Walk & Stop

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Have you played this activity? What worked, what didn't work? What type of group? Do you have useful advice for other users? Do you know a fun variation?

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   ducky April 13, 2025

   I use this as a short middle game with one of Mark’s zoom games that I’ve slightly tweaked.
   Game 1: group forms circle with eyes closed, I tap someone on shoulder to simulate sending zoom message ‘you rock’, then eyes open and group has 30 seconds to try to determine who I sent the msg to. The selected person then revel themselves.
   Then okay Walk/Stop game.
   Then game 2: like game one except I tap everyone on the shoulder. Group has 15 seconds in silence to work out who the ‘you rock’ msg was sent to. On reveal everyone is delighted that everyone was selected.
   Then I start the normal outdoor activity (e.g. archery, climbing, etc).
   Unofficial Start or Connection Before Content tactic that works for me.

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     Mark Collard April 14, 2025

     Thanks Ducky for sharing. Your first activity sounds a bit like The Rock – did I get that right? If not, please email me your more detailed instructions of how to play 🙂
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   Amy Beaulieu April 28, 2024

   question – when you get to the step to add in Name, and Clap – do you keep the Stop and Walk in the reverse form still?

   or do you resume Stop means Stop. Walk means walk. And then add in Name and Clap?

   At any point are all four labels mixed up in one round of 30 seconds . . . as in Stop = Walk. Walk = Stop. Name = Clap. Clap = Name. ?

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     Mark Collard April 29, 2024

     Amy, in short, yes. Yes, I keep building on the earlier commands (in whatever form) each time I add new commands. And Yes, by the time I have introduced all six commands, everything is in reverse.
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   Silvio Berlfein April 26, 2020

   I have done this activity many times and I frame it as an activity talking about adapting to change and how something so simple can be complex, but even though it is difficult at first we slowly get better as we go. For advanced groups I add Jump and Spin to the other 4.
   Great activity.. THanks Mark

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     Mark Collard April 27, 2020

     Thanks for sharing Silvio. And I love your adaptation. Keep up the fun.
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   David Piang-Nee April 23, 2019

   great activity to look in the light of assumption of knowledge and relearning new skills or environments and playing with meanings.. When meanings are changed or we enter a new environment or learn a new skill, it takes time to adjust and this activity can demonstrate this quite well. lots of fun and super confusing as you add more layers..

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   Sean de Morton December 3, 2018

   This is such an awesome session particularly for concentration and the importance of decision making in sport.

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   rajeshramkumar August 3, 2018

   Mark, I tried this, this is an excellent activity , especially as an ‘in betweener’… would need a PA system though for a larger group….

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