Sports Team Photography Turned Into Pro Trading Cards

Standard production and shipping is 2–3 business days from the time you place your order. Snapshot prints and ships from Des Moines, Iowa. Most orders across the continental USA arrive within that window. If you're ordering for a specific event — a banquet, senior night, or end-of-season practice — place the order at least four business days in advance to give yourself a comfortable buffer. Expedited options may be available at checkout depending on your location and order timing.

Every card lets you customize the player's name, jersey number, position, and team or school name. Depending on the template you choose, you can also include the season year, city, and a sport designation. Templates are designed to echo the look and feel of professional trading cards, so the layout and design elements are already baked in — you're filling in the player-specific details that make each card personal. Preview tools let you see exactly how the finished card will look before you complete your order.

Every card — regardless of order size or price point — ships with a free magnetic display case. These rigid, clear cases snap shut to protect the card and are the same style used for premium collectible sports cards. They make the cards immediately display-ready without any additional purchase. For coaches handing out cards as gifts, the magnetic case means each card arrives already presented well. No loose cards rattling around in an envelope — players and parents receive something that feels considered and complete.

No minimum order quantity exists at Snapshot. You can order a single card for one athlete or a card for every player on a 40-person roster — the ordering process is the same either way, and free shipping applies regardless of order size. This flexibility is especially useful for coaches who want to test the product before committing to a full team order, or for programs where individual parents are each ordering their own child's card. Every order gets the same production quality and turnaround time.

The MEGA Poster Card is an oversized 11×15 inch card printed on premium card stock at $49.99. It uses the same custom template and photo upload process as standard cards, but the final product is large enough to frame or mount for display. Coaches use it for senior night presentations, coach-of-the-year gifts, or as a statement locker room piece for standout athletes. It also works well as a premium booster club item — the large format makes it a genuinely impressive collectible, not just a scaled-up version of a small card.

Yes. While most coaches use individual player photos from their sports team photography session to create one card per athlete, a group team photo works just as well. You could create a single card featuring the full roster photo with the team name, season, and year — a great option for a unified keepsake or a gift to coaching staff. Some programs order a team photo card in addition to individual cards, using it as a full-season commemorative. Upload any high-resolution team photo through the same process as individual shots.

Every card is printed and shipped from Des Moines, Iowa. Snapshot is an American-made product — no overseas manufacturing, no long international shipping windows. That's a core reason why 2–3 day delivery is reliably achievable for orders across the continental USA. For coaches who care about supporting domestic production or who want to communicate provenance to parents and booster clubs, it's worth noting that the entire process — printing, packaging, and fulfillment — happens in-house in Iowa. You're getting a product made with genuine quality control, not outsourced to an unknown vendor.

You have two practical options. First, you can build and pay for all cards yourself as a single team order, then distribute cards at the next team event — this is cleanest for coaches who control a program budget or booster fund. Second, you can share the Snapshot link with parents and let each family order their own child's card independently. Because there's no minimum and shipping is free on every order, there's no cost penalty for parents ordering individually. Some coaches do both: order every player a standard card as a team gift, then share the link so parents can order a MEGA Poster Card separately.