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below national average in PE

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sailorsgal · 14/02/2015 19:44

ds 8 is not particularly sporty but enjoys tennis and is doing very well in swimming. Should I be worried?

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BeeRayKay · 15/02/2015 21:24

The thing with averages is...someone has to be below them?

I certainly was in PE. I'm clumsy, have poor hand-eye co-ordination, walk into things, fall over thin air and am a danger to myself and others.

Team sports were hell on earth for me.

Long distance running I quite enjoyed, providing there was no one near me I could run into.

You don't need to be "average or above" to be fit and healthy. :-) Don't worry too much. I'm sure your DC enjoys running around in general, and is quite active. Sport isn't the be all and end all. Especially not the sport played in school.

BeeRayKay · 15/02/2015 21:26

Oh and I don't forsee either of my children being any better.

Eldest, whilst enthusiastic....well she's built like me and that doesn't lend well to gracefulness (ironically, all long legs....but out of proportion)

And my yongest? Couldn't concentrate long enough on the task in hand to be able to execute it correctly. She spends most of her time looking behind her.

Both of them are little bundles of energy though...

And I refuse to do to them what I went through, summers of being forced to play "catch" to try to teach me how. I just couldn't do it. Still can't.

LePetitMarseillais · 15/02/2015 21:30

Would you feel the same if it was maths or reading?

There are national expectations for a reason.

ReallyTired · 15/02/2015 21:33

I am grateful that my son can walk and run. He was under a child physio when he was little and will never be great at sport. He actually got quite a positive report from his pe teacher at parents' evening inspite of not reaching national expectations.

BeeRayKay · 15/02/2015 21:42

National Average does not equate to expectation.

Not everyone can be average. I advise you check the definition.

And if my children weren't good at math and english? I'm sure they'd be good at something else.

My sister isn't good academically, but her personality has seen her through life and she's doing above average now.

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sailorsgal · 15/02/2015 21:58

Not really bothered.
yes sorry meant national expectation. Reminds oneself not to post after second glass of wine.

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LePetitMarseillais · 15/02/2015 21:59

I'd find out op.

If she isn't meeting expectations I'd ask why and what they're doing about it,as you would for any subject.

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sailorsgal · 15/02/2015 22:10

just reading his report again. The teacher said he must concentrate when teaching points are given. Ds said he hates the way she shouts at them telling them what they are doing wrong.

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PottyLotty · 15/02/2015 22:29

I don't understand how they can measure for PE. My Dd excells at horse riding, ballet and skiing outside of school. My youngest DS excells at Rugby, bouldering and swimming. Both achieve well above average in their sports all of which are outside of the schools curriculum. They are however both well below average in PE at school because they don't do well in ball sports or athletics which is pretty much all they do at school.
I don't think PE should be graded in the same way as academic subjects. Just that the child enjoys the subject or doesn't.

ChocolateCherry · 15/02/2015 22:42

I long ago stopped being bothered about PE in school. My dc turn up in the right kit and behave. Thats it really.

LePetitMarseillais · 16/02/2015 07:03

I think they should do and encourage more individual sports and beating personal bests. Help kids concentrate on building up a healthy lifestyle.Team games should be the cherry on top imvho.

noramum · 16/02/2015 07:15

I think the problem is what kind of sport is on offer. Get more variety and less team sport.

scaevola · 16/02/2015 07:47

Association for Physical Education page on the new national curriculum and progression through it.

GotToBeInItToWinIt · 16/02/2015 08:12

I was rubbish at PE at school. My report was always a one liner 'GotToBe tried hard' or something . However I danced 2 nights and one weekend day every week for 20 years and played football for a local team for 8 years. I wasn't very good at football, granted but I was fit and healthy and knew how to play in a team. I also roller skated, went on hikes etc etc outside of school. As long as your DS is fit and healthy I really wouldn't worry. Not everyone can be good at everything.

LePetitMarseillais · 16/02/2015 08:40

Interesting Scav,thanks for the link.Wonder if the over emphasis on team games will continue,looking at the link it shouldn't in KS2.

Theas18 · 16/02/2015 08:55

Op don't worry a fig. That's how averages work- some above and some below. It's just in mn we only here about above average ....

Pe matters to most kids only in terms of enjoying exercise etc. Sone excellent at skill and that's grand , but for most not very important.

I'll tell you the story of a little girl who was well below average at pe in primary - couldn't carch/ throw , got a prize in year 6 for basically " persistence in the face of adversity" for getting her cycling proficiency though she couldn't ride a bike till she was 10 and spent the 1st 2 years at gym club at secondary trying and failing yo do a forward roll ( huge kudos to the teachers at gym club - she wanted to keep going and they let Her- never was she belittled for it).

That little girl is my now 22yr old. She is successfully bipedal , rides her bike by the canal without falling in, and does Zumba for fun.

A successful " below average " I think you'd say though don't ever throw her your car keys !

Lottie4 · 16/02/2015 10:35

Does anyone know what the average level for PE is meant to be at different ages?

My DD is at comp and they are split into two sets, in one set they are fit or sporty types, in the other - the rest - she is in this set, but really enjoys what she does - I've told her just to enjoy it, have a go and enjoy playing with people who are a similar level. We walk everywhere (except at weekends when DH is at home with car), swim and regularly go on bike rides - she will often go off for 30 mins after school on her own, so she can't be that unfit, it just she hasn't got a natural ability for some of the things they do in school.

SteveBrucesNose · 16/02/2015 10:46

At school, I was the sporty one. Captain of netball, hockey and girls football teams and playing 5 different sports out of school. I have excellent grades for PE at GCSE and A levels. My sister was slightly overweight all through school and hated PE. Excellent swimmer though.

Now? I'm an 18-20 who eats too much and gets out of breath going up stairs. She's a 12-14 despite having two young children and works out a few times a week and has done numerous 10k races.

Suppose what I'm trying to say is PE at school means sod all to future sporting/health issues

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