Teambuilding: Swing Shot at Rock Eagle

  

(Sorry for the self portraits! I was too busy having fun to get group shots.)

Day 1 of Session I brought with it a lot of fun teambuilding exercises. Many of us had never met the others before we gathered at Rock Eagle in Eatonton but we quickly made introductions.

Dr. Strickland and Kristi Farner had a great afternoon planned where the class got to break loose and get to know each other while thinking outside of the box through outdoor games. The obvious highlight of the day was when each member was harnessed up, got strung up on a cable, and was hoisted high into the air by a series of pulleys powered by class members. We each agreed to go all the way to the top and when we pulled the rip cord, we swung like a pendulum among cheers, shouts, and encouragement from our classmates.

After the adrenaline-pumping high flying session, we all gathered together to talk about our experience and discuss how trust was crucial in the exercise. We reflected upon the fact that each and every person had a specific task and the person flying had to completely trust that the ground crew that pulled them into the air would hold the rope until just the right time.