Cheerleaders
never hurt!
2. Um, pep rallies, HELLO? That was a no brainer.
3. One word: Cheerleaders. Three more words: In short skirts. There’s no better way to get guys into ANYTHING.
4. Streaking. JUST KIDDING. You’ll be arrested. And maybe go down as the streaking legend who went to jail for the Fighting Artichokes, but really. Let’s be realistic. You aren’t Will Ferrell.
5. Make some beautiful posters. This might sound lame, but once you start drawing “Go Tigers!” or “Slaughter the Spartans!” in pretty bubble letters while listening to the ‘High School Musical’ soundtrack, you’ll feel pretty darn spirited.
6. Watch some great school movies like ‘Varsity Blues’ or ‘Remember the Titans’ to get you in the pumped-up mood. There’s nothing like watching fake state championships to get that glimmer of game time in your eyes.
7. Get some noise makers. You’ll be surprised at how empowering a blow horn can be. Just beware of permanent ear damage. These are serious toys, people.
8. Hire Survivor to perform ‘Eye of the Tiger’ at halftime. If this doesn’t result in some serious school spirit, then your school deserves to be leveled to the ground and replaced with an old folk’s home because even THEY would get off their feet for the Rocky soundtrack.
That's quite a
big horn!
9. If Survivor is already booked, play the all the Jock Jam volumes over the PA system at full blast. Everyone will SO be ready to rumble.
10. Follow your teams’ bus out of town and get a little spirit train going on the interstate. Paint your car windows, honk in every tunnel, and just go crazy. The players will appreciate it and you’ll have the memories of a super fun road trip.
11. Go on a hunger strike until your team wins. Ramen noodles and Easy Mac don't really count as food anyway.
12. Tailgates! Tailgating is the most pump-worthy “sport” there is. Bring some travel horseshoes (those exist, right?) or a play a competitive round of corn hole. (If you don’t know what corn hole is, look it up, because otherwise you may just think we are disturbed individuals.) Don’t forget to bring a grill and some chairs. Or else you’ll be standing around hungry all day. And that’s not tailgating. That’s just hanging out by your car, looking stupid.
13. Make someone shave their head if your team loses. That way, win or lose, you’re excited about something!
14. Silly string. It’s just so silly, you’ll be giddy with spirit after spraying it on the other team.
15. Get into a spirit war with your rival school. If you win, you get the Spirit Stick. Gosh, you’ll want that Spirit Stick so bad you will be able to taste it.
16. Throw a bake sale. No explanation needed. That’s just what you do in school, OK?
Get into it!
17. Paint your body with your school colors ... you can be like one of those Sports Illustrated models who aren't actually wearing a bathing suit, but look like they are.
18. Make up a funny, infectious school cheer. Pretty soon, everyone will be singing it and maybe it will be so great you can sing it on the Today show. They love things like that.
19. Hire a spirit coach. They teach marvelous things like how to have spirit fingers. Come on, folks. Spirit fingers are VERY important.
20. FINALLY, go SUPPORT your team. The best fan is a NOT a fair weather fan. Stick it out if times are tough, it will make victory that much sweeter. School doesn’t last forever, so take advantage of this time in your life!
