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Question for little league coaches
Posted on 11/19/20 at 12:33 pm
Posted on 11/19/20 at 12:33 pm
Hoping for some help with two of my kids. We are doing a team party for a 3rd grade flag football team. I have two kids that didn't do much on the field. One of the moms is doing awards and all I could come up for them was the sportsmanship award and the hustle award. Now, these are kids that have never actually caught a ball in a game, or gained a yard on a run, so I am looking for help with how to describe them when I give them their awards.
Came up with this for them, but looking for suggestions from other coaches on how I can spruce that up so it doesn't sound to lame.
Did what was asked of them, good attitudes, respectful and grew from game to game
Came up with this for them, but looking for suggestions from other coaches on how I can spruce that up so it doesn't sound to lame.
Did what was asked of them, good attitudes, respectful and grew from game to game
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Posted on 11/19/20 at 12:34 pm to saints5021
Benchwarmers award.
Comes with a free DVD copy of Benchwarmers.
Comes with a free DVD copy of Benchwarmers.
Posted on 11/19/20 at 12:35 pm to saints5021
Nothing, stop giving awards to every kid. That’s what is wrong with the world, everyone is soft and feel entitled.
Posted on 11/19/20 at 12:38 pm to saints5021
I laugh at it now but I was happy to get an award for something along those lines back in 8th grade. Good job doing this for the kids.
Posted on 11/19/20 at 12:38 pm to saints5021
Those sound fine to be honest.
Posted on 11/19/20 at 12:42 pm to saints5021
I was dogshit at sports as a kid, so at the 8th grade football banquet I remember our defensive coach talked about how I always worked hard at practice and helped the offensive 1's get ready for the next week's game. So I guess that's something, working hard in practice
Posted on 11/19/20 at 12:42 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
They aren't getting trophies...I am not one of those coaches. We give them team specific awards like most sacks, most TDs, Best defender. These kids literally have done no positive football plays and I am just trying to give them something without it being a "you were there" award.
Posted on 11/19/20 at 12:44 pm to saints5021
The maintained a pulse award.
The kid with hottest mom award.
The kid with hottest mom award.
Posted on 11/19/20 at 1:10 pm to Tiger Ryno
Were any of them always on time? Most punctual award?
Did any of them always come prepared? Most prepared award?
Did any of them always come prepared? Most prepared award?
Posted on 11/19/20 at 1:13 pm to WhodatLSU95
quote:
Nothing, stop giving awards to every kid. That’s what is wrong with the world, everyone is soft and feel entitled.
QFT
Posted on 11/19/20 at 1:15 pm to saints5021
Do yourself a favor and don’t give out any awards for individual players. It always comes back to bite you in the arse.
Your intent is to do something special for the kids and feel like a well-run team. But the result will be jealous parents bickering about why Braxton didn’t get most TD’s AND the hustle award, too, etc. and you will lose players over shite like that.
Give them all the same award. Everybody gets pizza. Show them a PowerPoint slide show of all the great pictures everybody took this year. There. Done. You will look like a genius.
But you will certainly regret individual recognition at this age.
Your intent is to do something special for the kids and feel like a well-run team. But the result will be jealous parents bickering about why Braxton didn’t get most TD’s AND the hustle award, too, etc. and you will lose players over shite like that.
Give them all the same award. Everybody gets pizza. Show them a PowerPoint slide show of all the great pictures everybody took this year. There. Done. You will look like a genius.
But you will certainly regret individual recognition at this age.
Posted on 11/19/20 at 1:28 pm to saints5021
Most improved award. Easy award for the kids who are trash
Posted on 11/19/20 at 1:30 pm to saints5021
Give one award to the best player. Every kid can’t have a award
Posted on 11/19/20 at 1:47 pm to WhodatLSU95
quote:
Nothing, stop giving awards to every kid. That’s what is wrong with the world, everyone is soft and feel entitled.
They're third graders. At that age, there's nothing wrong with giving them something to encourage them and reward them for their hard work, even if they weren't very good.
Posted on 11/19/20 at 2:01 pm to saints5021
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We give them team specific awards like most sacks, most TDs, Best defender. These kids literally have done no positive football plays and I am just trying to give them something without it being a "you were there" award.
i refuse to believe that you weren't able to get two kids to have a positive football play all year in 3rd grade.
judging by your awards you want to hand out, you were more worried about winning than making sure you made sure all the kids played and got better, and felt like part of the team.
Posted on 11/19/20 at 2:02 pm to saints5021
I mean, did they show sportsmanship and hustle?
Posted on 11/19/20 at 2:02 pm to saints5021
the "Right and Left Out" award
"Warm and Fuzzy" award
"Everyone gets a trophy" award or called "lib" award
"Warm and Fuzzy" award
"Everyone gets a trophy" award or called "lib" award
Posted on 11/19/20 at 2:05 pm to saints5021
I'd call it the "Did what was asked of them, good attitudes, respectful and grew from game to game" award
Posted on 11/19/20 at 2:40 pm to WhodatLSU95
quote:This is quite literally no different than 30 years when I was a kid playing sports, and at the end of the season every kid got a trophy or a ribbon or some shite.
Nothing, stop giving awards to every kid. That’s what is wrong with the world, everyone is soft and feel entitled.
This statement is used wayyyy too much and forgets that everyone actually did get participation trophies back when we were kids.
Posted on 11/19/20 at 2:46 pm to shel311
Everyone should get at least a certificate to show they played. It validates the parents by showing their time taking kids to practice was worth it as well
If you give specific awards for the kids I’d go team award and coaches award stating that X showed character perseverance or whatever positive adjective/modifier you want to use to describe their participation. Since it’s character based and your choice the parameters nobody should be offended. If they truly were as bad as you say they were it may provide motivation to continue in team sports which is huge gin building kids to adults.
If you give specific awards for the kids I’d go team award and coaches award stating that X showed character perseverance or whatever positive adjective/modifier you want to use to describe their participation. Since it’s character based and your choice the parameters nobody should be offended. If they truly were as bad as you say they were it may provide motivation to continue in team sports which is huge gin building kids to adults.
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