Sports Day/Athletics Festival: Crowd-Pleasing Cheer Battle Ideas and Performances
Speaking of school sports days, there’s an event that’s almost as big as the competitions themselves: the cheer battle! Each class or team usually puts on a performance, but many people find it hard to decide what to do.
So in this article, we’ll introduce ideas for skits and performances that really hype up a cheer battle! There’s plenty to choose from—dances and songs, of course, plus cheers using props and classic ideas from sports cheering.
Be sure to showcase a unique, original performance that’s just for your class or team!
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[Sports Day / Athletic Festival] Crowd-Pleasing Cheer Battle Ideas & Performances (31–40)
Paint performance
The “paint performance,” in which a large painting is completed on the spot during a cheering routine, draws the audience’s attention in a different direction and has a refreshing effect for spectators who are tired from cheering.
Usually, we admire a finished artwork, but with this paint performance you get to watch the process of completion, making it enjoyable as a live experience.
Since it’s often painted with large brushes or rollers, it turns into a very dynamic act!
wotagei
Serious performances are eye-catching.
At the same time, playful performances also have their charm.
As you know, this wotagei is a performance that developed from otaku culture, and I think it generally carries a playful image in the public eye.
It’s true that it can easily come across as goofy, but in the sense that both the performers and the audience can enjoy it together, it can be considered an excellent form of performance.
However, it does require a fair amount of practice, so be sure to allow sufficient preparation time.
Make a flag and cheer
Making a team flag really lifts everyone’s spirits, doesn’t it? It’s also fun to aim for originality in the design—writing everyone’s names from the class, featuring whatever’s trending right now, or even using the homeroom teacher’s face as a motif can be interesting.
On the day of the sports festival, let’s crank up the excitement by watching the team flags flutter in the wind!
panel competition
Haven’t you seen this at high school baseball games and the like? It’s where people hold panels above their heads and, on a cue, flip them over or change their colors to make letters appear.
Try forming words like “Unity” or “Champions” using your team colors.
The moment the letters appear is crucial, so with practice and synchronized timing, it becomes a very satisfying and moving cheer performance for the audience!
Flag dance
Flag dance is becoming a new standard for cheering at sports festivals.
It’s popular because performing with a large group makes for a very impressive piece.
All you need to prepare are matching flags.
The routine mainly involves spinning and waving the flags to the rhythm, so the choreography isn’t too difficult.
You can also buy instructional books and DVDs with detailed explanations of the moves, so they’re great resources when you’re trying it for the first time!