DD (6) and in Y1 is doing netball on Sat mornings. She is very young for it but there are a few other girls of the same age in the class and her school will start doing netball from Y2 at PE so we got her in hoping she'll learn a few skills before she does it at school.
DD is not very sporty, we tried tennis, gymnastics and it's quite clear she hasn't much interest in sport, plus I suspect some mild SEN, not sure what yet (don't think it's dyspraxia as she learned to ride her bike very quickly, she loves swimming and is not clumsy, writes beautifully etc.)
I got to watch her at netball a few times and it's quite clear she is not doing very well, particularly when they play a game for the last 20 mins of the class, but the teachers always say this is a non competitive class and a good way to get some fresh air and learn a few skills.
However the last few times she is the 'magic' player meaning she's not part of any team, just tags along supposedly 'helping both teams', but no one passes the ball to her so she doesn't get the opportunity to catch or throw the ball. I felt really sad today, at the end of the day we are paying the same money for the class and she should get the same opportunity to play rather than being excluded.
I want to take her out of the class and concentrate on the things that she's very good at: maths, art, piano. But DH went ballistic today saying we should persevere JUST because she's not sporty as this is going to give her a bit of an advantage when she starts doing it at school.
I need some perspective on this as it really makes me sad. I really don't want to push her on any sport. She's be better off going with her dad to a park on a Sat morning and do some ball catching and throwing.