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Speech Topic: Trophy Culture, in youth sports sign up and you’re guaranteed a trophy! Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that giving a child a trophy just for signing up for the sport will give that child a false sense of hope later on in life. Thesis: In youth sports, Should you get a trophy just for showing up? Attention Getter: Show up or don’t show up no worries you’ll get a trophy. Reason to Listen: In youth sports organization you pay to play. Every child receives a trophy that’s on the

The notion of participation awards in childhood activities have raised a spark debate; while awarding each child with a uniform trophy supports equality, what’s there to say about the detrimental effect on motivation if everyone is labeled a winner? The expectation of an award or certificate, in conclusion to any activity, is viewed as a guarantee; often, they serve as the sole motivation point for those uninterested in the activity itself as they’re aware they’ll be a winner regardless. This inflated

I got my first trophy when I was in kindergarten when I played rec basketball. I wasn’t outstanding, or even that good. I got a trophy I probably didn’t deserve. When kids know they will automatically get a trophy, then they might not try as hard. If the kids don’t try as hard they will let their team down. Giving out participation trophies is a mistake because it wates money gives kids false sense of achmplishments anddiminishes the value of winning a trophy. In the United States alone, over

Participation trophies are soft. You should not get a medal or trophy just for participating in an event. It makes the younger generations that all they have to do is try and it makes everything okay. Not the case. As pessimistic as it may sound, what truly matters in our society today is results. Kids growing up today simply expect to be rewarded since they put effort in. The first time I got a participation award was one of the most confusing days in my life was the first time I got a participation

Participation trophies began in the second half of the twentieth century and are hugely apparent in modern day society. These awards started off to be something for the less talented and recognized children that participated in youth sports, a tool used the spare the feelings of children who did not often receive trophies for an exceptional performance themselves. The idea behind the trophies themselves were created with a kind hearted concern for children’s feelings and emotions, however this has

Trophies for Everyone Should kids get trophies for participation? No, children should not get trophies for participating in a sport just because they were there.When children participate in sports they should get trophies for improvement and excelling at what they do to encourage them to keep working at it, when you give trophies to everyone it defeats the purpose if a child wanting to try. Children should not grow up with the thought that everyone is equal and that no one is better than them because

Participation trophies are the worst things that ever happened to society! Most sports are rewarding undeserving trophies that are giving a false hope to the “winners”. The sports that are giving out participation trophies are teaching the athletes who don’t try that it’s fine, and is making them think that everyone owes them something. Children who don’t try and don’t care about the sport they are playing don’t deserve a trophy. In an interview with Stanford psychology professor Carol Dweck, she

Do Participation Trophies Create A Culture of Expectation Instead of Mastery? Participation trophies do create a culture of expectation instead of mastery. Young athletes receiving participation trophies are learning every time they receive one that they don’t have to give 110% every time and that showing up will get them a trophy. This creates an expectation that they are going to get a trophy every time regardless of the amount of effort that they give. Young athlete’s should “Refuse to settle

or talked about a kid who plays a sport and does very little to help his/her team and still gets a trophy. This is a problem for society and yet people seem that it’s fine. Kids shouldn’t keep receiving participation trophies just for losing and sitting around and doing nothing. Nor should you waste your money or team’s money on trophies that kids won’t keep forever. KIds who win should get a trophy but kids who lose shouldn’t because that means that they are determined to do better and to beat the

I did some sports when I was younger, and I got trophies from every single one, but why? I wasn’t the best player, I did not really try all I did was show up. It was it fair for me to get something I didn’t deserve or work for? I just got it. Trophies need to be limited because its sending kids the wrong message, it does not give the trophy any value, and it does not inspire children to work. Even though people say that trophies can be powerful motivators they, also send a wrong message to kids