"The feminization of America..."
I could not agree with you more!
There has to be a balance, feminine sensiblilities temper masculine drives. Go to either extreme and you have a mess. We've chosen the feminine route. I saw this coming for a long time.
I can't tell you how stupid I thought it was when coaching in Y baseball leagues, (early ages), and they didn't keep score. "We are all winners". Bull! Sure, it made some of the kids happy, the kids that will ultimately end up working for the ones who knew the score and played to win.
On the bright side, a trend that was going on when I was in my late 20s was to fire older workers and replace them with eager kids. Now that I'm nearing 50, that's not an issue. Any business knows it's a mistake to fire a worker with a good skillset and work ethic, to take a chance on what you get with kids today.
Pizza party and trophys for all! Most improved, cleanest uniform, best after game snacks, shortest throw, etc. etc.