Sideline Cheers

From LoveToKnow Cheerleading

Sideline cheers are performed on the periphery of the field or court to encourage the team and keep the audience energized while the game is going on. General cheers, offense cheers, and defense cheers are all used on the sidelines for football and basketball, and are often short and performed in repetition. There are many popular cheerleading cheers that can be used on the sidelines, and squads can also come up with original cheers for their school.

Sideline cheerleading is a term sometimes used to differentiate between team support cheerleading and competitive cheerleading, even though not all cheering may be done on the sidelines. In addition to regular practice, camps, clinics, gymnastics, and other conditioning may be required to participate in sideline cheerleading.

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Cheers for Sideline Cheerleading

Get the audience excited! Go cheers and many other general cheers performed on the sidelines are just right for reviving a crowd. Modify these cheers for you school:

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Acrostic Sideline Cheers

These work well for shorter mascots or school names. They can also be used for affirmation words. For example:

B-E-A-R-S
Bears!
Energized!
Alive!
Ready- to-
Score!

B-E-S-T!
Best! Best!
(Hawks are the Best!) Better Every Season xx Trample the rest!

P-R-I-D-E!
Pride! Pride!
P --Pull out the pride!
R –Ride out the wave!
I – It's the Eagles'
D- Day!
E- Everybody yell – Pride! Pride! Eagle Pride!

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Action Cheers

One of the most popular cheers shouted from the sideline is the famous cheer – "Who Rocks the House?" The cheerleader ask who rocks the house, and the audience in unison can respond with the team name and end with the tag that when the team rocks the house, they rock it all the way down. In addition to rock, there are many great action words for sideline cheers, like:

Pump (it up)
Fire (it up)
Bust ('em)
Explode
Ignite

Hustle
Fight
Move
Attack
Sack
Score
Push
Steal
Be Aggressive

Let's go
Get fired up
Get fired up
Let's go!

Pump it up
Rock it out
Push'em back
We’re here to shout
Pump it up
Rock it out
Push 'em back
Go Wildcats!

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Go Cheers

Go cheers are great for sidelines. Not only can they get the audience involved easily, they can also be modified to mix things up. Popular sideline go cheers include various stances of "go, go, get'em, get em;" "let's go, c'mon;" let's go team, let's go;" and "go, go get ready, ready."

G-O, go!
Go blue
Go white
Go Mustangs
Let's fight!

Go, go! Let's score again!
Go, go! Let's get that win!
Go, go! Let’s go! Go blue!

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Crowd Response Cheers

Since sideline cheering should really engage the audience, and crowd response cheers are perfect. One of basic formats is a "we say, you say" cheer involving the crowd. This can be done using team colors, team name and mascot, victory or support words, and more.

Call out cheers are also popular – starting with "hey crowd" or "hey, fans" and continuing with instructions in cheer form for interactive crowd responses.

Hey Fans!
Here's what you're gonna do!
Yell out Bulldogs when we point to you!
We have no fear!
(Point) – Bulldogs!
Bulldogs are here!
(Point) – Bulldogs!
We have the aim!
(Point) –Bulldogs!
We'll take this game!
(Point) - Bulldogs, Bulldogs!
Go Bulldogs!

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Sideline Cheer Tips

While floor and field cheers are often longer and more complex, sideline cheering is usually shorter and includes more repetition. Straight line and two line formation are commonly used for these cheers, but other formations can also be used depending on the cheers and available sideline space. More ideas for great sideline cheering:

All squad members should be familiar with positions in the sideline formations, cheer perimeters, and be ready to cheer at the appropriate times.
Be aware of the regulations for exactly where and when sideline cheering is allowed.
Have the mascot learn the cheers for the sideline so s/he can participate.
Use signs, banners, and megaphones when appropriate in sidelines to get the audience involved.
In limited sideline space, include jumps and vertical stunts or movements to add interest.

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Sideline Cheers Tools and Resources

Sideline Examples from RYCA
50 Sideline Basketball Cheers
Cheerwiz Sideline Tool is a fun interactive way to create new cheers. Simply enter in the words and click on the desired motions and bases, then print.
Huskies Cheers: Examples of general sideline, offensive, and defensive cheers.
YouTube Sideline Cheering Videos can provide real examples and inspiration.