Does your dc's school have Sports Day?

[ShawnSpencersPineapple]

I found out this week that my youngest's school doesn't have a sports day - I am never going to attend another sports' day again

Does your school have Sports Day or is this being phased out everywhere?

[MollyBdenum]

KS1 had a carousel of activities which are a mixture if competitive and non competitive, but with the emphasis on taking pay, doing your best, beating your previous score etc. In KS2 they do a competitive sports day with team awards and 1st 2nd and 3rd place awards for boys and girls. I think that non competitive sport is really important, especially when age males such a big difference in terms of coordination and physical ability. DD is one of the oldest in her her year and thinks she is really sporty because she was able to outrun the smaller weaker children who couldn't catch a ball in early years. This was a virtuous circle as now she actually is very sporty because she had put the work in. But it's important that the smaller weaker children get the chance to enjoy building their skills to so by the time their bodies have grown into their sport, they haven't given up.

[RatherBeOnThePiste]

My DH once said he could not stand to watch his children throw another bloody bean bag into another bloody bucket referring to Primary sports days. Hideous they were. Even the kids looked bored. They all got a lolly at the end which was probably the only thing keeping them all from running away screaming.

DD had to run in Borough sports, they were competitive. She liked that.

[AuntieStella]

Yes.

Ours have a (not very competitive) team games in KS1, and ones with lots of heats (slightly preselected, so the best compete against the best IYSWIM, and the less able against each other; so a range of children are winners and even though they twig what's going on all abilities are cheered and rewarded) in years 3 and 4; and then similar but a bit more competitive in years 5 and 6.

Unfortunately, they've phased out the teachers races....

[AuntieStella]

Oh, and they phased out the parents races a few years ago after one father turned up with running spikes (I kid you not!)

[17leftfeet]

Ours does a fun sports day for reception to yr2 and yrs3-6 have a competitive sports day

All the kids make banners in their team colours, it's well attended by parents and the head provides commentary

[Xihha]

adds running spikes to the list of ways to get out of parents races