Does the manager drink? If so, maybe a gift card to a winery or brewery? We did a DC United game for our manager and his family last year, but checked with his wife first to pick a date that would work for them. For a female manager one year we got a gift card to Merrifield because she loved gardening and we thought she could buy plants.

Anonymous wrote:cash is always best. dont be cheesy and get those gifts where the players will have to sign it. it will prob. just end up in the trash.

My kid’s coach had his office walls covered with that stuff (as we saw on Zoom during the pandemic). So clearly not everyone thinks it’s cheesy.

If it’s a dad, volunteering with his kids’ team, I would give a gift card to Dick’s Sporting Goods or target.

If he is like my husband, he will really appreciate the “thank you”, but leave it in the envelope (if he even saw it); and his wife will eventually use it to either buy him something or buy something for their kid sport. Either way it’s not extra “stuff”, it would get used and has a sports “theme”.

cash is always best. dont be cheesy and get those gifts where the players will have to sign it. it will prob. just end up in the trash.

ask the wife? this isn't that serious.

Anonymous wrote:My daughter's team has a volunteer team manager that goes above and beyond on logistics and other non-coaching things. Should we organize a thank you gift for him at the end of the year? A gift card? Ideas welcomed for typical suburban dad type, non crazy, non over the top.

Volunteer to take over

A thank you card from the parents, maybe a gift card or some sort of recognition at a team dinner is nice.

Anonymous wrote:That's very nice. As a manager, there is a lot of work behind the scenes so if you all want to give a gift card or something I'm sure he would love that. Maybe you can ask his wife for ideas?

I would not ask his wife, if it was a great idea she’d have gave it to him already, get him something he wouldn’t normally get.

I’d suggest a RidgeWallet and engrave it
“you didn’t make money but you made a difference. -[team-name]”

Something like that. Something as a token reminder.

I managed my kids teams because I had other kids and all had other activities. By being the manager, I controlled things like what days we practiced.

Over the years (kids long graduated from college) the team gave me various gift cards from local restaurants to Amazon. It's never required, and always a thoughtful gesture

gift card to Dick's - i got a nice winter coat with mine many moons ago (coming from FL, i never had to buy one before)

That's very nice. As a manager, there is a lot of work behind the scenes so if you all want to give a gift card or something I'm sure he would love that. Maybe you can ask his wife for ideas?

Yes of course. Restaurant or total wine.

My daughter's team has a volunteer team manager that goes above and beyond on logistics and other non-coaching things. Should we organize a thank you gift for him at the end of the year? A gift card? Ideas welcomed for typical suburban dad type, non crazy, non over the top.