James Harrison to return sons' participation trophies
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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?
Coaches and parents complaining about pre-determined tournament rules after losing, is always special.
