Trophy

Should every kid who participates in youth sports get a trophy or medal? If people give away too many trophies there would be more problems with kids thinking they would always win and get a trophy. Everyone shouldn’t get a trophy because if everyone gets a trophy they would lose their meaning and kids aren't going to learn to lose or fail. Everyone shouldn’t get a trophy because if everyone gets a trophy then they would lose their meaning. In the USA article “The linebacker for the…

participation trophies. Sure, it's nice to get a trophies, that says good job you did your best, but participation trophies can lose their meaning. In life people don't get a award for just showing up. Participation trophies can raise a kids self confidence, they can give kids a wrong message. There are other ways to award kids. In life people don't get a award for just showing up. ''You don’t just get a A+ for showing up for class. Kids can do really nothing, and get a trophy.…

and the "everybody gets a trophy" mentality. Sure, it makes you feel great to get rewarded for doing something great but after having a horrible season, a trophy just seems to add insult to injury. Now I'm not talking about the 6 year olds who come on to the field and give it their all for the fun of just playing a sport (score should not even be kept at this age, just let the little players find out if they even like the game), but when 13 and 14 year olds expect a trophy for showing up, I draw…

competitive activity, they earn trophies, medals, and ribbons. But kids that have amazing top performances are not acknowledged anymore because many programs have begun awarding all athletes even though some of those athletes aren’t top performers. Giving out trophies, athletes good or bad, it can carry out wrong representations of hard work. In this reflection, I will discussing whether or not everyone should be awarded with a trophy. When people are awarded with a trophy, people have a…

Are people giving kids too much trophies. Lately kids are giving participation trophies for everything. Adults are giving too much trophies because It teaches that losing is bad. There's no participation trophies in the real world. It can also develop narcissistic traits. People are giving to many trophies to children. There now participation trophies for everything, only mildly ridiculous. I understand why they do it, giving them self confidence. Doing it in moderation is fine, but doing too…

No matter if they gave it their all or simply sat and watched,every kid is getting a trophy. Is there such thing as winning or losing anymore? In today sports kids are given trophies for participation the idea is that everyone wins. Taking away the true meaning of what winning really means. When you get a trophy it feels good because you worked hard for what you did. “When awards are handed out like candy to every child who participates, they diminish in value”. (Betty Berdan) Everyone gets…

the youth of this and last generation’s minds. Participation trophies demolished this belief and many others. We need to completely demolish the “everybody gets a trophy” idea. It has demoralized awards, neglected to teach children about failure and loss, abused their self-esteem, and not ready them for life ahead. Trophies. A universal sign of “congratulations you worked hard towards your goal,” or, at least, it used to be. Trophies used to be something rare, something you received because it…

straight up the truth. Kids shouldn’t get a participation trophy or awards for sports or competitions. For anything at all. It sends the opposite message to the kids who did try their absolute top game, unlike the participators, mopping around. Like James Harrison says, “I'm not about to raise two boys to be men by making them believe that they are entitled to something just because they tried their best.” Harrison’s parenting perspective on trophies is exactly how we should think about this…

earned it and know they have earned it, and that will mean more than any participation award. Most youth sports administrations spend between 2,000-3,000 dollars a year on trophies that mean nothing. This money could be used to train coaches. When you have good coaches you have good teams. Good teams win trophies, and earn them. Another…

According to the "Trophies for all" policy, youth athletes are being awarded with participation trophies. Youth athletes are getting trophies just for showing up to sports. Is this fair to the athletes that try? Youth athletes should work for their awards so they mean something. The more awards we give , the less value they have to use. Some people may think without trophies kids won't be motivated to do different sports. But do we really want our kids motivated by trophies? Youth athletes…