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End-of-Season Team Gifts Kids Actually Trade
A real trading card of every player, with their photo, number, and this season's stats, in team colors. One order for the whole team, handed out at the last game.
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Why a trading card instead of another trophy
The end-of-season gift usually comes down to a participation trophy, a medal, or a water bottle with the team name on it. They all go in a drawer. A trading card is about the kid: their photo, their number, the season they just played. It gets traded at the party, taped to a bedroom wall, and mailed to grandparents.
Pennant Cards makes them for teams. The team parent or coach builds the set once, families add their own photo through a form link, and every card comes out matching. Most teams order 20 to 25 copies per player, which is enough for every kid to end up with a card of every teammate.
You design for free and pay only when you print. Printed cards start at $1.25 each and get cheaper with quantity, with an 18-card minimum. See the print specs for the cardstock and turnaround.
How it works for the team parent
1. Add the roster
Type in the team, paste it from a spreadsheet, or import a file. Add the coaches and a team photo card if you want them in the set.
2. Send families the photo link
Each family uploads a photo from their phone and answers the questions you chose. Send it mid-season so you are not chasing photos the week of the party.
3. Pick a design and add the season
Choose a design, set the team colors, and add the season stats, a championship banner, or a line about what each player did this year. Every card updates at once.
4. Order before the last game
Cards print in a few business days and ship FedEx to one address, so leave some room before the party. Each player gets a stack of their own card, and the trading starts as soon as they are handed out.
What makes it an end-of-season card
Every field is optional. These are the ones teams add when the card is a wrap-up of the year.
The season stats
A stats table with the columns you track: batting average and RBIs, goals and assists, points and rebounds, or whatever the scorebook has.
A line about their season
A custom text block for the thing each kid did this year: the walk-off hit, the first goal, the game they pitched through. Parents keep these.
Team awards
Add "Most Improved" or "Team Captain" as a custom field, or put the award in the banner text on the front, so the card does the job of the paper certificate.
A championship or record banner
Front-of-card banner text like "2026 Champions" or "12-2 Season" marks the year without changing the design.
Coach cards
A card for each coach, in the same design, is included in the set. Coaches rarely get anything at the end of the season, and this one gets traded.
A team photo card
A landscape card with the team photo on the front and the full roster on the back, one for every player.
Who usually orders
The team parent
The person who already runs the snack schedule. Collects photos through the form link, orders once, and hands out stacks at the party.
The coach
A coach who wants to give each player something personal, with their own card included in the set so the team has one of them too.
The booster club
High school and club programs that budget for senior night and the end-of-season banquet, ordering for every team at once.
The league
Rec leagues that give every team the same gift from one project. See the league page for how that is set up.
How teams hand them out
A stack per player
Cards ship sorted, so each player gets 20 to 25 copies of their own card. Rubber band or sleeve each stack and they are ready to hand out.
A full set per player
Sort one card of every teammate into a set for each player, in a top loader or a small box. See how to package team trading cards.
Digital cards too
A digital download of every card is available for the team group chat, or for families who want to print extras locally.
What parents and coaches say
"You helped me pull this off on such a tight timetable, and the cards turned out absolutely incredible. The print quality, color, sharpness, and overall finish are fantastic, and seeing the designs actually printed made them look even better than I hoped. These are real trading cards, not just some novelty gift. When I opened the box they were shipped in, it even smelled like brand-new trading cards. I know the kids are going to lose their minds over them. Thanks again for all your help, and I can't wait to use you again for next season's design!"
"Easy to customize, great communication. Our team loved them!"
"Cards were great and very good quality of material and printed images. Highly recommended"
"We had an amazing experience working with Pennant Cards, the staff was extremely accommodating and quick to respond to any and all questions we had. We received our cards very quickly and they were amazing quality. We are extremely pleased with the final products and would recommend Pennant cards to any team looking to get a set of cards made!"
"Andrew was wonderful to work with! This was my first time making team cards and I had a lot of questions, and he answered every one of them in a very timely and helpful manner. The quality and designs of the cards exceeded my expectations. So many ways to personalize the designs! Fun to make and fun to hand out to some very deserving kids! I'll definitely be a returning customer in the future. Highly recommend!"
"This is my second time ordering cards from Pennant Cards and they came out even better than the first order. Great work and highly recommended."
"Fairly intuitive and easy online card designing process. Cards turned out nicely. Reasonable price."
"I ordered for the entire team, each player had a team pack, and enough extra to share with their family. The design process was easy, and the cards are great quality and very affordable. Our team players and parents were very impressed! Customer service was great when I had a question. I will be ordering again for future seasons!"
"I cannot recommend this company enough! It was the perfect option for making custom baseball cards for our team! The website is very user friendly, and once I submitted the project a representative from the company reached out via email with recommended design changes. The cards arrived in a timely manner, and the quality exceeded my expectations. The kids loved seeing themselves on the cards when I gave them out, and the parents were ecstatic. I received numerous messages from parents about how awesome the cards are and how excited their kid was about them. I have already recommended Pennant Cards to other teams/coaches, and will certainly be using them again for future teams!"
"From creating the cards to speaking about shipping, this was by far the most perfect experience I could have asked for. Our entire soccer team was amazed at their surprise end of season gift. Thank you so much Pennant Cards!!"
"Great cards at a good price. Design and set up was easy and user friendly."
"Made some cards for a few 8u teams and the kids loved them. Process was easy and they came out great"
"The cards turned out great. Great quality with a quick turnaround. The best part was the customer service! A representative reached out with a few suggestions on how to make the cards even better. Resulted in cards the whole team were excited for."
"I've ordered custom baseball cards for my son's baseball team from multiple companies over the last few years and Pennant Cards has been the best by far in every aspect: 1. The site is extremely user friendly. It's so easy to build your cards. 2. The quality is the best I've seen. They clearly use a great printer and do a great job of maintaining the color and brightness of the photos submitted. 3. Cost - I got more cards from Pennant for substantially less money than I did with another company last year. Will definitely use Pennant again and excited to play around with the different card templates."
"Best baseball player gift ever! The process is very easy and fast. I sent in my order and they reached out to me immediately with a couple of suggestions to make to cards look better and fixed them for me right then. I will definitely do this again."
"Cards were as advertised. Design phase was easy and shipping was quick. Thanks"
"These cards are awesome! So excited to bring these to the end of the year party tomorrow"
"Ordered a 'team' of cards for our wedding as my fiance loves sports and card collecting. We used photos of friends and family, and made 'packs' to hand out. Very customizable, easy to use site, reasonably priced and they came out great! Thank you!"
"This is the BEST site for custom baseball cards. The design process was so simple - I was able to easily design cards for a team of 24 kids. And the cards look amazing! They are really high quality and look and feel just like real baseball cards."
"Everything was so easy to do and turned out great. The cards were a big hit with the kids and families. Thank you for being helpful and responsive to make the whole process perfect."
"I LOVED how easy your app was to create these cards! This was a project I've wanted to do for the last 3 seasons but could never get anything to look great. Your site was simple to use and the cards look GREAT!"
"The whole process was awesome from start to finish - ease of the site, the design options, and level of service. I am especially grateful that they cared enough to reach out with a design recommendation to ensure ultimate satisfaction."
"Our team cards came out AMAZING and the entire team was beyond thrilled! We can't wait to order a new deck next season!"
"The cards were beyond AMAZING and all the kids loved them!"
"The customer service with this company is outstanding! I had many questions and they were answered very quickly, and the baseball cards they made for me are such great quality!!!"
"These cards far exceed my expectations!! Thank you so much!!"
"These cards are such good quality - and the process to create them super simple with great communication from the Pennant Team. Will definitely be ordering more!"
"My daughter's team lost their minds over the cards, thanks again!"
Pricing for a team
Volume discounts apply automatically. Change the players and cards per player to match your roster.
$14.80 per player $20.00 Save 26%
$177.60 for 12 players + shipping 240 cards, $0.74 per card
Frequently asked questions
Standard printing takes 4 to 5 business days and FedEx Ground delivery is 2 to 5, and rush printing and express shipping shorten both. Give yourself a couple of weeks if you can. Start collecting photos well before that, since the photos are what take time.
Printed cards start at $1.25 each and the per-card price drops as the order grows. The minimum order is 18 cards and $100, with at least 18 copies of each player. Shipping is added at checkout. The calculator above gives an exact total for your roster.
The person who places the order pays at checkout. Most teams collect from families the same way they handle the end-of-season party or the coach gift, or the league or booster club covers it.
Cards can be made any time. Photos from earlier in the season work, and the stats are final. Order after the last game and hand them out at the banquet, mail them to families, or send the digital download to the team group chat.
Questions. Nickname, favorite player, favorite food, walk-up song, and a fun fact are the defaults, and you can write your own. Younger teams almost always use questions instead of stats. A season write-up in a custom text block works too.
Yes. The ball icon, stats columns, and position field all change per sport, and the designs are the same. There are pages for baseball, softball, soccer, basketball, and football, and any other team sport.
Yes. Ordering 20 to 25 copies per player on a 12-player team gives every kid enough to trade for one of every teammate, with extras for grandparents. Cards arrive sorted by player, so a parent can also make up full sets before the party.
Guides for the end of the season
How to package the cards for the party, how the printing options compare, and ideas for the last game.
Make this season's cards
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