If you have played a youth sport, you probably have at least one participation trophy sitting in your room/basement right now. I know that I do! But, I didn’t earn that trophy. When I was young, that participation trophy made me think that I was the best and that I won at everything. But, that isn't right. Kids should not be given trophies just for participating in sports.
By giving a child a trophy for participating, it takes away the value of the award. Should the hardest working player on the team get the same trophy as someone who just shows up? If you work hard, don't you want to be rewarded for that? And if you don't work hard, you shouldn't get rewarded. If you earn a reward, it will mean more. But if an award is just given to you,