Baseball, Softball & Soccer Trophies for Your Michigan League or Team

Michigan’s baseball, softball, and soccer seasons are coming into full swing. Team sports such as these are essential to the well-rounded and balanced development of our youth. The benefits of youth team sports are not only for physical health; they have far-reaching effects on the behavioral, personal, and societal aspects of each child’s development. As Sue Castle of PBS Sports said, youth sports “has the power to combat everything from racism to low self-image, to the high-school drop-out rate.”

Benefits of joining team sports

Aside from the obvious physical fitness that directly results from an involvement in sports, another benefit is the development of healthy habits. As young people develop skills over time in their chosen sports, they tend to value their bodies more and work harder to stay fit and avoid unhealthy vices. For example, statistics show that female high school athletes are 92% less likely to get involved in drugs, 80% less likely to get pregnant, and are 3 times more likely to graduate (Womens Sports Foundation).

These benefits go on to affect society as a whole. Children who participate in team sports have been found to be less likely to go to prison, join a gang, skip class, have disciplinary problems in school, drop out, or become dependent on welfare. On the other hand, they are more likely to have higher grades on national tests, graduate from high school and go to college, be gainfully employed, become directors, managers, or business and political leaders, and participate in social and charitable programs. In fact, Fortune Magazine revealed that 95% of Fortune 500 executives participated in high school athletics, while 47% were National Honor Society members.

Giving recognition to efforts

Fundamental to getting these desired results is teaching the players that their efforts and achievements are recognized and awarded. This should not be devalued by the increasingly frowned upon practice of rewarding even those who only half-heartedly participated in the events, as this can make the recognition of dedicated players seem insincere. However, awards should also not be limited to just those who are physically superior or earlier maturers than others. It is important to reward the right attitude, dedication, teamwork, and sportsmanship, and not just the biggest muscles and the longest legs. This means that, aside from the all-important 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards, other awards that should be given can include: Most Dedicated, Hardest Worker, Most Improved, or Model Teammate. Just as people are widely diverse and unique, the individual attributes, strengths, and skills of each individual player all contribute to forming a winning team.

In recognition of this diversity, dedication, and effort in team sports, Great Lakes Trophies & Engraving is a Michigan trophy supplier with a wide variety of baseball, softball, and soccer trophies for your Michigan league or team. Each one is made with the utmost quality and care to give due respect to each awardee. This ensures that he or she will truly feel that the hard work was worth it, and be proud to display their achievements to friends and family.

Examples of these include medallions, which are based on the tradition of the Olympians from centuries ago. These come in gold, silver, and bronze (some only in gold), and are a great to give to each individual player of a winning team to take home and put on display. Various designs are available, including several specific to baseball, softball, and soccer.

Bobbleheads are a more modern, fun, and unique way to reward achievements. They are also available with specific designs for baseball, softball, or soccer. Bobblehead awards come in either male or female characters. Colored resin trophies are a mix of the traditional standalone trophies shared among the members of a winning team, but come in over 400 designs of different shapes, sizes, and colors. These include baseball trophies, softball trophies, and soccer trophies that can be customized for any Michigan league or team.

All awards also come with free engraving (when possible), and medallions come with additional free neck ribbons with numerous designs to choose from. You can even customize your own trophy on our website if you want something truly unique.

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