Kia Commercial hits "participation" trophies

The Sorento was a pretty nice SUV when I was in Korea.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-gwjJ_NXKU

I liked that add. They also have one where the kid sucks and the Mom knows it, but the Dad won't admit it. :)

Yep I liked it!

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Originally Posted by MarkCO

I liked that add. They also have one where the kid sucks and the Mom knows it, but the Dad won't admit it. :)

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This one? Funny too ... guess I'd see these more if I watched network TV ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwPZgdwjlUk

Yep. I saw both during the utter failure of the Browns to receive the gifts the Broncos tried to give them yesterday.

Participation "achievements". Setting kids up for failure in the world since the day they were adopted.
http://youtu.be/qD5GtohtRYU

I think if the kids are young it doesn't matter. They are learning to play as a team and picking the sports they like. I've coached and reffed a bunch of kids sports. When they are 8 and younger the difference seems to be their size. There's nothing more I hate than parents who think their kid will be the next Abby Wambach because they are a head taller than everyone else.That being said I love the commercials.

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Originally Posted by RMAC757

I think if the kids are young it doesn't matter.

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I'm going to politely disagree.

I don't think that teaching young kids that everyone gets rewarded regardless of the outcome is a good idea.

I think they need to learn early on that they get rewarded for their achievements and not just for showing up.

Are they going to cry when they don't get a trophy? Probably. Has not getting a trophy ever killed a kid? I doubt it.

The (better) kids are keeping score, even if the adults aren't.

At a very young age I can agree with the kids getting something for participating but it doesn't have to be a "trophy." For the teams I coached it was a ball or bat that all the players could sign as a memento of the team/season. We also did shirts a few times.