Your kids’ trophies and accolades don’t matter (and never will)

[Anonymous]

Honestly, participation trophies are the best thing to ever happen to youth sports. Kids shouldn’t have to earn validation through arbitrary wins—building self-esteem is way more important than learning how to lose. Honestly, competition is overrated, and sports should focus entirely on fun and inclusion. Let’s stop glorifying winners and start celebrating everyone equally.

[Anonymous]

I think you wandered into the wrong forum, sorry. Are you unfamiliar with DCUM?

[Anonymous]

Weak Troll Post of the Week contender.

[Anonymous]

What tournament did your kid lose this weekend

[Anonymous]

All trophies are stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, participation trophies are the best thing to ever happen to youth sports. Kids shouldn’t have to earn validation through arbitrary wins—building self-esteem is way more important than learning how to lose. Honestly, competition is overrated, and sports should focus entirely on fun and inclusion. Let’s stop glorifying winners and start celebrating everyone equally.

Who peed in your soup?

[Anonymous]

you are right

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, participation trophies are the best thing to ever happen to youth sports. Kids shouldn’t have to earn validation through arbitrary wins—building self-esteem is way more important than learning how to lose. Honestly, competition is overrated, and sports should focus entirely on fun and inclusion. Let’s stop glorifying winners and start celebrating everyone equally.

I barfed reading this

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All trophies are stupid.

Nah, I think the Nobel is legit.

[Anonymous]

All the parents in here clutching their kid's medals while offended cracks me up. If they matter to you have fun. You peaked in high school

[Anonymous]

Loved my merit-based trophies and awards from the late 70s/80s. Also, loved when there was a single Valedictorian, not 200 like at our local public HS.

[Anonymous]

I agree.

When was the last time a doctor asked if you won a race vs just told you to just be active.

Long term participance trumps winning

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All trophies are stupid.

Nah, I think the Nobel is legit.

So you believe there is nobody on earth who contributed as much or more but never “made the list”?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All the parents in here clutching their kid's medals while offended cracks me up. If they matter to you have fun. You peaked in high school

+1

[Anonymous]

That's what rec sports programs are for. Any kid with any kind of athletic talent or drive will get bored really fast in that environment.