Saturday, April 29, 2017

Learn a Chant (sideline cheer)

Now that you’ve had some time to learn the basic arm motions, let’s learn some material to help you prepare for tryouts.  The video below is just an example, and is not the actual chant for this season’s tryouts.  However, learning this will help prepare you for the new material at tryouts.


Chant
A chant is a short, repetitive cheer used on the sidelines.  The main purpose of a chant is to get the crowd involved and yelling with you.  A caller, the person calling out the cheer, will start the chant by facing the crowd and yelling out the first part of the chant.  This signals the squad, who then turns to face the crowd and finishes yelling the remainder of the chant along with the caller.  On the second time through, the motions for the chant begin. Enthusiasm, smiles, and spirit need to exude as you perform this chant.  The chant continues until you hear the caller yell “last time.”  When the final motion is hit, it is held for a few seconds before you begin to rally (more on rallying below).  In our program, squad members hold the last motion until the caller yells “KC” and the rest of the squad cleans their last motion by yelling “Go Mustangs.”


Yelling
Often times, people confuse yelling and screaming.  In cheerleading, we want to yell by projecting our voice to help amplify it.  This is all done through the correct use of your breathing and your diaphragm muscle.  If you scream, you risked injuring your throat, and it becomes too high pitched and difficult for the crowd to follow.  You want to take deep breathes, and push words out using your diaphragm muscle.


Rallying
Rallying includes yelling and doing kicks and/or jumps to show your spirit.  You see rallying after every chant and performance, and during exciting moments during a sporting event. 
Check out this video to learn a little more about rallying and showing spirit at tryouts. 



Learn a Chant 

Watch the video below to learn a chant (sideline).  



If video doesn't load, click the following link: Come on Shout Your Colors Out, Blue & White



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