How to Perform Popular Cheerleading Chants

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Popular cheerleading chants are simple, impacting and highly memorable. When your squad wants to perform or learn popular cheerleading chants, you can select school standards or make up new ones that are age and crowd appropriate. The key is to have fun and deliver a clear and concise chant that will get your crowd and team pumped!

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Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Perform Popular Chants

Step1

Perform popular chants such as "Go-Fight-Win." Using the name of your mascot or team, squad members shout "Go, Fight, Win, Wildcats, Go, Fight, WIN!" You can use any combination of arm and leg movements to engage the crowd. A popular choice is an arm chop on the first three words, a clap on the name of your team, and another series of arm chops for the last sequence.

Step2

Clearly enunciate each word in every cheerleading chant, giving the crowd the clarity they need to hear and join in.

Step3

Repeat all cheerleading chants at least 3 times, and keep going if the crowd seems really into it.

Step4

Use sport-appropriate chants, such as "D-R-I-B-B-L-E" for basketball games and "Sack That Quarterback" for football games.

Step5

Be aware of which team has the ball at all times in every sport. Use "De-Fense" chants when your team is defending the goal and "S-C-O-R-E" chants when your team is attempting to score.

Step6

Chant only when appropriate. For example, chants are not recommended during free throws at basketball games or during injury timeouts in football.

Tips & Warnings

Use pom-pons to accentuate cheerleading chants as you perform. These bright accessories will get the attention of a rowdy crowd and help your squad lead chants in an effective manner.
Know the difference between cheers and chants. Cheers include jumps, stunts and pyramids. Chants are simpler and often only include sharp arm movements, poses and simple jumps. Chants are also repeated, whereas cheers are not. For more information, check out the Universal Cheerleading Association guide book.
Don't over-complicate chants with too many words or movements. The best chants are 2 to 5 lines and include a simple rhyme scheme that is easy to remember.
Never run onto the court or field to perform cheerleading chants unless during an authorized time out or halftime. Check with local rules for when and where cheerleading chants are appropriate.