Ages 5-16 · Book 3, Confidence · 4,299 places
Adaptive PE and Inclusive Sport
The count is personal, so a child whose reps look nothing like anybody else's is still measuring the same thing.
Built on Ellis Abel and the Magic Triangle — “Turn fear into confidence, one step at a time.” A character series, not a curriculum with a worldview attached.
The five sessions
- Session 1
Name the one skill, small enough to practise this week
- Session 2
Read the story and connect the wall to their own thing
- Session 3
Set the rep count, write it down, keep it boring
- Session 4
Miss, fail, and log it as a rep rather than a verdict
- Session 5
Show the count at the end and let them read it themselves
Questions leaders ask
Is adaptive pe and inclusive sport in your area a religious program?
No. Ellis Abel is a character series. Each volume carries one named core value — this one is confidence — and the story does the teaching. There is no doctrine in it, nothing to opt out of, and it is used in public schools, libraries and secular programs as readily as anywhere else.
What ages does this work for?
Ages 5-16. The story is read aloud, so a child who cannot read yet is fully in it, and the discussion prompts are written in two bands so one adult can hold a mixed-age room.
How long does a session take in a your area classroom?
Twenty to thirty minutes, structured as read-aloud, small group, and one step each child names out loud before they leave the room.
Does this need a specialist to deliver?
No. It is written for the classroom teacher, the counselor, or whoever has the room that period. The leader script carries the questions and the follow-ups.
The rules that make it work
Confidence is earned, in that order, every time
Commitment, then competency, then confidence. Almost every adult teaches it backwards by trying to install the feeling first, and children can tell.
Ugly reps are the work, not a warning sign
A child promised that practice feels good quits on the third attempt. Say in advance that it will look bad, and the bad-looking part stops meaning anything.
Praise the count, never the talent
"You're a natural" is a compliment a child cannot use and cannot rebuild from. Sixty reps is a fact they own and can do again.
Nobody is compared to anybody
The count is against last week's count. A room where children are ranked teaches the ones at the bottom to stop starting.
Adults commit out loud too
A coach or a parent naming a thing they are bad at and are practising anyway is worth more than any session on effort.
This is a character story, not a performance program
Technique belongs to the coach and the teacher. This handles the part that has nothing to do with technique, and never scores a child on either.
Adaptive PE by metro area
Northeast
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- Adaptive PE — Portland, ME
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- Adaptive PE — Manchester, NH
- Adaptive PE — Trenton, NJ
- Adaptive PE — Atlantic City, NJ
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- Adaptive PE — Erie, PA
- Adaptive PE — Binghamton, NY
- Adaptive PE — Barnstable, MA
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- Adaptive PE — Chambersburg, PA
- Adaptive PE — Bangor, ME
- Adaptive PE — State College, PA
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- Adaptive PE — Pittsfield, MA
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Midwest
- Adaptive PE — Chicago, IL
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- Adaptive PE — Evansville, IN
- Adaptive PE — Fargo, ND
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- Adaptive PE — Rochester, MN
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- Adaptive PE — Springfield, IL
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- Adaptive PE — Racine, WI
- Adaptive PE — Saginaw, MI
- Adaptive PE — Iowa City, IA
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- Adaptive PE — Eau Claire, WI
- Adaptive PE — Oshkosh, WI
- Adaptive PE — Bloomington, IL
- Adaptive PE — La Crosse, WI
- Adaptive PE — Terre Haute, IN
- Adaptive PE — Waterloo, IA
- Adaptive PE — Kenosha, WI
- Adaptive PE — Janesville, WI
- Adaptive PE — Bloomington, IN
- Adaptive PE — Jackson, MI
- Adaptive PE — Traverse City, MI
- Adaptive PE — Rapid City, SD
- Adaptive PE — Monroe, MI
- Adaptive PE — Jefferson City, MO
- Adaptive PE — Niles, MI
- Adaptive PE — Sioux City, IA
- Adaptive PE — Bismarck, ND
- Adaptive PE — Wausau, WI
- Adaptive PE — Manhattan, KS
- Adaptive PE — Springfield, OH
- Adaptive PE — Battle Creek, MI
- Adaptive PE — Ames, IA
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- Adaptive PE — Lawrence, KS
- Adaptive PE — St. Joseph, MO
- Adaptive PE — Sheboygan, WI
- Adaptive PE — Muncie, IN
- Adaptive PE — Sandusky, OH
- Adaptive PE — Michigan City, IN
- Adaptive PE — Kankakee, IL
- Adaptive PE — Grand Forks, ND
- Adaptive PE — Mankato, MN
- Adaptive PE — Fond du Lac, WI
- Adaptive PE — Bay City, MI
- Adaptive PE — Lima, OH
- Adaptive PE — Dubuque, IA
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- Adaptive PE — Cape Girardeau, MO
- Adaptive PE — Columbus, IN
- Adaptive PE — Kokomo, IN
- Adaptive PE — Midland, MI
- Adaptive PE — Grand Island, NE
- Adaptive PE — Minot, ND
South
- Adaptive PE — Dallas, TX
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- Adaptive PE — Washington, DC
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- Adaptive PE — Raleigh, NC
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- Adaptive PE — Birmingham, AL
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- Adaptive PE — Greenville, SC
- Adaptive PE — New Orleans, LA
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- Adaptive PE — McAllen, TX
- Adaptive PE — Charleston, SC
- Adaptive PE — Baton Rouge, LA
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- Adaptive PE — Cape Coral, FL
- Adaptive PE — Lakeland, FL
- Adaptive PE — Greensboro, NC
- Adaptive PE — Little Rock, AR
- Adaptive PE — Deltona, FL
- Adaptive PE — Winston-Salem, NC
- Adaptive PE — Palm Bay, FL
- Adaptive PE — Augusta, GA
- Adaptive PE — Durham, NC
- Adaptive PE — Fayetteville, AR
- Adaptive PE — Jackson, MS
- Adaptive PE — Chattanooga, TN
- Adaptive PE — Port St. Lucie, FL
- Adaptive PE — Huntsville, AL
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- Adaptive PE — Lexington, KY
- Adaptive PE — Killeen, TX
- Adaptive PE — Wilmington, NC
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- Adaptive PE — Savannah, GA
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- Adaptive PE — Myrtle Beach, SC
- Adaptive PE — Lafayette, LA
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- Adaptive PE — Fayetteville, NC
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- Adaptive PE — Lubbock, TX
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- Adaptive PE — Roanoke, VA
- Adaptive PE — Hagerstown, MD
- Adaptive PE — Fort Walton Beach metro area, FL
- Adaptive PE — Kingsport, TN
- Adaptive PE — Waco, TX
- Adaptive PE — Longview, TX
- Adaptive PE — College Station, TX
- Adaptive PE — Tuscaloosa, AL
- Adaptive PE — Laredo, TX
- Adaptive PE — Slidell, LA
- Adaptive PE — Amarillo, TX
- Adaptive PE — Lynchburg, VA
- Adaptive PE — Daphne, AL
- Adaptive PE — Tyler, TX
- Adaptive PE — Lake Charles, LA
- Adaptive PE — Hilton Head Island, SC
- Adaptive PE — Macon, GA
- Adaptive PE — Fort Smith, AR
- Adaptive PE — Panama City, FL
- Adaptive PE — Charlottesville, VA
- Adaptive PE — Gainesville, GA
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- Adaptive PE — Monroe, LA
- Adaptive PE — Punta Gorda, FL
- Adaptive PE — Jacksonville, NC
- Adaptive PE — Johnson City, TN
- Adaptive PE — Lexington Park, MD
- Adaptive PE — Warner Robins, GA
- Adaptive PE — Auburn, AL
- Adaptive PE — Florence, SC
- Adaptive PE — Charleston, WV
- Adaptive PE — Houma, LA
- Adaptive PE — Bowling Green, KY
- Adaptive PE — Dover, DE
- Adaptive PE — Midland, TX
- Adaptive PE — Burlington, NC
- Adaptive PE — Abilene, TX
- Adaptive PE — Jackson, TN
- Adaptive PE — Greenville, NC
- Adaptive PE — Blacksburg, VA
- Adaptive PE — Odessa, TX
- Adaptive PE — Vero Beach metro area, FL
- Adaptive PE — Homosassa Springs, FL
- Adaptive PE — Decatur, AL
- Adaptive PE — Hattiesburg, MS
- Adaptive PE — The Villages metro area, FL
- Adaptive PE — Florence, AL
- Adaptive PE — Dothan, AL
- Adaptive PE — Sherman, TX
- Adaptive PE — Valdosta, GA
- Adaptive PE — Winchester, VA
- Adaptive PE — Wichita Falls, TX
- Adaptive PE — Rocky Mount, NC
- Adaptive PE — Alexandria, LA
- Adaptive PE — Dalton, GA
- Adaptive PE — Texarkana, TX
- Adaptive PE — Albany, GA
- Adaptive PE — Morgantown, WV
- Adaptive PE — Hammond, LA
- Adaptive PE — Harrisonburg, VA
- Adaptive PE — Jonesboro, AR
- Adaptive PE — Wheeling, WV
- Adaptive PE — Cleveland, TN
- Adaptive PE — Salisbury, MD
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- Adaptive PE — Elizabethtown, KY
- Adaptive PE — Lawton, OK
- Adaptive PE — Goldsboro, NC
- Adaptive PE — San Angelo, TX
- Adaptive PE — Brunswick, GA
- Adaptive PE — Anniston, AL
- Adaptive PE — Owensboro, KY
- Adaptive PE — Steubenville, WV
- Adaptive PE — Sebring, FL
- Adaptive PE — Pinehurst, NC
- Adaptive PE — Beckley, WV
- Adaptive PE — Sumter, SC
- Adaptive PE — Gadsden, AL
- Adaptive PE — Paducah, KY
- Adaptive PE — Rome, GA
- Adaptive PE — Victoria, TX
- Adaptive PE — Hot Springs, AR
- Adaptive PE — Hinesville, GA
- Adaptive PE — Parkersburg, WV
- Adaptive PE — Enid, OK
- Adaptive PE — Eagle Pass, TX
West
- Adaptive PE — Los Angeles, CA
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- Adaptive PE — Bakersfield, CA
- Adaptive PE — Albuquerque, NM
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- Adaptive PE — Greeley, CO
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- Adaptive PE — Kennewick, WA
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- Adaptive PE — Bend, OR
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- Adaptive PE — Prescott metro area, AZ
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- Adaptive PE — Las Cruces, NM
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- Adaptive PE — Medford, OR
- Adaptive PE — St. George, UT
- Adaptive PE — Chico, CA
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- Adaptive PE — Coeur d'Alene, ID
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- Adaptive PE — Maui, HI
- Adaptive PE — Santa Fe, NM
- Adaptive PE — Hanford, CA
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- Adaptive PE — Mount Vernon, WA
- Adaptive PE — Napa, CA
- Adaptive PE — Albany, OR
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- Adaptive PE — Wenatchee, WA
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- Adaptive PE — Twin Falls, ID
- Adaptive PE — Farmington, NM
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- Adaptive PE — Cheyenne, WY
- Adaptive PE — Corvallis, OR
- Adaptive PE — Helena, MT
- Adaptive PE — Fairbanks, AK
- Adaptive PE — Pocatello, ID
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- Adaptive PE — Great Falls, MT
- Adaptive PE — Casper, WY
- Adaptive PE — Lewiston, ID
- Adaptive PE — Walla Walla, WA
- Adaptive PE — Carson City, NV
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