Sports awards encourage athletes to put forth their best effort.

While doing our best is more important than being the best, athletes may view awards as an incentive to put their all into each game, meet, race, or practice. You can be a top performer regardless, but awards are definitely helpful. 

Awards help teach players to be humble, support one another, and accept victory or defeat in a gracious way.

An added bonus: To take these benefits to the next level, individual awards make for great home decorations that athletes can place in their rooms or in common areas. These trophies and medals will remind players of their achievements, as well as the teammates they shared them with.

Similarly, team-wide awards can be showcased in a school or in a community setting. We know you’re familiar with the term “team spirit”—and awards and trophies can amplify that sense of spirit to the extreme.