ADM 102: Introduction to Ateneo-La Salle Games

This has been mak­ing the rounds of emails since the last Ateneo-La Salle game in the elim­i­na­tion round. And since it’s going to be an Ateneo-La Salle Clas­sic Finals this year start­ing with a slam­bang Game 1 this Sun­day, it would be good to brush up again on our Ateneo-La Salle game. Not sure who made this but would love to know so I can give you a byline.

Course for audit any­one? :p

ADM 102: Intro­duc­tion to Ateneo-La Salle Games

Course Descrip­tion
The course intro­duces the student-cheerer to the dynam­ics and prin­ci­ples of the Ateneo-La Salle rivalry. The course employs both the­o­ret­i­cal and appli­ca­tion dimen­sions. The the­o­ret­i­cal phase exposes the stu­dent to the his­tory of the rivalry, the tra­di­tion of cheer­ing, the con­struc­tion of the ideal Ate­nean 6^th Man, and other the­o­ret­i­cal concepts.

The appli­ca­tion phase on the other hand requires the stu­dent to put into prac­tice all the the­o­ret­i­cal prin­ci­ples. These prac­tices include, among oth­ers: effec­tive skills in lin­ing up for the games, cheer­ing (pre-game, dur­ing the game, half-time and post-game), jeer­ing, heck­ling, cre­at­ing effec­tive posters and ban­ners for one’s favorite play­ers and pos­ing and smil­ing for Fabil​ioh​.com.

Course Objec­tives
By the end of the course, the stu­dent should have been able to:

• under­stand what it means to be the Sixth Man
• under­stand the dif­fer­ence between an Ate­nean and La Sallite
• inte­grated him­self with the com­mu­nity of believers
• develop his school spirit

Course Out­line and Read­ing List

Chap­ter 1: What is School Spirit?

Required Read­ings:
Excerpts from the “His­tory of the Ate­neo“
The student’s “OrSem Man­ual“
“The Ate­neo Cheer­book“
“Who and What is the Ate­neo Sixth Man?“
Ruel De Vera’s “The Eagles Have Landed“
Selected Speeches of Angelico Sin­jian (Ate­neo Blue Bab­ble Battalion)

Chap­ter 2: Know­ing the Enemy

Required Read­ings:
SUSPENDED! The 2005 UAAP Scan­dal
“We Must Come From/Hit Them From Behind“
“What is Sports Sci­ence and Trans­la­tion Man­age­ment?“
“How To Spell Cor­rectly Dur­ing Cheer­dance Competition”

Optional/Supplementary Read­ings:
“No Cheer­ing Dur­ing Time Out“
“Get that Ball! — UE“
“Why are there Two Birds in UAAP?“
“Who let the (Bull)Dogs out?“
“You Can­not Overcheer Us!“
“NABRO: Equal­ity or Social Injustice?”

Chap­ter 3: Pre-Game Rituals

Required Read­ings
“The Art of Lin­ing Up“
“Sketch­ing Great and Cre­ative Posters and Ban­ners for Your Favorite Play­ers“
“Scalpers and Where To Find Them“
“Reserv­ing Seats for Friends in Upper A and Upper B”

Optional Read­ings
“How to Jump From the Gen Ad to Upper B: A Step-By-Step Guide“
“How to Jump From Upper B to Upper A: A Step-By-Step guide”

Chap­ter 5: Game Time

Required Read­ings:
“Devel­op­ing Your Endurance“
“The Psy­chol­ogy Behind Get That Ball“
“Who are the Gang Green?“
“Half-time is Game-Time“
“Fly High” + “The Vic­tory Song”

Chap­ter 6-A: When the Final Buzzer Beats (In case of Victory)

Required Read­ings
“The Song for Mary and the Proper Way to Sing It“
“How to sing The Song For Mary and Still Look Cute for Fabil​ioh​.com“
“How To Argue with Sore Losers in PinoyEx​change​.com and Game​face​.ph”

Chap­ter 6-B: When the Final Buzzer Beats (In case of Defeat)

Required Read­ings:
“Win or Lose, It’s The School We Choose: Deep­en­ing Your Spir­i­tu­al­ity — The Sesqui­cen­ten­nial Edi­tion“
“Con­tem­plat­ing on the Mean­ing of Life: An Intro­duc­tion“
“Sur­viv­ing the Wrath of Fr. Adolfo Dacanay SJ”

Course Require­ments

Writ­ten Long Test will assess your mem­o­riza­tion of the tra­di­tion and his­tory of the Ateneo-La Salle rivalry. The test items con­sist of Mul­ti­ple Choice ques­tions and an eval­u­a­tion of True or False statements.

Oral Exam. The stu­dent will ran­domly draw two cheers from a lot. The stu­dent must cheer/sing the cheers he picked. After­wards, he must be able to explain the sig­nif­i­cance of the cheer/song. He must also be able to iden­tify when these cheers/songs are used.

Prac­ti­cal Exam. The stu­dent must line up for tick­ets. This is a pass or fail exam. If the stu­dent is able to acquire a ticket, he auto­mat­i­cally gets an A. If he doesn’t get any ticket, he must take the Make-Up Test.

Make-up Test: Nego­ti­at­ing with Scalpers. Stu­dents who wish to pass the first prac­ti­cal exam for the course but failed to do so must take the Make-Up test. The stu­dent must locate a scalper within the vicin­ity of Araneta Col­i­seum. This is not a pass or fail test. The student’s grade depends on how he was able to acquire a good ticket with the low­est pos­si­ble price. The bet­ter the ticket with lower ticket price, the higher the grade.

Final Exam: Stu­dents are required to cheer dur­ing the game. The grade depends on the voice qual­ity and fre­quency of the cheer­ing. The Ate­neo stan­dard grad­ing sys­tem will be applied. There­fore the pass­ing score for the Final Exam is 70%. Stu­dents who can­not stand up and cheer 70% of the time auto­mat­i­cally fail the exam.

Bonus points are given to stu­dents who are able to con­vince oth­ers to cheer loudly, either through a well-articulated speech or force­ful coer­cion. Extra points are also awarded to fans who make cre­ative ban­ners for their favorite players.

Writ­ten Long Test: 20%
Oral Exam: 20%
Prac­ti­cal Exam: 20%
Final Exam: 40%

Course Poli­cies and Other Reminders

1. Pla­gia­rism. Pla­gia­rism is an extreme offense. Do not copy cheers from other schools.
2. Cell­phone Use. Using your cell­phone to place in bets is ille­gal. Do not get your­self into trou­ble.
3. Cuts. Once you are inside Araneta, you are not allowed to leave. You must watch all four quar­ters. Win or lose, you are not allowed to leave before the Song for Mary is sung. Doing so mer­its an auto­matic W for the course.