[Slogan] Perfect for sports days and athletic festivals! A curated selection of impactful phrases

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Editor-in-chief of RAG MUSIC. JFC-certified fact-checker. After working in a music studio and handling wedding sound, joined the RAG MUSIC editorial team in 2016. Experienced with a variety of instruments: marching band in elementary school, clarinet in junior high school wind ensemble, and drums in a band from high school onward. Drawing on my own musical activities and the experience gained through my work, I produce daily articles, including various song introductions, features on music festivals around the country, and live reports. In music, I enjoy not only rock from Japan and abroad but, lately, a wide range of J-pop as well.

Slogans play an important role in sports days and athletic festivals.

They’re words that boost everyone’s morale and instantly lift the mood.

This article introduces a variety of slogans suited for junior high school athletic festivals.

From familiar four-character idioms to famous lines from popular manga, it gathers a wide range of expressions.

A slogan can be called the face of the year—it’s a tough choice, but take your time and come up with a wonderful one!

Youth-themed (1–10)

Charge forward toward victory!

One of the joys of youth is working on something together with everyone.

The friendships and drama that blossom as you strive toward victory will surely become a source of strength for the future.

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Burn! The spirit of XX Middle School!

It’s a slogan that fuels your fighting spirit.

If you give your all in the moment, it’s sure to become a vivid memory when you look back later!

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KEI

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Everyone is living their best life

Speaking of sports festivals, while striving for victory is important, working together with your teammates matters just as much.

By deepening bonds and aiming for a single goal, the time spent at the festival becomes even more fulfilling.

Here’s a phrase that focuses on making that festival time truly meaningful.

It packs into a short line the hope that everyone who participates can say they’re genuinely living their best life.

By declaring the intention to pursue fulfillment for all, it may also strengthen the desire to cooperate with teammates.

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Rise up and forge a new legend.

It’s a slogan that inspires you to work hard with clear goals of your own, as if you’re creating a new legend.

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SAKI

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Youth is so dense and intense.

The phrase “Youth is incredibly close-knit,” which won a Special Award in the 2022 New Words and Buzzwords Awards, was used by Coach Wataru Sue of Sendai Ikuei Gakuen High School in an interview after leading the team to the first-ever Koshien championship for the Tohoku region.

The word ‘dense/close’ (mitsu), which often took on negative connotations during the COVID-19 pandemic, is skillfully employed here with a positive nuance.

Because of its strong impact, doesn’t it make a perfect slogan for a school sports festival as well? With these words in our hearts, it would be great if everyone could boost team cohesion and work together toward achieving our goals.

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English-based (1–10)

If you’re going for something cool and visually stylish, an English slogan is the way to go, isn’t it? It really makes a difference in how cool class T-shirts or posters look.

Since long sentences can be hard to understand and easy to misspell, simple, instantly understandable phrases are recommended.

“We can do it!” means that we can do it if we try—words everyone can get behind.

“ONE TEAM” was popularized by Japan’s national rugby team in 2019, became a hot topic, and was even nominated for the New Words and Buzzwords Awards.

Break the limits

A slogan that empowers a mindset to face any challenge! Here are ideas for “Break the limits.” At sports festivals, there are students who aren’t good at athletics and others who join not in their preferred event but for the sake of the team.

The phrase “Break the limits” carries the meaning of overcoming difficulties.

It makes a perfect rallying cry for students whose individual strengths become the team’s power as they push past their limits toward their goals.

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