Teamwork and Teamplay: A Guide to Cooperative, Challenge, and Adventure Activities That Build Confidence, Cooperation, Teamwork, Creativity, Trust, Decision Making, Conflict

by Cain, James; Jolliff, Barry

• ISBN13: 9780787245320
• ISBN10: 0787245321
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-05-13
• Publisher: Kendall Hunt Pub Co

Table of Contents

Introduction	v
``Why Are We Doing This?''	1	(20)
What Is Going On Here?	1	(5)
A Review of Challenge and Adventure Programming Literature	6	(15)
Planning a Challenge and Adventure Activity	21	(10)
Key Elements of the Program	21	(1)
Evaluating the Needs and Goals of the Group	22	(2)
Planning Challenge Activities to Address Specific Needs and Goals	24	(1)
Need Assessment, Goals, and Program Planning Worksheets	25	(6)
The Beginning of Teamplay	31	(16)
Even Before the Adventure Experience Begins	31	(2)
Frontloading the Challenge and Adventure Experience	33	(14)
Activities for Teamwork and Teamplay	47	(174)
A Few Words of Thanks Before We Get to the Good Stuff	51	(2)
Challenge and Adventure Activities	53	(157)
More Ideas for the Future	210	(10)
Safety Issues: You'd Be Surprised!	220	(1)
The Nuts & Bolts of Building Challenge and Adventure Equipment	221	(76)
Instructions for Creating More than 80 Pieces of Challenge Equipment	225	(67)
Some Ideas for Other Challenge Course Equipment	292	(5)
Processing: The Need for Discussion	297	(8)
Going Beyond the Game	298	(1)
Techniques for Processing the Challenge and Adventure Experience	299	(3)
Creative Comments	302	(3)
Beyond Adventure: Games and Activities just for Fun	305	(30)
Games, Puzzles, Activities and Program Suggestions	305	(1)
Wonderful Ideas and Cool Stuff to Add to Your Bag of Tricks	306	(29)
Finding the Resources You Need	335	(66)
Hundreds of Resources for Challenge and Adventure Programming	335	(60)
The Wish List	395	(6)
The Future of Challenge and Adventure Programming	401	(18)
Ethical Issues, Questions, Food for Thought, and Free Advice	402	(5)
Some Ideas for the Future	407	(12)
Index	419