[quote=outtamojo][quote=SD Realtor]Allan the participation trophy is the downfall of society… though it is a perfect description of what is desired by many these days.[/quote]
While the participation trophy is relatively new, I don’t know that it any worse than what goes on with kids who are somehow connected to the coaching staff or well connected socially to the organization sponsoring the team. Anyone else see
kids who somehow made the team or got some kind of award they didn’t seem to deserve? I ask cause my 12 year old son was part of a summer basketball program and the assistant coach’s son was named MVP. The whole team of 12 year olds began muttering “but he didn’t do ANYTHING” when it was announced. I gave my son a hard look and the keep quiet sign and later said to him “welcome to the world of grown ups”.[/quote]
The participation trophy has been around quite some time.
I remember getting one in 8th grade for Rec Level soccer and was totally confused by it. We lost every single game but one… The one… We drew…
We were terrible and I couldn’t imagine why I had even gotten it.
Kids today know exactly why they are getting one… At the time I did not.
