Softball Chants

Softball chants are a great way to add energy and excitement to the fast-paced game. It can be a way for the fans to interact and even have a direct impact on the game through boosting the morale of their team. It also instills a sense of camaraderie in the fans as the game progresses, as they learn together new chants and sometimes even add to them themselves.

The elements of a good softball chant are much like those of most cheers for other sports such as basketball, football, and volleyball. The best ones are the ones that are still going through the fans' heads long after the game is done. While it's easy to find many sources of softball chants on the web, it's usually better to use them as models and develop your own personalized chant for your team. This will make the fans feel even more a special part of the game and the team itself.

What Makes a Good Softball Chant

Cheers for football games are often designed to be complex, with stunts and choreography, to help fill the time taken for formations and time-outs during the game. Softball, on the other hand, is a fast-paced game where things can change very quickly. So the first criteria for a softball chant is usually that it be short, so that as the game progresses the chants can change to reflect the current action.

Aside from that, here are some of the other qualities go into good softball chants:

• Humor – Funny chants are going to be memorable, and more than that, they will be chants that fans will want to sing. Laughing together is one of the best ways to bond a crowd into a unified group, and with the right spin, the fans from both teams will be laughing at the same jokes.
• Simplicity – Aside from being short, the words to softball chants should be monosyllabic whenever possible. This helps in two ways: it makes the chant itself easier to understand when many voices are shouting it, and it will also make the chant easier to remember for the fans. If long words are necessary (for example, the word "cemetery" has become very popular in girls' softball) the word should be broken up into individual syllables: "CE-ME-TE=RY!"
• Relevant – One of the reasons for multiple chants is to have something ready for any particular situation on the field – such as stealing a base, a new batter, a bad pitch, or a strikeout.

Examples of Softball Chants

A quick google search of "softball chants" will reveal many sources, but remember that the best chants are the ones that you create specifically for your team. Using online sources such as Quoteland and LoveToKnow can get you started with some great models to work from. Different types of the game – such as fastpitch softball – can also lead to different kinds of cheers as well. However, some softball chants are good no matter how you play.

For example, here is a completely original chant for a new batter:

I say swing, you say batter,
Swing – Batter! Swing – Batter
Knock it out the park
Like it just doesn't matter,
Batter, hit that ball!

Or for any new player:

Four is her number, Danica's her name!
Once she hits that ball, it'll never be the same!
You better check the score, 'cause we're gonna win the game!

Any cheer can be ended with loud hoots, raucous cheering, clapping and other enthusiastic sounds. Notice how both of the example cheers are positive and upbeat. While many cheers out there are discouraging or, even worse, derogatory to the opposing players, this actually goes against the spirit of softball that most organizations (especially in girls' softball) are trying to promote. Going negative is sort of the easy way out, and a positive cheer makes the whole game a more enjoyable experience for everyone.

Once you've come up with some good cheers, be sure to share them online with other fans and players in the comments box below. This can inspire everyone and increase the fun of the game on and off the field.

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