How To Get A Trophy Persuasive Essay

A Trophy For All

(A Discussion Over Participation Trophies)

Often times we find ourselves looking at younger generations and seeing that they tend to be disrespectful when it comes to adults and there is nothing we can do about it. However, there is something we can do about it. We should not be required to give a trophy to everyone just because they participated in an event. As a child we often try to figure out where we belong and what we view as fun so we try new things that we might not accel at and that is fine. One of the biggest controversies going on right now is whether or not every person on a team should be rewarded a trophy and their are multiple different views on whether or not this should be required.

First, we have all had

Wilma Rudolph was a phenomenal track athlete but to be honest with you, her life was never easy. She was stuck with double pneumonia, scarlet fever, and polio as a child and had to overcome people always telling her she couldn’t do anything because of her sickness. Wilma quickly proved all of these people wrong when she began to walk and later became an Olympic gold medalist in the 200-meter dash. “The triumph can’t be had without the struggle. And I know what struggle is. I have spent a lifetime trying to share what it has meant to be a woman first in the world of sports so that other young women have a chance to reach their dreams.” (Rudolph) When we give kids a participation trophy they start to think that you owe it to them when in reality you don't owe them anything. If you aren’t good at something it is better that people tell you straight up instead of talking about it behind your back. When in Middle school I started to lose my weight and become skinny, I had a coach come up to me and tell me that I should try track instead. I thought the woman was absolutely insane because I had never liked running and didn't feel like I was good at it. This coach told me that I shouldn’t be wasting my time swimming when I just wasn’t good at it. This opened my eye to a whole new world. I realized the coach was right and I left swimming to join the track team and I absolutely

Sportsmanship is a very important role of sports and I believe it is important that we help build up a child’s sportsmanship when they are young so when they are older it just comes naturally. When you were little you always played either with or against a girl who had terrible sportsmanship but still received awards. I think this is horrible because the child will start to think that behaviors like this are acceptable and they really aren’t. I am a member of the Wyoming High School Sportsmanship Activity Association in which we talk about how sportsmanship can affect a person within their life. I believe if a student has poor sportsmanship then they shouldn’t receive any awards. Sportsmanship is important because it shows how well you work together with someone. I think when you give a participation trophy out to a student who is acting poorly then it makes them feel as if their attitude is welcome on the court and as they get older that will cause for a ton of