Scannell Mary - The big book of team coaching games : quick, effective activities to energize, motivate, and guide your team to success

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Acknowledgments Thank you to all the teams we have had the pleasure of working with over the years, and to all the leaders, coaches, and mentors who carry on the good work of helping individuals and teams become the best they can be. This book is dedicated to you.

We would like to thank Casie Vogel and Donya Dickerson, our editors at McGraw-Hill, for inviting us once again to contribute to the Big Book series. We are grateful for your support and confidence in us. Thanks also to Moe Dennehy at McGraw-Hill for her dedication to the Big Book series. To Laura Yieh, our marketing wizard at McGraw-Hill, thank you for your work in promoting the book.

A special thanks to everyone involved in the production of this book, including Maureen Harper at McGraw-Hill and the incomparable Rena Copperman and her team. Rena, it has been a joy working with you and copy editor extraordinaire Carolyn Wendt once again. We are grateful to you for your hard work, expertise, and friendship.

Its been a pleasure working with all of you!

On a personal note, thank you to Mike and Joannetwo gifted coaches I am lucky to call friends. I would like to thank my dad, Ed, for showing me what it truly looks like to pay it forward, and my mom, Alice, for showing me how to approach any job with energy and enthusiasm. Thank you to Cathie, for teaching me to live courageously. And to Karen, thank you for sharing your beautiful spirit. A special thanks to Coach Iron Mike Scannell, who is one of the greatest coaches I know. You exemplify what it means to be a coach in your attitude and your actions and you make a difference every day to so many of us.

Mary Scannell

A big Huzzah! to my coauthors Mary Scannell and Joanne Schlosser for the hard work, expertise, and spirit of fun they brought to the making of this book. It has been a wonderful privilege working with you both.

I would like to thank my family for their love and encouragement, not only during the writing of this book, but throughout my life. I would also like to offer a special thanks to my wife, Chrissy, for her love and support, and for the many ways she inspires me and so many others as a coach, friend, and teacher.

Mike Mulvihill

Thank you to my family and especially to Rick for his love and support. Thank you to Mary and Mike for inviting me to collaborate. Thank you to all the great coaches and yoga teachers whove educated and encouraged me to be my best self and to help others reach their full potential. Thank you to my wonderful clients who teach and stretch me as we work together to achieve amazing outcomes.

Joanne Schlosser

What Is Team Coaching?

Rich Fettke

Team Coaching Games This book is meant to be a resource for a coach or facilitator. These team coaching games can be played to help build team cohesiveness, break the ice, and prepare the team to move forward together. The team coaching games in this book provide ideas and activities you can incorporate into your team coaching efforts. They range from verbal activities to physical activities and can take anywhere from a few minutes to an hour or longer. Each game comes with complete instructions including how many people can participate and any supplies you will need or advance preparations you will want to make. As the coach, please review the Objectives and Setting the Context sections of each game to determine which games will best serve the specific objective you wish to accomplish.

Teams that have fun together are better able to retain the learning, break down barriers, and build stronger relationships. The discussion questions are useful in guiding the conversation to debrief the activity, to verbalize the lessons learned, and, where appropriate, to discuss how to take the learning back to work to help the team move forward.

Who Is This Book For?

This is not a how-to manual for becoming a coach. This book is designed for people who are already experienced coaches, who have some experience in team coaching or are team or group facilitators, and who are comfortable in the role.