Wiff Waff™ | Teamwork Training Activity

• To test and practise team skills in a short team activity
• Self-awareness about behaviours and attitudes in groups
• Teamwork and leadership skills
• The importance of team roles
• How to identify preferred team roles via a questionnaire

Wiff Waff is the original name for Ping Pong, or table tennis. In this short sharp teamwork activity participants are asked to plan for a table-tennis tournament. They have ten minutes' individual planning time and they then come together, in virtual teams, to work out details of play, costs and entrance fee, design a poster and prepare advertising copy.

The activity is based on a set of seven team roles that are considered essential components for high-performing teams. The task is designed to bring the key team roles into relief and gives participants the opportunity to reflect on their own best skills and attributes - and how they fit into a team.

During the debrief you can discuss what happened during the team task, and consider the seven key roles or types. Optional handouts included. An exciting, team task that is designed to get your delegates interacting followed by an opportunity for self-reflection.

Wiff Waff has been developed from Northgate's activity, Building an Effective Team (no longer available).

1. Briefly introduce the activity to all participants.
2. Allocate participants into teams and put them into breakout rooms.
3. Send a copy of the Team Brief to each individual and allow ten minutes for participants to study it on their own. After ten minutes participants can then discuss it within their teams.
4. Allow 20-30 minutes for the team task. Observe teams in action and make notes for the debrief in terms of how they worked as a team.
5. After the allotted time stop the teams. Ask for results from each team in terms of the answers to the task.
6. Lead a general debrief on how the teams operated and a discussion on team roles.
7. Use the (optional) PowerPoint to describe and review the seven key roles. Use the optional handouts which are designed to make participants think about their own traits and how they best fit into the key roles required in a team.
8. Consolidate the learning by linking the idea of team roles to the workplace and how improvements might be made in terms of self-awareness, behaviours and attitudes.

Full guidance supplied in the Trainer’s Notes.

• Trainer’s Notes
• Trainer's Debrief PowerPoint
• Team Brief
• Handout: Team Roles - Questionnaire
• Handout: Team Roles - Summary of Team Roles

This activity is supplied digitally via the Northgate Trainerhub. No delivery charges apply.

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 24. 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.