Yep, kids 4-10 playing in rec sports get acknowledgement that they did the thing. The winning team(s) got the real trophies. They were proud of their winner trophies and the rest of us probably held onto our cheap "participation" trophies for a bit and then tossed them. The entire concept that this is ruining society is silly.The participation trophy complaint is so stupid and misguided.
Im in my late 40’s. I played rec basketball pretty much every year of my childhood. I got a trophy literally every year that i played basketball whether my team was good or bad. We have been handing out participation trophies for nearly 50 years. Minimum. It isnt some new thing.