ESPY Awards Essays

March 4, 1993, Jim Valvano was presented the inaugural Arthur Ashe Courage and Humanitarian Award on live television at the ESPY Awards. Highlighting the great performances and stories of the sports season, the ESPY Awards recognizes individuals and teams that have demonstrated a variety of admirable qualities and ascertained a high level of performance and success. The Arthur Ashe Courage and Humanitarian Award was established in honor of Ashe, a former world #1 tennis player who worked earnestly for

What is the definition of incredible? On Google incredible is defined as something impossible to believe. There are many known athletes that are incredible because of how good of players they are. Players like Jessica Long, Bethany Hamilton, Natalia Partyka, Anthony Robles, and Marla Runyan are stated to be some of the best incredible athletes with disabilities because they don’t let that stop them from playing the sports they love. These athletes worked and never gave up until their goals were met

Standing there sweaty and tired after the last game of the season. You look over at the other team who did have tons of energy, not sweaty at all , and look like they did not try at all. They announce that your team got first but everyone still get a trophy. How would you feel to give a 100% and get the same trophy as a person who only gave 50%. There is a debate on should we give out participation trophies. Many people think everyone should get a trophy for going out there and trying. Others think

Participation Trophies the Good and the Bad Say you are in the last game of the season and you didn’t win any games this season but you still get a trophy, what do you do with it? This has been a large discussion that has spread it all started with a NFL linebacker James Harrison wouldn’t let his two sons take their participation as they ended their season. Participation trophies aren’t a good idea for many reasons. I don’t agree with handing out participation trophies for the following reasons…

A popular issue today, should kids get participation trophies for trying? One side says, “Yes they should get participation trophies”. While the other side declares “No they should not get trophies”. I believe that kids should not get the trophies. Not handing out trophies will help kids in many ways. I think that we should not hand out trophies for trying because it helps you realize that you are going to lose in life. It will teach you how to deal with losing so you don’t have to when you get older

The question is, “Should kids get a trophy for showing up?” I would have to say that they shouldn’t get a trophy for just showing up. What is the point of getting a trophy if you don’t actually do anything. I would agree that they ones that do show up and actually do something, should get a trophy, but to say if kids that show just show should get a trophy is something else. If someone were to play basketball and they didn’t do anything they shouldn’t be able participate in the sport, it is ridiculous

should achieve a medal or a trophy for participation. Some argue this can mend children’s expectations for the ‘real world.’ On the other hand, some believe this will affect the children positively if they do receive these awards. Children would benefit from receiving participation awards. This is because of self esteem, and equality. Kids would also be able to celebrate their achievements from an early age. Parker Abate, who wrote the article, In Youth Sports, Participation Trophies send

Should everyone in an event receive a participation award? In the text Pros and Cons: A Look At Participation Trophies For Youth Athletes by Travis Armideo, and In Defense of Participation Trophies: Why They Really Do Teach the Right Values by Lisa Hefferman both make similar points and help determine whether participation awards are necessary for young kids. They both explain the benefits of participation awards as well as acknowledging their flaws too such as how they affect kids and how they also

wrong kind of praise and undermines the success of the children, then they begin to believe they should be rewarded for insignificant tasks. Giving kid’s participation awards don’t benefit those who receive them. It gives the child the wrong kind of commendation when they receive the awards. Today kids in youth sports will acquire awards from any place first, last, and between. This sets an example for them getting that last place is satisfactory. However, people will say feelings won’t become hurt

awarded to youth athletes for simply showing up to practice and games. These awards loose their meaning when given to everyone. Trophies are used for extrinsic motivation. Awards given to youth athletes, when they don’t earn it, don’t prepare them for the real world. The "Trophies for All" policy makes it where all youth athletes receive participation trophies just for signing up to be on the team.            Participation awards loose their meaning. In Scope magazine's, "Should Everyone Get A Trophy

Should everyone get a participation trophy? According to the "trophies for all " policy, youth athletes are being awarded with the participation trophies. Participation trophies don’t benefit the hard working youth athletes. Buying participation trophies is a poor way to spend scarce funds. Finally, participation trophies can harm the youth athletes receiving them. On the other hand, some coaches believe it is worth spending the money to see a kid smile. Every youth athlete does not need to receive

Many sports programs give every child a trophy after the season comes to an end ;however, that is not needed. If one team does better than another, they should get to feel special by being rewarded in a way that lets them know that they’ve accomplished something that is more significant than their competition with a trophy . Most children who get awarded with participation trophies hear the few words “You are all winners,“ but in life that is not always true. Everyone loses in life, and nobody is

What accomplishment were you most proud of? Why? Making the plaque was the accomplishment that I was most proud of because it gave me a lot of sentimental value as well as making memories with all the grades 9s and teachers that I met in Zion. I wanted to do a fun project that gave me a way to bond with each of my fellow colleagues in grade 9 and with my teachers, as I got to talk to all of them and get them to sign it. This was project done because, the grade 9s of 2016 in Zion and other junior

used is for better educating coaches . When you better coaches, you better the kids so that they can actually receive a first place trophy . Money on participation trophies have many other reasons to be spent, as argued in "Do We Need Participation Awards?" Getting trophies for showing up teaches the wrong idea of getting rewarded for doing nothing . Also research shows that extrinsic motivation on it's own can be harmful not helpful . You don't reward kids for showing up to practices and

The question people are asking is, “Are participation trophies good to give to kids?.” Getting them trophies makes them feel like they are winning something and it is showing them to work hard to achieve greatness. People have been talking about how NFL Linebacker James Harrison and his Instagram post. In the post Harrison talks about how his sons got a participation trophies from their football coaches and how he decided to give the trophies that they earned back. This is wrong, the kids should

Carl Granica: A Logical Candiadate for the Jefferson Award It is essential to have mentors or leaders for kids so that they find what they want to do. According to multiplyinggood.org, The Jefferson Award awards people for doing something good or being nice to people. It recognizes people working with young people who need help or adults who help them feel better about themselves. Someone who helps youth or is worth noticing is Carl Granica. Carl Granica helps young people with sports and wants

Should Every Kid Get A Trophy? Congrats! You read this line you now receive a trophy. What? Isn't that how it works now a days? No matter if you do good or bad you still get a prize for “participation”. According to a recent poll more than 80 percent of people say that not every kid should receive a prize for participation. They say that if you win you deserve a trophy but if you just stand there and do nothing that you shouldn't receive one because that's not fair to the people who try their butts

trophies, or awards for my participation. This strives me even today to push harder than I did last season to get further in the postseason than just the regional competition. I know participation awards are a dangerous message to kids and will not help prepare them for what is to come in the future. A reason kids should not receive participation awards is because it makes them feel like a normal kid, when they should feel unique and one of a kind. If kids know they are going to get an award as long

Do you get all A’s in school just for showing up? Do you make the team just for trying out? Well for the past couple of weeks social media has been blowing up with the debate on participation trophies. I feel that participation trophies and ruining kids and youth sports. There are many reasons why the dreadful participation trophy is ruining sports. For instance, if sports leagues got rid of participation trophies they could save money and buy better safety equipment. According to an article in

Carrie Flesner: A Person Who Deserves the Jefferson Award The reason that youth need a good mentor is so today's citizens have a better chance of a safe and happy future. The Multiplying Good organization is an organization that looks at the positive side of people and awards them for it. Someone who deserves the Jefferson Award is Carrie Flesner. This person is a fourth-grade teacher who teaches In MilwaukeeThe subjects Carrie Flesner teaches mainly math but teaches all other lessons as well