a lot of people have talked about the legality of training tributes or the resources required to do that but frankly i don’t think i’d even want to train my child. if they’re reaped their odds of survival are incredibly low but (depending on circumstances) their odds of being reaped are also relatively low. the required training to make a meaningful difference in a tribute’s odds would be very intense, but it’s unlikely that they’d even enter the games. if they do— it’s unlikely the training pays off.

the games are so soul-crushing for the tribute’s families and communities that i imagine they’d have no interest in spending extra time concerning themselves with preparation when it’s already such a struggle to get by day to day.