Scan old team photos and match them to every season
Team photos hang in hallways, sit in frames in the coaches’ office and fill boxes in storage. Once they’re digital, Rocket can organize them with the season, sport and roster your team confirms.
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Why it matters
Team photos fade where nobody can find them
Prints curl, frames break and the labels on the back go missing. Alumni ask for their championship photo, and staff have to dig through boxes. Without a season and names attached, even a scanned photo is hard to use.
Ideas for Team Photo Scanning
Championship team portraits
Start with the teams that won titles, since alumni often ask for those photos.
Names on the back of prints
Capture any handwritten names on the reverse before the photo is filed, so the roster isn’t lost.
Coaches’ office frames
Framed photos on office walls are easy to forget and are sometimes the only copy.
Girls’ teams and newer programs
Make sure every program is represented, not only the sports with the longest photo history.
Band, theater and club photos
Group photos from the arts and activities belong in the showcase alongside athletic teams.
Photos with unknown years
Gather undated photos into one folder so coaches and alumni can help place them.
How it works with Data Entry & Project Management
Team Photo Scanning, step by step.
Three steps
Digitize what is still on paper
Share photos that are already digital. For prints and frames, tell Rocket what you have and we’ll confirm the work involved.
Rocket organizes photos by team
Using the season and team details you supply, Rocket places the agreed photos and sends back any it can’t match.
Confirm names and permission
Your team confirms who is pictured and the permission to use each photo before it appears in the showcase.
Setups vary by school; your demo confirms what yours will use.
Best practices
Tips to get it right.
Team Photo Scanning tips
Scan or shoot without glass
Take photos out of their frames when you can, or shoot at an angle that avoids glare.
Name files by sport and year
A filename such as "boys-soccer-1994" saves a lot of matching work later.
Write down who is pictured
If a coach or alum can name the players, note it while they’re in the room.
Keep the originals labeled
Return prints to labeled sleeves or boxes so the source is easy to find if a question comes up.
Keep exploring
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Questions
Team Photo Scanning questions
Photos that are already digital can be shared for data-entry help. For prints, frames and loose photos, describe what you have and Rocket confirms the work involved; you can do that without scanning them first.
Rocket organizes the agreed photos into your showcase using the team, season and name details you provide. Missing details come back to your team to fill in.
Your school does. Your team confirms the names in each photo and the permission to use it before your community sees it.
Share a sample of the photos and the teams that matter most for launch. You’ll see the preparation and entry work in writing before it begins.
Your next step
Talk through your content project.
We'll scope a first collection and agree who does what before any work starts.
