James Harrison rejects sons' participation trophies

[Saulty]

We kept score.

 

[housepicks]

Nice

 

[Mudcat]

Must be a conspiracy by the trophy industry!

I think there is a lot to this. Much like Hallmark making the population continuously feel like it's not doing enough about stupid random occasions, the trophy industry has insinuated itself into the greater consciousness.

More trophies for more things! - goofy old mopes be damned!

 

[roguejuror]

First post on The Awards and Personalization Association of America website.

Youth Sports Awards Have Value: The Case for Recognizing Effort


Previously known as The Awards and Recognition Association.


The Awards and Recognition Association, commonly referred to as ARA, is a trade association whose membership consists of retailers and suppliers of awards, trophies, plaques or components of those items. The organization was established to promote the general welfare of the awards industry, the improvement of business methods within the industry, fellowship and relationships within the industry, and to establish educational services to its members. The association also seeks to promote the use and benefits of recognition products to the general public. ARA is a non-profit mutual benefit corporation organized under the Nonprofit Mutual Benefit Corporation Law of the State of California.

 

[FairWarning]

Even Flo knows

http://youtu.be/rAw2TXsgBbY

 

[Matty]

I find it insulting to the kids. Like he thinks you give them a participation trophy and they're going to take it like they won a championship.

If it's a participation trophy, I would assume they know how little it means and value it accordingly. Everbody's got one and it's not particularly special. Obviously.

Harrison is projecting. He's thinking they'll take it to be equal to trophies he won when he was a kid.

i.e. - he thinks they're retarded.

Exactly. Any reasonable kid is going to know it's a stupid non-trophy and treat it accordingly.

It's obviously a trophy-making racket.

Fokkin' shady trophy-makers.



Edit - I see I'm late to the party.

I ain't taking it back.

 

[PuckOff]

and the medal for Frenchie of the Month goes to.............................. Machu.

 

[Matty]

IN YOUR FACE, FRAMBOISE!

 

[Mudcat]

In a related story, a 10-year-old boy received a participation trophy for his soccer league - which all the other boys also got - but he didn't understand what the trophy meant and he thought he had won the Super Bowl - so he got really happy - and then he drank a lot of Coke and ate some cake - and he was running around and laughing - but then some guys that had actually won the Super Bowl thought it wasn't right he should be as happy as them.

So they shot him in the face.



Not quite sure the moral of the story but I'm positive it involves hell and a handbasket.