James Harrison to return sons' participation trophies
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another primary HHB tenetDerekJohnson said:flagged for linking Bleacher Report
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DJ talking to and flagging himself... Stalin has truly lost it.
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Very refreshing in this day an age when parents want to throw a parade everytime their kid makes it thru a game without cleating themselves.
Sometimes doing your best and trying hard just isnt good enough In the real world. Why not teach kids that in HS sports so the real world doesnt swallow their ass? -
The only acceptable participation award is gonorrhea
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How can you guys be outraged by participation trophies when Cecil the Lion was killed.
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The only thing worse than participation trophies are the asshole parents.
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Has CPS visited the home yet to ensure these children are SAFE???
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I don't think kids are appreciated enough for their participation. The trophies should have been bigger.
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I shit you not, that the new rage in parenting is overthinking how much you participated in your childs success. Try this out for size. When kids win their 3 on 3 brackets at hoopfest, I've actually seen parents ask for a championship shirt for coaching their team to the win. Conversely, i've seen a parent berating their kids because "he gave everything he could as the coach" and apparently the 3rd graders just didn't bleed for him.
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It needs context. If they're six year olds in t-ball, okay, it's not a big deal. If they're fucking 13 in a competitive sport, it's FS. I got a participation trophy at that age and I knew it was bullshit.
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I got a participation
trophyaward/certificate for reading 0 books in our elementary read-a-thon. I then got sent to the principles office shortly thereafter for turning it into a paper airplane and tossing it across the stage.
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True story.
My son, in 3rd grade played football and won the championship. The coach decided to forgo CHAMPIONSHIP trophies opting instead for the token participation trophies handed out by the league.
One by one, each kid walked up, shook hands got his trophy and sat down. My kid goes up, gets his trophy, reads it and says, "no thanks" hands it back. Kumbaya coach glares at me. Says something smart to me and my kid pops off... remember... third grade, "trophies are for winners, we won, our trophies should say so" Then one by one, the remaining four kids refuse their trophies. It was one of those proud parent moments that brought a tear to my eye (not at my desk). -
sarktastic said:
True story.
My son, in 3rd grade played football and won the championship. The coach decided to forgo CHAMPIONSHIP trophies opting instead for the token participation trophies handed out by the league.
One by one, each kid walked up, shook hands got his trophy and sat down. My kid goes up, gets his trophy, reads it and says, "no thanks" hands it back. Kumbaya coach glares at me. Says something smart to me and my kid pops off... remember... third grade, "trophies are for winners, we won, our trophies should say so" Then one by one, the remaining four kids refuse their trophies. It was one of those proud parent moments that brought a tear to my eye (not at my desk).
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I blame the faggot baby boomers for this loser culture.
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Just in case you thought things couldn't get worse
http://espn.go.com/sports/llws15/story/_/id/13460996/central-iowa-protest-upheld-little-league-softball-world-series
Yes, the team that the WA team pounded has their butt cheeks hurt because the other team is taking full advantage of the rules and sitting players.
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It's a travesty that teams have to cheat in today's day and age. Losing is ok by me, as long as you're doing it the right way.FreeChavez said:Just in case you thought things couldn't get worse
http://espn.go.com/sports/llws15/story/_/id/13460996/central-iowa-protest-upheld-little-league-softball-world-series
Yes, the team that the WA team pounded has their butt cheeks hurt because the other team is taking full advantage of the rules and sitting players.
Today's sports world is a joke -
This isn't a today's sports world issue. This is a pool play format bullshit issue.FreeChavez said:Just in case you thought things couldn't get worse
http://espn.go.com/sports/llws15/story/_/id/13460996/central-iowa-protest-upheld-little-league-softball-world-series
Yes, the team that the WA team pounded has their butt cheeks hurt because the other team is taking full advantage of the rules and sitting players.
Today's sports world is a joke
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The goal of the tournament is to win a big plastic trophy, yes?
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Getting a big plastic trophy for winning a tournament is different than getting a big plastic trophy for just showing up and pissing your pantssarktastic said:The goal of the tournament is to win a big plastic trophy, yes?
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We played neighborhood all age pick up games in all three sports until real teams in junior high. None of that youth bullshit. My dad wouldn't even let me play little league. Fucking commie.
So in junior high if you sucked you sat on the bench and didn't get a letter. and your parents and siblings would tell you that you sucked until you got a burning desire to kill the mother fucker across from you so you wouldn't suck anymore. And get a good job and stuff and not get fired.
We played against Shelton, Hoquium and Aberdeen in junior high. Tuff fucking logger kids. Didn't play in high school. In 1972 you could get more girls with long hair than a letter jacket.
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Still trueRaceBannon said:We played neighborhood all age pick up games in all three sports until real teams in junior high. None of that youth bullshit. My dad wouldn't even let me play little league. Fucking commie.
So in junior high if you sucked you sat on the bench and didn't get a letter. and your parents and siblings would tell you that you sucked until you got a burning desire to kill the mother fucker across from you so you wouldn't suck anymore. And get a good job and stuff and not get fired.
We played against Shelton, Hoquium and Aberdeen in junior high. Tuff fucking logger kids. Didn't play in high school. In 1972 you could get more girls with a longhaircock than a letter jacket.
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Yes, Snohomish should have been kicked out for violating those pre-determined rules.sarktastic said:The goal of the tournament is to win a big plastic trophy, yes?
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And people wonder why Oly sucks at football...RaceBannon said:We played neighborhood all age pick up games in all three sports until real teams in junior high. None of that youth bullshit. My dad wouldn't even let me play little league. Fucking commie.
So in junior high if you sucked you sat on the bench and didn't get a letter. and your parents and siblings would tell you that you sucked until you got a burning desire to kill the mother fucker across from you so you wouldn't suck anymore. And get a good job and stuff and not get fired.
We played against Shelton, Hoquium and Aberdeen in junior high. Tuff fucking logger kids. Didn't play in high school. In 1972 you could get more girls with long hair than a letter jacket.
Get off my lawn
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State Championships
Season Sport Number of Championships Year
Fall Cross Country, Girls 1 1978
Football 2 1953, 1984
Golf, Boys 1 1996
Swimming, Girls 1 1987
Volleyball, Girls 2 1998, 2011
Winter Basketball, Boys 2 1929, 1986
Swimming, Boys 3 1956, 1957, 1985
Spring Golf, Girls 1 1998
Tennis, Boys 4 1983, 1984, 1998, 2012
Track and Field, Boys 2 1932, 1998
Track and Field, Girls 1 2006
Total 18
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So you're saying the Bears are due this year?RaceBannon said:State Championships
Season Sport Number of Championships Year
Fall Cross Country, Girls 1 1978
Football 2 1953, 1984
Golf, Boys 1 1996
Swimming, Girls 1 1987
Volleyball, Girls 2 1998, 2011
Winter Basketball, Boys 2 1929, 1986
Swimming, Boys 3 1956, 1957, 1985
Spring Golf, Girls 1 1998
Tennis, Boys 4 1983, 1984, 1998, 2012
Track and Field, Boys 2 1932, 1998
Track and Field, Girls 1 2006
Total 18 -
Vernon Adams has no idea what you meanTierbsHsotBoobs said:
So you're saying the Bears are due this year?RaceBannon said:State Championships
Season Sport Number of Championships Year
Fall Cross Country, Girls 1 1978
Football 2 1953, 1984
Golf, Boys 1 1996
Swimming, Girls 1 1987
Volleyball, Girls 2 1998, 2011
Winter Basketball, Boys 2 1929, 1986
Swimming, Boys 3 1956, 1957, 1985
Spring Golf, Girls 1 1998
Tennis, Boys 4 1983, 1984, 1998, 2012
Track and Field, Boys 2 1932, 1998
Track and Field, Girls 1 2006
Total 18 -
This guy says 1953 doesn't count.RaceBannon said:State Championships
Season Sport Number of Championships Year
Fall Cross Country, Girls 1 1978
Football 2 1953, 1984
Golf, Boys 1 1996
Swimming, Girls 1 1987
Volleyball, Girls 2 1998, 2011
Winter Basketball, Boys 2 1929, 1986
Swimming, Boys 3 1956, 1957, 1985
Spring Golf, Girls 1 1998
Tennis, Boys 4 1983, 1984, 1998, 2012
Track and Field, Boys 2 1932, 1998
Track and Field, Girls 1 2006
Total 18
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A lot must have changed since then.RaceBannon said:We played neighborhood all age pick up games in all three sports until real teams in junior high. None of that youth bullshit. My dad wouldn't even let me play little league. Fucking commie.
So in junior high if you sucked you sat on the bench and didn't get a letter. and your parents and siblings would tell you that you sucked until you got a burning desire to kill the mother fucker across from you so you wouldn't suck anymore. And get a good job and stuff and not get fired.
We played against Shelton, Hoquium and Aberdeen in junior high. Tuff fucking logger kids. Didn't play in high school. In 1972 you could get more girls with long hair than a letter jacket.
Get off my lawn
