Corporate Team building is essential to any successful company. Stimulated, happy employees are not only more inventive problem solvers, they are more productive in a group situation. The payoff from holding a corporate team building even is obvious; increased productivity!

Your employees spend day after day together working in the office, but they rarely get to know each other in a social setting. Putting down the mouse and picking up the volleyball creates a whole new dynamic for your team members. Activities like this are crucial for overcoming stereotypes and breaking everyday office routine thinking.

Once your employees are on a level playing field, free from their hierarchies and job titles, they begin to understand the importance of being an interactive team, capable of reaching goals as a group. This is never made simpler then by picking up a ball and having some fun.

Catalina Island is the perfect place for your corporate team-building event. Catalina Island has the resources in place for corporate events, and is just a short commute and ferry ride from Los Angeles or San Diego. Following are some great ideas to add to your list of team-building events, all waiting for you on Catalina Island:

Catalina Island Golf Cart Road Rally
This is not your ordinary road rally! Four person teams take to the streets of Avalon in a one of Catalina Islands famous modified golf carts, armed with a colorful local area map and a booklet of Avalon trivia. Participants learn about Catalina’s abundantly rich history while practicing their teamwork. Each find is documented with a Polaroid camera and points are scored as team members race to meet their goals. The road rally is a perfect way to explore the island, learn, and makes a great team-building experience.

Catalina Island Super Beach Sports
Get your “game on” in front a private beachfront club a hundred yards from the beach. The club offers a full service restaurant available for catering lunch or dinner. Events can include pigskin relay, gunny sack races, hula hoop toss, croquette, volleyball, Frisbee, horseshoes, water balloon toss and beach scavenger hunt. Customized activities can be designed to suit your needs. This is a great place to “take over” and make your own for a day!

Catalina Island Kayak Relay Races
Paddle towards victory with your coworker! Maneuverable two-person sit-on-top ocean kayaks are the vehicles of choice for this exciting team-building event. The safe, calm waters of Avalon Bay provide the perfect venue. Participants are challenged to complete tricky maneuvers like paddling backwards and navigating courses. Two person teams collaborate to accomplish their goals. The colorful kayaks, friendly competition, sunshine and crystal clear water brings out the kid in everyone involved!

Catalina Island Golf Tournaments
No Golf Pros here! Get the whole department out on the green and knock the ball around. Enough said? Golf makes for a great day outdoors, provides friendly competition, and keeps everyone focused on a goal. For anyone who hates golf, there is always the golf cart and a cold beverage!

Catalina Island Mini-Golf Tournaments
Perhaps a day on the green is too much like your weekend routine. Then hold your event at the Catalina Island Mini-Golf course. Putting through the challenging mini-golf course is a great way to compete and have a laugh with your co-workers.

Catalina Island Jet-Ski competitions
Maybe your employees need to get extreme and live on edge for a day! Hosting a Jet-Ski competition always brings people together in a fun and exciting way!

Catalina island is both affordable and easy to get to, making it a prime location for your corporate event. Everyone is sure to enjoy the ride over and a fun-filled day of unique “Island-Style” activities, delicious food and drinks. There are quite a few affordable and easily customizeable Catalina Island vacation packages that can be tailor fit to meet your needs. Check out the official Catalina Island Vacation website for more info on the island and unique Catalina Island vacation packages.

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