Many people contend that children should receive participation trophies in sports, however, why should they not get one? Kids who truly deserve to be awarded won't feel as special, seeing as you can get an award without putting in the effort. Although the participation award can make them feel involved, it shouldn't be granted to them as it can value less of an incentive and responsibility.
Children in sports should not get a participation trophy for their attendance, and attitude toward the activity. The author Corey Turner of the article, "Should Kids Get A Trophy For Showing Up?" conveys a message about why kids should not get a trophy. Corey Turner explains his ideas about children getting a participation trophy, as Professor Carol Dweck says in the article, Should Kids Get a Trophy For Showing Up? "My daughter rarely showed up for the soccer team. She had a terrible attitude," "At the end, she got a giant trophy and would have been devasted had she not." Playing a sport or activity should be about having fun with the people you're with and not only about the prize; however, in this text, we can see that many people in sports undersee this connection.
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Other people are defending the claim of children should not get rewarded with a participation trophy, while Vivian Diller says in his article, Do We All Deserve Gold? "Perhaps if we offered the gold, silver, and bronze for actual achievements, kids would learn lessons that better served their needs as adults. Perhaps if we let them lose and teach them to congratulate those who win, we would help them build the motivation and endurance needed to face real-life challenges." Having motivation for the winners to keep on trying is needed when playing a sport; In that regard, that idea is being forgotten as we give away more participation