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Dd:Good at sports not being picked for teams.

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teta · 25/04/2016 10:31

Do I enquire why?
Or do I ignore it.Dh says I should write an e mail to the head of year,other family members that I should speak in person.
DD is in an Independent school .She is very driven,very bright,very competitive and good at virtually everything.This includes running.At the beginning of the year she was picked for the competitive races through the teacher doing the running club.She did pretty well in spite of battling with asthma.Several runners in her year went to an interschool competition where they had to stay overnight.She was the first one to reach the finish line out of her school.In spite of beating the others in that important race she hasn't been picked for the last two races in her school.The PE department ( several teachers) picked the team on these two occasions.
She also is a pretty good tennis player.The other classes are considered the sporty ones and have more or lessons.Hence the teams are virtually all full and her class was not even monitored for ability.
Dd2 is becoming highly frustrated and totally fed up.However she doesn't want me to say anything.
It's a shame that that she was picked for every team going in Juniors ( state) ,successfully competes in athletics competitions ( with club),successfully competes in her tennis club but is completely overlooked in school.
What would you do if you were me?

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CMOTDibbler · 25/04/2016 10:37

Maybe its because she is competing out of school, so they are giving those who don't compete with a club priority?

AuntieStella · 25/04/2016 10:35

"she doesn't want me to say anything"

That's the key point, now she's at secondary.

you facilitate everything through the external clubs, and turn the school's team selection policy into a standing joke. (If she has a lot of club fixtures, adding school ones rapidly becomes a PITA anyhow).