I tried for a promotion at work and didn't get it. A department head needled me about getting a participation trophy. I got a good laugh when he gave me a fake rooster.
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Former NFL Defensive Player of the Year, James Harrison says....
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I am not in Harrisons camp. Sure, I think participation awards are silly, but I don't take them away from my children. While I am discussing the issue, I most certainly not making a big deal about it.
You don't just show up to school and receive an a for participating. ... you have to work for the a
My son is not a great athlete, never has been never will be.....he's loves to play and be a part of the team/process, he just doesn't have that competitive edge that's needed to be successful in sports.....While I'm not a fan of Trophies for all I do know it means the world to him that he played and was recognized for that...so with that I'm fine with it......:0008
I have a big trophy room in my house. It's filled with fake trophies that I bought and had inscribed in numerous ways. The chicks dig my trophies.
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C'mon! Since the beginning of time we have had sports. You can't have sports without teams. You can't have teams without some of the guys sucking, but they're still part of the team. Recognition?!?!?!?!!??!
Your recognition is that we let you wear the uniform. We give you a schedule so you can attend every game. And guess what? At some point during the year we all kneel down in the dirt and put on a big cheesy smile and have our picture taken as a TEAM. There's your friggin' participation trophy. If you simply get a trophy for merely showing up, what incentive do you have to get any better, or practice on your own?
This whole country is becoming so pussified that it's all a big joke.
Lastly, to all of the guys asking the question as to what you tell your kid when he brings home the bullshit participation trophy. There in lies part of the problem. You don't wait until it happens, because you are all well aware that they are going to be handed out at the end of the year to begin with. If you explain to them that thy're a friggin' joke to make one lazy right out of the gate, maybe, just maybe, you might get a little more drive or effort out of them wanting to make Pop's proud, or at the very least take some pride in their own performance.
It doesn't matter. This is just like politics. Nobody is going to change anyone's mind because of something they wrote on a message board, because they automatically perceive them to be the enemy from the jump.
Good luck dealing with the entitled little Dez Bryants as they get older and continue to expect that and even more. Just ask Mark Cuban.
Your recognition is that we let you wear the uniform. We give you a schedule so you can attend every game. And guess what? At some point during the year we all kneel down in the dirt and put on a big cheesy smile and have our picture taken as a TEAM. There's your friggin' participation trophy. If you simply get a trophy for merely showing up, what incentive do you have to get any better, or practice on your own?
This whole country is becoming so pussified that it's all a big joke.
Lastly, to all of the guys asking the question as to what you tell your kid when he brings home the bullshit participation trophy. There in lies part of the problem. You don't wait until it happens, because you are all well aware that they are going to be handed out at the end of the year to begin with. If you explain to them that thy're a friggin' joke to make one lazy right out of the gate, maybe, just maybe, you might get a little more drive or effort out of them wanting to make Pop's proud, or at the very least take some pride in their own performance.
It doesn't matter. This is just like politics. Nobody is going to change anyone's mind because of something they wrote on a message board, because they automatically perceive them to be the enemy from the jump.
Good luck dealing with the entitled little Dez Bryants as they get older and continue to expect that and even more. Just ask Mark Cuban.
Yet most will attend graduation ceremonies for kindergarten, sixth grade, high school, and college. You'll congratulate your kids or buy them a car for a participation award. You'll give them a few bucks for losing a tooth, taking out the trash. You'll tell yourself they need a cell phone at ten years old, you'll buy them the latest fashion for back to school clothes and supplies. They get ice cream cones because they only screamed a little at seeing saint when they got to the dentist office. Video games for birthdays.
Nah, nobody does participation trophies.
Whatever.
Hope this helps,
FDC
Nah, nobody does participation trophies.
Whatever.
Hope this helps,
FDC
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As usual, mouth agape awaiting a cumshot.
Must be the inspiration for your shitty "honey holes".
I was on many shitty teams when I was a kid, and it just makes me work harder because I wanted win. I dribbled that ball around the block left handed,then right handed, then I shot hundreds of free throws and 3 pointers. It was hard for me to be competitive like I was and lose. If I received a participation award or trophy after getting pummeled by 30, I would have taken it as a slap in the face.
Same thing applies now as I'm still hugely competitive, but since I'm getting too old to play sports, I have gravitated to poker like many athletes do. I have read books, practiced, watched, and done all I could to become a better player. If I'm in a tournament and bust on the bubble, I don't want a certificate congratulating me on being the last not to make money, right?
Anyway, all that aside, I think participation awards are ok sometimes, but I think children should be taught to strive to always do their best and work hard in sports, at work, as people, and in life in general. Participation awards can make for good teachable moments. I would never take one away from a child though who is proud of it nor would I ever try to diminish its value. I would and I have use it as teaching tool.
Same thing applies now as I'm still hugely competitive, but since I'm getting too old to play sports, I have gravitated to poker like many athletes do. I have read books, practiced, watched, and done all I could to become a better player. If I'm in a tournament and bust on the bubble, I don't want a certificate congratulating me on being the last not to make money, right?
Anyway, all that aside, I think participation awards are ok sometimes, but I think children should be taught to strive to always do their best and work hard in sports, at work, as people, and in life in general. Participation awards can make for good teachable moments. I would never take one away from a child though who is proud of it nor would I ever try to diminish its value. I would and I have use it as teaching tool.
My daughter lost in the championship game and when she showed me her second place trophy, it pissed me off how proud she was. So I grabbed it out of her hand, broke it in half over the rim of my new G550 and said "Second place?!? That's first loser" and then let her know that her and her teammate could walk home.
Ha!
My ex-mother in law use to get a ride to Crawfordsville from Alamo to play bingo on Friday nights. One time she won something like $200. She was all happy about it. My exes extended family all came over and camped by the creek. Had a bonfire, food, beer, live music jam in the woods. They had banjos, fiddles, accordion, was awesome. Next morning my ex-mother in law's money was gone but there was a nice thank you card in her purse that said, "Thanks for the party and congratulations on winning at bingo! Ya can't win If'n ya don't play".
Hope this helps,
FDC
Hard to imagine a grown man taking trophies away from his children, but this isn't the first time JH has proven he lacks class. Many agree with his point on participation trophies, but I haven't heard a single person agree with his actions
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