SchoolsSuraram, HyderabadCMR International School Suraram

Moving a Saturday clinic to watch her basketball match at CMR International School in Suraram. Worth it at 15?

quiet_hammock_7679

My daughter's school team is playing in an inter-school basketball tournament at CMR International School in Suraram next Saturday. Her first match is around 9.30. Saturday is my fullest clinic day. I can pass my patients to my colleague in the practice, but it means asking a favour, and the drive from Gopanpally is long. My daughter says 'come if you want' in a tone that could mean anything. For those with teenagers in school teams: did your child want you there, even if they wouldn't say so? And do host schools generally let parents in to watch?

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  • saffron_paper_8193

    We're in Nizampet, so a bit closer to that side. Saturday mornings before 10 the roads up there are usually manageable, after that it slows down. Can't help with the school itself, my son is only 4. But I'd go. My shift means I miss most of his evening things and I regret every one.

  • fern_bookmark_9922

    I teach primary and have gone along with teams to other schools a few times. In my experience parents are usually allowed to watch, but some host schools want the visiting school to send a list of names in advance. Ask the coach or the PE department whether you need to be on it, so you aren't stuck at the gate.

  • orchid_piano_5174

    Before moving the clinic, ask her a direct question rather than an open one. 'Would you like me there for the first match?' gets a clearer answer than 'should I come?'. At that age my son preferred us at home matches only. Some children like the support; some play worse when they know a parent is watching.

    • basil_lantern_3574

      I see both kinds at school. Something that works for a lot of teenagers is the middle option: you come, sit with the other parents, and don't come down to the court unless she comes to you.

  • maple_notebook_4926

    If you go, ask her for the full fixture list, not just the first match. When my son played an inter-school tournament last year, his team's second game was pushed back by two hours, and the parents who had planned for a morning were there till three. Carry water and something to eat; a canteen may not be open to visitors.

  • breezy_marigold_343

    drove to every away match my son had for about four years. asked him recently what he remembers. two matches and the burger place after one of them 🤷 go anyway, you're not going for the memory

    • cobalt_pigeon_5069

      The burger place is the most honest detail in this thread. My daughter is only 8 and I suspect it will be the same with her.

    • quiet_hammock_7679

      Replying to @cobalt_pigeon_5069

      I asked her directly, as suggested. The answer was yes for the first match, as long as I sit with the other parents and do not shout her name. My colleague has agreed to take the morning list. The burger place is noted.

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