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Day 32
- Andrea Anderson
- Jan 16, 2019
- 1 min read
Does sports participation deserve a trophy? Should children get
awards just for showing up and playing sports (effort) or only get a trophy for the
outcome (winning)?
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I do not think children should receive a reward for simply showing up. We are teaching them this way that you do not have to work for what you want because you will get it anyways. You should only receive a reward for placing or winning. That way children will understand the value of the reward.
I think it is okay to an extent to reward kids for showing up and trying their best to encourage the behavior, but it should not be done so frequently that it loses value. By giving kids an award, you are showing them that you appreciate their work on the team and it makes them want to try harder to receive the better awards. There should be certain distinctions between winning trophies and also participation because it causes kids to ridicule the others, enforcing bad sportsmanship.
I think it is counterproductive to give every child a trophy for simply showing up since sports are about competition and drive. The whole point of trophies is to promote drive and award those who excel at the sport. Giving a trophy to someone who does not deserve it takes away from those who do.
I think children should be rewarded for their skills rather than for just showing up because then as those children grow up and they tryout for more rigorous and competitive teams they will have a mindset that if they just show up they will be automatically rewarded. I don't totally disagree with giving rewards for attendance and effort, I think that all children deserve to receive something so they can keep pushing forward rather than quitting a sport because their efforts aren't recognized.
I think that every child should receive something small for putting in effort so that they will keep wanting to play and try harder, but larger prizes/trophies should be given to the winners so that there is motivation to win.