exercise · all tools

Stop, go, jump, clap!

Also known as: Stop and Go

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

The group walks the space responding to four called instructions, then the meanings are reversed — 'stop' means go, 'clap' means jump — and the calls come faster. Some are usually caught out straight away, which is the point.

Hold with care
  • The sheet plays toward eliminating people as the pace quickens
  • Fast movement and sudden stops in shared space

Practical

Time
10 min
Group
2 · small-group, large-group
Settings
in-person
Mechanisms
attention-training, behavioral-rehearsal, cognitive-reframing
Change scope
state · repeatable

Instructions

Where
resources.trinitycollege.com/hubfs/Trinity%20Drama%20Games%20… Drama Games (Trinity College London), open
Availability
Open online — published at the link, free to read

Source link checked 1 Sep 2026 — reachable

This directory describes and points home; the instructions stay with the people who made them.

Origin

Trinity College London, 'as suggested by drama teachers' — Drama teaching

In this directory via Drama Games (Trinity College London) · Dramaövningar.se

status: checked · added 2026-08-31