Binding Covers for Sports Teams & Athletic Departments

Sports teams, athletic departments and leagues

Playbooks and team binders in your colours

From varsity playbooks to youth league AGM packages, thermal binding keeps everything together in a tough, professional binder that holds up in a gym bag. Put your team logo and colours on the cover.

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Charcoal pocket folder with Athlete Factory logo in orange and white
Cover example

What your team cover could look like

A charcoal folder with a bold two-colour logo. Send us your team logo and we will mock up a cover like this for you, free, before you order anything.

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Playbook and program covers

A few real examples of custom covers we make, in foil, deboss and print.

Navy linen hardcover with foil stamped logo
Navy linen hard cover, foil stamped logo
Green cover with debossed logo
Green cover, debossed logo
Black hardcover with white foil logo
Black hard cover, white foil logo
Black printed brochure covers for a sports clinic
Full colour printed black covers
Hard cover with a silver foil crest
Hard cover, silver foil crest

What you can bind

PlaybooksOffensive, defensive and special teams playbooks for coaches and players.
Scouting and game-plan reportsOpponent breakdowns bound for each game week.
Team and player handbooksCodes of conduct, schedules, travel and policies.
Youth league AGM packagesAnnual general meeting reports, budgets and bylaws.
Recruiting and program booksProgram overviews for recruits and families.
Coaching clinics and manualsDrill books and certification materials.
Soft and hard covers in team colours
Soft and hard covers in team colours
Full colour custom printed covers
Full colour custom printed covers
Stack of bound team binders
Stack of bound team binders

Why teams use thermal binding

  • No rings or coils to snap or catch, so binders survive a season
  • Full colour printed covers in your team colours with Print On Demand covers
  • Your logo foil stamped on hard covers for program books and awards
  • Update a playbook by re-heating the spine and swapping pages
  • Colour-coded linen covers (offence, defence, special teams) in 9 colours
  • Playbooks lay flat on the table and stack flat in a locker or equipment bag

Recommended setup

Print On Demand coversPrint full colour team covers in-house.Coloured linen coversColour-code playbooks by unit. 9 colours.Linen hard coversFor program books, awards and banquet books.CoverBind DuoBinds and laminates, great for league offices.

Common questions

Can we bind a different playbook for each position group?

Yes. Many teams colour-code by unit using our linen covers, or print a custom cover for each group on Print On Demand covers.

Can youth leagues order small quantities?

Yes. Covers are sold by the carton online, so a league can order just what it needs for the season.

Do we need our own binding machine?

Yes, thermal covers are bound with a CoverBind machine. Most offices start with the Flex. You can book a demo first.

Give your team a playbook worth keeping

Send us your team logo and we will mock up a cover, free.

Email your logo for a free mockupCall 613-696-9541