Blue Crew has dedicated itself to bringing spirit to sports events for years. While the club’s goals remain the same this year, they’re streamlining their structure and shifting to a team-initiated collaboration. 

In past years, Blue Crew would choose random games to cover, with no specific method. This fall, however, team captains must complete a Google Form sent out by a Blue Crew ambassador, identifying the priority games and any lunchtime or brunch activities where they want support. From there, Blue Crew decides which priority games they’ll bring crowds to.

“It puts some accountability on teams that want a big crowd,” Co-President Miles Sanders said. “We’re still promoting, but now the athletes are invested too.”

Event directors — a new role added this year — will help connect each sports team with Blue Crew. They will be teams’ points of contact with the club, add games to a shared Blue Crew calendar and help set game themes.

“Before, I had to ask members of Blue Crew to show up and support the games,” girls volleyball captain senior Ana Heath said. “But now they’re reaching out to us, which I find is a lot better and more convenient because our schedules are synced and we are on the same page.”

The new process intentionally reduces the number of events Blue Crew attends, allowing the club to focus on quality over quantity. Instead of attending every home football game and barely any other sports, Blue Crew hopes to attend a couple of games for every team throughout each season.

“That focus lets us plan better and show up bigger,” Miles said. 

Blue Crew officers said the change is designed to eliminate confusion, reduce burnout and make games feel more spirited for athletes.

Previously, Blue Crew wasn’t as structured in attending events. Club members would message teams individually with no organizational system, resulting in duplicated efforts and delayed responses. Several officer positions were filled by more than one person, which blurred responsibility and led to a lack of communication and follow-through. 

“We’re substantially more organized,” Vice President senior Gwen Mello said. “Expectations are clearer for every member, and the way we run Blue Crew is a lot less chaotic.” 

Promotion for sports events is now also more collaborative. Sports teams are expected to make their own initial Instagram post, which Blue Crew will repost. For Blue Crew events, the club will create a secondary post from its own account.

All this supports Blue Crew’s ultimate goal to strengthen school pride.

“Having spirit and supporting our athletes really builds community,” Gwen said. “I’ve seen a lack of spirit across campus, and showing up to these games that Blue Crew hosts can boost that a little bit more.”

“We really appreciate what Blue Crew does for us,” football co-captain senior Colin Chin said. “It really motivates the players to do better when there’s a crowd and it’s definitely a nice feeling to have as an athlete.”