A sports banquet is the culmination of a season. It is a social gathering where team members along with their friends and family gather to celebrate the past year. Typically, food and time to mingle with one another are the primary requirements at a banquet. Making a volleyball banquet extra special takes creativity in making sure everything is planned out properly. Does this Spark an idea?
Fun Table Decorations
Setting the mood for a banquet means decorating. For a volleyball banquet one place to start is using traditional volleyball items as decorating mediums. For example, hollowed-out volleyballs can be used as flower containers for table centerpieces. Using team colors is also a way to incorporate a personal touch in to the event. Continue decorating around the main colors selected. Other ideas to make the party venue suitable for a volleyball banquet are to hang decorations from a volleyball net, to use team jerseys to cover the backs of chairs and to use miniature volleyball candles, key chains and other small items to scatter around the banquet and dining tables.
Food Area Ideas
Volleyball banquets should have the same food items available as any other banquet. To make the food area more in line with the volleyball theme, decorate and use creative display items. For example, if the food station is set up near a volleyball net, use the net to hang forks, knives and spoons from. Use hollowed-out volleyballs, lined with napkins, to serve dry items such as chips and pretzels. Put punch and drink items in large serving bowls that have been decorated to resemble a volleyball. Keep food choices limited to those that can be served on their own if you are having a self-serve banquet meal.
Take Home Gifts
To make the volleyball banquet complete, make sure to have take-home gifts available for everyone who attends. If a tight budget does not allow for additional gift items, at the least, make sure that every team member gets something to take home. Order trophies and personalized team jerseys to celebrate a winning season. Other gift ideas include digital copies of team photos, photos of each player hitting the ball over the net from a past game and other volleyball-related gifts.
Speakers
Contacting players from past years that have gone on to do other things, even if it is beyond volleyball, can have a positive impact on the team. For example, if an former player is now attending college on a volleyball scholarship, having her come to speak during the banquet can help the current team increase their confidence.
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