Manning Award

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…

Who am I? I never really saw myself as a leader. Sure I was I charge of this and my title was that of someone in charge, but I never felt as though I was actually a leader. Leadership positions that had been given to me include, lead usher, president of the youth council, choreographer for the step team, and section leader of the youth choir. While all of these positions required a great deal of responsibility and leadership, it never felt as though leading a group of people was “my thing.” It…

Whether to award participation trophies or not is a big controversial issue in America today. However, most people are in favor of not awarding participation trophies to children because it does not teach them a life lesson. A solution to solve the problematic are to ensure both the winning and losing team a trophy. However, when both teams receive a trophy this defeats the purpose of even playing the game. Children are smart enough to know if they won or lost a game, and by letting each team…

they are being held accountable for something that is not real. DPC should look to attaching awards to these points as soon as possible. DPC had suggested three awards based on points accumulated. These are as follows: invite top FSE to annual sales meeting held in Hawaii or Arizona, awards plaque, monetary awards and/or mention in the service newsletter. We believe that implementing some sort of monetary award combined with recognition will be the best alternative. Employees have responded well…

Participation Trophies Hinder Kids "If I play a whole game I get a whole snow cone, but if I play a half a game I still get a whole snow cone. It's a whole snow cone either way. I'd rather play half a game." This quote is from one of Brian Regan's performances, "Lousy in Little League", where he talks about the new social norm of rewarding children for participating. While Brian Regan is a comedian, and this was meant to be funny, it does have some truth. Just as Brian Regan said, children…