exercise · all tools
Tossing
Depth · what it can open●●○○2 — reflective
Holding · facilitation2 — facilitator
Trust · group readiness★★★established
Disclosure · what is sharednone
Eight players form two lines, mesh their forearms into a platform, and launch another player into the air and catch them. The source's practical note is that gripping each other by the wrists makes the sturdiest platform.
Hold with care
- A person is thrown into the air and caught by linked forearms; this is the highest physical risk in this batch
- The wrist grip the source recommends is a safety instruction, not a tip
- Needs ceiling height, a clear floor, briefed catchers and a flyer who has volunteered — the source specifies only the grip
Practical
- Time
- — min
- Group
- 9–∞ · large-group
- Settings
- in-person
- Mechanisms
- somatic-awareness, behavioral-rehearsal
- Change scope
- state · repeatable
Instructions
- Where
- improvencyclopedia.org/games/Tossing.html — Improv Encyclopedia, 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
Unattributed; compiled by Improv Encyclopedia — Improvisational theatre
In this directory via Improv Encyclopedia
Related: Heave Ho (variant-of) · Free Falling (alternative-to)
status: checked · added 2026-08-31