I agree with this blogger that we should not be giving every youth & child athlete a trophy or award at the end of the season. I really do not know or understand what these parents think when they vote & decide such rules. I feel the same toward soccer leagues and t-ball leagues that do not keep score.
KIDS KEEP SCORE. WE SHOULD, TOO! They know who wins. They know who loses. They may argue about who is the top team or most valuable player, but they sure know who is NOT in the running, who are the worst players and teams, and who are the average players who do not stand out.
Let's give trophies and awards for top players and teams. For THE single Most Valuable Player. For the winners. Let's keep score. And have winners and losers!
Link to City Room Blog at "The New York Times"
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/complaint-box-m-v-p-most-vacuous-praise/?ref=nyregion
Friday, August 27, 2010
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