Football Life worksheet:

10 major life skills associated with the game of football. Use for your youth life skills class. 

PLUS: makes a great all day staff training, see the workshop page!

New Top 50 illustrations, activities and games - published in our first book in January 2012!

Some of the great illustrations and lessons Volume I:

Lures: fishing lures that are the distractions in life

Recruiting: are you really begging kids into your program? Principles from 23 years of experience

Internal motivating factor: set in the initial interview and used throughout participation

Life’s puzzle: 9 pieces to identify values

Mirror: use a clear print label to personalize motivation

Dominoes: one falls...will your whole life follow?

Blame game: 52 labels you put on cards to use on the blamers

Rearview mirror: true story, what to do with yesterday's mistakes

Fishsticks: all you know is all you know - what happens if new thinking is introduced?

Sunglasses: NEW! great illustrations..see things from a new perspective!

Mouse traps maze: group activity that demonstrates peer pressure, lack of knowledge and the traps out there

Paper airplane design: fun competition and attention to detail!

Which Way? Four doors to chose from, from sinking to significance.

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IDEA: Why not lead your youth group to make their own "life" powerpoints? It's a great way to introduce them to powerpoint, plus design a basic portfolio. Start with the title slide, then add slides about their faith, family, friends; education, experience, hobbies, interests, jobs, career, goals, etc.

Save the powerpoints and show them for your staff to see or put them on a continuous loop video display.

The Skewed Woofle Ball Team Project!

Easy to apply with lots of fun for your team! Detail set up available...just ask for it!

COMING JANUARY 2012:

TOP 50+

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The Blame Game!* 52 labels you can put on a deck of cards. Assist your youth in learning how to play this game effectively! (Not really, it's an illustration!) 

Excel P2 Assessments: you chose from 20 fields! Measure for pre/post. You design!  

Are you hitting your mark?

Youtube Video Rearview mirror link. MOST VIEWED! 

Rear View Mirror*: dealing with the stuff from the past - our most requested!

Fish Sticks VS Seafood platter*: showing youth the reality of two philosophies in America today. Which one do you want?

Life’s puzzle*: identifying what your key 9 values you want in your life.

So you want to quit? A “Quitter's Affidavit” demonstrating what the youth will probably face due to dropping out of school and other major life decisions.

 Sugar Daddy: a humorous illustration of what some may want.

Sink Survive Succeed Significance*: the four directions you can choose in life.

Team board walking: contact us for info sheet-FREE!

The String Team: a group activity that encourages coordination, communication and problem solving techniques.

Marionette puppet: peer pressure, gang influence, stereotyping, living under someone’s control.

Toilet Paper Rolls...new team exercise!

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Pipeline Project

We have the package to purchase if need one!

Any age group!

Purchase one 8-9 foot section of 2 pvc pipe.

Have someone carefully saw the pvc pipe long ways in half.

Now cut the pieces of pipe into sections 12 to 18 inches long.

You’ll use three ping pong balls for the project.

A basket (like a pen/pencil holder) will be used for the end of the line container.

When starting, all you tell the group is:

Here’s the objective: three ping pong balls go from me to the bucket

Three rules: ping pong balls cannot stop, go backwards or be touched

Here’s starting point A (where you are standing) and there’s the goal (small basket/box sitting on a chair – some feet away).

Then say, your resources are these (dump the pipes out of a bag).

Then say, “go”.

Watch them look around like there’s more details (don’t tell them, just repeat the objective, three rules).

Someone will get the point of lining up and holding the pipe just right.

Watch as a leader emerges. Ideas are suggested. Frustration sets in.

When they ask you for details or “will this work”? Just say, objective, 3 rules…go for it!

They usually start by standing all on the same side (crowded). After a couple of times, you might ask, “does everyone have to be on the same side?  (no, they can alternate sides).

They usually start the pipeline high, the ball picks up too much speed and pops out of the run. Ask them, “What’s the problem?”   why?    (too much speed, too much of a decline) [all you need is a 1 degree tilt]

The pipe has to be laid just under the next section for an even flow.

They’ll figure out the kinks.

Talk about the project afterwards….project objective, rules, limited details, problem solving, communication, team work.

For more of a challenge, begin the starting point further back than what the pipe will go. The people at the beginning will have to run to the other end, line up and continue the pipeline.

Purchase one or two pieces of two inch elbows to add some variety.

We have set-ups available call for details: 866.677.1308

Other Great Web Resources: 

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"Not the Same Old, Done-it-before Youth Meetings"

 SUPER YOUTH GROUP SITE!  

 Channing Bete "ON" Youth Magazines 

Search Institute 

 Ropes Training