Games. Netball. Wing defence. Unaware back in the 1980s that dyspraxia-related poor motor skills were the root cause of my inability to throw or catch with any reliability, I was always the last choice for any team sport.
I'm sure this is a scenario with which many of you will be familiar. Two team captains selected by the games teacher and each given the task of picking their team. The best players were immediately cherry-picked and as the waiting group of expectant students was whittled down one by one, I used to await my weekly destiny. Last to be picked and always assigned the position of wing defence and with groans and rolling eyes from the team captain, was hardly great for my self-esteem. It was understandable I agree, as I'm sure I wouldn't want a player with such poor ball skills that the rest of the team would be put at a competitive disadvantage. Don't get me wrong, I don't believe that dyspraxia was the reason why everyone was last to be picked, as of-course someone always had to be the bottom of the pile, but in my case, cack-handedness certainly didn't help! Thank goodness times have changed. Fast forward 30+ years and my experience of witnessing games within my children's schools and the local Scout group have been largely that the 1-2, 1-2 approach of team picking is now common practice. However, I did come across a parent volunteer who adopted the former approach and seeing the look on the face of the little girl standing alone at the end made my heart sink.
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