Basketball Cheers

Cheerleaders and coaches are always looking for new basketball cheers to use for basketball season to get the crowd going and spur the team on to victory. An appropriately timed cheer really has the effect of pepping up the crowd, and being an encouragement to the players. Here are a few oldies but goodies, and some new ones as well to chant your team on to winning the game. Note: Words that are in all capitals should be emphasized when cheering.

Basketball Cheers Slideshow!

Cheers for Offense

Cheers for When Your Team Has the Ball

Use these cheers for when your team has the ball in play and is headed down the court.

Take it down, Take it down, Take it (clap) down, down
Put it up, Put it up, Put it (clap) up, up
Shoot it in, Shoot it in, Shoot it (clap) in, in
Take it down (stomp, stomp)
Put it up (stomp, stomp)
Shoot it in (stomp, stomp)
Let's WIN!

Clap, clap, stomp, clap, clap, stomp, clap, clap, stomp, clap SHOOT
Clap, clap, stomp, clap, clap, stomp, clap, clap, stomp, clap FOR
Clap, clap, stomp, clap, clap, stomp, clap, clap, stomp, clap TWO
C'mon Warriors! SHOOT FOR TWO!!!

We're heading for a basket
We're moving down the floor
We are the mighty Warriors (team name etc.)
And we know we're gonna score.

Just like a lion, a mighty mighty lion
Hear us ROAR! (clap, clap, stomp, stomp, clap, clap, stomp, stomp)
Go ahead, sit down, you cannot score.

Cheers for When Your Team Has Just Scored

Use these cheers after a player has scored on your team.

(To the tune of the chorus of "Na Na Na Na, Hey, Hey, Hey, Good Bye")
Na na na na, na na na na, hey, hey, hey don't cry.
We've got the ball and, we're goona score yeah, hey, hey, hey don't cry.
We're out to win yeah, you'll see our dust yeah, hey, hey, hey don't cry.
Once team makes the shot. . .
Chorus of song (na, na, na, na, hey, hey, hey good by)
SEE YA LATER!

Great job (player who just scored),
Super well done,
Come on Warriors (team name),
Let's score another one!

Hey Warriors!
Do you hear?
That's our victory so near!
Gather 'round
What's that sound?
Swish (clap, clap, stomp, stomp, clap, clap) Swish (clap, clap, stomp, stomp, clap, clap)
Emphasize the 'sh' at the end of 'swish'.

General Basketball Cheers

Cheers for a Time Out

Time outs are usually a great time for your squad to do a cheer. It keeps the crowd involved in the game. However, it is never appropriate to cheer during a time out due to a player's injury.

Who rocks the house?
The Warriors rock the house
And when the warriors rock the house they rock it all the way down.
Repeat 3 times.

Have a seat
We've got you beat
We know you just can't take the heat.
Gooooooo Warriors(team name)

Great Cheers to do With the Crowd

Since getting the crowd involved is one of your primary goals as a cheerleader, doing at least one 'crowd participation' cheer during a game is always a great idea. Using a megaphone and then pointing to the crowd during their part will help the crowd know what to do.

You say white and I say blue (insert appropriate school colors)
Squad: White
Crowd: Blue
Squad: White
Crowd: Blue
You say shoot and I say two
Squad: Shoot
Crowd: Two
Squad: Shoot
Crowd: Two
Repeat two times

(For this cheer team should get the audience to yell back lines italicized in parentheses.)

Hey Warriors (or team name)
(Hey Warriors (or team name))
Check out the score (Say what?)
Check out the score (Say what?)
Put up two more (oh yeah)
Put up two more (oh yeah)
Are we needy, needy?
(No, we ain't needy, needy!)
We're just greedy, greedy!
(We're just GREEDY, GREEDY!)

Defensive Cheers

Cheers for Rebounds

Rebound cheers have to be done very quickly because the game at this point is usually moving fast.

We got the ball (clap, clap)
Get outta the way (stomp once)
We're on the move (clap, clap)
We're here to stay (stomp once)
C'mon Warriors! LET"S SCORE TODAY!
(clap, clap, stomp, clap, clap, stomp, clap, clap, stomp, clap)
GO WARRIORS!

Rebound that basketball (clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap)
Dribble that basketball (stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp)
Score with that basketball (clap, stomp, clap, stomp, stomp, stomp)
Go (Warriors, team colors, etc.)

Cheers for When your Team is Losing

Just because your team isn't doing well, doesn't mean you can stop cheering! Here are a few cheers that are appropriate to do if you need a few more points on that scoreboard.

Stand up,
it's time to shout
Come on fans,
Yell it out
Say it loud
Say it proud
Let's Go Warriors and stop that ball.

Not another basket
No (pause) You won't score
Not another basket
Steal that ball
Take it away
You're not goona score today!

Cheers for Defense

Here are a few cheers to do if the other team has the ball and your team is playing defensively.

Hey Warriors
Take that ball, take that ball, take that ball away (clap, clap, clap)
Shoot and score, shoot and score, shoot and score today (clap, clap, clap)
Repeat 2 times

2, 4, 6, 8 who do we appreciate?
Blue (clap, clap, stomp, clap)
and white (clap, clap, stomp, clap) (insert your own school colors)
Blue (clap, clap, stomp, clap) and white (clap, clap, stomp, clap)
2, 4, 6, 8 who is goona dominate?
Blue (clap, clap, stomp, clap) and white (clap, clap, stomp, clap)
Blue (clap, clap, stomp, clap) and white (clap, clap, stomp, clap)

Keep Practicing. . .

This repertoire of classic basketball cheers should get your creative cheer juices flowing--now you can go out and keep practicing or make up your own! But remember, it's important to have appropriate cheers for appropriate times in the game. Nothing will make your squad more ineffective than cheering the wrong thing at the wrong time. Your job is to watch the game closely, and cheer whenever appropriate to get the crowd excited about their team and the game.

• Competitive Softball Cheers
• Team Spirit Slogans
• Cool Softball Cheers

• Words for Cheerleading Cheers
• Popular Cheers for Cheerleading
• Hello Cheers
• Cheerleading Chants
• Football Cheers Chants

• Basketball Hello Cheers
• Words for Basketball Cheers
• Cheers for Basketball Cheerleaders
• Basketball Floor Cheers with Moves
• Basketball Floor Cheers