While on defense, a team is REACTING to an opposing team’s action, and while on offense, the team INITIATES the action. My guess is that the chant ‘defense’ is used by fans to keep their team alert and ready to REACT.
Subsequently, why do people chant defense in basketball? The main reason people do defense chants is to encourage their team to keep their guard up on defense and rattle the offense a little bit. On the other hand, the home team fans don’t chant “offense” because, naturally, they would want their team to execute without any distractions.
In this regard, what is the defense chant? G-O, GO, GO F-I-G-H-T, FIGHT, FIGHT W-I-N, WIN GO, FIGHT, WIN! TAKE IT, TAKE IT, TAKE THAT BALL AWAY! BLUE, GOLD, AND WHITE FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!
Similarly, what do they chant at basketball games?
- have short, monosyllabic words: “Hey!” “Go!” “Win!” “Yeah!”
- have a rhythmic pattern “Here we go! ( clap) Don’t ya know! ( clap) Why we smile! ( clap) We got style! ( clap)
- have rhyming words, when possible (see the above example).
Furthermore, where did the defense chant come from? In 1969, the New York Knicks of the NBA were a championship-caliber, defense-minded team—not unlike Howell’s Giants before them. That year, pro basketball fans introduced the “Dee-Fense” chant to Madison Square Garden.Soon everyone in cramped and cloaked Oracle Park was rhythmically waving orange flags and chanting it. “Beat L.A. … Beat L.A. … Beat L.A.” For the rest of a thumping Friday night, the words swept through this crowded edge of San Francisco Bay, the siren of an ancient passion, the soundtrack of an enduring history.
What are some basketball sayings?
- Bring out your game.
- Take a step further.
- Do it for the glory.
- It’s not how tall you are, it’s how high you bounce.
- The ball is mine. Get your own.
- Reinforce the sense of team spirit 🏀
- When in doubt, shoot.
- You can’t beat me if you don’t pass me the ball first.
Is Hold that line a defense cheer?
Hold that line – Defense Chant.
What is an offense cheer?
Offense: Offense is when your team HAS the ball and is trying to SCORE. … You should do chants that talk about scoring and moving the ball.
Do the NY Giants have a chant?
Let’s Go Giants Let’s Go (New York Giants Chant)
How do you make a chant?
Sit down upright on a chair or sit lotus style on the ground. Get comfortable and take a deep breathe to get ready to chant. Pronounce the chant in a low volume and enunciate the vowels. Start saying your chant out loud in a low volume like you’re talking to someone right in front of you.
How do you cheer a team?
- 3. “ Knock ’em Down”
- 4. “ Super”
- 5. “ Victory” V-I-C-T-O-R-Y.
- 6. “ Red Hot” Our team is red hot,
- 7. “ Big G Little O. Big “G” Little “O”
- 8. “ You May Be Good At Football” You may be good at Football.
- 9. “ Fight” We’re gonna spell fight in a way that’s better.
- 10. “ Be Aggressive” Be aggressive.
Who started the here we go chant?
The words were written by Harold Spiro and first recorded by Hoagy And The Terrace Choir which was released on State Records in 1976 and the song is published by State Music Ltd.
Where did the I believe that we will win chant start?
In 1998, Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS) student Jay Rodriguez was assigned to create a chant to be used by his platoon and came up with “I believe that we will win!”. It was first used during a NAPS basketball game against the United States Military Academy Preparatory School in Newport, Rhode Island.
Why do Giants fans chant he’s a bum?
Chants of “He’s a bum!” were heard loud and clear from fans in the center field bleachers with Garrett Hampson standing in the battlefield that is the center field grass. It was a reminder of normalcy, a sense of buying an overpriced beer at a Giants home game.
What’s the matter with He’s a bum?
In the left-field bleachers, fans constantly chant throughout the game, “Whats the matter with (outfielders name)? He’s a BUM!” Most veteran players won’t get shaken by fan commentary, but when the stadium shakes with noise and excitement, there isn’t an opposing player in the world who won’t be affected.
