Yeah, there were nonstop participation trophies and ribbons and horsefeathers 30 years ago; hell, that's basically all I had since I was on nothing but garbage teams that were just a collection of kids goofier and more awkward even than I was. And not for a second did it somehow coddle me or trick me into whatever the horsefeathers these bizarre anti-participation trophy-types think they do. At best, it was a reminder of being on a team with friends and having a good time, and at worst a reminder of being on a team you had no desire to be on because we sucked and there were better things to be doing. Who gives a horsefeathers if a kid gets a trophy? Quit being a dick parent. A dad who doesn't want to give his kid a trophy unless he's the best at something probably wishes he could beat the horsefeathers out of him in public when he loses, too.