Handshake Line Sportsmanship Certificate

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A landscape sportsmanship award with two teams of pictogram players shaking hands along the bottom edge, plus the season, the voters and a QR code.

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A4 and US Letter, composed for each
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A QR code on every copy that proves it is real
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Updated 7 November 2026 · Designed by the Hyperstack studio

What is on it

A complete record, not just a name

You write once

The same for everyone. Keep the template’s words or change them.

Title: Sportsmanship Award
Statement: A line of thanks or achievement, written for this topic
Skills: Fair play, Respect for opponents, Respect for officials and Team spirit
Details: season and chosen by
Signatures: Head Coach and League Director

Filled in for each person

Hyperstack fills these from your list when you send.

Recipient name
Program or award name
Issue date
Credential ID
QR code to the verification page

Specifications

Sizes, fonts and colours

Sizes

A4: 297 × 210 mm · 11.69 × 8.27 in
US Letter: 11 × 8.5 in · 279 × 216 mm

Fonts

Saira Condensed: Title, Labels, Recipient name
Hanken Grotesk: Text
Herr Von Muellerhoff: Signatures

Google Fonts, free for commercial use.

Colours

Paper#fbfaf6
Ink#17213a
Accent#1f4e9c
Second accent#c7352c
Muted text#5f6676

Change any colour in the studio.

Design notes

Across the foot of this landscape page runs the post-match handshake line: a blue team and a red team drawn as clean pictogram players, five pairs clasping hands on one ground rule, with a lone player waiting at each end. Above them sit the organisation, the award title, the name, the season or event, a short statement, four achievements marked with team-coloured dots, the season and who chose the winner, two signatures, and a top row that holds the date of issue beside a scannable QR code with its ID. A bold, modern choice for clubs, schools and leagues.

About

Sportsmanship Certificate Template, Handshake Line

Coaches, school sports departments and youth leagues give a sportsmanship award to the player who shows how the game should be played: no arguing with the referee, a hand up to help a fallen opponent, encouragement for a teammate after a miss. It is usually handed out at the end-of-season banquet or a final assembly, and it is often decided by the match officials or the opposing coaches, which makes it a point of real pride for players of any age.

Wording on the template“Win or lose, they played by the rules, shook every hand and treated opponents, officials and teammates with respect all season long. Their spirit lifted the whole game and set the standard for everyone, on the field and off it.”

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Words that go with it

The email and the post, written for you

Email to send with it

Subject: name, you have won this season's Sportsmanship Award

Hi name,

Congratulations! You have been chosen for this season's Sportsmanship Award. Every week you showed respect to referees, opponents and teammates, and you played fair even when the game got tough. That example made every match better.

Your certificate and badge are ready. Open them to have a look, download a copy to print for your wall, or share the award with your family and friends online.

Thank you for showing everyone how the game should be played.

Hyperstack fills in each person’s name and link when it sends.

Post for the recipient to share

Proud to receive the Sportsmanship Award this season. Winning matters, but how you play matters more, and this award comes from the officials and the teams we played against. Thank you to my coaches for teaching respect before tactics, and to my teammates for making every game worth playing. #Sportsmanship #FairPlay

Recipients share it with one click from their credential page, with the badge attached.

Printing

Printing it well

Print at actual size

Choose “Actual size” or 100% in the print dialog, not “Fit to page”, so the margins and the QR code keep their size.

Use card, not paper

A matte or silk card of 200–300 gsm (about 80–110 lb cover) feels like an award and does not curl in a frame.

Frame it

A4 fits a standard 21 × 29.7 cm frame; US Letter fits an 8.5 × 11 in frame, or an 11 × 14 in frame with a mat. Hang it on its side, as designed.

Mind the edges

Most home printers leave a thin white border. For a design that runs to the edge, use a print shop or your printer’s borderless setting.

Certificate or badge?

Send both. They do different jobs.

Certificate

A full record: name, statement, skills, dates and signatures
Printed and framed, or kept as a PDF
Opens to a page anyone can verify

Digital badge

A small image people put on LinkedIn and in email signatures
Carries the verified details inside it (Open Badges 2.0)
One click shows who earned it and who issued it

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How to send it

From template to everyone’s inbox

01
Make it yours
Open the template, add your logo and change any colour or word.
02
Add your people
Upload a spreadsheet, or connect your LMS, HR tool or form.
03
Send it
Each person gets an email and their own credential page, in one go.
04
They share it
Recipients add it to LinkedIn; anyone can verify it from the QR code.