65.) Frisbee*
Frisbee was a fairly safe game to train hand-eye coordination and reflexes, making it the logical choice to use. At least, it was before one factored Captain Kirk into the equation.
The entire crew was required to participate in at least one Frisbee training session every week, with few exceptions made. In those training sessions, all of which Kirk supervised unless injured, the crew used a different item than the standard Frisbee. All of the items were things found on the Enterprise, the three most commonly trained with being a phaser, a tricorder, and a PADD, various repair tools were also used on a rather regular basis.
Captain Kirk also conducted each session in zero gravity, everyone floating about in whichever location had been chosen for that day's training session.
At first, Spock didn't understand the logic behind Kirk's decision, but after the gravity had gone out on half the ship and the crew had continued on as normal, he understood. It hadn't been a test like most of the crew thought, but a very real malfunction. Captain Kirk's 'Frisbee' training had prepared his crew to handle prolonged periods of zero gravity, allowing them to function almost normally.
Spock planned to suggest a similar training program be taught at the Academy once he compiled the necessary data and wrote a proper report.
Written: 8-6-2011
Word Count: 222