Team Exercises from Phoenix Leisure

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We have an extensive set of exercises to choose from and, in its simplest of formats, a light hearted Team Building event can consist of a series of these exercises set out in the grounds of the venue. This is ideal for a post conference type of event.

Teams rotate from one exercise to the next, scoring as they go. This format suits large numbers or occasions when time is limited. Tasks can include:

Gorge Crossing	Stepping Stones	Great Escape
The Virus	Artesian	Sheepdog
Minefield	Eggs in Space	Spiders Web
Rope Square	Druids Maze	Switch
Supertanker	Space Escape	Moonwalk
Washing Powder Ad	Invisible Maze	Wiggle
Human Table Football	Pipedreams	Obstacle Skis
Grenade Launcher	Space Squirrels	Earthquake
Build Us a Crane	Where’s Murphy

For large groups, the tasks can be doubled up and teams can go "Head to Head" to encourage more competition.

Team Building Exercises: Please ask for a full list but a brief selection of our Team Exercises include:
	Spiders Web Hidden in the trees is a giant bungy web. The whole team have to pass through it, and back again, without touching the web. This is a very popular task that involves the whole team working together.
Artesian: The team are faced with a restricted area. Inside is a length of downpipe that they are told contains a bomb. The aim is to retrieve the bomb without touching it and transfer it to the safety bunker, also situated within the minefield. There are also two watering cans located in the middle of the minefield. There is not a lot of equipment provided and the team really have to puzzle over this one. Teamwork is essential to complete what initially looks like an impossible task.
	Grenade Launcher: Using the equipment provided, the teams have to construct an egg launcher. Not only do the teams have to fire the egg across a gorge, but they also have to catch it to earn maximum points!
Space Escape: This game calls for organisation, communication and problem solving. Faced with a dwindling supply of oxygen the team must rearrange hula-hoops in such a way that will allow them to beam aboard their spacecraft. Various restrictions are in place, which make this task a lot more difficult than it first appears.
Invisible Maze: A group of astronauts in training for a two-year mission into deep space must demonstrate their ability to learn and problem solve as a team by traversing an invisible maze. The task calls for group problem solving, leadership and organisational learning.
	Obstacle Skis: Great as an Ice Breaker or as a team exercise in itself. Three members of the team are linked on a pair of skis and have to safely negotiate an obstacle course. This game calls for balance and teamwork and it can be hilarious fun for onlookers!
Washing Powder Advert: Using props and a Polaroid camera, the team have to make a washing powder advert, take photographs and make a presentation to the rest of the group. This calls for creativity and imagination. It is one of our most popular team tasks!
Great Escape: The team have been captured and imprisoned by aliens. Any disturbance of the compound wall will alert the aliens with the result that the whole group are re-imprisoned, even those who have escaped. The only equipment provided is a single plank. The task calls for a high level of team commitment and how does the last person get out?
Space Squirrels: The team must cross a dried riverbed that has corrosive properties. The only things that are impervious to this substance are special Salami Sausages!!! Long planks are also provided but the problem is that the squirrels that live in the riverbank are carnivorous and they love salami! The teams are faced with a race against time to get across the riverbed before the squirrels steal and eat their sausages!
Earthquake: A team of scientists are stuck in their laboratory following a leak of highly poisonous Toxic Sludge. They must find a way across using the remnants of a bridge before they are engulfed! They are provided with planks, barrels and rope. Good teamwork is essential.
Build Us a Crane: This is an excellent task for creativity and resource management. Teams are provided with a range of equipment that they have to buy. Using their materials they have to build a crane with points being awarded for weight lifted, vertical distance, horizontal distance and aesthetic appearance of the crane. This is an intriguing exercise that calls for a lot of thought and planning.
Where’s Murphy: The team’s task is to calculate and provide the top management of an Irish Whiskey company with a vital sales figure. Each member has some of the necessary information but, unfortunately, Mr Murphy, the Sales Manager, has disappeared with some of the key data. It’s a race against the clock to locate him and ask him to fax the missing information. This exercise highlights interdependence, leadership and planning skills.
Ice Breakers: These may include Pipe Dreams, Card Tower, Jenga, Giant Pictionary, Scattergories, Washing Powder, Brain Teasers, Blindfold Tent Erection, Catch Phrase, Maths Puzzle, Human Table Football and Supertanker.