56 Catchy Chants and Cheers to Push Your Team to Victory

Performing an enthusiastic cheer or chant for your team can boost morale and help everyone watching come together. If you’re looking for some fun cheers you can try out, you’re in luck—keep reading for over 50 cool chants and cheers to try at the next game! We’ve got easy chants for beginners, funny cheers, and cheers for football, basketball, and more sports—plus chant ideas from former NFL cheerleader Tamika Tucker. Keep reading to cheer your team on to V-I-C-T-O-R-Y!!

Catchy Cheer Chants to Try

Former NFL cheerleader Tamika Tucker recommends crowd favorite chants like “Let’s go [team name], let’s go!” Other ideas include:

Fired Up: Let’s get fired up (clap, clap, clap, clap, clap).
Let’s Get Crazy: Let’s get a little bit crazy, C-R-A (pause) Zee-Y.
Jam: J-A-M (pause) We like to Jam. We like to, like to, like to, like to Jam.
Awesome: A-W-E-S-O-M-E Awesome, Awesome, Awesome are we.

Section 1 of 8:

Easy Chants & Cheers

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Let’s go [team name], let’s go! (clap clap)
Let’s go [team name], let’s go! (clap clap)^{[1]
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We Got Spirit We got spirit, yes we do!
We got spirit, how ‘bout you? (point at the other side)^{[2]
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Go, Fight, Win Go! (stomp stomp)
Fight! (stomp stomp)
Win! (stomp stomp)
Go, Fight, Win!^{[3]
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When I Say When I say [team], you say [name]!
TEAM! (NAME!) TEAM! (NAME!)^{[4]
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Defense Chant D! (clap clap)
D! (clap clap)
Defense, let’s go!^{[5]
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Let’s Hear It For the Fans! Clap your hands! (clap clap)
Stomp your feet! (stomp stomp)
Let’s make some noise! (Woo!)
For our team’s elite!^{[6]
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1-2-3-4 Let me hear you stomp the floor!
CHS C-CHS [school initials](stomping and pumping fist)
5-6-7-8 everybody rotate!
(say hoo hoo hoo hoo while rotating)
9-10-11-12 let me hear you [mascot name] yell!
(everybody yells)
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Nation’s Sensations All around the nation, there’s a [mascot name] sensation
That’ll make you want to slide and slide
And move from side to side.
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Clap Your Hands Come on all you [mascot name] fans,
show some spirit and clap your hands,
Yell let's (clap)
Go (clap) [team name].
Let’s go [team name].^{[7]
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Get Psyched Get Psyched all right, all right, all right
Get Psyched all right, all right, all right
Get psyched 2-3-4, get psyched 2-3-4,
Get PSYCHED!!!!
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On Fire The [team name], the [team name], the [team name] are on fire,
We don’t need no water, let the [team name] score higher.
Who rocks the house? (clap clap)The [team name] rocks the house,And when the [team name] rocks the house,They rock it all the way down!!
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Hustle H-H-H-U-S (clap, clap, clap, clap, clap)
T-T-T-L-E (clap, clap, clap, clap, clap),
H-U-S-T-L-E Hustle hey, hustle hey.
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Spirit in the Stands Show your spirit in the stands!
Show your spirit in the stands!
SAY, go, go, go you mighty [team name]
Fight, fight, fight, ya mighty [team name]
Win, win, win, you mighty [team name]
Go, Go, fight and WIN…and BE the Champ-i-ons!
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When You’re Up When you’re up, you're up; when you’re down, you're down
When you’re up against the [team name], you’re upside down.
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Dynamite We’re dynamite, we’re dynamite, we’re tick, tick, tick, tick
Boom dynamite, boom boom dynamite.
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When You’re Hot When you’re hot, you’re hot,
When you’re not, you're not,
We’re hot, (clap, clap), you’re not (clap, clap).
Flashlight, Flashlight, who’s gonna win tonight? (Clap, clap),
All ya got to do is put your mind to it and do it (pause)
Just do it.^{[8]
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Short Chants & Cheers

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C-H-A-M-P-S. Nothing less (clap)
Nothing less, (clap).
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Let’s Get Crazy Let’s get a little bit crazy,
C-R-A (pause) Zee-Y.
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Be Aggressive Be aggressive, B-E aggressive.
B-E A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E.
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We Want More See that score? (clap, clap, clap),
We want more! (clap, clap, clap).
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Jam J-A-M (pause) We like to Jam.
We like to like to, like to, like to Jam.
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Don’t Stop, Get It Don’t stop Get it, get it
Don’t stop, rock with it (repeat).
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Awesome A-W-E-S-O-M-E.
Awesome, Awesome, Awesome are we.
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Action A-C-T (clap, clap, clap)
I-O-N, (clap, clap, clap)
A-C-T-I-O-N action, action we want action.
Let’s get fired up,
(clap, clap, clap, clap, clap).^{[9]
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Funny Chants & Cheers

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We’re rough, and we’re tough, we know it and we show it, yeah,[team name], Woo, our boys are buff.
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The Heat The [team name] are the hottest team,
We're rocking to the beat,
Hey [team name],
Woo pour on the heat.
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Freak F-R-E-A-K do the Freak, the [team name] way.
Get a way down low, swing ya body to and fro.
Get a ways down low, swing your body to and fro.
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Number 1 We’re #1, we can’t be #2, so come on everybody do the [team name] boogaloo.
Boogie to the left (clap).
Boogie to the right (clap).
Boogie to the middle and fight, fight, fight.
Come on [team name], don’t be lazy,
Just kick up your heels and go crazy.^{[10]
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Chants & Cheers About Victory

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[Team mascot] Stand UP!
Stand up and scream!
The best, yeah, we’re yellin’ for the number 1 team!
Let’s hear it for the [team name]
The [school colors]
Number one, that’s what we said
The best, yeah, alright
GO [color]! Fight [color]!
Let’s go [team name]
Go big [color]. Let’s Fight!^{[11]
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We’re Gonna Ride We’re the [team name] and we’re here to say we’re gonna ride on you
We’re gonna raise the score, we’re gonna boogie on down,
We’re gonna knock your team around.
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TNT TNT, TNT, boy, have we got TNT
All you need is a little spark
To blow your mind (clap, clap)
To blow your mind (clap, clap).
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Score S-C-O-R-E, score, score.
M-O-R-E, more, more.
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Boogie to Win Boogie to win,
You got to boogie to win,
You got to B-OO-GIE, B-OO-GIE.
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One Hundred Percent One Double O is the way to go,
So give it 100 percent. (clap, clap, clap).
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Stomp We’re not bad because we know we’re good.
We're gonna stomp on you like we stomp on wood.
Heh, heh, (clap, clap)
Heh, heh, (clap, clap).
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More, More, More 1– We are the [team name],
2– a little bit louder,
3– I still can’t hear You,
4– more, more, more…..ONE!!^{[12]
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V-I-C-T-O-R-Y, that's how we do the warrior cry.
(Repeat three times, and then you can give a warrior cry.)

Section 5 of 8:

Football Chants & Cheers

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End…Center…Tackle…Guard…Hit your man, Hit ‘em hard,Hit ‘em high….hit ‘em low….Come on [team name],Let’s GO!
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Push ‘Em Back Push ‘em back,
Push ‘em back, way back.^{[13]
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Going Down When our players hit the ground,
The other team is going down!
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It’s On It's on, it's on, like a bad dress at the prom.
Our team will stomp all over yours and get our big win on!
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Fire It Up Fire it up (clap-clap),
Take control (clap-clap),
Domination (clap-clap),
That's our goal! (clap-clap).
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Touchdown Touchdown, touchdown, give us a touchdown!
C'mon, [team colors],
We want a touchdown!
Dedicated to domination,
We're the [team name] football nation!^{[14]
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Basketball Chants & Cheers

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D – D – DEFENSE….Hold ‘em [team name]Hold ‘em.
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We Are Mighty We're heading for a basket
We're moving down the floor
We are the mighty [team name]
And we know we're gonna score!
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In The Hoop Dribble, dribble, shoot, shoot,
Get that ball in the hoop! (Repeat 3 times).
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Shoot! S-H-DOUBLE O-T!
SHOOT THAT BALL FOR VICTORY!
Come on [mascot name], fight to win,
Dribble that ball and then shoot it in!
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Grant Our Wish Go ahead and grant our wish,
All we wanna hear is that magical swish!
Come on [star player's last name], make our day,
Sink that shot and send the [opposing team's name] on their way!
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Rebound 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 [team name, team colors].
Hey [team name],
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).^{[15]
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Baseball Chants & Cheers

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Player: Ball Ball Ball
Team: Goodeye!
Player: Ball Ball Ball
Team: Goodeye!
Player: Ball Ball Ball, Ball Ball Ball Ball
Team: Goodeye!
Next player: Goodeye Goodeye Goodeye
Team: BALL!
Player: Goodeye Goodeye Goodeye
Team: BALL!
Player: Goodeye Goodeye Goodeye, Goodeye Goodeye Goodeye Goodeye
Team: BALL!
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Team That’s Hot My name is [name] and you know what I got!
Team: What do you got??
I got a team that’s hotter than hot!
Team: How hot is hot???
Grand slams and home runs, too.
Team: Uh-huh, uh-huh!
Let’s see what [teammate’s name] can do
(The next person continues another round).
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At The Plate See that batter at that plate?
She’s the best in all the state.
She’s got spirit, she’s got pride
Ha, Ha, Ha, she’s on our side.
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Our Game [Team name] is our name
And baseball is our game
Watch us bat
Watch us throw
Our team can really go!
We’re the ones to beat.
We will never meet defeat.
We’re the cream of the crop.
Nothing will make us stop!
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Friend of Mine [Team member name] is a friend of mine. (Team) Rip, nah-nah, nah, nah!
She can hit it anytime. (Team) Rip, nah-nah, nah, nah!
Anytime and anywhere. (Team) Rip, Rip!
She can hit it outta here. (Team) Rip, Rip, LETS GO!!
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Cheer for Victory A-B-C-D-E-F-G
Cheer us on to victory
H-I-J-K-L-M-N
We will hit the ball again
O-P-Q-R-S-T-U
We will hit some homers too
W-X-Y and Z
We will make it look EEEAA-ZY!
[Team member name] is up to bat,
To give the ball a wack!
If I were you and you were me
I’d scoot my booty back!
Scoot my booty, scoot-scoot my booty
Scoot my booty back!^{[16]
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Tips on Team Chants & Cheers

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Personalize existing cheers to make them your own. Choose a cheer that your team or quad likes, and change the team names to your own. If you want to customize it even further, insert your team’s colors or replace a rhyme with one that better fits your style.
- You can also include your own cheer team nickname in your chant.
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Practice, so you show up prepared. Get together with your cheer team regularly to practice a few cheers together, especially when they’re not as familiar to you. Practice your chants with your family and friends to make sure you’ve memorized them. Once you know your cheers, you can focus on how well you perform them.
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Choose the best chant for the moment. At the game, make a plan for which cheers you’re going to perform at certain moments in the game. For instance, if your team is winning or has just scored, say a victory chant. If they’re down a few points, pick one that encourages them to fight back.
- Choose a designated lead cheerleader or your coach to signal to the rest of the cheer team to start the cheer. If you’re unsure, your coach can help organize what chant to do next.
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Engage with the crowd by projecting your voice. Work together so your movements are in sync, and do your best to tailor your voices when you want to stress a syllable. Keep the momentum going through the entire cheer.
- For example, if the cheer is “D – D – DEFENSE…. Hold ‘em - [team name] - Hold ‘em,” project your voice clearly and loudly for the “D – D – DEFENSE” portion.
- It’s also a good idea to emphasize the last word of the syllable of your cheer for a big finish.
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Be enthusiastic. Cheering should be fun, so don’t get too hung up on being perfect. As long as you have a plan and work together, your combined excitement can only inspire the crowd to also cheer the team on to victory. Don’t forget to smile!