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re: James Harrison returns trophy, says his kids didn't earn them

Posted on 8/17/15 at 2:45 pm to
Posted by Chucktown_Badger
The banks of the Ashley River
Member since May 2013
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Posted on 8/17/15 at 2:45 pm to
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There is no message. they are fricking 8 years old and 99.9% of them don't care about winning or losing and they are playing for the fun of it. Jesus. They are 8 fricking years old. You can teach kids the value of competition while also pointing out that you don't have to win to enjoy athletic competition


If there is no message, then what do they need a trophy for? A trophy is a representation of an ACCOMPLISHMENT.

Playing a season of swarm ball is not an accomplishment. The kids who won the league accomplished something. I would hope that if my kid wasn't on the winning team, he saw how fun going up on stage and getting a trophy and getting recognized was...and wanted to practice hard to hopefully be there himself next season.

You guys realize that the whole "entitlement generation" is a real thing, and this is contributing? Kids in college are exhibiting much higher rates of depression, their parents are handling discussions with professors and even bosses, etc...all because kids don't know that it's possible to fail. They can't handle it because they've never had to.

Simple fact, every one is not special, everyone is not a winner. It needs to be learned at some point.
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
145267 posts
Posted on 8/17/15 at 2:47 pm to
I'm getting trolled here right?
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
96005 posts
Posted on 8/17/15 at 2:47 pm to
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Playing a season of swarm ball is not an accomplishment. The kids who won the league accomplished something
Tee ball has league winners now?
Posted by tigerfoot
Alexandria
Member since Sep 2006
56535 posts
Posted on 8/17/15 at 2:52 pm to
Yet half the guys on the winning team contributed nothing.
Posted by Grit-Eating Shin
You're an Idiot
Member since May 2013
8436 posts
Posted on 8/17/15 at 3:04 pm to
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You guys realize that the whole "entitlement generation" is a real thing, and this is contributing?
Wrong. As many have stated previously in this thread, this is not a new phenomenon by any stretch of the imagination.
Posted by lsufball19
Franklin, TN
Member since Sep 2008
65224 posts
Posted on 8/17/15 at 3:43 pm to
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If there is no message, then what do they need a trophy for? A trophy is a representation of an ACCOMPLISHMENT.

you mean like all the high school kids that get letters in sports for merely participating in games? what a bunch of pussies our society has turned into the last 80 years, rabble rabble
Posted by lsufball19
Franklin, TN
Member since Sep 2008
65224 posts
Posted on 8/17/15 at 3:44 pm to
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You guys realize that the whole "entitlement generation" is a real thing, and this is contributing? Kids in college are exhibiting much higher rates of depression, their parents are handling discussions with professors and even bosses, etc...all because kids don't know that it's possible to fail. They can't handle it because they've never had to.

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