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Athletics coach gift: sprints, jumps and throws in one book

An athletics coach gift that the whole training group writes together: in a Flashbook, every athlete has a double-page spread with two photos and their own answers, from their favourite event to their loudest cheer. You pay €24.90 per book including design, printing and shipping. When 3 or more groups from your club each get their own book in one order, it is €22.90, and €19.90 from 5 groups. Delivery is 5 to 7 working days after the last answers and payments.

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The book, the questionnaire and our WhatsApp support are in German. Other languages and shipping to other countries on request.

Left half of a sample double-page spread for an athletics group, in German: a drawn portrait of an athlete with braids in a running vest, answers to questions such as the event they want to learn, sprint or long distance and first sports day, the four award nominations, a tip from training and a message to the group Right half of the sample spread, in German: a drawn portrait in a training jacket, short answers such as relay leg and what is in the competition bag, the moment of the loudest cheer, a signature, name and details such as favourite event high jump and personal best 1.42 m
Sample page. The names and answers are made up; the background and the icons are design examples.

Athletics coach gifts: one sport, many events, one group

Hardly any training group is as varied as one in athletics: one person sprints, the next puts the shot, another likes the 800 m best. Yet everyone trains together. A book brings all of that together: everyone talks about their own event, and in the end the coach has the whole group between two covers. The guide Gifts for coaches has more ideas by occasion.

Which questions suit sprinters, jumpers and throwers?

Everyone gets a double-page spread with two photos, their answers, a name, a signature and four short details with icons. We adapt the title and questions to your group, for example like this:

In the younger age groups, the parents fill in the questionnaire. Photos and answers are used only for the book; details under Children's photos and data protection.

The whole group gets pages of its own

The cover shows everyone together: the photos are cut out and arranged into one shared picture, on a background of your choice, such as your running track. You also get:

The book is a landscape A5 hardcover with 170 g/m² paper that you can write on with a ballpoint pen. The cover says “Freundebuch” (what Germans call a book like this), the name of your group or a title you choose.

How to organise the book alongside training

One of the parents or someone from the coaching team takes charge. If you want to surprise the coach, only send the link to a group chat they are not in.

  1. Send an enquiry, which takes 2 minutes. The link then arrives via WhatsApp.
  2. Post the link in the parents' or athletes' group chat. Everyone answers the questions on their phone in about 5 minutes and uploads two photos. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays an overview via WhatsApp shows you who is still missing.
  3. Once all answers and payments are in, the book goes into design and printing. It reaches you after 5 to 7 working days.

When is the right time for a gift for your athletics coach?

Athletics has two seasons: indoors in winter and on the outdoor track in summer. On top of that, athletes move up an age group as they get older and often change training group too. Good occasions are:

Moving up to the next age group. If the group moves on to a new coach, the book is a leaving gift for the previous one, with everyone she has trained in it. There are more ideas in the guide Coach leaving gift.

End of the outdoor season. After the last competition on the track there is time to look back before the indoor season begins.

Christmas party during the indoor season. If you want to give the coach a book for Christmas, you need a little lead time; see Christmas gifts for coaches.

Running groups and adult groups. A running group that has been running together for years can also give its leader a book.

Prices for your training group's book

The price per book depends on how many groups from your club each get their own book in one order. Design, printing and shipping to Germany and Austria are included.

1 to 2 groups
€24.90
from 3 groups
€22.90
from 5 groups
€19.90

8 to 42 people fit into the book, coaches included. You order at least 10 books, and not everyone in the book has to buy one. Each person pays separately via a payment link, or one person pays for all by invoice within 14 days. Because every book is designed individually, orders cannot be cancelled.

Frequently asked questions about the athletics book

Our group is mixed, with sprinters, throwers and runners. Does everyone get the same questions?

Yes, and that works as long as the questions are open: favourite event, personal best as a time, distance or height, thoughts before the run-up. That way the shot putter has just as much to say as the sprinter.

The children change groups every year. Who goes into the book?

You decide, for example everyone who has trained with the coach this season, including those who are just moving up to the next group. A book holds 8 to 42 people.

Does every training group get its own book?

If you like, yes. When several groups from your club each get their own book in one order, each book costs €22.90 from 3 groups and €19.90 from 5 groups. There is more on this under Sports club yearbook.

Does the book also suit an adult running group?

Yes. Everyone fills in their own page, and you adapt the questions: favourite route instead of relay leg, first fun run instead of first sports day.

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