The best lacrosse coach gifts are the Personalized Lacrosse Coach Acrylic Award ($50) for a banquet centerpiece, the Gold Name-Plate Lacrosse Trophy ($51) for a formal thank-you, and $4 team medals for the whole roster. Budget $4–$51 per piece.
This guide is for lacrosse parents, team moms, and booster clubs putting together an end-of-season thank-you for a coach — plus the medals and trophies to hand the players at the same banquet. We laser-engrave a wave of these every spring and fall season, so we know which ones photograph well on the awards table and which hold up in a gear bag. Everything is personalized with the coach's name, team, season, or a message, made to order in Prattville, Alabama.
| Pick | Best for | Price | Details |
| Coach Acrylic Award | Banquet centerpiece | $50 | Engraved acrylic, team thank-you message |
| Team Medals w/ Ribbon | Whole roster + coaches | $4 each | Neck-ribbon medallions, personalized |
| MVP Name-Plate Trophy | Budget individual award | $20 | Custom engraved name plate |
| Gold Name-Plate Trophy | Formal coach thank-you | $51 | Gold plate, engraved |
| Victory Sports Trophy | Tournament recognition | $21 | Engraved name plate, team award |
| 6" Youth MVP Trophy | Youth banquet / coach | $20 | Compact, custom engraved |
| Banquet Plaque Trophy | Player or coach keepsake | $48 | Engraved plaque, team banquet |
| Girls Lacrosse Award | Female athlete / coach | $46 | Engraved, MVP / team award |
Personalized Lacrosse Coach Acrylic Award — Best for the banquet centerpiece
This is the one to hand the coach at the end-of-season banquet ($50). It's a custom-engraved acrylic trophy built as a team thank-you, so you can put the coach's name, the season, and a line from the whole team right on the face. Clear acrylic catches the light on an awards table and looks more premium than the price suggests. Parents tell us the coach usually keeps it on a desk long after the season ends. If you're only buying one thing for the coach, make it this.
Personalized Lacrosse Team Medals — Best for the whole roster
At $4 each, these neck-ribbon medallions are how you make sure no player leaves the banquet empty-handed. Each one is personalized — player name, position, or "Coach" — and comes ready to hang around a neck. Order one per athlete plus a couple for the coaching staff and you've covered the entire team for the price of a single trophy. They're the workhorse of a lacrosse banquet: cheap enough to buy in bulk, personal enough that kids actually keep them. Email us for volume pricing on a big roster.
Lacrosse MVP Trophy — Best budget individual award
This $20 trophy is the value pick when you need several individual awards — MVP, Most Improved, Best Defense — without blowing the booster budget. It carries a custom-engraved name plate so each honoree's name and title are permanent, not a stick-on label. It's a clean, classic lacrosse trophy that reads well from across a gym. We cut a lot of these for teams handing out three or four superlatives at once. Pair a couple with the coach acrylic award and you've built a full awards night for well under a hundred dollars.
Gold Name-Plate Lacrosse Trophy — Best formal thank-you for the coach
Choose this $51 trophy when you want the coach's award to feel a notch more formal than the players' trophies. The gold name plate gives it a traditional, championship look, engraved with the coach's name, the team, and the season. It's the priciest trophy here for a reason — the gold plate and heft make it the piece that anchors the awards table. Booster clubs like it as the "Coach of the Year" award that gets photographed and posted. As with everything, you'll approve the engraving proof by email first.
Victory Tournament Trophy — Best for tournament recognition
This $21 trophy is built for the tournament and victory moment — a personalized, custom-engraved name plate on a team-award body that suits a championship weekend or a season title. Reach for it when the recognition is about a result (won the bracket, finished the season) rather than an individual superlative. It's affordable enough to buy several for a whole starting line or to award every game-day captain. A dependable, no-frills pick that gets the job done and keeps the awards budget sane.
6" Youth MVP Trophy — Best for a youth-team banquet
At $20 and a compact 6", this trophy is sized right for younger lacrosse players and youth banquets. It's custom-engraved for a team, coach, or MVP, so it works as either a player award or a small coach thank-you. The smaller footprint means it fits a kid's shelf without dominating the room, and it's easy to hand out in quantity at a rec-league or middle-school banquet. We recommend it when the honorees are younger and you want something proportionate to them rather than an oversized adult trophy.
Banquet Plaque Trophy — Best keepsake for a player or coach
This $48 engraved plaque is the pick when you want something that hangs on a wall instead of standing on a shelf. It's built for the lacrosse team banquet as either a player gift or a coach keepsake, engraved with the name, team, and season. A plaque reads as more of a permanent honor than a trophy — the kind of thing a senior keeps in their room for years or a coach mounts in an office. Choose it for a graduating captain, a departing coach, or an end-of-era recognition that deserves wall space.
Girls Lacrosse Award — Best for a female athlete or coach
This $46 award is designed specifically for girls lacrosse — a personalized, custom-engraved trophy for a female athlete, MVP, or coach. Use it when you want the recognition to fit the team rather than defaulting to a generic body. It's engraved with the honoree's name, title, and team, and works equally well as a season MVP award or a thank-you for a girls-team coach. Parents of girls' programs appreciate having a dedicated option instead of a one-size-fits-all trophy. Proof approved by email before we engrave.
How to choose a lacrosse coach or team award
How much should a team spend on a coach gift?
For a group gift from the whole team, $46–$51 lands right — the coach acrylic award, gold-plate trophy, or banquet plaque all feel substantial when several families chip in. If it's a smaller youth squad or a tighter budget, the $20 trophies still look sharp. Set the tier by how many families are contributing, not by guilt.
Should you buy one coach gift or awards for the whole team?
Do both — that's what a banquet is for. Get one standout piece for the coach ($50 acrylic or $51 gold trophy) and cover the roster with $4 medals or $20 trophies so every player is recognized. The medals scale cheaply for big rosters, and mixing a premium coach award with uniform player medals makes the awards table look intentional.
Trophy or plaque for a lacrosse coach — which is better?
A trophy stands out on a desk and photographs well at the banquet; a plaque hangs on a wall and reads as a longer-term honor. For a coach finishing a single season, a trophy is festive and immediate. For a departing or long-tenured coach, the $48 banquet plaque is the keepsace that stays up for years. Both are engraved verbatim with your message.
Frequently Asked Questions
How fast can I get lacrosse awards before our end-of-season banquet?
Most orders are made within 1–3 business days, then shipped. We email a digital proof for approval before engraving, so order roughly a week ahead of the banquet to allow proof-and-ship time. If your banquet date is close, choose expedited shipping and email deals@woodunlimited.org so we can confirm it lands in time.
Can I order a medal for every player and a few for the coaches?
Yes. The team medals are $4 each with no minimum, so order one per athlete plus extras engraved "Coach." Each medallion is personalized with the name or title you send. For a large roster, email deals@woodunlimited.org before checkout and we'll set up volume pricing and confirm the timeline for the batch.
What should I put on a lacrosse coach's engraved award?
Keep it to the coach's name, the team name, the season or year, and a short line like "Thank You Coach" or the record. Type it exactly as you want it engraved — we render it verbatim and email a proof so you can check spelling and spacing before we cut. Simple, specific text reads best on a trophy face.
Can you match all the players' trophies so they look like a set?
Yes. Order the same trophy model for every player and we engrave each with the individual name and title while keeping the body identical, so they photograph as a matched set on the awards table. Many teams pair a uniform player trophy with one upgraded coach award — email us if you want us to coordinate the batch.
Is there a minimum order for team trophies or medals?
No minimum. You can order a single coach award or a full roster of medals and trophies. Pricing is per piece as listed, and for larger team or league quantities you can email deals@woodunlimited.org for volume pricing. Free US shipping kicks in on orders $99+, which most full-team banquet orders clear.
By Louie Hartley, founder of Wood Unlimited — we engrave thousands of team trophies, medals, and coach awards every sports season from our Prattville, Alabama shop, with 14,000+ verified reviews averaging 4.9 stars. Published: September 2026. Building your lacrosse banquet awards table? Start at woodunlimited.org — free US shipping on orders $99+.