Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Teambuilding - Interview

Teambuilding - Interview

Organization:

Set up a 10 x 10 yard box. Give each player a paper and a pen.

Instructions:

Have your people pair up and interview each other asking questions that provide opportunities for everyone in your group to share information about themselves. An evening of teammate interviews and sharing responses can be a fun and influential time together.

The more your teammates know about each other, the more they will care for and understand the why behind teammate behaviors – and if they feel their teammates care about them, they are more willing to be held accountable for their efforts and contributions.

Some of your group may be very familiar and already have strong connections – but it is the new connections and creation of new bonds you want to focus on.

Instead of allowing them to pair up according to their own comfortable existing relationships, take the time to pair up your team so that the individuals who NEED to know each other better and create a stronger bond have the chance to talk and share information.

Coaching Points:

Some fun questions you can include on their papers are:

•What exciting thing would you like to do that you haven’t yet?

•What cartoon character are you most like, and why?

•If you could have an endless supply of any food, what would you get?

•If you were an animal, what would you be and why?

•When you were younger, who was your favorite super hero, and why?

•Complete this sentence: “I wish I could be more. . . ”

•What’s your favorite thing to do in the summertime?

•What do you like most about where you live? What do you like least?

•What was your favorite book as a child?

•Have you ever cried while watching a movie? If so, what movie?

•What's the best holiday memory you have?

•What's been the best day of your life so far?

•What's your most precious possession?

•What is the one thing you could not imagine living without?

•What is the best advice you ever received?

•What was your favorite toy when you were growing up?