Most of our younger students are involved in soccer and for this I choose soccer trophies with the column matching one of our school colors. As our soccer teams are coed I choose awards with a non-gender figure on top such as a spinning soccer ball. Most of our soccer players are under 12 so I also make sure every player gets a simple soccer trophy award for participation.
As I said most of our awards are for major team sports such as football. While I don’t purchase the football trophies given by district and state championships, we do have a small awards banquet for our football team at season’s end. At this we hand out engraved plaques for the coaches and assistants as well as special football trophy awards for players showing inspirational qualities.
Our school offers both ladies and men’s intramural basketball and for this I need quite a few basketball trophies every year. With over 80 players participating I need to keep and eye on these expenses. I find I can purchase an excellent 10 inch basketball trophy for around $8.00 and because I purchase in bulk I receive free shipping and a 10% discount. I spend 30% less by buying my basketball trophies (or for that matter all of my sports trophies) online.