How to Set Up a Trust Fall
Want to learn what it really means to put your faith in someone else? Try a trust fall, where one person falls backward, depending upon another to catch them.
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You Will Need
- Two or more people
- Trust
- An elevated platform (optional)
Steps
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Step 1
Position person who will fall
Instruct the person who will fall to stand with their eyes shut and their hands folded across their chest.
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Step 2
Position spotter
Position the person who will catch – the spotter – behind the person who will fall.
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The spotter must be close enough to catch the faller, but far enough away that the faller has adequate falling space.
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Step 3
Fall
Instruct the faller to keep their body straight and stiff and to lean back on their heels, allowing themselves to fall into the arms of the spotter.
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As faller and spotter get more comfortable, experiment with increasing the distance between the spotter and the faller.
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Step 4
Trust fall with several spotters
If you have more people participating, position several to surround the faller. Spotters stand in a semicircle around the back of the faller to catch them.
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Step 5
Perform an elevated trust fall
Stage a trust fall from an elevated platform, such as a stepstool, tree stump, or riser. Spotters face each other and link hands. The faller falls into the net of arms.
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Practice an elevated trust fall only under the supervision of an experienced trust fall leader.
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Step 6
Think about how you feel
Think about how this exercise makes you feel once you and your adrenaline level have fallen. The object is to become more trusting and confident.
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Trust falls are often used as corporate exercises to promote team building.
