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​Battle of the Fans VIII, 2021-22, CIFSDS Sportsmanship Challenge

​12 Lessons for Success 
Guidelines and Basic Information
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Sportsmanship is an important part of the educational athletics, and student-cheering sections can be a key factor in creating a festive and positive high school event. This competition amongst the various member schools is intended to promote the positive side of athletics and engage the community and the student body in a show of support not only for their athletic teams but for their school as well.

Send the CIFSDS section office videos of your schools student section making noise on game night. We want to review videos that reflect enthusiasm and togetherness within cheering sections. From the student section we want to witness cheers that pump up the atmosphere without disrespecting all involved in the sporting event. We want to see a mixture of school spirit and positivity within student cheering squads.

Videos can be created by anyone student section leaders, members of the video production class, yearbook staff, student council, cheer or anyone else. Collaboration by some or all of these groups could greatly enhance the entry as well as promote teamwork from groups that normally would not interact with one another.

​Five Simple Guidelines for a Great Student Section

  • FOCUS ON YOUR SCHOOL.  Encourage and direct comments to your team only. Don’t target individuals on the opposing team.   Be loud, and be your teams “6th Man”.
  • PROMOTE A POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE.  Cheers should uplift the crowd and get everyone involved. Be aware that children and parents are there, too.
  • GET ORGANIZED.  Select a group of leaders. Promote the togetherness of the entire student body. Organize theme nights. Develop your own original cheers.
  • HAVE FUN !!
  • #BOTFCIFSDS. Use the hashtag #BOTFCIFSDS throughout the winter/spring when you have a great student section idea or when you see an act of great sportsmanship.

​Judging Criteria

Positive Sportsmanship
Student Body participation
School Spirit
Originality of Cheers
Organization of the group
Student section leadership
Overall impression / Fun
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Video Content and Length

​Videos should be between 2 to 3 minutes long and each video should contain three components. First, you must include at least 30 seconds of a student (or students) explaining how your student section models the Principles of Pursuing Victory with Honor, as well as 30 on how your student section embodies the elements listed in the judging criteria and why your school should be named as the top student section in the CIFSDS section. Third you must include at least 60 seconds of your student section in action supporting multiple sports. Show us how loud, organized, positive, and original you can be. Don’t forget sportsmanship is a key component to having one of the top student groups in the CIFSDS section. For indoor sports don't forget to mask up, and 

​How to Enter

Upload your video to You Tube and then e-mail the link to BOTF@cifsds.org  Videos must be submitted no later than Midnight on April 1, 2022. The CIFSDS section will create a You Tube playlist highlighting all of the videos.

​The Finalists

​After all videos have been posted (April 1, 2022 midnight deadline) the CIFSDS section will choose the Top finalists. Finalists will have 4 chances to win as we select a small school winner, medium school winner, newcomers of the year and our large school winner.

​​Finalist Tour

​Representatives of the CIFSDS will visit all Finalists to meet with Student Leadership to learn how your school models the Principles of Pursuing Victory with Honor. We will also meet with the school’s Administration to ask questions and learn more about your student group.

​Determining a Winner

​The CIFSDS section and their representatives will determine a winner based on the judging criteria listed above. It will also conduct a vote using  the KUSI poll to help in its decision-making. CIFSDS section members will not use the actual number of votes on KUSI, rather it will use the number of votes in comparison to the size of the school: 500 votes from a school with 1,000 students is better than 500 votes from a school with 2,000 students.

​BOTF VI Champion

​The winner will be announced on KUSI and will be invited to a Spring Sport Section Championship to be recognized and receive BOTF Championship T-Shirts and a Championship banner for your school.

​Timelines

​​April 1, 2022 midnight: Video submission deadline
April 11 - 22: CIFSDS Visit Finalist Sites to meet with Student Leadership
April/May: Announce BOTF VII Winner(s) on Kusi
May: Recognize Winning schools at SDS Finals

​Final Note

Even if you don’t think you can win or if you have only a few seconds of video, we would love to see your student section in action!! We want everyone to have fun with this contest and promote a positive environment for our fans, student athletes, and official’s that will contribute to a fun and positive experience.
 ★★★ 2020 Battle of the Fans Champions ★★★
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Small School - UC Roman Legion
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Newcomer of the Year - Ramona Dawg Pound
2020 BOTF VIDEOS
CARLSBAD- LOUD CROWD
RAMONA- DOG POUND

SAN MARCOS- BLUE CREW
MT. CARMEL- RED SEA

CLASSICAL ACADEMY- CAIMANS
ORANGE GLEN- PATRIOT PIT
WESTVIEW- THE BLACK HOLE
UNIVERSITY CITY- ROMAN LEGION
SAGE CREEK- BOBSQUAD
MISSION HILLS- THE GROWL CROWD
​CATHEDRAL CATHOLIC- LOS LOCOS
DEL NORTE - THE FLOCK

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Medium School - Mt. Carmel Red Sea
2019 BOTF VIDEOS
CARLSBAD- LOUD CROWD
​DEL NORTE- THE FLOCK
MOUNT CARMEL- THE RED SEA
SAGE CREEK- BOB SQUAD
SAINT AUGUSTINE- THE PIT
SAN MARCOS- BLUE CREW
SCRIPPS RANCH- THE CAGE
SERRA- THE DAWGPOUND
TORREY PINES- CARDINAL CHAOS
UNIVERSITY CITY- ROMAN LEGION
WESTVIEW- THE BLACK HOLE


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Large School- San Marcos Blue Crew
2018 BOTF VIDEOS
​CARLSBAD- THE LOUD CROWD
EL CAPITAN- THE REALLY LOUD GOLD CROWD
MOUNT CARMEL- THE RED SEA
RAMONA- DOG POUND
RANCHO BERNARDO- THE STABLE
SAN MARCOS- BLUE CREW
SANTA FE CHRISTIAN- THE NEST
TORREY PINES- CHAOS
WESTVIEW- THE BLACK HOLE
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