"Let ‘Em Out, Coach" High School Stomp And Shake Entrance Cheer (video, words, & comments)

Coach Jay, Oct 15, 2022

West wood cheer
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In this video, high school female cheerleaders practice a cheer near a door of their school's gym. The basketball team isn't present and thus aren't shown during the portion of the cheer when the basketball players run out in the middle row between the two vertical lines of cheerleaders.

Another copy of this same video was published by WestWood Cheer, November 13, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUqqaDrqWOw.

The visual quality of that 2018 video is cheer as good as the visual quality for this 2022 video. However, the comment feature is turned off for this 2022 video while the comments are still allowed for the 2018 video. Some of those comments are included below in this pancocojams post.
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This cheerleader squad may be from Blythewood, South Carolina.

Please confirm this information or share the correct location of this cheerleading squad's school. Thanks! 

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Edited by Azizi Powell

Latest revision -January 30, 2025

This pancocojams post showcases a video, words, and selected comments about the middle school and high school Stomp and Shake entrance cheer "Let 'Em Out, Coach" (also given  as "Let 'Em Out" or "Let Them Out").

The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, recreational purposes, and aesthetic purposes. 

All copyrights remain with their owners. Thanks to all those who composed these cheers and thanks to all those who are featured in this video. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2024/12/who-want-smoke-high-school-basketball.html for the closely related pancocojams post " "Who Want The Smoke" Stomp And Shake Cheerleading Entrance Cheers (videos, information, & words)."

Also, click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2025/01/bring-em-out-coach-three-video-words.html for the closely related pancocojams post whose title is ""Let ‘Em Out, Coach" High School Stomp And Shake Entrance Cheer (video, words, & comments)."

Click the tags below for other pancocojams posts about Stomp & Shake cheerleader cheers. 

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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
"Entrance cheers" are new cheer formations that are chanted by middle school and high school Stomp and Shake cheerleading squads prior to the beginning of their athletic team's competitive basketball games. The purpose of these cheers is to hype up their school's basketball players right before their competitive basketball game by introducing those players as a group to the crowd attending that game. 

"Let' em Out, Coach" is a middle school/high school Stomp and Shake entrance cheer. "Entrance cheers" have distinctive formations. It the earliest online videos of  these cheers that I've come across (in late 2022), the cheer begins with the cheerleaders standing in two equal size vertical lines facing forward near a door leading into the school gym. There's a wide space (a middle row) between those two vertical lines. The cheerleaders remain in those two lines throughout the entire cheer repeating the same words to that brief chant.

At a recognized time in that chant, the members of the basketball team run out through that middle row onto the gym floor. Usually, the basketball players run in single file without dribbling or holding a basketball. However, sometimes more than one of those basketball players run down that middle row together and sometimes some or all of those basketball players dribble or hold a basketball.

In what may be a later (late 2024) version of this cheer formation, at the beginning of these types of stomp and shake cheer, all of the cheerleaders stand in one vertical line facing forward, but at a designated point in that cheer, an equal number of cheerleaders slide to the right and to the left (at the same time) forming two vertical lines facing forward. At the end of the cheer, the two lines might remain the same, or may merge back into one vertical line facing forward. 

Based on examples that I have come across online, a particular entrance cheer may have the exact same title but the words might be slightly different. Also, the movements that are performed for a cheer with the same title may be slightly different or considerably different. The tune and tempo for cheers with the same or similar titles are usually the same, but also could be different.

Based on video examples on TikTok, YouTube Short, and other internet social media, it appears that the two entrance cheers that are currently (December 2024 and January 2025 widely performed by majority African American middle school and high school Stomp and Shake cheerleaders squads are "Who Want Some Smoke" and "Bring 'Em Out" *. It should be noted, that in those two cheers the cheerleaders stand in two  lines* and always face forward while in "Let 'Em Out, Coach", the cheerleaders stand in two  lines* and always face each other.

*A pancocojams post on the entrance cheer "Bring "Em Out" will be published ASAP and that post's link will be included here. The video that is embedded in that post shows cheerleaders beginning with one line facing forward and then an equal number of cheerleaders sliding to the right or to the left forming two lines facing forward with a wide space in the middle. The basketball players run down that "row" onto the gym floor. 

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2024/12/who-want-smoke-high-school-basketball.html "Who Want The Smoke" Stomp And Shake Cheerleading Entrance Cheers (videos, information, & words)".

Also, click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2025/01/two-more-video-examples-of-who-want.html for the pancocojams post "Two More Video Examples Of The "Who Want The Smoke" (A Middle Shool & High School Stomp & Shake Entrance Cheer) With Selected Viewers' Comments".

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WORDS FOR THIS EXAMPLE OF THIS CHEER (with my explanations of those words)

Push it. Push it. Push it.
Push it Push it Push it.
We on go mode.
We on go mode.
We on go mode.
Let ’em out!

[repeat entire cheer]
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This is my transcription of the version of this cheer that is performed in this pancocojams post's showcase video. Additions and corrections are welcom.

Explanations for the words in this cheer:

"Push it" is an exclamation that conveys excitement and enthusiasm. In the context of this cheer it may mean something like "Increase the energy".

"We on go mode" = "We are ready to start playing (that competitive athletic game or some other competitive activity). This saying is also given as "We on game mode". 

"Let 'Em out!" = Let the basketball players enter the gym for the beginning of their competitive game.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE PERFORMANCE ACTIVITY FOR THIS EXAMPLE OF THIS CHEER*
The cheerleaders stand in two vertical lines facing each other near the door to the basketball court. The cheerleaders stand with their legs slightly apart and their hands held  behind they back. 

 The cheerleaders begin chanting in unison and the chanting continues in unison throughout the entire cheer.

Each cheerleader rhythmically does a slow hip shaking motion while stretching out one arm at a time and then performing a "pat me down" motion with both of their hands. This motion starts with patting both of their thighs at the same time and then slowly and rhythmically moving one hand after the other  near each side of their chest. 

When they begin chanting "We on go mode", alternating cheerleaders do one of two activities. One cheerleader chants while standing erect and forcefully clapping her hands from side to side while the cheerleader next to her crouches down and forcefully claps her hands from side to side.
The cheerleaders clap in double time tempo while chanting "We on go mode" 

The cheer ends with all of the cheerleaders standing up and pointing to the gym door while saying “Let’em out, coach"

*Please improve this description of this cheer's performance activity. Thanks! 

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR THE 2018 CPY OF THE VIDEO OF THIS CHEER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUqqaDrqWOw

Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

2018

1.@ashontiharris5766
"What are the words for the clapping part?"

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2. @kaylagrant9624
"we on go mode x3

let em out coach!!"

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2019

3.@izaboobella8070
"I thought they did darn good! I'd be pumped at that game! Great job ladies!!!!"

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@chocolatedrop1392
"Thes was🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥get it"

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4. @daasiiaaa.k
"my school does this cheer but instead of “push it” we say “get it”"

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5.@izzyivory5155, 2020
"Same we say get it too"

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6. @Livingwithmaree, 2022
"we say get it to because they think we saying some else."

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7. @taylordews2200
"My team did this but we didn’t say push it cause it sounded like a cuss word soo :

(Push it part in head)

We on game mode (x3)

Let em out coach

(Push it part in head)

We on game mode(x3)

Go gators go"
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The "cuss word" that this commenter and others is/are referring to is the word "p-ssy".

The "part in head" words in the first line in this version of that cheer may be the words "go head" (go ahead).

"Gators" refers to the basketball team (i.e. That's the name of their school mascot.)  

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8. @izzyivory5155, 2020
"We just say get it instead of push it".

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9. @mykacarroll3228
"This cheer is very nice but the legs are sloppy and so are the hands. I’m a cheer coach. I love the cheer very much so but just my thought"

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10. [name not retrieved]
"Myka Carroll ......and their coach runs this page ... it was never intended to be public .. it was for practice purposes only .. they perform very well ."

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11. @ugonmakalu3474
"I love y’all cheers so much 😍 we use em on my cheer squad 😂 we so unoriginal 😂💀. But ily 😍😂

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12. @westwoodcheer4965
"not cha friend!! Awww! Nothing wrong with that! We are inspired by many teams at times as well!! Thank you love ❤️"

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13. @sashaslife6999, 2020
"It’s always that one person gotta say smth"

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14. @ilovefood9581, 2020
"It’s a chill dance to let the team out... it’s not supposed to be all stiff and straight legged"

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15. @Ellie-wf4cr, 2021
"thanks for being a cheer coach… but these girls are AMAZING and they have their own coach so they don’t need your opinion😊. please don’t put any hate on youtube!!! only bring people up hon! (imma  girl cheerleader on my dogs account btw😂)"

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16. @suoutubez19, 2021
"This isn’t during a game, it looks like practice :)"

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2020

17. @simplytutu3517
"The cheerleading I see is way different than this besides the stomping."

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18. @ease613
"My team does this exact cheer"

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19. @MiaRoseJ
"We do the same thing 😂"

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2021

20. @MeMe-ry1oj
"Now why does this sound like a chorus to a song, soooo good"

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21. @adeniyiakanbi1008
"Their Copy cats by the way"

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22. @butterup9443
"@adeniyiakanbi1008  *They’re

how are they copy cats"

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23. @McFlurrArtt, 2022
"@adeniyiakanbi1008  everyone uses the same cheer dawg some dont ohwell"

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24. @that_gurlgray
"My school literally has all of y’all’s same cheers😭😭"

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25. @kayannmusical352
"It sounds like they are saying the bad word but it just push it"

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26. @luv4sunoo917
"We do the same except it’s “coach let em know”"

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2022

27. @laylashorts5865
"That beat was fire"

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28. @clxreqlowss2641
"What are they saying?🤣 But love it other wise! Sounds so perfect!"

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29. @kaalen_wilson
"Y'all ate that."

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30. @kayleeee1234
"This is cool but it doesn’t seem like cheerleading.. sorry not sorry"

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31. @sisterpower6050
"Girl it’s because it’s black cheer so ? Stop hating “swagger sunny” I do black cheer it’s better then your cheer whatever u do"

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32. @yayabaeeeee8937
"it’s sns.."
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sns = "stomp n (and) shake"

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33. @user-ri6oh4lj6f
"its a cheer for when the players run in"

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34. @dinorexyhehe
"Sounded like they were saying a Girl part or was it Push it"

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35. @cadencepawley7384
"You Girls are so cool"

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2023

36. @Samantha_bad13
"My school does this but we do different moves"

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2024

37. @The1Talentfinder
"What are they saying after “push em”. “We don’t want”……what? I love this cheer but I don’t know what they are saying at that part"

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