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And the people for participation trophies obviously think all kids/people deserve praise and no one should be singled out ever.  So when little Joey makes every practice/game and pitches no hitters, he should get the same recognition as the kid who shows up to half the games and whines about being too hot to play and asks to sit on the bench. Your political correctness is pathetic and is ruining kids from hard work, striving to be better, etc....  Bare minimum will get you the same as everyone else, is this generation's motto.  [/quote]

That's silly. There can be -- and indeed actually are -- other trophies, in addition to participation trophies.[/quote]

Every team my kids have been on that hands out participation trophies or ribbons does not hand out anything more to anyone or single people out.  I don't think kids need these things at all. [b]You should want to play a sport to play, not to get a trophy.[/b] I really think these helicopter moms need the participation trophies more than anyone else. [/quote]

So you want to get rid of trophies altogether?[/quote]

Mostly, yes.  If you are in a tournament and win, then yes each team member there that day that won, gets a trophy or ribbon.  Otherwise, no trophies for just showing up.  No trophies singling kids out.  No trophies if you missed an event that a team won.  Kids ages 10 shouldn't have 20 trophies.  If you play 2-3 sports a year, it is very easy to have a collection of meaningless junk.  Make it count.    [/quote]

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