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Prize Giving Ceremony – Announcing Procedures
It is recommended to have a good announcer (speaking in English) who can announce the
teams and presentations as they are happening. The announcements might be translated to the
local language.
It is furthermore recommended to have two people making the presentation (not including a
host/hostess who will hold the award until the time for the VIP to make the presentation), this
allows more VIP’s to be involved and also speeds up the process for the players to receive their
awards.
Before the Final: A table with the EHF Winner’s Trophy enters the pitch and will be in front of
the teams lined up in the middle. Anthems are played while Teams are facing the Trophy
(Nations Tournaments)
Table with EHF Winner’s Trophy carried again out of the pitch
Match starts
End of the match– NO SPECTATORS ON THE PITCH UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES
Accredited Photographers remain on the pitch but stay in the designated area. (always good to
advise photographers in advance in the Media Centre of the procedures)
SPEAKER: (all speaker announcements marked in RED, here showed only in English but might
be translated to the local language)
“Ladies and Gentlemen, please stay with us for the Eurohockey Prize Giving Ceremony that is
going to take place in a few minutes”
“ The EHF Representative ____________ (name and title) will show the Trophy to the winner
of the EuroHockey ___________________(title of the Tournament)
The EHF representative highest in rank could enter from the centre of the field and go
immediately to the winner near the bench to show them the Trophy. In this moment the team
is not allowed to run around the field with the Trophy because it needs to be brought back to
the prize giving table. (Top Tournaments only) “
In the meantime staff will set up the podia and bring in the table with the prizes.
EHF representative walks back to the entrance of the pitch
All Authorities prepare to enter the pitch, followed by the Technical Officials, Umpires and
Volunteers, Organizing Staff and Ball patrons. Ready to applause the entering teams.
After this teams are invited to attend the ceremony on the pitch, invited by the speaker in the
order of final ranking.
The procedure of entrance to the pitch will have been previously announced to the teams, as
well as the required dress code (see 2011 Eurohockey Prize Giving Ceremonies)
Each team should follow its own sign (for example ball boy with name of the team), except for
the two finalists that are already on the pitch.
The speaker starts to announce the beginning of the prize giving ceremony
SPEAKER
“ We will now proceed with the Prize Giving Ceremony of the _______(year)
EuroHockey _______________________________ (title of the Tournament)”
“I would like to invite all Authorities and Technical Officials, Umpires and Volunteers, Organizing
Staff and Ball Patrons to enter the pitch, and welcome the entering teams with applause”.
(Example for an 8-teams tournament, to be adjusted according to the nr. of teams
participating: )
SPEAKER
“All the participating teams are now invited to enter the pitch following their sign.”
“Please
“Please
“Please
“Please
“Please
“Please
applause
applause
applause
applause
applause
applause
for
for
for
for
for
for
the
the
the
the
the
the
team
team
team
team
team
team
of
of
of
of
of
of
________ranked
________ranked
________ranked
________ranked
________ranked
________ranked
number_8_”
number_7_”
number_6_”
number_5_”
number_4_”
number_3_”
“Now we invite the two finalists ____________and _________to join the other teams and
line up”
Everyone is on the pitch now and ready for the start of the ceremony
SPEAKER
“Ladies and Gentlemen, we are now going to start with the Presentation of Awards of the
___(Year/Sponsor) EuroHockey _____________________(name of the tournament)”
Moment for words of thanks (eg. host club, volunteers, ball patrols, tournament officials and
Umpires) and credits (eg local authorities and Sponsors). This should be done by the SPEAKER.
AWARDS
SPEAKER:
“The Fair Play Trophy is assigned by the TD and based on the least number of disciplinary
cards. This Trophy is offered by______________(evt.sponsor) and will be presented by
____________(Name)__________(Position). The Team/Nation that wins the Fair Play
Trophy is________________________(Name of Nation/Club)”
“The Top Goal Scorer Award is offered by_______(evt.sponsor) and will be presented by
____________(Name)__________(Position), and the winner who scored nr. ____of
goals is: Number___from_________(Team)____________ (Name of Player)”
“The Best Goalkeeper Award is voted by____________ (teams/media) and offered
by______________(evt.sponsor). The award will be presented by_____________
(Name)______________________(Position),
and
the
the
winner
is
number___from_________(Team)____________(Name of Player)”
“The Best Player Award is voted by ____________ (teams/media) and offered
by______________(evt.sponsor).
The
award
will
be
presented
by
___________(Name)_____________(Position),
and
the
the
winner
is
number___from_________(Team)____________(Name of Player)”
Note: For the last two Awards, a form for voting Best Player/Best Goalkeeper should be
submitted by the Organizing Committee to all Team Managers and/or the Press according to
who votes, well in advance and recollected before the final match.
MEDALS
The presenters will have been previously agreed and approved by the EHF Representative,
according to the attached forms, and will come forward when called out by the speaker. A
hostess or steward will pass the medals and Winners Trophy to the presenter.
SPEAKER
“Now we will proceed with the Medal Ceremony of the EuroHockey __________________
(title of the Tournament)”
“the Bronze Medals will be presented by__________, (Name and EHF Position) and
_____________, (name and local VIP position)”
Third ranked in the ___(Year/Sponsor) EuroHockey _______________(Tournament title) is
(Team)____________”
Medals are handed out, when player last has the medal:
(if time is limited it is permitted to start the silver medals whilst the Bronze medals are being
awarded. Gold medals should not be presented until both bronze and silver are completed)
“Please give a round of applause to (Team)____________for their Bronze Medal”
“the Silver Medals will be presented by__________, (Name and EHF Position) and
_____________, (name and local VIP position)”
Second ranked in the ___(Year/Sponsor) EuroHockey _______________(Tournament title) is
(Team)____________”
If lower level tournaments, to be announced also:
…..and promoted to the EuroHockey ___________(announce next level of competition) is
(Team)____________”
Medals are handed out, when last player has the medal:
“Please give a round of applause to (Team)____________for their Silver Medal”
Can we now please ask the Winner to step forward / onto the podium:
“The Gold Medals will be presented by_____________, (Name and Function of most senior EHF
Official) and _____________, (name and local VIP position)”
“The winner of the ___(Year/Sponsor) EuroHockey __________________(Tournament title)
If lower level tournaments, to be announced also
…..and promoted to the EuroHockey ___________(announce next level of competition) is
(Team)____________”
Medals are handed out, when last player has the medal.
SPEAKER:
“The Winner’s Trophy is presented to the captain of the ________Team by
(Name of most senior EHF Official)”
SPEAKER:
“Now please stand up for the National Anthem of the Winning Team from (nations
only)_________ ”
SPEAKER
“This is the End of the Prizegiving Ceremony, Eurohockey and _____(hosting
club/venue) hope you have enjoyed this exiting last day and we look forward to
seeing you again in next Eurohockey Tournaments.”