Childrens soccer team chant help...

usndocjaysin

usndocjaysin

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Sooo... I'm going to be trying my hand at coaching my sons soccer team this coming fall. Looking for some interesting ideas for a team chant like before or at the end of practice and then one for game days. I'm working on stuff but nothing is sticking... I know with all your crazy nuts and parents here I'm sure somebody can come up with something I can use or build off. Ideally I'd like either something silly or something that instills pride/bravery/courage or good sportsmanship. Any and all help is greatly appreciated :thumbup

EDIT: They are going to be aged between 5-7 years old...
 
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kevin 714

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I coached my niece in softball for the better part of a decade(she's a varsity pitcher now) and maybe I'm in the minority, but the chant things I HATE. Our teams NEVER chanted, ever.

Spend more time teaching them skills than chants
 
usndocjaysin

usndocjaysin

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kevin 714 said:
I coached my niece in softball for the better part of a decade(she's a varsity pitcher now) and maybe I'm in the minority, but the chant things I HATE. Our teams NEVER chanted, ever.

Spend more time teaching them skills than chants
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Thanks for the "Pro tip" :laughing:thumbup
 
kevin 714

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usndocjaysin said:
Thanks for the "Pro tip" :laughing:thumbup
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Ive noticed a coorelation (tho not a scientific study lol ) that the team with the best chants has the worst record :laughing

whenever we rolled up to a tourney and the team had choreographed cheers, we were licking our chops at an easy win
 
wannabe

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kevin 714 said:
Ive noticed a coorelation (tho not a scientific study lol ) that the team with the best chants has the worst record :laughing
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+1


Usually, the chants were set up as a way to keep the kids interested after they started losing.
 
usndocjaysin

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kevin 714 said:
Ive noticed a coorelation (tho not a scientific study lol ) that the team with the best chants has the worst record :laughing

whenever we rolled up to a tourney and the team had choreographed cheers, we were licking our chops at an easy win
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wannabe said:
+1


Usually, the chants were set up as a way to keep the kids interested after they started losing.
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OR... How about something that is FUN and will get them excited and pumped up and take pride in their team? These are children playing REC "bubble bee ball" after all:rolleyes Thank you for your input:thumbup You may move on...
 
Sharky

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kevin 714 said:
I coached my niece in softball for the better part of a decade(she's a varsity pitcher now) and maybe I'm in the minority, but the chant things I HATE. Our teams NEVER chanted, ever.

Spend more time teaching them skills than chants
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The kids of that age really dig the songs/chants, but who wants them to have fun playing sports?

I think China might have space for you Kevin on their pre-K motivational squad.
 
JackTheTripper

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When I played soccer we didn't have a real chant. But right before the game we'd huddle together in a circle and all put one hand in the center making a big pile of hands and the coach would give us some last minute encouragement. Usually something like "Go out there, play clean and have fun." The he'd count "1... 2... 3..." and everyone would shout "GO TEAM!" while throwing your hand in the air. Then we'd all cheer and yell and run off to our starting positions. Or in my case the side lines. :laughing
 
kevin 714

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usndocjaysin said:
Dude... That's be sick if I could get a bunch of kids to do that! :thumbup I'd need a whole other practice for that though!:laughing
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See this is what I mean. Whole my posts were all in good fun, and I know the above one is too, there ARE coaches who do exactly that. Spend more time with chants and don't teach the fundamentals very well at all. Then the kids get blown out. And I don't care what anyone says, it's not fun to get your sss kicked. No kids like it, regardless of what adults think. There's so many bad coaches out there, coaches that don't try or know what they're doing.

Then they use "it's only rec ball" excuse when really its they don't take the time and effort to teach the kids while still making it fun. For every good coach who sacrificing His time and money to be the best coach he can be, there's 10 that half ass it then try to make the good kids and teams feel bad about it.

The most fun aspect of any sport is playing well and achieving goals, and the smiles on the kids faces when then do well, exceed expectations, play as a team, and realize they can excell at anything if they practice and work hard.
 
Archimedes

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kevin 714 said:
See this is what I mean. Whole my posts were all in good fun, and I know the above one is too, there ARE coaches who do exactly that. Spend more time with chants and don't teach the fundamentals very well at all.
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:wtf Exaggerate much?

Been coaching multiple youth sports for about 10 years. I've never known a single coach that spent more time with chants than teaching the game and I never noticed any correlation between chants and losing. And, while teaching fundamentals is important for the kids' development, at that age, winning and losing soccer games comes down to which team has the better athletes, period. Anybody coaching 5-7 year olds in soccer who thinks their coaching has much of any impact on the outcome of the games is delusional.

OP, can't offer chant advice, but can say that the after game snack is a highlight for kids that age.
 
kevin 714

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Not exaggerating at all. Hell ive dealt with coaches who don't practice at all

Litetally practice for six weeks, one day a week, and then no practices once games start.my above post was about sports in general, not just 5-7 year olds. But if you think you can't teach the kids skills to effect the outcome at 7 years old, you're not a good coach. All kids need at that age is some semblance of skill lol
 
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Archimedes

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kevin 714 said:
Not exaggerating at all. Hell ive dealt with coaches who don't practice at all

Litetally practice for six weeks, one day a week, and then no practices once games start.my above post was about sports in general, not just 5-7 year olds. But if you think you can't teach the kids skills to effect the outcome at 7 years old, you're not a good coach
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So you've known coaches that don't practice or coach, but they do chanting practice?

And you're delusional if you think the outcomes of 7 year old soccer games are determined by the quality of the coach. :laughing
 
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