Emmy Award

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…

let all the teams play towards participation awards. How do you think you would feel? I can assure you that this is not an isolated incident. Where participation awards are concerned, most child psychologists agree that they do more harm than good;…

What does an award mean to a person? An award could mean a person was successful; such as, moving to the next step in a career. A reward could also mean recognition for a simple action given; such as, showing up to class. These rewards for showing up to class, one may feel that these are participation trophies. While participation trophies may boost a child's self-esteem, children grow up believing goals in life are easy to come by and no matter how hard they try, they still receive credit;…

events or competitions, you should say goodbye to participation trophies. James Harrison and journalist, Nancy Armour agree that participation awards aren't the way to go. Stating that they are blocking kids from the future of harsh realities and discourages the motivation to try their best and persevere. I agree wholeheartedly. I believe participation awards are a waste of time and more importantly discouraging kids from learning the true meaning of sportsmanship. Kurt Warner said, “They…

1. No, trophies are for winners. Participation is good but to win you must go above and beyond. By giving trophies to all participants you teach that “you are always a winner no matter what” which is not a “real” idea…bad setup for the real world. By giving trophies to participants you encourage them to settle… having trophies for just the winners gives other players something to aspire to and work harder in life. The participation trophies are handouts and in life there are no handouts. The…

Trophies For as long as I can remember, no matter what sport I participated in, I received a trophy. When I got my second place trophy in karate in 2006, I was ecstatic. I had earned something, and while it was a lot of work, it was completely worth it. When I played soccer as a child, we were easily the worst team in the league. We lost every single game except one, and that was the one I didn’t go to. When I got the participation medal at the end of the season, I hated it. Even today, it’s a…

If youth athletes get an award for participating, they should be given an award for breathing too because both take little to no effort. According to the "Trophies For All" policy, youth athletes are being awarded with participation trophies. Spending money on participation awards is wasting money that could be used for more useful things like equipment or uniforms. Youth athletes will get awards that they don't have to work hard for, but later in life they will come to realize that life isn't…

something in "real life" for showing up, participating, and "doing your best." Giving awards for showing up and doing what is required is meaningless and sends the wrong message. The more trophies you give out the less each one means. In spite of all this many believe participation trophies are good and necessary to build self confidence. Regardless participation trophies are unnecessary. People don't get awards in "real life" for showing up, participating and "trying your best."…

athlete should get a trophy for participating in a sport. Participation awards are a waste of money. Additionally, if every child got a trophy, it will lose its value. It will also be unfair for the other youth athletes that really do try hard. According to the "Trophies for All" policy, youth athletes are being awarded with participation trophies. Not every youth athletes deserve a trophy. Participation awards are a waste of money. Instead of spending money on the trophies, the…

In an article called “Should everyone get a trophy,” it talks about how there is this child that is not very good at sports and still has all kinds of awards on his wall. The article says, “Lucas admits that he didn't exactly earn these trophies for his athletic prowess.” This shows that he knows that he did not work hard for these trophies. The article also points out that “…some experts suggest that…