Medals shouldn’t only be top 3
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Apr 26, 2018
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When there’s over 100 people playing in a tournament, it’s frustrating doing extremely well yet only coming in the top 10. It would be nice if they spread the medals out to maybe even the top 5 people where 1 gets gold, 2 gets silver & 2 gets bronze. Thoughts?
Instead of 2 silvers and 2 bronzes, I think, if 5 medals are handed out, it should be 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th place. In fact, the scholastic tournaments (kids chess tournaments) here generally hands out trophies to the top 30% with a winning record requirement.
For adult tournaments, I just don't see a need for medals or trophies unless it is at the highest levels of chess. It makes no sense to display something like that so why waste the money/resources. (I get many trophies and plaques from shooting competitions, they are very generous at handing those out, guess where they all end up? Landfill.)
For kids, I can see giving out more as a way to encourage participation and for them to show off to friends.
Participation medals for everyone!!
hari2017 wrote:
Kemp7 wrote:
When there’s over 100 people playing in a tournament, it’s frustrating doing extremely well yet only coming in the top 10. It would be nice if they spread the medals out to maybe even the top 5 people where 1 gets gold, 2 gets silver & 2 gets bronze. Thoughts?
lets do tjis like in grade school: everyone gets a medal. thats it. thats the best
That'd be the other end of extreme. In the 2018 Calstate state championship, every kindergartener got a trophy. Maybe it works for very young kids, but I think as soon as the kid is older than 6, that type of motivator won't work any more.
Apr 26, 2018
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Monie49 wrote:
Participation medals for everyone!!
And a lollipop trophy
Apr 26, 2018
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mgx9600 wrote:
For adult tournaments, I just don't see a need for medals or trophies unless it is at the highest levels of chess. It makes no sense to display something like that so why waste the money/resources. (I get many trophies and plaques from shooting competitions, they are very generous at handing those out, guess where they all end up? Landfill.)
For kids, I can see giving out more as a way to encourage participation and for them to show off to friends.
Actually giving kids trophies makes them think that simplly showing up is good enough...
Actually giving kids trophies makes them think that simplly showing up is good enough...
Everyone WINS!
Kemp7 wrote:
When there’s over 100 people playing in a tournament, it’s frustrating doing extremely well yet only coming in the top 10. It would be nice if they spread the medals out to maybe even the top 5 people where 1 gets gold, 2 gets silver & 2 gets bronze. Thoughts?
Why not give medals to everyone who finished the tourney? ( like marathon finishers?)
