Trust Fall

Challenging trust activity requiring advanced safety & support.

Trust Fall

Challenging trust activity requiring advanced safety & support.

Challenging Trust Activity

This classic group exercise represents the pinnacle of experiential trust development, requiring groups to demonstrate and adhere to advanced group readiness and safety protocols. Trust Fall is a challenging trust activity that demands extensive preparation as participants confront vulnerability, whilst teammates assume complete responsibility for physical safety. It naturally reveals authentic trust dynamics and personal boundaries.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

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In advance, assess your group’s physical abilities and spotting skills as required for this exercise.
For safety, this exercise requires at least nine people to participate, ie one faller and eight spotters.
Objective: Challenge your group to work together to catch one of their team members as they fall backwards from a platform.
Instruct your group in the proper and most effective manner to fall and catch a participant, ie go to Participant Responsibilities tab for details.
Follow prescribed communication protocols before every attempt.
After catching each fall, carefully lower the faller’s feet to the ground to help them return to a standing position.
Honour choice and invite all those who wish to fall to make an attempt.
Process your group’s experience at the conclusion of each fall and at the conclusion of the activity.

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