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I THINK the players like the hardware better. But I have to say (put my 2 cents in) and this pertains to ALL post. "posters" refer to "me" or "mine" (like this one). How the heck do you know?? are you wearing the shirt or is the trophie on your dresser. For some reason the thing I have noticed latey is that there doesn't seem to be enough actual "players" on here. Its the Moms, Dads, Uncles, Aunts and coaches chiming in on how the actual "players" think or feel. Would love to here from them more...beside's, the shirts are probably to small for us to wear .

 

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My daughter is 10 i ask she replies, eary enough.

 

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Trophies end up in boxes and hoodies/shirts fade or get outgrown. How about something they could actually use forever like a coffee mug or glass that has "Bugtussle Stamp-out Champion 2015" on it?

 

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How about a t-shirt inscribed:

"We won the whole tournament and all I got was this stinkin' t-shirt!"

 

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Kids like trophies. I have asked and almost always get the same answer. 10u, 12u, even College. They also like to get them on the field after the championship game. Not weeks later in a box.

 

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DD (who is 13u) says T-shirts all day

 

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Trophies collect dust, no one sees them unless they come in your room. I actually throw trophies away (gasp!), they give them out for EVERYTHING nowadays. My 3 year old son took a so((er class, came home with a shiny trophy. Ugh, more ****.

T-shirts and if budget permits hoodies are SOOOO much better. They can show off to their friends where they have been all weekend, every weekend. Why they can't have sleep overs (for the younger kids), how they actually kick butt in something.... Just my opinion, my kid would take a t-shirt any day!

 

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DD is 12U. She thought about it, and wouldn't even consider the medals. She says have them don't know or care where they are. She said shirts would depend on how they looked. She said trophies! Then i mentioned the rings. She said championship rings would be cooool! She said a championship ring wins! Wife liked ring 1st, trophy 2nd, 3rd hoodies! I liked ring 1st, hoodies 2nd, trophy 3rd.

Mike

 

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definitely trophies... if you lose a tourney, the shirt is like a "loser shirt" according to my dd

 

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keep this up everyone

 

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How about a t-shirt inscribed:

"We won the whole tournament and all I got was this stinkin' t-shirt!"

Love this!

 

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DD is 12U. She thought about it, and wouldn't even consider the medals. She says have them don't know or care where they are. She said shirts would depend on how they looked. She said trophies! Then i mentioned the rings. She said championship rings would be cooool! She said a championship ring wins! Wife liked ring 1st, trophy 2nd, 3rd hoodies! I liked ring 1st, hoodies 2nd, trophy 3rd.

Mike

Rings, hoodies, trophies is my selection in that order, too.

If you give the 2nd place girls a trophy and then the 3rd place team hoodies... all heck is going to break loose.

I will tell you, the girls loved those championship rings at the event in Clinton, Ohio in July of 2010 ( and they still wear them ). We had 4 - 9u teams and 4-10u teams.. and the winners took home the rings. The 9u coach told me the girls won one (1) ballgame all year.. and it happened to be the weekend before this event.. and then they went undefeated and won the rings. They actually became a very good ballteam and are now 11u. New Albany team won the 10u that year. The girls came walking into an August tournament sporting those rngs.. and so did the coaches.

I love the rings... something different for the younger girls. They do have gold rings ( and they are indeed plated with 24 kt ) and silver ones as well for second place. Costly to give out rings for second.. but in a big event.. not really.

One year .. and this is about team trophies... I had a nice 1st Place team trophy made up. Cost me really too much and the coach asked me, " You know what will happen to this trophy ?" I said, "no." He told me it will hit the Kroger dumpster before I get home. All it will do is collect dust. So, I asked for it back and he gave it to me. Now, go figure that one out. Took me two years to ever buy another team trophy to give out. One year I bought an $80.00 desk clock for 1st Place state champions. Rather spend the money on the girls instead of a TEAM TROPHY for something useful that they like.

But, I am indeed a different kind of person. I like to see eyes light up when the girls figured out what they won (rings). It's fun to me.

 

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Here's a picture of those rings :

Here are the Championship rings to be given:​

Crown's Rings Are A Great Championship Award For All Coaches And Players. FREE Velvet Ring Case.
Add Gold Chain For Only 30 Cents
Go To www.crownawards.com/rings
For A printable Ring Sizer.
Availlable In Whole Sizes 6-12
24K Gold Plate
Shipping Charges Apply
2011 Catalog p.42
Input Your Quantity To See More Options For Your Award
Option 1:
Choose Your Award
QTY ITEM SIZE 1-5 6-49 50-99 100+ RGCH-6 6 12.95 9.95 8.95 7.95 RGCH-7 7 12.95 9.95 8.95 7.95 RGCH-8 8 12.95 9.95 8.95 7.95 RGCH-9 9 12.95 9.95 8.95 7.95 RGCH-10 10 12.95 9.95 8.95 7.95 RGCH-11 11 12.95 9.95 8.95 7.95 RGCH-12 12 12.95 9.95 8.95 7.95

 

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Pricing on the rings is:

1 to 5 rings = $12.95 each
6 to 49 rings = $9.95 each
50 to 99 rings = $8.95 each
100 plus rings = $7.95 each

So, my theory is: If you are paying $6.50 to $7.50 individual trophy (good ones are price near this).. why not as a TD spend the extra $3.25 - $2.25 per player (first place team) and give the girls the rings ?

If there is any TD that can tell me with a straight face that it is too costly to spend approximately an extra $35.00 dollars to $ 28.00 dollars to give out the rings instead of dust collectors (trophies)... then I will shut up.

Most of those plastic trophies are around $3.50 a piece at the most. Go to www.crownawards.com and check it out yourself. Don't take my word for it.

 

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One year .. and this is about team trophies... I had a nice 1st Place team trophy made up. Cost me really too much and the coach asked me, " You know what will happen to this trophy ?" I said, "no." He told me it will hit the Kroger dumpster before I get home. All it will do is collect dust.

He must have not had a sponsor to give it to? Giving those trophies to the team sponsors encourages them to keep sponsoring the team next year. Restaurant sponsors especially like them.

 

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My daughters team gave the team trophy to the MVP! We took a picture of them with it and posted it on our Facebook page.

 

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Ring looks great, had a lot of interest in the nap sack back packs also.

 

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My 11 yo DD said she thought the rings would be cool...then hoodies....then T-shirts.
I was surprised because I thought she would want a trophy first (I would have at her age), but she said "I have enough of those". I do think a lot of that comes from them getting trophies for everything. She has played multiple years of rec sokker, as well as her old rec softball team and basketball camps....she does have a lot of trophies and I don't think they mean as much to her anymore.

 

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He must have not had a sponsor to give it to? Giving those trophies to the team sponsors encourages them to keep sponsoring the team next year. Restaurant sponsors especially like them.

Must have been that ... as the trophy was 4 ft tall.

The 1st Place trophy was 5'3" inches and it was great ... as it was taller than the coach !!!!! :lmao: The girls were taking individual pictures with it and the coach.

I don't know .. but I just think it is fun trying to make memories for the kids and not shove the money in my pocket and run.

I'm a different breed. I just like having fun. And it just kills me watching these young ladies play in the sweltering heat, fighting back on Sunday all day.. just to win some cheap plastic trophy.

 

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Love the rings......never have seen that done before. Hoodies and shirts are my all time favorites along with a medal - definitely a great advertisement. If it weren't for tourney shirts, me and my DD wouldn't have anything to wear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Trophies only for the lil girls.