Another Fan Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 I do get the whole argument about kids today being too pampered. The everybody gets a trophy generation. I totally get that. At the same time though cleaning out my room, I found some of mine from when I was a kid and participation ribbons for running 5ks. Years later for me at least it does bring back childhood memories. Me I was never the best at team sports but not the worst either. Though maybe today its totally different with IPhones, Instagram, Facebook, etc. Everything can be easily looked up for memories. I'm sentimental I hold onto mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Yes. Nothing wrong with it. Its just a talking point for miserable people. I got them 35 years ago and they were great, and we would always look forward to them, and i never turned into some helpless adult who wants to climb back into the womb. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fr. Jerk Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 I grew up in the 90's. They passed them out. None of us cared because we all knew they meant nothing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 For Tball and such yes it’s no big deal. I wouldn’t be giving out participation trophies and such to kids playing hard ball at 16 but I won a bunch of championships growing up and have tons of trophies so I’m indifferent ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boca BIlls Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 (edited) Kids should be told when they suck at something. It allows then to try different things. Honestly I got them as a kid and knew they were garbage anyway. I hope kids aren't that stupid and know they mean *****. Edited January 6, 2019 by Boca BIlls 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 (edited) Sure you can get a ribbon or medal or something for participating, but there should also be some special award for those that actually excel and win. Edited January 6, 2019 by RaoulDuke79 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Participation trophies are pointless. They can prevent kids from finding what they're good at and can succeed at based on actual merits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Another Fan said: I do get the whole argument about kids today being too pampered. The everybody gets a trophy generation. I totally get that. At the same time though cleaning out my room, I found some of mine from when I was a kid and participation ribbons for running 5ks. Years later for me at least it does bring back childhood memories. Me I was never the best at team sports but not the worst either. Though maybe today its totally different with IPhones, Instagram, Facebook, etc. Everything can be easily looked up for memories. I'm sentimental I hold onto mine. In the 70s everyone got a trophy, but we also handed out "best" trophies to the teammates deserving it, and kept score and had playoffs that meant something 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 I got orange slices. What more could you ask for??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 12 minutes ago, Augie said: I got orange slices. What more could you ask for??? Rodney Marsh played a mere nine soccer games for England. There was a reason for that, too. When Alf Ramsey told him, "If you don't work harder I'll pull you off at half time," Marsh replied: "Crikey, Alf, at Manchester City all we get is an orange and a cup of tea." He was never picked again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Beard Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 My kids got participation awards. My daughter was never much of an athlete. Music was her thing. She looks back at those participation trophies and smiles. They bring back memories. She knew she was never going to play sports in school, so those trophies are all she has to remember her awkward forays into the world of athletics in her elementary school years. My son played on several sports teams, and was pretty good. He even played a little in college. He doesn’t have any use for those silly trophies. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 2 hours ago, row_33 said: In the 70s everyone got a trophy, but we also handed out "best" trophies to the teammates deserving it, and kept score and had playoffs that meant something You took the words right out of my mouth. Everyone got a trophy but the champs got a big one. Everyone wanted the big one. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 44 minutes ago, SinceThe70s said: You took the words right out of my mouth. Everyone got a trophy but the champs got a big one. Everyone wanted the big one. I knew I wasn’t a good hockey player, a few played Junior A and a few had a cup of coffee in the NHL the participation trophy was fine for me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 48 minutes ago, SinceThe70s said: You took the words right out of my mouth. Everyone got a trophy but the champs got a big one. Everyone wanted the big one. Yup, and that seems ok to me. And it's rarely a trophy, more likely a ribbon. And frankly, half the time they don't even do that. My daughter got 5th in her group at a karate tournament (out of about 15) and was the last one to get a trophy. Of course she was very unhappy with her small trophy after her cousin took first and got the big one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 What was the purpose of attacking a participation trophy? seemed a poor attempt at cynical wittiness by people who didn’t play sports 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Some total hack like Rick Reilly started it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Theres nothing wrong with them, the problem occurs when you star eliminating all aspects of winning and losing so you dont hurt someones feelings. Kids need to learn theres winning and losing, but they also need to be taught how it's ok if your not good or lose. Not everyone is good at it and not everyone can win. Losing isnt the end of the world in sports..... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Nope. Just a kick in the butt if they are bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 3 hours ago, Boca BIlls said: Kids should be told when they suck at something. It allows then to try different things. 3 hours ago, Happy Gilmore said: Participation trophies are pointless. They can prevent kids from finding what they're good at and can succeed at based on actual merits. Maybe where I differ from you guys is I give more credit to the kids. I don't think that just because they get a trophy they think they're a superstar. I think they are more self aware than that. I also wouldn't discourage a kid from pursuing a sport they like because they aren't good at it. Plenty of opportunities in sports for non-athletes (refs/umps, sports medicine, player agent, to a lesser degree coaching, nowadays analytics,...) and being around the sport as the last player on the bench can only help. Regardless, if the participation trophy haters marched on Washington and convinced Trump to sign an executive order banning participation trophies it wouldn't bother me. To me it's a pretty innocuous tradition. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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