Pros And Cons Of Youth Sports
Pros
Cons
Foster a love and appreciation for sports
Emphasize the social and health benefits of playing sports
Inspire a lasting interest in fitness
Teach young children key values and promoting cooperation
Shows value in trying your best
Risk of kids becoming entitled
Competition is a primary source of youth sports
Adults fail to teach kids that losing is a part of life
Discourage children from improving
Denies winners exclusive recognition
Essential to a child’s development
http://isscd.org/reflections/should-all-kids-get-a-participation-trophy-rethinking-rewards-in-youth-sports/ http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2014/07/29/336301660/should-kids-get-a-trophy-for-showing-up Participation trophies discourage young children from improving and puts them at an increased risk of becoming entitled.
“If everyone is special, then no one is. If everyone …show more content…
Since they are receiving an award just for partaking in an activity, they will begin to have an entitled attitude and expect that they will always be handled with special treatment. The children are being taught that doing their minimal is sufficient, which is not true. They should be trying their best to succeed, but they will stop trying once they realize that they are being praised for everything they do. In the article, “Losing is Good for You,” it states, “Having studied recent increases in narcissism and entitlement among college students, she warns that when living rooms are filled with participation trophies, it’s part of a larger cultural message: to succeed, you just have to show up” (Ashley Merryman). This statement shows how this generation is growing up with a sense of entitlement and believes that everything will come easy to them. Although, that is not the case. Kids should have to work and try their hardest in order to be rewarded. Finally, participation trophies put children at an increased risk of becoming
Cons
Foster a love and appreciation for sports
Emphasize the social and health benefits of playing sports
Inspire a lasting interest in fitness
Teach young children key values and promoting cooperation
Shows value in trying your best
Risk of kids becoming entitled
Competition is a primary source of youth sports
Adults fail to teach kids that losing is a part of life
Discourage children from improving
Denies winners exclusive recognition
Essential to a child’s development
http://isscd.org/reflections/should-all-kids-get-a-participation-trophy-rethinking-rewards-in-youth-sports/ http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2014/07/29/336301660/should-kids-get-a-trophy-for-showing-up Participation trophies discourage young children from improving and puts them at an increased risk of becoming entitled.
“If everyone is special, then no one is. If everyone …show more content…
Since they are receiving an award just for partaking in an activity, they will begin to have an entitled attitude and expect that they will always be handled with special treatment. The children are being taught that doing their minimal is sufficient, which is not true. They should be trying their best to succeed, but they will stop trying once they realize that they are being praised for everything they do. In the article, “Losing is Good for You,” it states, “Having studied recent increases in narcissism and entitlement among college students, she warns that when living rooms are filled with participation trophies, it’s part of a larger cultural message: to succeed, you just have to show up” (Ashley Merryman). This statement shows how this generation is growing up with a sense of entitlement and believes that everything will come easy to them. Although, that is not the case. Kids should have to work and try their hardest in order to be rewarded. Finally, participation trophies put children at an increased risk of becoming