Getting ready to host a meet again this year and we were talking about meet awards, team awards, etc.
The question is - what do people want?
In the past 4 years we have cards (blue, red, and white) premade that we paste stickers on (event with times, name, place ,etc).
Recently for team awards- we gave pizza coupons to the teams with the MOST spirited people.
FYI - we are a small meet 30-70 people most are local swimmers.
We stopped giving t-shirts - cause the price of t-shirts was making the meet too expensive...(lastyear our pre-meet entry was $7.50 - I think).
Obviously cost is an issue.
But in general - do USMS swimmers keep medals and trophies?
Jack
Parents
Former Member
I keep medals and trophies, but they just get put into a box in the basement. Can't bring myself to throw them away, yet all they do is take up space never seeing the light of day.
I think things like food certificates are a great idea :) Other things that I would like are: bags, suits, paddles, etc. But that would be expensive. I'm much more a fan of things that I can use rather than something may or may not sit on a shelf looking shiny.
I keep medals and trophies, but they just get put into a box in the basement. Can't bring myself to throw them away, yet all they do is take up space never seeing the light of day.
I think things like food certificates are a great idea :) Other things that I would like are: bags, suits, paddles, etc. But that would be expensive. I'm much more a fan of things that I can use rather than something may or may not sit on a shelf looking shiny.
