Sport is, first of all, a competition. People with different habits and tastes come together to do one common thing - to defeat rivals. There are several concepts that inspire, cheer up, make you move towards victory: motto, slogan, team name. Maintaining morale is very important, so all members of the team should take part in their creation.
Why do we need a team name, motto, chants, chants in sports
Competitions are supposed to be fun and start small. A good name, slogan and motto for the team is half the success. The name of the team should be associated with victory. No one should doubt that, for example, the "Strong Wolves" are really strong, well-trained guys who can defeat the enemy. The motto will help you not to go astray, and move along a straight road, without changing the principles of the team. Greetings, chants and chants will support, direct the thoughts of athletesin a positive direction, intimidate the opponent.
Team name
The slogan and motto for the team is very important, but first you need to come up with a name and greeting. If the participants of the competition perform together for the first time, a new name must be chosen. It can decorate a team or intimidate opponents. One or two words are enough. The main thing is that the meaning of the “name” is clear to both fans and other participants in the competition. The name should be easy to pronounce and reflect the community of the team. Long-standing bands always perform under the same name, which eventually becomes famous.
The name of a sports team must correspond to its membership in a particular sport, gender composition. Men's teams should reflect strength, resilience in the face of adversity, while women's teams can emphasize beauty in the name. Do not choose aggressive names that lead to enmity and discord. It is necessary that the “name” of the team be remembered, be sonorous and evoke pleasant associations.
Team motto
Next, you should come up with a team motto. This is a short phrase consisting of several words. It unites team members, inspires during competitions, reflects the main qualities of the players. It is not necessary to follow the rhyme, but if there is a certain rhythm, the fans will remember it faster and easier. Sometimes aphorisms reflecting the inner world are used as a motto.commands. It is best when the name and the motto have something in common with each other. If the team is called "Tigers", then the motto is "We fly above all - success awaits us!" obviously doesn't fit. The main rule is brevity, but capacity. In just a couple of lines, you need to fit the whole meaning of the existence of the team, its goals and desires. Tell what athletes strive for, or what life values they adhere to. The main thing is that it should not be a call to violence, inciting ethnic hatred, preaching a harmful lifestyle, unsportsmanlike behavior, dishonest games.
Sports greeting
Greeting for a sports team before the start of the competition will cheer up the athletes, set them up in a fighting mood, demonstrate the team's merits, talk about the desire to win. You can come up with it yourself, and then pass it on to the fans so that they pronounce it from the podium during the exit of the sports team. Or they can prepare it themselves.
And it also happens, especially at children's competitions, that the team itself or its support group comes out with a greeting. In the text, it is necessary to briefly, but interestingly, talk about the members of the team. Better in verse. Present the captain. You can scare your opponents a little by listing sporting achievements and the best qualities of athletes that will definitely help you win the competition.
Sports chants
How can the audience help their favorite team? Of course, in a word: slogans and chants. Despite their similarities, theydiffer from each other. A rhyme is a short story about a team explaining why it should win. A chant is a rhymed line of several words, shouting out loudly, the fans let the team know about their support. Some of them do not belong to a specific team, but support the country from which its members came, for example: "Ole-Ole-Ole! Russia, go ahead!"
Sometimes it happens that the team for some reason lost heart. Perhaps he is not satisfied with the score or the opponents behave ugly. This is where the chants come to the rescue. It will cheer up the members of the sports team, drive away the sad mood, and return the desire to win. Moreover, it is very simple to compose a short but expressive chant. You can rhyme the name of the team with some inspiring word, for example, "Bears - forward to victory!". Or, on the contrary, pick up something similar to "The screws are blind moles!" to the opposing team.
Sports slogan
After the motto has been composed, and the slogan for the sports team will be easily invented. It does not take a lot of time. The main thing is that chants, mottos, chants and team names should be effective and bright. Ideally, they impress opponents and spectators. Fans and opponents should know who sports mottos and slogans are intended for. The name of the team must be mentioned in them.
Every self-respecting fan should be able to chant or shout a slogan. To do this, you only needhave a sense of rhythm. Hearing and voice are optional. The motto of the team, chants and greetings are easy to pronounce and remember. Thanks to them, the mood of the spectators and athletes rises, they, in unison, begin to wish for victory and believe in its achievement. Fans of different teams, as a rule, compete, who shouts louder and whose speech is more interesting.
What are the chants and chants
The motto and slogan for a sports team emphasize the dignity of the participants in the competition, speak of their best sports qualities: endurance, determination. The motto cannot be changed, but chants and chants can be very diverse. Who in our country does not know the famous chant: "Spartak is the champion!". Moreover, even those who are far from sports and have absolutely no idea about this team are familiar with it.
This is an example of a well-thought-out slogan that is remembered from the first time even by those who are not fans. Often we hear it not only in stadiums, but even on the streets or in cafes. After all, the debate about who plays hockey better has been going on for many years, and this phrase is the main argument of Zenit's opponents.
The most popular with us are football or hockey chants. This is due to the fact that these sports in Russia are in first place in terms of the number of fans. How else can you express your attitude to the sport, the team, opponents and even the coach? Yes, even loudly and in chorus, so that the whole stadium can hear? Of course, by rhyming a few lines, and reciting them using all the power of your lungs.
Which chants and chants are not suitable for stadiums
Those who have ever been to a sports competition know how many talented people we have who can come up with slogans and mottos for teams. Funny chants are mainly used to demonstrate the shortcomings of the opponent or express dissatisfaction with the work of the referee.
Often they are offensive or use profanity. They are especially abused by football fans. In order to make it not so sad, the support of rivals comes up with anti-chants in response. So the competition is not only in the stadium, but also in the stands.
What are the best chants and chants to use
After all, the slogan and motto for the team should be witty, not humiliating. It is not forbidden to glorify your team and its members with the help of rhymed lines, to express delight from a beautiful game. It is necessary to emphasize the merits of the members of your sports team, and not flaunt the shortcomings of someone else's, often invented for the sake of a red word.
There are also common chants, their meaning is to express attitudes towards sports in general, support for one's country or city. In this case, they are designed to emphasize love for a particular sport, to evoke patriotic feelings.
The name, greeting, slogan and motto for the team unite the team, inspire, give confidence in their abilities, make them strive for victory as a whole, feel the shoulder of their comrade next to them, feelthe support and love of the fans. Invented with soul, they will surely lead the team to success!
