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Name Volley

Depth · what it can open○○○1 — informational
Holding · facilitation1 — host
Trust · group readinessany
Disclosure · what is sharednone

Two teams of up to six play mimed volleyball, and every pass is made by calling the name of the player who must receive it. The requirement is that the imaginary ball stays visible to everyone throughout.

Practical

Time
min
Group
?6 · small-group
Settings
in-person
Mechanisms
attention-training, creative-expression
Change scope
state · repeatable

Instructions

Where
improvencyclopedia.org/games/Name_Volley.html Improv Encyclopedia, open
Availability
Open online — published at the link, free to read

Source link checked 1 Sep 2026 — reachable

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Origin

Unattributed; compiled by Improv Encyclopedia — Improvisational theatre

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status: checked · added 2026-08-31