Our cheerleading category has been added recently and includes some great resin awards as well as medals, plaques, cheer trophies, and a bobble head.

The increasingly popular resin awards include 3 sets that come in 2 sizes each: Cheer Sport Trophies, Cheer Resin Sport Trophy, All Star Cheer Trophy, All Star Cheer Trophies, Starburst Resin Cheer Trophy and Starburst Resin Cheer Trophies. They are all colorful, compact awards that are popular. Others include the Golden Stem Cheer Trophy, and the Cheerleading Trophies with Graphics. These 2 are also compact. The Midnight Wreath Cheerleading Award is more substantial looking, because it is almost as wide as it is tall. The Cheer Bobble Head is also a resin figure and brings smiles to people’s faces as she nods happily.

The more traditional trophies that have a figure on a base, include the Spinning Cheer Trophy, Flame Cheer Trophies, Cheer Trophies with backdrop, Figure Frame Cheer Trophies, and Cheer Trophy Dudes. They also have a choice of base color, either black or white. Three of the cheer trophies have risers, the Spinning Cheer Trophies, Cheer Offset Trophy, and Cheerleader Trophy. They are 10” and 11” tall, and a good choice for those wanting a larger award.

We also offer cheer medals with lots of neck ribbon color choices. Try the Galaxy Cheer Medals, or the Shooting Star Cheer Medals. There are 2 smaller medals that include the Sunray Cheerleading Medals in brass with a diamond cut edge that makes it sparkle. The other is the Economy Cheer Medal that is great for any budget and still a good sized medal.

The Cheer Activity Plaque is a classy choice for Most Valuable Cheerleader, Most Inspirational Cheerleader, or perhaps an appreciation plaque to say “Thank you Coach.”

We will continue to add items to our cheerleading awards category, so there will be an even better selection in the future.

We at wvawards.com would like to invite you to browse through all of our Sports Categories and make your selection of awards that will please your athletes, and show that you appreciate their outstanding effort and ability. We will continue to increase our selections and add categories to our sports line. Right now our selection includes Basketball Trophies, Baseball & Softball, Football , Golf, Soccer , Swimming, Track, Volleyball, and Wrestling. (more…)

Just as corporate awards have changed with new technology, sports trophies have changed even more, and faster. The traditional trophy with a column or columns, and a sports figure have given way to resin trophies of all kinds, first gold and silver, and now in full color. The resin trophies also include holographic effects that create movement and interest. Other popular features right now are the moving and/or spinning parts. Out this spring by one supplier, are sports figures with bendable arms and legs that can be posed, so that each trophy figure is unique.

Medals have also changed from the traditional gold, silver, and bronze, to full color, some have spinning center pieces, cut-outs, holographic inserts, and more. The neck ribbons are often clip-on style for faster assembly. Backs of medals often have a framed area to insert a plate or mylar with the engraving information. Using a separate piece of material for the engraving shortens the assembly time, because the inserts can be engraved so much faster. The engraving, usually on a mylar material, is much more vivid and therefore easier to read than when it is engraved right into the medal.

Some custom medals are now available in record time. Using a stock medal with a custom insert , you can receive personalized medals in 3 to 8 days, plus shipping time.  I should caution that this 3 to 8 days is after the artwork has been approved, so it is best to plan ahead and give yourself plenty of time before the day of the event.

Custom pins, like custom medals, can also be created in a short time period. Again, using stock pin hardware and inserting the custom artwork, you can have the finished product in about 2 weeks, as discussed above.

More acrylic awards are being used for Sports presentations, but we also see many traditional items, including trophy cups and perpetual plaques.

These are just a few changes we have seen in Sports Awards. They will continue to change, just as the Corporate Awards have, with new technology and customer demands for the new and different.