A funny athletes’ oath to liven up the start of the sports day

In a relay format of tidbits

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If you want to get laughs or have multiple people do the athletes’ pledge, we recommend performing a series of short gags in a relay style.

For example, you can have several people take turns saying something funny.

If it’s nonstop jokes, the energy can drag, so have one person play the straight man.

Including jokes that only a group can pull off will make it even more exciting.

Another tip is to keep the pacing brisk.

To keep the audience from getting bored, pack in one laugh after another.

do/group gymnastics (Japanese school “kumi-taiso”)

The athlete’s oath at our high school sports day was way too funny lol

It’s a scene where the athlete steps up to the microphone, performs a group gymnastics routine, and delivers an oath.

The sudden switch to group gymnastics after a calm entrance, followed by the oath beginning as if nothing unusual happened, really raises expectations for the content of the oath itself.

It could be fun to keep one formation while proceeding with the oath, but having the routine change partway through would also be enjoyable.

Since the angle will let the principal see the group gymnastics from close range, we’d like the performer to be particular about their expressions and really showcase the routine.

Impromptu Athletes’ Oath

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Many people probably take their time thinking carefully about what to say before stepping up to make the athletes’ pledge.

Most will also practice in advance.

However, there’s no rule that you absolutely have to do so.

With that in mind, I’d like to propose doing the athletes’ pledge improvised.

You might come up with amusing lines or moving phrases that only improvisation can produce.

You could even throw a tricky, impromptu “pass” to your partner.

That said, it’s risky, so I hope you’ll proceed with caution while giving it a try.

Make it call-and-response

Opening Declaration of the 2018 High School Sports Festival

The athletes’ oath is an important moment to express gratitude for being able to hold the sports day and to declare our determination.

Precisely because of this situation, we want not only the person delivering the oath but all participants to get excited together.

By structuring it so the representative calls out to the participants and they respond, you can boost the energy of the event while pushing the sense of unity to the limit.

You could call for connections among students, or ask for responses from the teachers—either way, it’s likely to liven things up.

In any case, delivering the call with full energy is what really matters.

Put a catchphrase before the name

Episode 1: “I Tried Giving That YouTuber a Catchphrase Without Permission!!!”

Instead of packing jokes throughout the entire oath, a structure where you save a strong punchline just for the end could be fun too.

For example, at the part where you say the representatives’ names one by one at the end of the athletes’ oath, you could add a catchphrase for each person.

You can come up with your own and present them, or ask friends about your traits beforehand and craft them—that sounds fun as well.

Since self-deprecating humor is the norm in settings like this, it might be interesting to do the opposite and give yourself confident, personality-amplifying catchphrases that boldly play up your individuality.