7 End of Year Team Award Ideas for Wrestling

Hosting an end of year awards ceremony can be a fun way to build team spirit, socialise with the rest of your team and give awards to those who deserve one.

With so many team award ideas out there, what are the best ones for wrestling?

Continue reading for ideas for serious performance awards and a few funny awards that can all be put on a trophy.

1. Outstanding Wrestler

This is for the person who has been outstanding throughout the whole season. This person always turns up to training, practices outside of normal hours and wrestles with a winning spirit.

2. Hardest Worker

This is for the person who has worked hardest this season to achieve greatness. They always working hard in training and give it their best.

3. Most Improved

The Most Improved award goes to the person who has improved the most in comparison to last season. It could be the number of pins, improved fitness or improved attitude…or all of the above.

4. Sportsmanship

Good sportsmanship is an essential skill that will help across many aspects of life. Shaking the hand of your opponent, even after defeat, can be tough. The sportsmanship award is for the person who may not always win but has a gracious attitude at all times.

5. Most Coachable

The Most Coachable award is for the teammate that always listens to the coach and improves their performance.

Now the following 2 awards are more light-hearted, and wording of the award should be adjusted accordingly. Check out this article about what should be written on the trophy.

6. The Band-Aid Award

This award goes to the person who has a tendency to get injured, often, but nonetheless recovers well and returns to training. There’s always one in every team!

7. The Helping Hand Award

This award is for the parent or guardian that helps out before, during and after practice. They go above and beyond their role as a side-line onlooker and get involved in every aspect of the wrestling team. This includes helping to roll mats, disinfect anything and everything, being the designated ambulance, carpooling the team, washing dirty outfits and bringing post-wrestling snacks.

With the awards sorted, its time to look at the night itself!

Wrestling Team Award Ideas: On the Night

Catering

If you are able to group together (hello, team spirit!) and split the costs, catering can make an awards night into a big event. Research local caterers or even consider a venue with an onsite restaurant for the awards evening. Look for fun ideas like hiring a chocolate fountain or ice cream van, that would be a big hit with your team.

Favours

Just like your 7th birthday party, favours give everyone something to take away and can be made age appropriate. Include small token games and sweets for the younger teams, and mini spirit bottles with truffles for the adults.

Decorations

Buy or hire decorations in your team colours will really make the venue pop and feel like an awards night. If you host an annual awards night, purchasing the decorations will be cheaper in the long run.

Let’s Get Organising

Organising and hosting an awards event can be stressful, but it doesn’t have to be.

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