Jugger18
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My point is everyone here saying you should only get a prize for winning, not losing. Also it is the same thing. They earned prize money for placing. The kids earned trophies for showing up and getting off their asses
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My point is everyone here saying you should only get a prize for winning, not losing. Also it is the same thing. They earned prize money for placing. The kids earned trophies for showing up and getting off their asses
For alot of young kids getting them to show up for the whole season is the whole point of the league. That is worth the prize. One of his kids is 6...6 is nearly too young to even understand the rules of most organized team sports. How can you reward winning/losing when they dont even understand wtf is going on
My point is everyone here saying you should only get a prize for winning, not losing. Also it is the same thing. They earned prize money for placing. The kids earned trophies for showing up and getting off their asses
At this point I'm sorry I even saw this.
Some of the comments here are absolutely ridiculous .
Should give back his money for second place ?
Great example ....
He EARNED that money. It would be 100% different if he got just as much as the guy who finished DFL.
You actually managed to prove your counterpoint .
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For alot of young kids getting them to show up for the whole season is the whole point of the league. That is worth the prize. One of his kids is 6...6 is nearly too young to even understand the rules of most organized team sports. How can you reward winning/losing when they dont even understand wtf is going on
At 6 the kid should understand which goal to kick it in.. If not, the parents need to explain it to them. They are certainly capable of understanding which goal, which base to run to, how to score, etc.
Harrison's kids earned those trophies.
LOL please tell me more about 6 year olds
I coached a T-Ball team when I was in high school, and the kids understood which base to run to, they knew how to hit the ball, and where to throw it. Is that uncommon? I certainly didn't have a team full of MVPs, and many of the would have rather picked "flowers" in the outfield, but they knew the basic rules.
You don't understand which goal to kick it in but dammnit you didn't win so you suck
I just had a flashback to some of the younger girls on the team I recently coached. It made me laugh. If I had a dollar for every time I had to coach a kid to not play or draw in the dirt while positioned on the infield I could probably pick up a new GBB driver this week.LOL please tell me more about 6 year olds
You don't understand which goal to kick it in but dammnit you didn't win so you suck
After you taught them - which is what they league was for right? Or maybe their last coach.
I just had a flashback to some of the younger girls on the team I recently coached. It made me laugh. If I had a dollar for every time I had to coach a kid to not play or draw in the dirt while positioned on the infield I could probably pick up a new GBB driver this week.
Certainly, I think what I am getting at is that at 6 they are capable of understanding the rules. I don't have kids, and maybe that makes me unqualified to have an opinion on the matter, I honestly don't know. I know that in life there are winners and losers, and it is ok. I would NEVER punish anyone for losing, but people have to learn what it feels like not to be rewarded all the time, because when you aren't it sucks.
To piggy back on Hawk's point, my son just migrated out of the "don't keep score, learn the game, everyone plays the same amount (league enforced), have fun" level of basketball to the competitive version last year. They were disappointed when they lost in the playoffs. They understood they didn't get trophies because they weren't as good as the other teams. Parents told the kids they needed to work harder next time, etc. During the season when some kids played more than others some of us parents got teaching moments where we could explain to our kids that they needed to practice more, offer to work with them, etc. At the end of season party the coaches gave the kids mock certificates, which poked fun at some of their 'skills.' Everyone survived.Of course they are. Again though - that's the point of rec leagues. To teach them the game, sportsmanship and to get them to come back. As in, it's actually written in the handbook that coaches get. The kids know the score - every single one of them knew it. Doesn't change the point of the league and getting a little something at the end doesn't change what they learned along the way
I think there's this big misperception that this is just a normal thing as kids get older. Most keep score once you get out of beginner leagues - you played sports a little over 10 years ago, so you know.
Is it because its a "trophy" people are against it? If it was a tshirt that had the league name and year ... would that be OK?