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| South Brevard County Champs |
Finally a Kids Sports Program moving in the right direction! The Keller Youth Association Football Program is doing away with Participation trophies this year. Read the full article here.
I for one am glad to see a program that is willing to take that step to get our kids (our future society) to realize that you have to earn things in life. They are not going to be given to you and you are not "entitled" to anything. You want a trophy? Put in the effort and hard work needed to win the championship! You want a medal? Put in the hard work and effort needed to win the race!
The only downside I see to this change is that the kids who have received trophies in the past are going to have a harsh slap of reality. But, reality is harsh. So, the kids are actually getting 2 lessons here. Life doesn't hand you things and you have to suck it up and deal with harsh reality sometimes.
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| Upset He Didn't Earn an Award |
The picture on the right is my youngest son, Aaron at the school's End of the Year Award Ceremony. Now, no parent likes to see their child upset and neither do I. But, I am kind of glad that he is upset that he didn't do well enough to earn the Principal's award that year. Every other year, he has earned it. That year he didn't. So, it gave us the opportunity to talk with him about how he needs to consider if he truly tried hard enough that year. And what he could have done better and what he will do next year.
Unfortunately, all the years of giving kids rewards for just "showing up" or for mediocrity has given us a society of people that don't try to do their best because they think they don't need to. It has given us a society that thinks that they are "owed" something. This can be seen by all those EBT users and the amount of people on permanent welfare.
But, I also believe that it's never too late to make a change! It's never too late to see that something isn't working and make it right! I truly hope that the other sports programs around the country see this article and follow suit. Not everyone is going to agree and there will be those parents that get upset that their coddled child isn't getting a trophy. But, the programs just have to ignore those parents and stick to the principle. Eventually, it will become the norm. Then, the programs will be doing what they were originally intended for....to teach kids how to work as a team and work hard for an end result. My younger son Aaron says it best "2nd Place is just 1st Loser"!
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