I don't agree with the Baby Boomer generation on everything I don't really see the harm in giving out “participation trophies” for sports and other activities. As someone who received my fair share of participation trophies, let me drop a truth bomb on y'all: we knew they did not mean anything. Some kids actually got trophies for various achievements, but if you only got a single measly medal at the end of the season, you knew that you brought nothing but mediocrity to your organization.