Should everyone who participates in a sport receive a trophy? According to the "Trophies for All" policy youth athletes are being awarded with participation trophies. When everyone receives a trophy, the awards lose their value. The participation trophies teach kids that rewards can come free, but if this happens, then when kids grow up, they might think everything comes for free. Trophies are a waste of money for the coaches. You must work in real life, so why should you earn a trophy in sports…
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Should everyone get a participation trophy? According to the "Trophies For All" policy, young athletes are being awarded with participation trophies. Participation trophies motivate children to play sports and be active. Participation trophies boost self-confidence. Participation trophies give children a reason to smile for just a few dollars. In contrast some people believe participation trophies are a misguided use of scarce funds. Participation trophies motivate children to play sports…
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Should youth athletes get trophies for participation? The trophies for all policy says trophies are being rewarded for participation. Trophies shouldn’t be rewarded for all. The trophies would affect kids in many different ways. The kids that play sports could quit because of the trophies. Kids would learn they don’t have to put full effort to be rewarded. When the youth athletes grow up they would never fully try to accomplish their job. The participation trophy is a good idea but it has many…
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New Jersey, and you might think you’ve accidentally stumbled into a sports hall of fame. There are awards everywhere: Little League trophies are lined up along his bookshelves, basketball trophies crowd his dresser, soccer medals dangle from ribbons on his bulletin board,” says “Should Everyone Get a Trophy?” by Lauren Tarshis. The trend for participation trophies started in the second half of the 20th century. There was an ambition in California in the 80s to boost the self-esteem of central…
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Should participation trophies exist? Getting rewarded for everything doesn’t help you at all in life, so people need to learn how to work harder. Recently there has been arguments about if athletes, specifically kids should get participation trophies or not. On one side people think athletes should get participation trophies, and on the other side, people think that athletes should not get participation trophies. In my opinion, I believe that kids should not get participation trophies. Psychology…
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others who are not. Once everyone has gone, all the participants line up waiting to hear their scores. But all they get is a participation trophy. There is no first, second, or third place, everyone gets the same prize. The passages “Participation Trophies Send a Dangerous Message” written by Betty Berden, and “Participation Trophies Send a Powerful Message” written by Parker Abate, are both strong examples of this scene. So, should kids all receive participation trophies, or not? In the first…
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The Abuse of Participation Trophies In today's society, there is an argument between people who say participation trophies are fine and those who say that they are harmful. Most people say that when today's children grow up, their performance in their jobs depends on whether or not they received participation trophies. This argument could go on for a very long period of time and some of us may never agree on this topic. Today’s children will never know what it’s like to lose without…
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Embarking on sports trophies has become a controversial topic in today's society. Trophies are a part of sports in Participation. Trophies Send a Dangerous Message, by Betty Berden, provides the reader with a personal anecdote. As a young girl, she played sports and got participation and what she thinks of them. How they affected her and made her what she is today. In Youth Sports, Participation Trophies Send a powerful message by Paker Abate. He goes on to say the benefits a trophy can have on a kid's…
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starting the lineup. This creates an environment where every athlete works hard. Yet many still believe that equal playing time for all and participation awards are the best for children of this age. Children are rewarded to often for being average. At this point awards have lost their meaning. There used to be a time when trophies, medals and ribbons were impressive, now however, all children have piles of awards in their room. The trophy and award industry in Canada and The United States at this…
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Steelers, posted a photo on Instagram with a caption stating, “I came home to find out that my boys received two trophies for nothing, participation trophies! While I am very proud of my boys for everything they do and will encourage them till the day I die, these trophies will be given back until they EARN a real trophy. I’m sorry I’m not sorry for believing that everything in life should be earned and I’m not about to raise two boys to be men by making them believe that they are entitled to something…
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