Participation Awards

Here is one of the growing problems in the world. Every single kid in America is playing soccer during the summer. No matter how your team does, you are going to win an award. What kind of message is that sending to our kids? Does every business that begins get an award or a bailout? Does every job interview you go to accept everyone and give everyone a job? NO. We need to teach kids that there are winners and losers in this world. Not everyone is going to be successful. Some people are always going to be Janitors. Some people are always going to be dumb and work at Burger King. Maybe a few special ones can become managers at Burger King. Regardless, participation trophy's or awards should never be given. We need to start teaching this at a young age.

This gets me to another topic. Why in the world does everyones kids play soccer? It seems like half of the country has their kids in soccer, and yet how popular in soccer in the U.S.? How many people here can name one professional soccer player? I dare you to name a current U.S. soccer player that is doing well for themselves. We push and push and push our kids into playing soccer, and they absolutely hate it. Look at Europe, or South America or other countries where soccer is big. It will never be big here. Can we start putting our kids in basketball or football?

Participation Trophy!