a container that will catch a golf ball dropped from about ten feet.
• Each group selects a ‘ball dropper’ — that person stands on a chair, holds a golf ball at eye level. That group places its container on the floor under where it thinks the ball will land. Each group gets three attempts.
• The group that gets a ball to go in and stay in its container wins.

Desired outcome: Teams can use their experiences in the game to overcome work problems and relational issues.