Kobe Bryant has it right: Why participation trophies aren't the worst

Over the years, we have seen professional athletes and coaches canceling trophies, and prizes are awarded to all children who have won or lost.

Washington national star Blythe Harper said that he applauded minor league players "they were not in the trophy" this year. Louisville Women's Basketball Team Coach Jeff Waltz expressed dissatisfaction with them at a post-fight press conference. Pittsburgh Steelers' linebacker, James Harrison, told him, "I did not believe they had the right to do something just because they did the best doing the two boys as guys" I took him to the trophy.

Whenever I read and write one of these moments, I was thinking about my childhood sports experience. "I got a lot of trophies, I am competitive and I am trying to win, is it really wrong to get the best trophy?"

I finally won the "Best Player" award in New York's extracurricular sports program and baseball and basketball leagues I participated in. I know what it means: "You are not that good, but a good attempt." I know, I think I did not improve so much to really get this title Because. This is a participation trophy

That's why Kobe Bryant recently talked about the outcome of his fourth child's trophy.

"I said," Listen carefully, get the 4th trophy and go home. You will get the 4th trophy and put it in a place you can see, When you wake up in the morning, you will see the trophies you see and you will never win again. "

In short it's all. I am currently the father of a 3 year old child, but I suspect himself if he is suffering from failure, or if you do not want to be better. The answer is that participating in the trophy is a starting point for children. If you work hard, there is more reward to encourage you to keep working hard if you participate in the competition. Is it wrong to encourage children to do this?

It's not. We are all trying to make our children do their best in a world that may not be the best in the end. "

Postscript: Several years ago, except for one, I threw away all childhood trophies. At university I played tennis in the wall as a gymnasium credit. I heard that the winner of the round robin tournament won the trophy, I broke the competition and I remember the only award I got was basically a trophy. This is the only trophy that I will protect.

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