Calling all school sports staff and inclusion champions!

Empower students of all abilities through inclusive sports!

Join our in-person skills training and learning community calls to learn how to include students with disabilities in sports and physical activities! To register for these training opportunities, complete our skills training interest form.

The in-person training is Friday, February 27 from 12:30-4pm in Columbus Ohio. Space is limited so fill out the interest form today!

The learning community calls will begin in Spring 2026 and are open to all!

Take Our Online Training

You are invited to take part in a free, self-paced online Inclusive Sports Coaching for K -12 training designed to empower you to create and expand inclusive sports and physical activity opportunities for students with disabilities.

In this training you'll learn:

Practical strategies for coaching and including students with disabilities
Tools to adapt sports and physical activities
Resources to support ongoing inclusion

Space is limited! Register for the Inclusive Sports Coaching for K -12 training today!

Who Should Join our Trainings?

Coaches, PE Teachers, Athletic Directors
Special Education Teachers
School-Based Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech Therapists
Administrators
Volunteers
Anyone passionate about inclusive sports

Why it Matters -- Inclusive Sports Help Youth with Disabilities Build:

Motor skills
Confidence and independence
Social connections
Physical and emotional well-being

Questions?

If you have any questions or difficulty accessing the training, please email Cara.Whalen-Smith@osumc.edu

Funding Acknowledgment:

This project is supported, in part by the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council, under grant number 23CH01FA26 from the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as part of a financial assistance award totaling $53,333.34 with 75% funded by ACL/HHS and 25% funded by the State of Ohio. Grantees undertaking projects with government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official views of, nor an endorsement, by ACL/HHS, or the U.S. Government.