I coached flag football for the first time this year. After registering our 10-year-old son, Joaquin, in San Dimas’ NFL Flag League, I volunteered in order to demonstrate civic leadership and to ...

Three North Carolina state senators have introduced a bill to ban participation trophies for children, but some say the move is more performative than substantive. The bill, proposed by three ...

Coach Jim is smiling wide, he has broken out his clean team shirt once more, and he is ready to shake the kids’ hands one last time. It’s the end-of-the-year baseball team party at Chuck E. Cheese, ...

North Carolina state senators recently proposed a bill that youth sports “shall not include awards for participants based solely on their participation.” What a relief! I’ve been fretting about the ...

Participation trophies in youth sports could be banned in North Carolina if a new bill filed in the state Senate passes into law. Sen. Timothy Moffitt, a Hendersonville Republican, introduced SB 430, ...

Each year as the new season for youth sports begins, the topic of participation medals/trophies is often discussed. Are they good for motivating positive behavior, or bad for not promoting the best ...

Contrary to what many people think, participation trophies actually appeared in children’s sports about a century ago; in other words, they aren’t a new phenomenon. They have been used for decades to ...

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A prankster tried to give Gov. Ron DeSantis a participation trophy at a Saturday campaign stop. Davram Stiefler of the comedy duo "The Good Liars" was then escorted from the event. "The Good Liars" ...

Tom Cruise finally took home an Oscar. On Sunday, November 16, the 63-year-old actor, who has been nominated by the Academy four times and lost, received an Honorary Award at this year’s Governors ...