It’s tournament season and award season at JVA, and there’s no better time to honor the dedication and loyalty of your athletes than now. Congratulate your teams and individual award winners by giving them the recognition they deserve with graphics that will make a splash on social media. Well-designed social media posts that include engaging graphic imagery not only promote your athletes, but also help you connect with your club’s community members and even attract new athletes!

Here are 3 steps to create an award graphic in a snap:

Gipper is a great tool to easily create award graphics in just a few minutes — no design expertise required. Sign up for a 14 day free trial to get access to the platform. Then, follow these quick steps.

1. Choose a template

Gipper’s existing templates can easily be adapted to share your past and future award winners. There are thousands to choose from. We recommend a Starting Lineup or Player of the Game template, which can easily be found with a quick search in the search bar:

2. Make it your own

Simply update the text and swap out the photos and logo. You can even update the fonts and colors to match your club’s branding. Edit directly via the graphic elements themselves or use the left sidebar editor.


3. Share it with the world

Once your graphic is where you want it, save it and publish it directly to social media from the platform. Connect your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or Instagram accounts and share all at once, or schedule your post for later.

Give your club’s brand a boost

You don’t have to stop with awards. Create graphics for any of your promotions: tournament schedules, gamedays, final scores, tournament finishes, coach announcements, alumni spotlights – you name it.

Gipper supercharges digital storytelling for sports organizations of all sizes. This platform helps club directors, coaches, and administrators create professional-looking sports graphics in seconds for use on social media, websites, and signage.

That’s what club programs like Santa Monica Surf have done. They were struggling with their brand identity and consistency across digital channels. But their social media accounts have received a major makeover since partnering with Gipper, and they’re using social media to attract new recruits.

“It’s important for us to create not only a good time, but an experience at the club, in a concise and clear way. Gipper provides a peephole into that experience with its graphics, effects, and templates. It provides a level of professionalism and the tools needed to make our social content as clear and engaging as possible. Now we’re seeing higher engagement ratios. Gipper has definitely been a plus in getting kids out,” said Albert Racca, Coach and Social Media Director, Santa Monica Surf

Honor your athletes with the recognition they’ve earned by creating well-crafted social media posts that feature captivating visuals, while simultaneously enhancing your club’s visibility and fostering a connection with your community.

Awards are a great opportunity to get started. Give Gipper a spin with a free trial today and get 20% off all plans and upgrades as a JVA member!