High Point Ropes Course

Types of Teambuilding

Skills processed and developed through team building

Teamwork - A group working together in order to achieve a common goal which could not be accomplished by an individual.

Communication - Collecting and disseminating information. Communictaion will includes both giving (talking) and receiving (listening) information. To be effective, communication must be understood by all involved.
Trust & Respect - Developing a sense of compassion and responsibility for and among group members.
Cooperation - Accepting of others’ ideas and willingness to attempt something although you may not fully agree with it.
Leadership - Providing guidance to the group in order to achieve the task and maintain a positive and productive group environment.
Followership - Committing to success and carrying out the directions of others in a manner that maintains a positive and productive group environment.
Giving/Receiving Support - Providing physical, emotional and psychological assistance to others within the group. Asking for the assistance that you need and accepting what is offered to you.
Self-Awareness - Developing a sense of how one’s abilities can be a vital resource for helping others and the group to succeed.
Self-Confidence - Increasing one’s willingness and ability to trust in self, others and safety systems.
Challenge - A test of one’s abilities or resources in a demanding and stimulating undertaking.
Mental Challenge - Solving a difficult problem through resourcefulness, initiative, imagination and creativity.

The challenge course experience should provide participants with an opportunity to gain increased insight and knowledge about themselves and how to handle problems as part of a group or as an individual. This is accomplished through careful provocation by the instructor and repeated exposure to the above topics throughout the experience.

Possible Games to Achieve Team Cohesiveness Can Include:

High Beam - The team must get up and over the 8 foot high beam.
Spider Web - Each team member must climb through a spider web without going through the same whole twice.
Zig Zag - Each team must get the whole team across 4 beams while holding 4 planks. The teams can not fall off of the beams.
Whale Watch - Teams must balance on a plank. Think titter-totter.
Nitro Crossing - Teams must get across a ditch while only using a rope and each other.