James Harrison to return sons' participation trophies

DerekJohnson

God bless this man. This is one of the primary HHB tenets.

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DerekJohnson

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DerekJohnson

DerekJohnson said:

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another primary HHB tenet

PurpleBaze

DJ talking to and flagging himself... Stalin has truly lost it.

PurpleReign

BayDawg

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?

bananasnblondes

The only acceptable participation award is gonorrhea

HuskyJW

How can you guys be outraged by participation trophies when Cecil the Lion was killed.

TierbsHsotBoobs

The only thing worse than participation trophies are the asshole parents.

sarktastic

Has CPS visited the home yet to ensure these children are SAFE???

Duckfan1

I don't think kids are appreciated enough for their participation. The trophies should have been bigger.

FreeChavez

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.

fuck parents of this pussy generation.

Fire_Marshall_Bill

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.

UWerentThereMan

I got a participation trophy award/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.

I still haven't figured out what I did wrong.

sarktastic

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).

bananasnblondes

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).

PurpleJ

I blame the faggot baby boomers for this loser culture.

FreeChavez

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

Duckfan1

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

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.

TierbsHsotBoobs

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.

SOYNTLTD

sarktastic

The goal of the tournament is to win a big plastic trophy, yes?

Coaches and parents complaining about pre-determined tournament rules after losing, is always special.