When do we need team building? The easy answer is, if a person is not meeting his physical, emotional, financial and spiritual requirements, his performance and attitude will suffer and in turn the business suffers. That is the reason why most of the corporate gives importance to the recreational need of his employees and plans team building games/courses for them.
High Ropes Course
A High Ropes Course is a difficult team building and personal development activity. This course can be indoor or outdoor activity. This course consists of both vertical and horizontal obstacles. The obstacles are constructed from wood, ropes and cables set up above the ground and strung between trees, wood poles or steel framework.
Types of High Ropes Courses
Maze High Rope Course- This type is also called as Static course, which allows the complete group or a set of participants to experience the ropes course together. All elements are linked together.
Dynamic High Rope Course- In dynamic course only one participant goes up the ropes and completed the activity. Meanwhile, the group can focus on that one person.
Also, you can select from wide options of high ropes course elements like, Balance board, Burma Bridge, Cargo net, Deep buckets, The earthquake, Island kops, Leap of faith, The hourglass and many more. The high rope courses are basically preferred for a team building activity because they meat developmental, recreational and educational goals. Some of the commonly believed results of this activity are:
Increase self confidence of the individual
Builds the cooperation between the team members
Test the decision making capacity of an individual
Builds trust among each other
Invents leaderships quality
Enhances team work
Capability to decide and set goals for the task
Clay Pigeon Shooting Games
Clay pigeon shooting is also known as Inanimate Bird Shooting. Its is nothing but skill to shoot on clay made pigeons or other clay made flying targets, with a shotgun (usually) or any other type of arm. Lots of concentration and a sharp eye sight are required for this sporting activity. Each person in the team is given a chance to make a shot and the entire team can guide him through.
In the shooting game a team of 6 people or less is made and an instructor is allocated to each team to guide them through the complete process, teach them the technique. Attention, willpower and passion are a key to the success for this game. These requirements make clay pigeon shooting an ideal activity for a team building event. It is also an ideal choice for both men and women.