What would life be like if everyone got an award for simply showing up to work, school, and sports? Based on the "Trophies for All" policy every youth athlete gets a trophy for simply coming to games and practices. Participation trophies do not prepare these future adults to live and work in the real world. These youth athletes also need to know that you have to work hard to get what you want. And finally, youth athletes need to know that not everyone is a winner.…
In Vivian Diller’s article, “Do We All Deserve Gold? Setting Kids Up To Fail” and Lisa Heffernan’s article, “In defense of participation trophies: Why they really do teach the right values” both authors disagree on many different things about participation trophies. The one disagreement that drives these authors the furthest apart is kids being given trophies for just participating or giving trophies to those who only win and what the value of this holds for the kids. Lisa Heffernan states that giving “participation trophies remind young kids that they are part of something, and may help build enthusiasm to return for another season” in her article “In defense of participation trophies: Why they really do teach the right values” (In Defense).…
Corey Turner remembers collecting participation trophies from the YMCA soccer program he was involved in as a young athlete. These trophies are now sitting in a dusty box somewhere in his parent's basement. This leads him to question whether or not young athletes should receive trophies for just showing up. Corey Turner is not alone, people across the nation have debated this issue for as long as youth sports have been in existence. I believe that kids should not get trophies for participating because kids should learn life lessons from both wins and losses and participation trophies do more harm than good.…
Many people find themselves asking if participation trophies are even important or not, or if we should even have them in general. Well we should, for reasons that might have been overlooked. Participation trophies show a great significance consisting of commitment and dedication, they remind one of an experience or the friendships they made, and they give more meaning than you would think to a young child learning self-confidence. Commitment and and dedication show the growth of responsibility and a participation trophy shows just this. Richard Greenberg says this, “Participation trophies mark the fact that these kids kept a commitment and showed up to the games.”…
Participation trophies are bad but not because it hurts the children. Participation trophies are good and bad. They help motavate some children. The children that worl hard for the trophy feel bad that the people that dont work hard get the same trophy. Particapation trophies are…
They also shouldn’t get a trophy for a bad attitude (Website #1). The second reason is that the rewards will blind kids from knowing when they really earned something. If they receive the same trophy with the label of “Participation” every season, how will they know the difference between that and a first place trophy (Website #2)? Our society also tends to go overboard on praising kids. According to Carol Dweck professor of psychology, participation trophies is not the right type of praise (Website #1).…
What’s wrong with giving children participation trophies? Authors Merryman, Priceman and Abate described their bold opinions concerning the topic of participation awards, allowing me to decide my view of these awards: allowing kids to be encouraged by participation awards is useful in young kids taking part in different activities. Parker Abate claims within his article “In Youth Sports, Participation Trophies Send a Powerful Message” that participation trophies help kids remember that teamwork with peers allows one to succeed in life and that succeeding doesn’t always mean coming in first. Abate states young athletes deserve at least some small form accomplishment because a child’s self-esteem drops when kids’ peers receive a trophy and they don’t; the participation trophy lets them know they were an important part of their team even if they did not win.…
How would you feel if you worked hard all season and went to every game and practice and you got the same trophy as the kid who sat bench all season? Not so good right? This is why youth athletes should not receive trophies. Trophies should be earned. On the other hand some coaches believe it is worth the extra money to put a smile on a kids face , but the extra money could be used to go to more important things , Therefore , participation trophies are not necessary.…
But in youth sports, the players are given participation awards for not trying much. It is not going to benefit them when they get older because youth athletes will think everything is just given to them. According to Pros And Cons: A Look At Participation Trophies For Youth Athletes it states, "There is no participation award for life. No one is going to simply hand you the life you want, you need to work hard to get the rewards you…
If kids got a Participation Trophy for everything that they have done then they wouldn’t ever accomplish anything in there life. Participation Trophies are holding kids back from growing up. At some point kids need to grow up and the best time for that is at a moderate young age and stop giving them Participation Trophies will help their grow up plan. Motivation shouldn’t come from trophies. Records indicate…
Parents of youth athletes support the idea that there is nothing wrong with giving out an award for doing a good job. These parents think that by doing this it will encourage them to want to do better. They also argue that giving participation awards is worth the cost to give kids a big smile. Despite these reasons, these parents do not realize the harm these trophies can cause. In conclusion giving out participation trophies could possibly hurt the youth athletes.…
The majority of children participate In many extracurricular activities such as soccer, baseball, and dance. At the end of the season, every team has its annual awards night and where the star players would be recognized for their outstanding achievements. Everyone else on the team receives the “glad you tried but you aren 't good enough” trophy. Many children, including myself, fall into this category. As naive little children, many kids do not understand that this is the situation.…
In many youth sports, participation trophies are given to every child. Basically if the kid shows up they get a trophy even if they do nothing and put no effort into playing their game. In today’s society people give children too many trophies. When a child is given too many trophies when they do not actually earn it, it can actually lower their motivation and shield them from the realities of life. When a kid is given the same trophy as everyone else it lowers their motivation.…
However, after many years of seeing participation awards, many people are rethinking the benefits. For example, a sixth grader form New Jersey has many trophies, but admitted “I’m not actually so good at sports.” Some people may feel that it builds a child’s self-esteem if everyone gets an award, but kids know they are getting the award because everybody is getting one. Some people also express in the article “Should Everyone get a Prize” that a trophy is one way to encourage a child's efforts. However, the article “Losing Is Good For You” explains that in order to improve a child's self-image it is helpful to develop their abilities as an athlete.…
A student is also more likely to be on their professor’s good side if they are able to show respect for attending their class. It is a proven fact that those who attend school have better grades opposed to those who do not. Those who do not attend class cannot ask the teacher a question they may have about an upcoming assignment. They may be able to send their teacher an email but a response is not always guaranteed.…