Should Every Kid in Sports Get a Trophy?

In the room for debate, Should every young athlete get a trophy, it was discussed on whether or not children playing sports should get participation trophies, or any trophies at all. This peaked my interest because I did not play many sports as a kid, and every reward I could get in school excited me. I imagine that if I were in a lot of sports, I would treasure any trophies I got. Even currently in cross country it is a special feeling to get a medal and hang it up somewhere. I never thought that this would be a question, because kids are usually rewarded for everything to build their self esteem. To a lot of people, kids are seen as too weak to handle any sort of let down or pain. Ashley Merryman concluded teaching kids that “it's okay to lose” is very important in building their personalities, and how they handle situations in their future. However, I believe that any sort of reinforcement when putting effort into something should be valued, especially from a kid’s perspective. I would want my child to play sports only to enjoy what they are doing, and be proud of any trophy they get. Making bigger and better trophies for first through third place I think is smart, but don’t throw away all participation trophies in general. What is your opinion on this? Do you think kids need to learn that they need to work hard for trophies? Or it isn’t very harmful to give them something to remember their accomplishment by?