It's not that each player should receive a participation trophy, but a recent 106-0 high school football game demonstrates the 'dominate or be dominated' thinking that seems to pervade our society, writes bruce_y_lee
Sure, high school football games don't necessarily need to turn into “I’m OK, you’re OK, let's hug each other” fests. People don't need participation trophies each time they tie their shoes or manage to stay upright for 10 minutes.
Secondly, this was a high school football game and not a life-and-death situation. If someone ever invites you to play a life-and-death football game, don’t do it. Instead, tell them that you are busy . While winning games may be nice, the larger goal is to also have fun, get exercise, make friends, and learn some skills and lessons for the rest of your life. The vast majority of high school football players will never ever play professional football.
Finally, humiliating an opponent hurts everyone. The success of high school football, in general, depends on a balance between healthy competition and still having enough people wanting to play the game. For example, cheese rollers don't have that many opportunities because cheese rolling hasn’t really taken off as a sport. Not enough people are doing it. Football, by contrast, is a much more successful enterprise since so many people are still interested in playing the sport.
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