End-of-season football award ideas for kids’ teams
Presentation night is easier when you have decided the awards in advance and every child goes home with something that is true about them. Here are twenty awards, each with a line of wording you can copy onto a certificate.
The traditional awards
- Player of the season. “For giving everything in every match, and for making the whole team better.”
- Players’ player. “Voted for by the team: the teammate everyone wants alongside them.”
- Most improved player. “For hard work at every session and a season of real progress.”
- Top scorer. “For finding the net more than anyone else this season.”
- Golden glove. “For brave, reliable goalkeeping all season.”
- Coach’s award. “For listening, learning and doing exactly what the team needed.”
Awards for attitude
- Best teammate. “For encouraging everyone, especially when it was hard.”
- Fair play award. “For playing the right way and respecting opponents and referees.”
- Never gives up. “For chasing every ball until the final whistle.”
- Best trainer. “For turning up, working hard and setting the standard at every session.”
- Captain’s award. “For leading by example on and off the pitch.”
- Biggest smile. “For loving every minute and making it fun for everyone else.”
Awards for moments
- Goal of the season. “For the one we are all still talking about.”
- Save of the season. “For the stop nobody thought was possible.”
- Tackle of the season. “For perfect timing when it mattered most.”
- Skill of the season. “For trying something brilliant, and pulling it off.”
- Assist king or queen. “For setting up more goals than anyone.”
Awards that fit anyone
- Most versatile player. “For playing anywhere the team needed, and doing it well.”
- Rising star. “For showing how good next season is going to be.”
- Parents’ player. “Chosen by the touchline: the player who made us proudest.”
How to make it work
- Give every player an award. With younger teams especially, a named award for each child lands better than three winners and a row of medals.
- Be specific. One true sentence about the child is worth more than a grand title.
- Decide before the night. Write the list a week ahead so nobody is forgotten.
- Sign them. A certificate signed by the coach is the part that gets kept.
Make one now
The football award certificates on Touchline Prints costs £3.99. You type the details, see it change as you go, and download a PDF and a PNG as soon as you have paid. Designing and previewing is free.
Published by Touchline Prints. Last updated 13 November 2026.