Testimonials
Husson University, Maine
"I found Sabakiball on the AAHPERD national convention list and visited your website. We tried the game and loved the game, and it will be a great addition to the PE classes in Maine. Hopefully there will be much growth and interest to expand the game including tournaments, open gym play, recreation departments offering it as another sport, etc. and my students (future PE teachers) have volunteered to teach and referee the game in the schools they visit for clinical experience and student teaching."
- Cindy Connelley
Lewis University, Illinois
"I wanted to send you a quick email to let you know...absolutely LOVED Sabakiball. They could not stop taking about it!"
- Adam Burkhart
Esperanza Middle School, Maryland
"Hi Michael, I just wanted to let you know that I have been teaching your game and you are on to something good here. The amount of vigorous activity is great and I have noticed that my "not so active" classes are even excited about the game. My students are leaving the gym sweaty and happy, wanting to play next class. Several have said it's the best game they ever played."
- Lisa Ide
Cherokee Elementary, Arizona
"We played Sabakiball for four weeks, and I played with all of my grades, K-5. (The little ones struggled but still had a great time.) The students loved it! I have never seen them this excited about any game in PE... I have had a ton of parents talk to me about, “This new game in PE.” I was also amazed at the level of play of my older students. By the end, they looked like they had been playing it for years. What I really liked about Sabakiball was that the students that normally are not very active, enjoyed it. I broke the classes down into squads, two or three depending on how big the class was and had them play two minute shifts. I put the best athletes in the first squads and the less-athletic students (who normally take a back seat and stand around and watch) in the second and third squads. The lesser athletic students were out there taking charge, running, having a great time. That one factor alone should make every PE teacher want to include Sabakiball in their curriculum. I should be in a commercial for you!!"
- Michael Wacaser
Queen Creek Unified School District
"I absolutely LOVE Sabakiball! In 2010 I was doing my student teaching at San Tan Jr High in Chandler. And I was taught the game there by the PE teacher/my mentor. I was in awe of the game. That year I graduated and I was hired in the Queen Creek Unified School District. In the past four years I have worked at the middle school, junior high, and now the elementary school in our district. I even have my Kindergarten kids playing. Pretty funny. But you have to start them off early right? Every school I've been to, I've taught my students about Sabakiball. My junior high kids, especially the girls, were begging me to teach a sabakiball club after school. Every week the only game they wanted to play was sabakiball. At one point we played three weeks in a row (in class) and I told them 'We can't play sabakiball every week... We need to learn about other things too.' And all they cried for was sabakiball."
- Mary Ann Contreras
United States Marine Corp
"Many years ago Sabakiball provided a set of equipment, and it is still in use today! I was stationed in Hawaii when you sent it. We played pretty regularly when I was stationed there, and the Marines loved it! In early 2016, I was transferred to the unit in Chattanooga, TN where the terrible terrorist attack from 7-16-15 occurred. Sabakiball was great for them as well. I retired in Aug 2018 after 23 years of service, and the equipment is with the unit here in Chattanooga. I still show up from time to time when possible to PT with them when they do sports. That one set of gear has provided hundreds of hours of fun, fitness, camaraderie, and community engagement. It has also been a cornerstone of every Family Day annually since 2016 as well!"
- Bill Conner, 1stSgt, USMC (Ret.)
Visiting Teacher from Japan
"Hi Michael-san, we met and played Sabakiball when I was a visiting teacher at Redfield Elementary School. The students were able to grasp the rules so much quicker than I anticipated and there was so much running! Even though the weather was cool the students were shedding their coats and having so much fun. Some things I love about Sabakiball are the simple rules and that there is no need for large goals and the Sabakiball equipment is very portable making it easy to set up and play indoors or outside."
- Yumi Furumoto (Japan)
"I found Sabakiball on the AAHPERD national convention list and visited your website. We tried the game and loved the game, and it will be a great addition to the PE classes in Maine. Hopefully there will be much growth and interest to expand the game including tournaments, open gym play, recreation departments offering it as another sport, etc. and my students (future PE teachers) have volunteered to teach and referee the game in the schools they visit for clinical experience and student teaching."
- Cindy Connelley
Lewis University, Illinois
"I wanted to send you a quick email to let you know...absolutely LOVED Sabakiball. They could not stop taking about it!"
- Adam Burkhart
Esperanza Middle School, Maryland
"Hi Michael, I just wanted to let you know that I have been teaching your game and you are on to something good here. The amount of vigorous activity is great and I have noticed that my "not so active" classes are even excited about the game. My students are leaving the gym sweaty and happy, wanting to play next class. Several have said it's the best game they ever played."
- Lisa Ide
Cherokee Elementary, Arizona
"We played Sabakiball for four weeks, and I played with all of my grades, K-5. (The little ones struggled but still had a great time.) The students loved it! I have never seen them this excited about any game in PE... I have had a ton of parents talk to me about, “This new game in PE.” I was also amazed at the level of play of my older students. By the end, they looked like they had been playing it for years. What I really liked about Sabakiball was that the students that normally are not very active, enjoyed it. I broke the classes down into squads, two or three depending on how big the class was and had them play two minute shifts. I put the best athletes in the first squads and the less-athletic students (who normally take a back seat and stand around and watch) in the second and third squads. The lesser athletic students were out there taking charge, running, having a great time. That one factor alone should make every PE teacher want to include Sabakiball in their curriculum. I should be in a commercial for you!!"
- Michael Wacaser
Queen Creek Unified School District
"I absolutely LOVE Sabakiball! In 2010 I was doing my student teaching at San Tan Jr High in Chandler. And I was taught the game there by the PE teacher/my mentor. I was in awe of the game. That year I graduated and I was hired in the Queen Creek Unified School District. In the past four years I have worked at the middle school, junior high, and now the elementary school in our district. I even have my Kindergarten kids playing. Pretty funny. But you have to start them off early right? Every school I've been to, I've taught my students about Sabakiball. My junior high kids, especially the girls, were begging me to teach a sabakiball club after school. Every week the only game they wanted to play was sabakiball. At one point we played three weeks in a row (in class) and I told them 'We can't play sabakiball every week... We need to learn about other things too.' And all they cried for was sabakiball."
- Mary Ann Contreras
United States Marine Corp
"Many years ago Sabakiball provided a set of equipment, and it is still in use today! I was stationed in Hawaii when you sent it. We played pretty regularly when I was stationed there, and the Marines loved it! In early 2016, I was transferred to the unit in Chattanooga, TN where the terrible terrorist attack from 7-16-15 occurred. Sabakiball was great for them as well. I retired in Aug 2018 after 23 years of service, and the equipment is with the unit here in Chattanooga. I still show up from time to time when possible to PT with them when they do sports. That one set of gear has provided hundreds of hours of fun, fitness, camaraderie, and community engagement. It has also been a cornerstone of every Family Day annually since 2016 as well!"
- Bill Conner, 1stSgt, USMC (Ret.)
Visiting Teacher from Japan
"Hi Michael-san, we met and played Sabakiball when I was a visiting teacher at Redfield Elementary School. The students were able to grasp the rules so much quicker than I anticipated and there was so much running! Even though the weather was cool the students were shedding their coats and having so much fun. Some things I love about Sabakiball are the simple rules and that there is no need for large goals and the Sabakiball equipment is very portable making it easy to set up and play indoors or outside."
- Yumi Furumoto (Japan)
