Essay On Participation Awards
Why Participation Awards Are a Problem
Trophies used to be something only presented on special occasions. Only the winner of the Olympic games in ancient Greece would receive a trophy. The word trophy comes from the French word tropèe, which means a prize of war and in Latin it means, a monument of victory. The word trophy now-a-days is defined by, something you receive when you stand in victory, most often in a sporting event. Starting in the 1960’s trophies began to be mass-produced and given to teachers, coaches, and sold at sporting goods stores. Trophies began to be manufactured for less money, thus leading to the mass production of awards such as plastic trophies. From rare symbols of victory and hard work, to plastic looking dolls or shapes that sit on shelves, …show more content…
Giving participation awards for playing sports is a problem. Kids should not be given participation awards no matter the age; it gives them false hope. It is almost like the kids are being teased. If a kid grows up receiving participation awards, and then they hit that magical age where they don’t get a participation award anymore, the kid is most likely going to question why they didn’t get an award that season. They can make or break a kid’s decision to carry on with sports later on in life. If we got rid of participation awards early in a kid’s life, they would understand as early as possible that they have to try their hardest and give it everything they have to win so that they can receive a trophy. Parents and coaches shouldn’t give participation awards because it is showing kids that even though if you don’t win, or you don’t try your hardest you can still receive a trophy. Children don’t get credit and pass through school by just showing up and sitting in class all day and doing nothing, so why give awards in sports for just showing up? Participation awards have a negative impact on the owner besides false hope; they reward the child for losing. Losing
Trophies used to be something only presented on special occasions. Only the winner of the Olympic games in ancient Greece would receive a trophy. The word trophy comes from the French word tropèe, which means a prize of war and in Latin it means, a monument of victory. The word trophy now-a-days is defined by, something you receive when you stand in victory, most often in a sporting event. Starting in the 1960’s trophies began to be mass-produced and given to teachers, coaches, and sold at sporting goods stores. Trophies began to be manufactured for less money, thus leading to the mass production of awards such as plastic trophies. From rare symbols of victory and hard work, to plastic looking dolls or shapes that sit on shelves, …show more content…
Giving participation awards for playing sports is a problem. Kids should not be given participation awards no matter the age; it gives them false hope. It is almost like the kids are being teased. If a kid grows up receiving participation awards, and then they hit that magical age where they don’t get a participation award anymore, the kid is most likely going to question why they didn’t get an award that season. They can make or break a kid’s decision to carry on with sports later on in life. If we got rid of participation awards early in a kid’s life, they would understand as early as possible that they have to try their hardest and give it everything they have to win so that they can receive a trophy. Parents and coaches shouldn’t give participation awards because it is showing kids that even though if you don’t win, or you don’t try your hardest you can still receive a trophy. Children don’t get credit and pass through school by just showing up and sitting in class all day and doing nothing, so why give awards in sports for just showing up? Participation awards have a negative impact on the owner besides false hope; they reward the child for losing. Losing