05-24-2014, 07:26 AM
I volunteered at the field day festivities in my brats elementary school for years. As a volunteer, we were told that the purpose of field day is to run the little brats ragged and wear them out. The games weren't set up as "win or lose" they were set up to keep the kids moving.
As far as being competitive, there is absolutely nothing wrong with competition. How does one get ambition to better themselves with out competition.
My youngest played soccer through out elementary school, they never kept scores at the games and it was an "every one wins" attitude. They all got a trophy at the end of the season (even the ones that never took the field during a game) It drove me batshit crazy, because the kids that actually deserved recognition, never got any except for having their name called to go up and get their "everyone wins" trophy.
I can tell you for a fact that my kid didn't deserve a trophy (unless you get a trophy for flirting with the girls on the sideline, because that's all the boy did during the games :p )
As far as being competitive, there is absolutely nothing wrong with competition. How does one get ambition to better themselves with out competition.
My youngest played soccer through out elementary school, they never kept scores at the games and it was an "every one wins" attitude. They all got a trophy at the end of the season (even the ones that never took the field during a game) It drove me batshit crazy, because the kids that actually deserved recognition, never got any except for having their name called to go up and get their "everyone wins" trophy.
I can tell you for a fact that my kid didn't deserve a trophy (unless you get a trophy for flirting with the girls on the sideline, because that's all the boy did during the games :p )