Ep12 - Adapting through speed of play with Toby Kable

In this episode of the Sport is for Every Body podcast I speak with Toby Kable Founder of All Abilities Sorts Coaching, about adaptive and disability sport approaches for people with disability. Toby shares his background as a special education teacher, his lived experience of head trauma and rehabilitation, and how it informs his inclusive coaching. They discuss Toby’s All Ability Sports Coaching in the Newcastle region, which delivers seasonal cricket and league tag, connects with mainstream clubs to provide facilities and pathways, and builds wider opportunities through trips and partnerships such as Cricket NSW Baggy Blues. Toby outlines his “speed of play” concept for grouping participants by task complexity and processing speed rather than impairment, and how it guides coaching, adaptations, engagement, and progression. They also cover his University of Newcastle teaching role, mindset shifts for inclusive practice, and Toby’s top inclusion tip: keep seeking answers when something isn’t working.

00:00 Welcome and Acknowledgement

02:12 Meet Toby Kable

02:38 Summit Reflections

04:58 Toby’s Inclusion Journey

06:52 Lived Experience and Motivation

11:00 Teaching Future Educators

18:34 All Ability Sports Coaching

25:06 Pathways with Mainstream Clubs

28:15 Speed of Play Explained

34:25 Assessing Speed of Play

44:36 Quickfire and Inclusion Tip

49:26 Connect and Wrap Up

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