Whether it’s jumping up and down or hugging a teammate so tight, many teams have different ways in which they celebrate or get ready for a game, making the win even better.  Before actually playing and celebrating, many of the teams have ways in which they hype up before the game. 

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Girl’s Varsity Soccer prepares for their games with certain rituals: “For home games, we do a walkout. We do a little ritual with chants in the athletic hallway and then we walk out to the field and do our warmup. For away games, we do chants on the bus and then we read the jokes from Laffy Taffy,” sophomore Mia Hoffman said.

After practicing the pre-game rituals and playing the game, teams have different ways in which they celebrate their success. Some teams, like the SMB Wolfpack football team, have after-game traditions that associate with team bonding. 

“When we win the game, the bus is rowdy, we sing songs on the way back to Minnehaha. When we get back, we all go to Baker’s Square together and get breakfast for dinner,” Ramirez said. 

Other teams, like Girls Varsity Volleyball, celebrate in the moment with one another. 

“When we score a point we usually come together and celebrate the point. We get really excited for one another and give each other high fives and then we get ready for the next point.” senior Kathleen Bishop said.