Awards can be a tremendous incentive for participants to do their very best, in the hopes of winning an award and being recognized for excellence in a certain area, In the past awards were given for sports in order to recognize effort above and beyond what was expected, but today many children sport leagues insist that all children receive awards so they do not feel excluded. Some say that awards are a powerful motivator though, and by not forcing children to work hard and fail at times we have taken away the meaning and special recognition.