A small issue in the scheme of things I know but important to my child. Name changed to be less outing.
My child goes to a school where sport is a big thing. My child has always been good at one of the school sports and we’ve always let him get on with it and encouraged him at club and school, but let coaches do the coaching and us in the background/lifts/kit washing.
We’ve always had feedback that our child has a really good attitude (won year group prizes etc) as well as skills in the game. He’s now year 8.
This year he was made captain and coach said it was for his maturity, and team attitude, but a few weeks into term he’s been told he’s sharing it with another child. Not an issue in principle.
Problem is that this child is notorious for having a bad attitude. Mucks about in training, thinks he’s gods gift to the sport, mimics other children if they are doing warm ups, blames others for mistakes etc etc. Parents think he’s the next national star. Also had a history of physically and verbally bulllying my child and a couple of others that I know of. School are aware.
The change to sharing captain is almost certainly due to this child’s parents complaining to the school and several parents have said to us they are upset and he’ll be a terrible captain.
this seems symptomatic that the PITA parents kids get it all and compliant parents kids get less.
Do I stoop to the other child’s’ parents level and go into school ((yanbu) or just put up and shut up (yabu)}