[Sports Day] Get Fired Up! Cool Phrases Recommended for Cheer Squads

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At school sports festivals, cheer squads are formed to root for each team or class.

Many of you, as team representatives, probably want to cheer in a cool, inspiring way to lead your team to victory.

In this article, we’ll introduce cool lines we recommend for cheer squad members at sports festivals.

We’ve gathered phrases the cheer squad can shout to lead the charge, as well as call-and-response chants you can do with your whole team.

Use these as a reference, and do your best as a cheer squad member to help your team take the win!

Classics (11–20)

Go! Go! Class ○! We’ll win! We’ll win! Class ○!

A simple and powerful cheer! Here’s an idea: “Go! Go! [Team/Class]! We’ll win! We’ll win! [Team/Class]!” Cheers are something special that give a push to the students participating in events.

When you want to show your support, a simple cheer is recommended! It will surely reach the ears of the students competing.

Replace “[Team/Class]” with your group’s color or team name to customize it.

This is a cheer we hope you’ll try using on this occasion!

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Go team XX! Wasshoi!

A sports day is a big event that everyone creates together.

While it’s easy to focus on the results, keeping a mindset of enjoyment may be just as important.

This lighthearted phrase emphasizes the joy of the occasion and also serves as a way to strengthen the team’s sense of unity.

The word “wasshoi” conveys the fun and lively spirit of festivals and events, and it also highlights the feeling of being a team that forges ahead while having fun.

Precisely because it’s such a buoyant phrase, it evokes a sense of moving forward positively.

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Champions! Champions! Class XX are the champions!

Clearly articulating where we’re headed—putting our goals into words—leads to even greater performance.

This message expresses the drive to aim for that big goal, the championship, while boosting the team’s sense of unity.

By including the team name and repeating the word “championship,” it strongly conveys our determination to push straight toward victory.

Because the message deliberately uses a limited variety of words, what we want to communicate comes across directly and powerfully.

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Grit! Grit! Class ○!

When facing a challenge, having a strong heart and charging forward with spirit is what matters most.

This is a powerful phrase that calls on the team to firmly hold onto that fighting mindset.

The repeated shout of determination is striking, further highlighting its strength.

By directly addressing the team, it also conveys a sense of unity and the bonds between members.

Overall, it feels like a message filled with the resolve to steel our hearts and push ahead.

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Champions! Champions! We will absolutely win!

A bold, victory-declaring cheer! Here’s an idea for “Champions! Champions! We’re absolutely going to win!” At sports days and athletic festivals, many events have winners and losers.

Why not add a high-energy cheer to your support that’s powerful enough to make the opposing team’s hearts skip a beat? Students who receive the cheer “Champions! Champions! We’re absolutely going to win!” will undoubtedly gain courage from such strong words from their teammates.

Their bodies will brim with power, and they might even perform beyond their usual ability.

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Go, Class XX! Burn with passion!

To reach the great goal of victory, I believe it’s essential to have a strong heart that keeps pushing forward without giving up.

This message conveys a passionate call for that strength of heart and the momentum to charge ahead.

The short phrase “Burn!” is packed with meaning—igniting your spirit, advancing with the force of a flame, and more.

Addressing the team is also key; it evokes a sense of unity, as if urging everyone to move forward together like one great blaze.

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Classics (21–30)

Class 〇〇 will absolutely win!

To fully demonstrate your abilities, it’s important to set high goals—putting them into words lifts your spirits, doesn’t it? This message expresses, in simple yet powerful language, the big goal of seizing the championship.

The key is the word “absolutely,” which conveys not only determination but also the confidence that we can achieve it.

By clearly stating it in words, including the team name, we can build unity and push forward with strength.

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English-related (21–30)

Next, we’ll introduce some English-style phrases.

Lines delivered in Japanese are of course cool, but English lines instantly boost the cool vibe.

We’ve gathered classic phrases you often hear as sports day slogans and frequently see on TV.

Some combine English and Japanese, so we recommend mixing languages to your taste.

To match the cool aura that English lines give off, cheer squad members should crank up the energy and cheer even harder!