Kids Soccer Chants & Cheers

One of the most entertaining traditions among sports fans is cheering on a favorite team. Cheering and chanting on the sidelines make a soccer game just as fun and exciting for the kids watching it as it is for those taking part. The team members, too, rev themselves up for competition by chanting before they take the field. Cheers vary depending on the sport, but they all share the common goal of keeping everyone focused on victory.

Instructions

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      A team can gear up for competition by chanting before a game.

      Chant encouragement before the game. With team members gathered in a huddle, recite a refrain that will get everyone pumped up. Something short and easy for kids to remember is best, such as:

      "Victory, victory
      how do you spell victory
      Split that V, dot that I, curl that C-T-O-R-Y!"

      "Let’s go, Let’s go
      L-e-t-s go
      Let’s go!"

      "Pump, pump, pump it up, pump that (team name) spirit up!"

      Fans can take part too:

      "Two bits, four bits, six bits, a dollar, all for the (team name), stand up and holler!"

      "(Team name) fans, in the stands, yell go, go!
      (Team) fans, in the stands, yell fight, fight!"

      Chanting as your team takes the field lets the players know you are there to support them. Over time, a chant can become part of a team's identity, a way for fans of other teams to feel a sense of respect and awe for their competition.

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      Rooting from the stands can motivate the team on the field.

      Cheer for your team. Rooting from the stands gets everybody into the spirit and helps motivate the players on the field. Here's a lively soccer cheer that's easy enough for anyone to join in:

      "Move it, move it, move that ball!"
      "Down, Down, down the field
      Up, Up, Up the score
      Down the field
      Up the score
      We want more!"

      The following cheers are not only specific to the sport of soccer, but they are the kind of cheers kids love:

      "Block her, block her,
      that's how you play soc-cer.
      If the ball hits the net,
      the other team is set,
      to win the game,
      and steal all the fame.
      Then we go home losers,
      to that bunch of bruisers!"

      "Cookies, cookies,
      cookies 'n cream,
      what's the matter with the other team?
      Nothing, nothing, nothing at all,
      They just can't play ball!"

      "We don't wear bows and skirts,
      we only wear our soccer shirts!
      We don't play with baby dolls,
      we only kick our soccer balls!
      GO (team name here)!"

      There are sure to be a lot of hoarse voices at the end of the game when kids get into the excitement of cheering on their team.

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      Cheering is half the fun of soccer games.

      Make up you own cheers or chants using a common cadence everyone knows. Simply insert the team name or colors. These basic cheers are always good to fall back on:

      "Red and black
      red and black
      go Tigers go!"

      "Kick it again and kick it hard!"

      You can also incorporate stomping or clapping. For example:

      "We are (clap clap) Vi-kings! (clap clap) We are (clap clap) Vi-kings! (clap clap)"

      Depending on what's happening on the field -- your team may be on defense, for example -- you can alter a cheer to suit the moment.

      "Defense, (team name), Defense! Take that ball away!"

      "D-D-D DEFENSE!"

      Cheering and chanting make a boring game more fun and an exciting game even more electrifying.