Young Leaders’ Training Game on! (Module E)

Brentwood Explorer Scouts Young Leaders’ Training E – Game on! Aim To give you a good understanding of the importance of games in the Section meeting. To give you some ideas of the different types of games that can be played and when to use them to greatest effect.

Brentwood Explorer Scouts Young Leaders’ Training E – Game on! Objectives By the end of this module, you will be able to: –understand the importance of games in the section meeting –understand the need for different types of games and when to play them –explain and run different types of games

Brentwood Explorer Scouts Young Leaders’ Training E – Game on! Play a game Game Review –Who was out first – how did it feel? –Who won – how did it feel? –Advantages and Disadvantages of this type of game

Brentwood Explorer Scouts Young Leaders’ Training E – Game on! Play another game Game Review –Advantages and Disadvantages of this type of game

Brentwood Explorer Scouts Young Leaders’ Training E – Game on! Brainstorm In your groups –Different sorts of games –3 advantages / 3 disadvantages of each –When would you play each type of game Importance of a mixture of types of games

Brentwood Explorer Scouts Young Leaders’ Training E – Game on! Triangles Select two people in the room but don’t say who they are. Move so that the three of you form an equilateral triangle If they move, move in response.

Brentwood Explorer Scouts Young Leaders’ Training E – Game on! Game preparation What preparation do you need to make to ensure that a game runs successfully? Some ideas… –Correct equipment –Explain the rules clearly and simply –Maintain discipline and sportsmanlike behaviour –Timekeeping –Safety –Enough adults / young leaders available

Brentwood Explorer Scouts Young Leaders’ Training E – Game on! The right game! Selecting the right game, “Have you got a game?” Hyperactive tonight?

Young Leaders’ Training Questions