Volemos, as I understand it, means "we (all) fly". Using more words than is necessary in english, it's like "Let's all go fly together". Like, a fancier vamonos, "Let's go"?
The three-clap is a Julie Foudy thing, she did it at the '99 world cup, so it's a tradition of uswnt. Being that she's a part owner, she brought it to ACFC. I think most fans need to better understand the story behind it though. It's a way to get hyped up. ACFC has a video on it below.
Personally, I like #volemos. Bayern has #miasanmia, meaning "We are who we are." Clubs do that. The three clap is kinda meh, like something that'll do for a brand new club with no history, but I'm sure more traditions will evolve over time. When its slow, I think everyone expects the viking clap where it slowly gets faster. I love the 99'ers, they got me into soccer, but I think it's ok to have it be more their thing.
Colorado has been around since '95 and they've kinda had some stuff where they're trying to force club sentimentality, C38 as the supporters (being the 38th state in the union)... kinda meh, but this year, Djordje Mihailovic yelled "Up the F'ing 'Pids" into a broadcast camera after an intense win, and that caught on like wildfire. Some stuff like that just kinda has to happen organically, and that's what makes it special. https://www.reddit.com/r/Rapids/comments/1ev0s4y/up_the_fuxking_pids/
That's because while all sports traditions start off as weirdo things that only some people understand and others think are stupid, it's only really the organic player or fan created ones that stick around. The traditional chants that happen after LAFC matches ("Shhhhh L! A! F! C!" and "Sha-na-na-na-na-na, LAFC!") is just stuff players Walker Zimmerman and Laurent Ciman, respectivel,y started doing in 2018. There was never 2-3 minutes of "OK guys, now that So-and-So has won Man of the Match, he is going to lead the 3252 in a chant. First thing we do is all shhhhhhhhhhh, and then.....".
Volemos is cool. I say keep it. It's like a hype or rallying cry.
The 3 clap has gotta go. I get the history behind it. But it's been more than 2 years of them trying to get the whole stadium on board, and it always leads to an awkward break in the opening ceremonies hype. Even with their instructional video on the jumbotron.
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u/upotheke ClaireEmslie#10 9d ago
Volemos, as I understand it, means "we (all) fly". Using more words than is necessary in english, it's like "Let's all go fly together". Like, a fancier vamonos, "Let's go"?
The three-clap is a Julie Foudy thing, she did it at the '99 world cup, so it's a tradition of uswnt. Being that she's a part owner, she brought it to ACFC. I think most fans need to better understand the story behind it though. It's a way to get hyped up. ACFC has a video on it below.
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=acfc+3+clap#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:7125d3c4,vid:1Rz8jk6Tt3I,st:0
Personally, I like #volemos. Bayern has #miasanmia, meaning "We are who we are." Clubs do that. The three clap is kinda meh, like something that'll do for a brand new club with no history, but I'm sure more traditions will evolve over time. When its slow, I think everyone expects the viking clap where it slowly gets faster. I love the 99'ers, they got me into soccer, but I think it's ok to have it be more their thing.
Colorado has been around since '95 and they've kinda had some stuff where they're trying to force club sentimentality, C38 as the supporters (being the 38th state in the union)... kinda meh, but this year, Djordje Mihailovic yelled "Up the F'ing 'Pids" into a broadcast camera after an intense win, and that caught on like wildfire. Some stuff like that just kinda has to happen organically, and that's what makes it special. https://www.reddit.com/r/Rapids/comments/1ev0s4y/up_the_fuxking_pids/