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Handball team yearbook: the whole team in one book

The handball team yearbook is your team's own printed book, what Germans call a Freundebuch: every player gets their own double-page spread with two photos, their own answers and their signature. A book costs €24.90 including design, printing and delivery, €22.90 from 3 teams in your club and €19.90 from 5 teams. You will have the books in your hands 5 to 7 working days after the last answers and payments are in.

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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 a handball team, in German: a drawn portrait of a player in a red shirt with the number 11, answers about her favourite shot and penalty throws, team awards such as Rock in defence and the match she will never forget Right half of the sample spread, in German: a second drawn portrait in a training jacket, lucky charm and favourite place, what nobody in the team knows about her yet, the signature, name and the details right wing, left-handed, number 11 and birthday
Sample page. The names and answers are made up; the background and the icons are design examples.

What everyone shares in the handball team yearbook

Each person's double-page spread has two photos, say one from their minis days and one in their current shirt, plus their name, signature and four short details with icons. The questions are about everything that only happens on court:

We adapt the title and questions to your group, and we're happy to add a question about resin. For children, the parents fill in the questionnaire. Photos and answers are only used for the book; find out more under Children's photos and data protection.

Pages that belong to the whole team

The whole team is on the front cover: all the photos are cut out and combined into one picture, in front of a photo of your sports hall or the stadium cover. Inside the book you get:

The book is a landscape A5 hardcover on 170 g/m² paper that you can write on with a ballpoint pen. The cover says whatever you like, for example “Handballbuch” (handball book).

How your handball team's book comes together

One person gets things going, and everyone does the rest on their phone, ideally on the bus to an away game.

  1. You send an enquiry in 2 minutes and then get the link via WhatsApp.
  2. The link goes into the team group chat. Everyone answers the questions in about 5 minutes and uploads two photos. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday a WhatsApp overview shows you who hasn't taken part yet.
  3. As soon as everyone has answered and every book is paid for, we design and print. You have the books 5 to 7 working days later.

Over 300 teams have already got their Flashbook this way.

When the book fits into the handball season

Handball is played mainly in the winter half of the year. In youth handball each age group covers two birth years, from under-11s to under-19s, and every summer the older year moves up a level.

Before the break over the holidays. At the Christmas party the whole team is together. Ideas for a Christmas gift for your handball team are in our guide Christmas gifts for sports teams.

After the summer tournament. If you travel to a tournament together, beach handball perhaps, the trip becomes the special moment in the book. Our guide Team trip ideas has ideas for the journey.

When the final table is in. After the last match day, the final standings go into the book. For the end-of-season party, see our End-of-season party ideas.

When the year group moves up. In summer the older players leave the team, and sometimes the coach does too. The book records who stood on court together. More under Farewell gift for a teammate and in our guide Coach leaving gift.

What a book for your handball team costs

You pay per book, and design, printing and delivery to Germany and Austria are always included. The price drops with the number of teams from your club in one order.

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

A book holds 8 to 42 people, and the coaching team counts. The minimum order is 10 books, but not everyone in the book has to buy one. Anyone who wants to can pay for their own book via a payment link. Because every book is designed individually, cancellation is not possible.

A gift for your handball team: when one person pays for everyone

If the coach, the club or the parents' representatives want to give the whole team the books, one person pays for everyone by invoice and has 14 days to do so. For a single team that's €24.90 per book, with a minimum of 10 books.

The only surprise you can plan is the handover, because every player fills in their own double-page spread. When and how you hand the books over is up to you. Allow enough time: they arrive 5 to 7 working days after the last answers and payments, and there is no fixed delivery date.

Frequently asked questions about team gifts for handball teams

We play as a joint team from several clubs. Does that work?

Yes. The book is for everyone who plays together on court, whichever club they are registered with. The cover can carry the name of your joint club (HSG or JSG).

The older year group moves up in summer. When should we start?

While everyone is still training together. Once the older players are in their new team, it takes longer to get all the answers in. We print once everyone has answered and paid, and the books arrive 5 to 7 working days later.

What goes on the double-page spread for the table, moment and match?

That's up to you: your league's final standings, the cup night or the match with the equaliser in the last second.

Our squad changes during the season. Who goes in the book?

Everyone who takes part: new signings, players coming back and anyone who is currently out injured. In the end, the book needs 8 to 42 people.

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