Gymnastics club yearbook: from forward rolls to the competition squad
A Flashbook is a gymnastics club yearbook made by your own group, from parent-and-child classes to the competition squad: every child and every gymnast gets their own double-page spread with two photos and their own answers, and so do the coach and the helpers. One book costs €24.90 including design, printing and shipping, or €22.90 when 3 groups from your club order together and €19.90 from 5 groups. It reaches you 5 to 7 working days after the last answers and payments.
The book, the questionnaire and our WhatsApp support are in German. Other languages and shipping to other countries on request.
From cartwheel to handstand: what goes into the book
Each double-page spread has two photos, say one from the gym and one from home, plus a name, a signature, four short details with icons and the answers. We adapt the title and questions to your gymnastics group, for example like this:
- What is your favourite apparatus: floor, beam, high bar, vaulting box or mini trampoline?
- What are you best at, and what are you practising right now?
- What have you been brave enough to try?
- What does your coach always say?
- What do you do before a display or a competition?
If the children are still small, the parents fill in the questionnaire. Photos and answers are used only for the book; more on this under Children's photos and data protection.
What the whole group gets
The whole group is on the front: the photos are cut out and arranged into one cover picture, on a background you choose. Inside you also get a group photo, awards such as “Neatest handstand”, a double-page spread for special moments like your display, two spreads for signatures and sayings, and at least 4 blank spreads for friends and family to write in. Up to 4 sponsor pages are included in the price, and the logos go on the back cover. The book is a landscape A5 hardcover on 170 g/m² paper that you can write on with a ballpoint pen. On the cover you can put “Turnbuch” (gymnastics book), “Freundebuch” (what Germans call a book like this) or a title of your own.
Gymnastics coach gifts: a book from the whole group
In a gymnastics club, a volunteer coach often stays with the same group for years, from the first forward roll to the cartwheel. In the book, every child tells her on their own spread what they have learnt from her. The minimum order is 10 books, and one of them goes to the coach. The guide Gifts for coaches has more ideas by occasion.
A gift for the coach of a children's class
In children's gymnastics, many can't write yet. The parents type the answers, and the children fill the blank spreads themselves later on, with drawings and their names in capital letters.
How the gymnastics club yearbook comes together
One person organises it, often a parent from the parents' group chat. Each family does the rest on their phone.
- Sending an enquiry takes 2 minutes. Then the link arrives on WhatsApp.
- You share the link in the parents' group chat. For each child, the questions are answered on a phone in about 5 minutes and two photos are uploaded. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays you see on WhatsApp who is still missing.
- Once all the answers are in and every book is paid for, the books are designed and printed. They arrive 5 to 7 working days later.
Flashbooks has already made over 5,000 books.
When is the right time for a gymnastics group?
Four occasions work especially well:
A Christmas gift for your coach. If your club holds a gymnastics display or a Christmas party, that is a good moment to hand the books over. The guide Christmas gifts for coaches has a timeline and more ideas.
Moving up to the next group. If your club reshuffles its gymnastics groups after the summer holidays, the book keeps the old group together.
A leaving gift for your coach. When she steps down, a book with all the children she has coached is a goodbye that lasts. More in the guide Coach leaving gift.
Club championships or a gymnastics festival. The spread for special moments records who performed which routine.
How much does the book cost for a gymnastics group?
The price is per book and includes design, printing and shipping to Germany and Austria. It depends on how many groups from your club order together.
- 1 to 2 groups
- €24.90
- from 3 groups
- €22.90
- from 5 groups
- €19.90
A book holds 8 to 42 people. The minimum order is 10 books, but not every family has to buy one. Each family pays for itself with a payment link, or one person pays for everyone by invoice within 14 days. Because every book is designed individually, you can't cancel once you have ordered.
Questions about the gymnastics club yearbook
How big can the gymnastics group be?
A book holds 8 to 42 people, and the coach and helpers count too. For more than 42 people, such as a whole gymnastics section, a special book is possible. Just mention it in your enquiry.
Our competition squad has only six gymnasts. Can we still do it?
A book needs at least 8 people. Add the coach and helpers, or make one book together with a second squad.
Our children are only four. Isn't that too young?
Not at all. The parents fill in the questionnaire and write down what their child tells them. Even four-year-olds love answering questions like “What is your favourite apparatus?”
Can all the gymnastics groups in our club order together?
Yes. Each group gets its own book, and ordering together brings the price down: €22.90 per book from 3 groups, €19.90 from 5 groups. There is more on this under Sports club yearbook.
Do the helpers get their own double-page spread?
Yes. Anyone who hauls mats and spots the children every week gets a double-page spread like everyone else.
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