A NEW ERA
OF PE.

Most PE programs are a collection of activities loosely organized by season or unit. TAKTION PE is a complete system — every class follows the same five-zone structure, every student holds a formal leadership role, every skill is assessed monthly and tracked in a Student Passport that travels with the student from Kindergarten through Grade 8.

The difference is not in what activities are done. The difference is that TAKTION PE is designed like a curriculum — with scope, sequence, progression, assessment, and evidence — the same way math and reading are designed. Most PE programs cannot show you what they produced at the end of a semester. TAKTION PE hands you a Year-End Outcome Report with your school's real data.

Every TAKTION PE class runs through five zones in sequence:

• Zone A — Warm-Up & Arrival: Students are moving before the bell rings. An arrival challenge card is posted at the door. Students begin immediately on entry — no waiting, no instructions needed.
• Zone B — Performance & Skills: Athletic skill development with specific coaching cues. Sprint mechanics. Strength. Agility. Students coach each other using the TAKTION coaching language system.
• Zone C — Obstacle & Challenge: An eight-year progressive obstacle curriculum — vault, rope traverse, balance beam, hurdles. Students spot each other. Physical courage and safety culture built simultaneously.
• Zone D — Tactical Games: A 25-game library with a mandatory pre-game strategy session, active play, and a structured three-question post-game debrief. Students think tactically, cooperate, and lead.
• Zone E — Recovery & Reflection: Every class ends here. Structured stretching, 4-7-8 breathing, and a Passport reflection entry. The zone that surprises people most — and produces the deepest learning.

Every student rotates through all five zones every class, every day. No one sits out. No one waits. Every minute has a purpose.

TAKTION PE covers Kindergarten through Grade 8 — completely. That is 240 fully detailed lesson plans organized across three grade bands: Grades K–2, Grades 3–5, and Grades 6–8. A dedicated Kindergarten curriculum with 16 fully detailed lessons is also included separately.

Every grade band has its own scope and sequence, its own personal best progression, and its own leadership role expectations. A student who enters TAKTION PE in Kindergarten and stays through Grade 8 has a complete, unbroken eight-year athletic and leadership development record — documented in their Student Passport.

Yes — explicitly and in detail. Every one of the five SHAPE America National Standards for K–12 Physical Education is addressed across all grade bands from Kindergarten through Grade 8. We have a complete 14-page standards alignment document that maps every curriculum component to the specific standard it addresses. It is available on request.

TAKTION PE is currently in the process of applying for SHAPE America National Curriculum Recognition.

The Student Passport is a physical record of every student's complete TAKTION PE journey. It travels with them from Kindergarten through Grade 8, goes home at the end of every semester, and comes back in September. It contains:

• Personal Best Tracker: Six physical metrics recorded monthly — sprint time, broad jump distance, plank hold, balance hold, push-up quality, and obstacle course time.
• 32-Badge Collection: Across Physical, Leadership, Wellness, Character, and Data domains. Every badge is earned — never given as participation recognition.
• Monthly Reflection Journal: Specific prompts, student-written responses, teacher-scored for depth on a 1–4 rubric.
• Grade 8 Graduation Statement: The final entry — eight years of growth in the student's own words, with their own evidence.

At the end of Grade 8, every TAKTION PE student owns a document that no other PE program produces anywhere in the country.

We are going to be direct with you: TAKTION PE is a new program currently seeking its first founding pilot school. We do not have longitudinal outcome data from live school implementations, and we will not pretend otherwise. Any program that shows you dramatic statistics before running a single pilot is fabricating them.

What we do have is a complete, research-informed curriculum built on nearly 22 years of direct practitioner experience in elite athletic development — including Division I football strength and conditioning and high school multi-sport programs. The program's design principles are each individually supported by substantial research in physical education, sport psychology, and adolescent development.

The founding pilot year is exactly where the evidence gets built. At the end of your pilot year, you receive a complete Year-End Outcome Report with your school's actual data — participation rates, skill improvement across all six metrics, leadership scores, and wellness participation. That report becomes the evidence base for every school that follows. You will be the first. That is what the founding pilot rate reflects.

From signed agreement to first class — approximately four to six weeks. The critical path is teacher certification training, which runs three days and can be delivered at your school or a nearby location. Once the teacher is certified, the curriculum is open-and-teach ready — no additional planning, no supplementary materials to purchase.

The 30-Day Launch Checklist walks your team through every step: equipment ordering, family communication, student passport printing, gym zone setup, and the first day of class. Most of what needs to happen before Day 1 can be completed by the PE teacher independently, without requiring administrator time.

TAKTION PE is designed to be delivered by your existing PE teacher — it does not require hiring additional staff. The one-day certification training is what prepares your teacher to deliver it. The class structure fits any standard PE period of 40 minutes or longer.

The five-zone model is adaptable to full gyms, half gyms, outdoor spaces, and multi-use rooms. Your schedule does not need to change. Your teacher does not need to be replaced. The program fits what you already have.

The Year-End Outcome Report is a formatted data document built specifically for presentation to school boards and district leadership. It includes:

• Class participation rate compared to national PE average
• Average personal best improvement across all six physical metrics for every student
• Leadership role performance data across all five roles
• Wellness participation rates and home challenge completion
• Fidelity scores showing how consistently the program was implemented
• Semester-by-semester comparison of all tracked metrics

It is designed to be handed to a superintendent or board member and read in ten minutes. Most PE programs cannot produce anything like it.

Yes. TAKTION PE qualifies for several federal funding streams that many schools already access:

• Title IV-A — Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants explicitly cover physical education programs
• USDA Team Nutrition — covers programs that integrate nutrition education, which TAKTION PE does through its six-month nutrition curriculum
• Title I — applicable for high-need schools where TAKTION PE's whole-child development aligns to school improvement goals
• Wellness Committee Budgets — many schools have dedicated wellness funding that qualifies
• PTA and Booster Organizations — family-facing programs with visible student outcomes are strong candidates for community fundraising support

We can help identify the most relevant funding sources for your specific school during our initial conversation. Reach out at taktion.pe@gmail.com.

The founding school rate — $19 per student or the $3,500 minimum, whichever is higher — covers the complete program for the full school year. There are no hidden fees, no per-module charges, and no annual software subscription costs. After the founding cohort, the standard rate is $30 per student with a $5,000 minimum — flat annually, no tiered increases.

The only additional cost your school may incur is equipment — cones, agility ladders, exercise mats, foam blocks, and similar items. Most schools already own much of what is needed. The Equipment Purchasing Guide, included with the program, prioritizes items by necessity and provides cost estimates. A fully-equipped new setup typically runs $300–$600 depending on what you already have.

To put the total investment in context: the national average school spend is $15,633 per student per year. TAKTION PE costs less than 0.1% of that to completely transform your PE program.

Teacher certification is a one-day in-person program delivered at your school or a nearby location:

• Morning: The five-zone structure, curriculum philosophy, and the Personal Best assessment system. Zone-by-zone delivery — how to run each zone, what coaching looks like in practice, how to manage transitions, and how to use the leadership role system so it runs itself.
• Afternoon: Assessment, the Student Passport, the monthly reporting process, and the full-year scope and sequence — followed by a scored demonstration lesson. You leave certified and ready to teach your first class.

After certification you receive the complete curriculum binder, all assessment tools, zone layout diagrams, and ongoing support throughout the full school year. You are not left alone after training.

Fully ready. Every lesson plan is written in complete detail — zone-by-zone instructions, coaching cues, timing, equipment needed, differentiation notes for IEP and ELL students, and the specific leadership role assignments for that class.

The only preparation required before each class is reading the lesson plan. No additional planning, no supplementary materials, no improvisation required. The curriculum was built by practitioners who understood that a PE teacher's most valuable resource is time — and designed it accordingly.

TAKTION PE includes dedicated accommodation resources for every student:

• IEP & 504 Accommodation Guide: 16 pages covering 13 specific disability profiles with zone-by-zone modifications for each.
• ELL Accommodation Guide: 8 pages covering five language proficiency levels with specific instructional strategies — including demonstration-only protocols for Level 1–2 students.
• Lesson-level differentiation: Every lesson plan includes a differentiation section with regression and extension options for every activity.

No student is excluded. The program is designed so that every student participates at their level in every zone, every class — including students who would traditionally sit out in a conventional PE program.

Ongoing support is included in the founding pilot program for the full school year:

• Direct access: Email and phone access to your TAKTION PE contact throughout the year — not a help desk, a person who knows your school.
• Monthly fidelity check-ins: A brief review of your monthly scores and a conversation about what's working and what needs adjustment.
• Peer Observation Protocol: Two formal observations per semester with structured 20-minute feedback conversations following a proven protocol.
• Substitute Teacher Plans: Ten fully written sub plans so any substitute can walk in and deliver TAKTION PE correctly without your guidance.

You are not implementing this alone. If something isn't working in Month 2, we want to know — and we will help fix it before Month 3.

TAKTION PE is designed to work with standard gym equipment most schools already own. Essential items include:

• Cones (24+) — zone boundaries and sprint markers
• Agility ladders (×2) — Zone B footwork
• Exercise mats (×12) — Zones B and E
• Foam blocks (×8) — Zone C obstacles
• Hula hoops (×8) — Zone D games
• Foam balls (×6) — Zone D games
• Pinnies (×20) — team identification

A fully-equipped new setup typically costs $300–$600 depending on what your school already owns. The complete Equipment Purchasing Guide — included with the program — lists every item in priority order with cost estimates and recommended vendors.

Every class your child attends follows the same five-zone structure. They begin moving the moment they enter the gym with an arrival challenge. They develop athletic skills — sprint mechanics, jumping, balance, strength, agility — in Zone B. They build physical courage and safety awareness in Zone C through a progressive obstacle curriculum. They play strategic games and learn to lead in Zone D. And every class ends in Zone E with stretching, breathing, and a written reflection in their printed Student Passport.

Your child is never sitting on bleachers waiting for their turn. Every student is active in every zone, every class. No exceptions.

The Student Passport is a physical record of your child's complete TAKTION PE experience. It comes home at the end of every semester. You will also receive a monthly parent progress report showing your child's most recent personal best data, their leadership role scores, and their wellness participation.

The best conversation starter when the passport comes home: ask your child to show you the passport and explain what each number means. A digital companion app with a parent portal is a planned future development goal — no timeline is guaranteed, but it is on the roadmap. A student who has been in TAKTION PE for even one month can walk you through their data and tell you exactly what they are working on. That is the point of the system.

Zone C — the obstacle and challenge zone — is designed with safety as the primary non-negotiable. Every obstacle element has a formal spotting protocol where students are trained to physically support each other. The Safety Captain leadership role is specifically responsible for monitoring Zone C safety every class.

The obstacle progression starts with simple foam block step-overs in Kindergarten and advances gradually over eight years — no student is pushed to attempt an element before they are ready. Students self-select their challenge level. The teacher and the Safety Captain are watching every attempt. The program has never had a safety incident because the safety system is built into the curriculum itself — not treated as an afterthought.

TAKTION PE has several built-in family involvement opportunities:

• Monthly Home Challenge Cards: Ten-minute family physical activities delivered home each month — no equipment needed. Your child teaches you what they learned. You try it together.
• Family Fitness Night: Once per year, families come to the gym and experience all five zones alongside their student. Student hosts run every station. It is one of the most memorable school events families report attending.
• Monthly Progress Reports: A clear, plain-language report sent home each month showing your child's personal best data and what they are working toward next.
• Summer Bridge Program: An eight-week structured home program that keeps skills sharp over summer — with six dedicated Family Challenge Days built in.

The most important thing you can do: when the passport comes home, sit down with your child and read it together. Ask them to explain their numbers. Their ability to explain their own growth is one of the most meaningful outcomes of this program.

Most children who say they hate PE are actually saying they hate being embarrassed, sitting out, being picked last, or feeling like they have no place in the gym. TAKTION PE is specifically designed to eliminate every one of those experiences:

• No elimination games — ever. Everyone plays the entire time.
• No being picked last — leadership roles rotate, and no student is chosen by peers.
• No public failure — Zone C students self-select their challenge level.
• No comparison to classmates — the only comparison is to your own past performance.
• No sitting on bleachers — every student is active in every zone, every class.

We cannot promise your child will love every moment. But we can promise that the specific things that made them hate PE before have been removed from the system by design — not by accident.