Cheers
Cheers/ Chants
We have around 150 cheers and chants. For access to the full list and the video instructions, email Mrs.Green to be added to our Squad Google Drive.
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OFFENSE/ DEFENSE
[E.N.S.E.] O.*- F.F.*- E.N.S.E. go! / D.*- E.F.*- E.N.S.E. go! (E.N.-right half t, S.right half dagger, E-right low candlestick, go!-right punch)
[O.F.] O.F.**- F.E.**- N.S.E.*** / D.E. **- F.E.- N.S.E. ***
[SCORE] S.C.**- O.R.E.**- score cardinals score = (SC-arm train roll out and up first out to a T - with a squat right step, O.R.E.-low O swing up and left to above head O clasp, score cardinals score - love V break to a high v)
[DEFENSE] Defense**, defense**, defense cardinals defense **
[DDD] D.D.D.- defense, D.D.D.- defense / O.O.O.-offense, O.O.O.-offense
[ATTACK] A.(T.*)T.(A*).C.K. the Cardinals are back- A.(T.*)T.(A*).C.K. attack, attack, attack = A.(T.*)T.(A*).C.K.let’s get back- A.(T.*)T.(A*).C.K. attack, attack, attack (the cardinals-low right v, are-low left v, back-high v, … attack-right high v with left half t, attack-left high v with right half t, attack-high v)
[TOUGH] (T*.)O.(U*.)G.H. get tough, get tough, get tough = (get tough-right high v with left half t, get tough-left high v with right half t, get tough-high v)
[STOMP] (F#)** **(I#)** **(G#)** **(H#)** **(T#)** ** fight cardinals fight! = (fight-right check, cardinals- left T with right half t, fight-right low v with left hand on hip)
[We Are] Let’s - get - fired - up / We - are - fired - up = (Let’s-*, get-* fired-* up-* / We- right fist pump in air, elbow at a t, are-right fist pump in air, elbow at a t, fired-right fist pump in air, elbow at a t, up-right fist pump in air, elbow at a t)
[Let’s Get] Let’s - get - fired - up / Let’s get - fired up * = Let’s- knees bent=right low touchdown with left hand on hip, get- stand up=right dagger with left hand on hip, fired- knees bent=left low touchdown with right hand holding daggers, up-stand up=bring left hand up so that both are in daggers/ Let’s get- knees bent=both in low touchdown, fired- jax out, up- jacks in to pencil slapping sides, *clap.
[RED] Red - and - blue / red and blue ** ** = red-side lungs right with clasped low touchdown bent out to knee, and-bend elbows to half, blue- re extend, red- stand on left leg, red and-right foot against left knee making thigh table with right half t and left hand on hips, blue- step right foot to forward lunge with low v, ** **
[ROWDY] Let’s- get- a little bit rowdy- R.O.W.D.Y.
[G TO THE O] G.- G.O.- G. to the O. let’s go = G-low v twisted right, GOlow v twisted left, G to the-extended clasp bounce to the right, O-and bounce to the left, lets-clasp fists elbows bent to harts center, go-bounce up to high v
[Lets go Cards] ** ** ** ** *lets *go *cards! = double clap top right shoulder, double clap top left shoulder, double clap right hip, double clap left hip, clap at heart’s center with the words *lets, *go, *cards!
[W.I.N.] W.I.N.- fight* to* win* {motions- W.I. ^} = W-right forward lunge with elbows in sides arms out like a w, I-swing right foot out in front of body and push arms in clasped touchdown overhead, N-right legs back lunge with low v, ***
[Wild About] Wild about, wild about, we’re wild about our colors, blue. blue. blue. blue, (fast) red red red red red red red = see video- clap out the words. 1st blue-right hip out, 2nd blue-butt back, 3rd blue-left hip out, 4th blue hips forward, on the reds circle bounce hips around beginning to the right around to the left and back centered on the last red.
[Here we go] Here we go Cardinals, here we go! = Swing arms in L shape from daggers to sides and back in front, criss cross arms on cardinals
[Go Fight Win] go fight win *- W.* I.* N.* {motions- T x V,punch} = (feet together) go-baby t up on your toes, fight cross arms in front (right in front) and bend knees down, stand up with high V, Clasp, then clasp on each spelled letter.
[F.I.R.E.] F.I.R.E - fire up, fire up, fire up ** ** = F- Baby touchdown, I-right low candlestick, R-hold, E-both low candlesticks, fire-break it up to baby touchdown, up-full touchdown, (repeat fire up portion) ** **
[Explode] We’re dyna(*mite),*, explode, fight = Clap it out while stepping right then to left, explode-jax out, fight-pencil clean
[Red, blue, and white / Hey let’s fight] Red, blue, and white, hey let’s fight * = Red-Right low v with left hhh, blue- left low v with right hhh, and white-Right low v with left hhh, hey- broken t, lets-arms out straight crossed in front of you with left on top, fight-hi v
[STOMP AND SCREAM] Stomp-(pause)- and scream-*- for the cardinal team = Stomp-right foot out in front with pointed toe and candlesticks, (pause) and- pointed toe
with bent knee next to left foot with right baby t shifted to the front of the body touching baby left punch, scream- right foot steps out to wide stance with arms in a T, *, daggers with right hip pop out on FOR and CARD, right punch on TEAM
[L.E.T.S.] L.E.T.S. G.O.- let’s go- let’s go- L.E.T.S. G.O.- lets go! Row 1 and row 2 ripple clap out the spelling on t and o with low Vs on L and S, let’s- touch down up on tippy
toes right thigh table with foot against left knee, GO-lunge forward with low V, both rows repeat on the third let’s go.
[G.O.] Go, go, G.O., go cardinals go! = low touchdown, break touchdown up, spin right arm down around in a circle going over head and ending in a lunge with arm across body like the bottom of a K. with left arm on hip, break right arm up into half right high v while still in a lunge, right arm up into full right high v while still in a lunge, stand up and right punch on last GO!
[HERE WE GO] Hey!- - Hey! - - Here we go! - - Go big Red/ Red and Blue!
[Who Rocks the House] Who rocks the house? The cardinals rock the house - and when the cardinals rock the house - they rock it all the way down
[VICTORY] Split the V, dot the I, curl that C.T.O.R.Y., victory*** victory***
[WIN TONIGHT] Let’s go** ** let’s fight** ** let’s win** ** Let’s go, let’s fight, let’s win tonight
[GO Clinton] Go-(spin) Clin-ton, lets go *-* **
[COME ON] Come on, come on, let’s do it**, cardinals* get to it**
[PUMP IT UP] Pump, pump, pump it up, pump that cardinal spirit up
[BIG G] Big G.**, little O.**, big G., little O., let’s go**
[SPIRIT] Hey! We’ve got spirit- S.P.I.R.I.T. spirit
[HEY LET’S FIGHT] Red, blue, and white- hey! let’s fight
[GO cardinals] Go*, go*, go*,- go cardinals!
[Clinton Cardinals] Clin-ton, * * , Card-nals
[Who Rocks the House] Who rocks the house? The cardinals rock the house, and when the cardinals rock the house, they rock it all the way down.
[Push um Back - step out] = Push um back, push um back
[Clinton Middle] Clin-ton ** Midd-le ** - Clin-ton ** Midd-le **
x v x ^ x v x ^
(1st verse stay still, then 2 step forward or backward [1 per syllable] depending on row, then come back in the same way/per syllable)
-[HEY YOU] Hey! * Hey you! * Hey you in the white let’s fight! # # / Hey! * Hey you! * Hey you in the black attack! # #
-[Cardinal PRIDE] Red and Blue, cardinal* pride*, let’s go!
CHANTS FOR TIME-OUTS AND HALF TIMES
[We’ve got spirit] We’ve got spirit, yes we do -- we’ve got spirit, how about you!
[Hey Cardinals!] Hey Cardinals! (hey what) How do you feel? (we feel good, oh we feel so good - uh!) –row 1 talks to row 2 or all yell to the crowd, everyone responds with the we feel good part.
[Cardinal FANS] = Hay all you cardinal fans stand up and clap your hands ** *** ** ***, Now that you’ve got the beat this time let’s move our feet # #, # # - # #, # # #, Now that you’ve got the grove this time let’s really move #* #**, #* #**, #* #* #**
[MIGHTY] = We’re the mighty cardinals and we can’t be beat ** so stand up crowd and listen to our beat, it goes # # * * #* {right stomp, left stomp, front clap, back clap, right stomp, clap under right knee}
[FANS IN THE STANDS] = Fans! – in the stands – stand up yell with us –RED!, RED!--- Fans! – in the stands – stand up yell with us -BLUE!,BLUE! --- Fans! – in the stands – stand up yell with us – RED and BLUE!, RED and BLUE!
[YELL] = Y.-E.-L.L. everybody yell, everybody yell, Y.-E.-L.L. everybody yell, everybody yell
[ONE] = 1-we are the cardinals, 2-a little bit louder, 3-I still can’t hear you, 4-more more more, 1!
[Rumble] = Everybody do the Cardinal rumble Xs2 Stop-drop-and rumble
[Rock those stands] = Hey*, hey* Cardinal fans. Yell it out - and - rock those stands. Yell GO - Cardinals! - Go go Cardinals
[Cardinal Fans] = Cardinal fans - up in the stands - yell go big red, go big red Cardinal fans - up in the stands - yell go big blue, go big blue Cardinal fans - up in the stands - yell go big red, go big blue, - - go big red, go big blue
cardinal POWER = Hey fans! * yell with us! ** cardinal, power – cardinal, power – say it, louder – cardinal, power Hey fans! * yell with us! ** cardinal, power – cardinal, power – say it, louder – come on cardinals, let's go!
Try these new ones:
[Get up and get um] Cards, Cards, - you've got to get up, and get um! Cards, Cards, - You've got to get up and get um!
[Loud and Proud] Fans! Yell loud and proud - go cardinals!