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Date Posted: Fri, Feb 21 2025, 11:06:06"
Author: What is your opinion?
Subject: Topic for discussion - prizes

In my opinion, too many prizes are handed out in Irish dancing, with too much emphasis on size and appearance. Many other sports only hand out prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd, some only winners and runners up. They also need to qualify for nationals (quality over quantity of entries). We cater for all different levels of dancers with our grades. Therefore I don’t think championship awards etc. are necessary. In years to come what happens to all the trophies? They end up stored in boxes/tubs or in landfill. Medals are so much easier to store or display. Would you support a move towards national medals rather than trophies as a starting point? Would you support abolishing awards to ALL dancers who enter a championship level feis? Less money spent on award should in turn decrease entry fees. I know of adults in other sports who receive medal on podium, have photos taken, then donate the medal back to organisers.

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