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RollaBall!™ | Roller Coaster Teamwork Training Activity
RollaBall!™ | Roller Coaster Teamwork Training Activity
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10 reviews
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10 reviews
A very popular teamwork and communication skills activity - RollaBall! emphasises the need for departments to work together for a common goal.
to practise working effectively within a team
to see the advantages of collaboration with other teams
to learn to give as well as demand required information
to communicate effectively
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$508.00
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Product details
- Type Training Activity
- Timing 1 hour + debrief
- Use Face-to-Face
- Target Audience All Levels
- Min Participants 9
- Max Participants* 21
- *More delegates? Contact Us
- Computer Required No
- Printer Required No
- Supply Format Hard & Digital Copy
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Northgate says...
"An engaging, hands-on activity that makes a clear point about the importance of working together for the good of all."
- Practise working effectively within a team
- See the advantages of collaboration with other teams
- Learn to give as well as demand required information
- Communicate effectively
- Listen to others
Ideally suited to:
Smaller groups, to practise teamwork both within their team and cooperation between teams - and have a fun outcome!
Are you looking to improve collaboration and communication within your organisation? RollaBall! is a multi-functional team development activity.
Each team has to build one third of a runway to carry a ball from one end to the other.
But first teams need to answer a set of multiple choice questions to get the resources they require. While teams could share the answers with other teams, they often fail to do so, highlighting the importance of establishing good communication and sharing information readily. Each team needs resources or the complete structure will not be built. So why not share answers?
Once teams have their resources, they can begin building their runway parts. The three parts are:
- a tower and starting block plus the first section of the runway
- a longer piece of runway to include two curves
- an uphill section with a basket for the finish
During this process, there is a meeting area where teams can discuss how the separate sections can fit together, stressing the importance of inter-team collaboration. Different parts of an organisation are not rivals - they need to collaborate for success.
Use RollaBall! to demonstrate the value of collaboration, communication, and teamwork.
- Introduce the activity.
- Divide the group into three teams.
- Set up a neutral area for inter-team meetings.
- Issue Briefing Sheets and construction materials when teams answer multiple choice questions correctly.
- Observe the teams in action, noting behaviours. Often teams begin by trying to compete and by withholding information, whereas the whole point is to share information freely and work as one big team.
- Bring teams together and test the completed structure.
- Issue review forms and conduct a Debrief, rounding off with Action Plans for performance improvement.
Full guidance supplied in the Trainer’s Notes.
Hard & Digital Copy
- ☑️ Hard copy pack supplied
- ☑️ PDFs supplied
Digital Copy
- ☑️ PDFs supplied
- ❌ You will need to source: A4 White Board, Ping-Pong Balls, Sticky-Tape, Scissors, Rulers, Bag of Paperclips & Rubber Bands
Full Contents
- Trainer’s Notes
- Team Briefs A, B & C
- 20 Questions Forms
- Team Review Form
- Resources: A4 White Board, Ping-Pong Balls, Sticky-Tape, Scissors, Rulers, Bag of Paperclips & Rubber Bands
This activity is for face-to-face classroom use. The digital files are supplied via the Northgate Trainerhub.
Our licence offering is designed to provide exceptional value and flexibility for your organisational training needs.
Upon purchase, each Northgate activity includes a five-year licence for repeat use, with up to a maximum number of delegates per training session. The maximum number of delegates permitted for this activity is 21. This grants you the freedom to use the activity repeatedly, with the specified maximum number of delegates, for five years.
All Learning and Development (L&D) professionals based at the same site (or ‘remote hub’) as you are granted access to these resources, including to the digital files on the Trainerhub via your site-specific Trainer Dashboard, fostering a collaborative spirit within your immediate team.
Should you wish to make this activity available to a wider audience within your organisation, additional licences are required. We understand the varying needs of different organisations and aim to provide flexible options to suit your requirements.
For further information on our licence terms, please contact us. We are here to assist you in enhancing your training initiatives and ensuring a seamless and hassle-free licensing experience.
To use with more than 21 or for multiple site licences please contact us for a quote.
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Sarah Montgomery, Director, Delve Organisational Development Ltd We love 'RollaBall!' and seeing the lightbulb moments that teams have when they participate in it! It is so applicable to the real world of work. We recently used it with a group of junior doctors and it really highlighted the impact that different teams in different departments can have on each other and ultimately the patient journey.
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Anna Boyce, HR Director, The London Institute of Banking & Finance We use ‘RollaBall!’ for values in our induction programme. It’s relevant to the topic, enjoyable and we can just pick it up off the shelf and use it.
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David Cartwright, Business Improvement Officer, A.F. Blakemore & Son Ltd 'RollaBall!' really does tick all the boxes as a learning activity!
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Eleana Katsiami, EA, Visible Ltd We have received your games and we are very pleased with them. We have already used 'RollaBall!' in one of our seminars and it was a big success.
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D. Willis, DW Solutions RollaBall!' is an excellent activity! Fun, so easy to run - and plenty of learning.
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