Basketball Versus Football
Exploring the Differences Between the Basketball And Football Student Sections
The varsity girls basketball team as they stand for the National Anthem. The girls went on to beat Atchison in their first game of the season (photo by A Frigon).
The atmosphere of a student section is one that can’t be forgotten – loud, energetic and rambunctious. Whether you are a sports fan or not, going to a game and experiencing a student section is a fun time that high school students should participate in at least once. Although the mood of a student section is always high-spirited, there are differences between basketball and football student sections.
“Sometimes it is a different group of kids, because kids who are in basketball aren’t always in football, and kids in football aren’t always in basketball,” said Madison Sutton, 11.
It may be a different group of kids, but it is also agreed upon that there are fewer students who attend basketball games.
Alec Hitchens, hype Squad leader, said, “The basketball section is just a little bit smaller than the football section, and it kind of changes the energy.”
Despite the lower numbers at basketball games, that does not mean the energy isn’t just as high. Some argue that the energy is actually higher compared to football games.
“The basketball student section has a lot more to cheer for,” said Emily Dowd, 11. “Like when someone hits a three there’s always a cheer for it. Or, when someone gets a block, steal, or charge it gets people hype and excited for the next play. Whereas a lot of people don’t know what’s going on in football.”
The traditions of the student sections are around the same. Both have specific cheers for certain plays, and most students try to go all out with high spirits.
“We have cheers we always do for both sports like the three pointer cheer or the 11:30 one for football,” Dowd said.
One major difference between the two student sections are the leaders.
“At football games we usually we have our hype squad leaders stand down in the front to lead us in the cheers, but at basketball no one really does that,” Sutton said.
Basketball and football are both popular sports that bring out the most fans, but each is its own experience. The two sports have similar student sections, but there are several differences between the two that can only be experienced if you go support the Broncos before the basketball season comes to an end.
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