Belly Slide: leave your dignity at home

There is a moment at every Hercules Trophy where a team stops being a group of colleagues. For many teams, that moment is the Belly Slide.

It first appeared in 2015, has come back many times since, and was there again at our 25th Jubilee edition in June 2024. It is short, it is wet, and it is the labour where you see the widest smiles of the day. How it works stays our secret, but the name gives away more than enough.

Why it works

Corporate life is full of people being careful: careful in meetings, careful in mails, careful about how they come across. The Belly Slide takes that away in one go. Nobody looks dignified sliding on their belly, and that is exactly the point. Once the CFO and the youngest intern have both been soaked, the distance between them is gone.

The best pictures of the day

Ask any photographer at Hercules Trophy where the best pictures are taken, and many will point here. Faces you would never see at the office: concentration, surprise, and then, without fail, laughter. Many teams' favourite picture of the day comes from the Belly Slide, and more than a few ended up as somebody's profile picture.

What a team takes home

The Belly Slide is not about winning. It is about doing something slightly ridiculous together, and discovering that your colleagues are willing to do it with you. That trust, built in a few seconds of water and laughter, is worth more than any team-building presentation.

Want your team to experience it? Look at the packages on our pricing page or get in touch.