Hey everyone! Thanks for all the awesome feedback and comments you guys have been leaving over the years. We check on this video on a regular basis and we've noticed there are a few questions in here that keep popping up. In order to address these frequently asked questions, we wrote a follow-up blog for this video! You can check it out here: olympusmascots.com/blog/first-time-mascot/ Feel free to poke around our blog for more mascot information. We've covered a WIDE range of topics over the years, many of which that will help you be the best mascot you can be! Also, we have dozens of fun reads on our customer's stories page. If you're looking for something less informational and more entertaining, these are going to scratch that itch: olympusmascots.com/about/our-projects/ Thank you again for watching and good luck on all your mascot adventures!
I'm a very shy person. For the first time I came across an opportunity to be a Mascot for which I was super nervous. I watched this video just 30 mins before the event and I did great! All the people around, the organizers and my own team were impressed by my performance. They felt like it was a completely different person who performed. This video really helped me to perform well. Thank you so much!❤
@@DominoBuilds I do enjoy it! Sometimes it's pretty annoying when I get swarmed by kindergartners but, that's just part of the experience! Although currently I will not be able to be a mascot until September 1st. Because Coronavirus.
I am a professional costume character and mascot trainer. I'm just now getting into the world of training people for our company and your video is incredibly useful and informative! It's fun, simple, but also very effective. Thank you so much for posting this. You may or may not hear from me in the future for possible business. :)
thank you for making this video! im gonna be in a pink fong costume for my baby cousin's birthday party in a few days and im only 14 years old. this really helped clear things up!!
As the mascot for my high school three years now holy cow this was so helpful and so relatable as a fellow mascot although I think the costume is 15-20 yrs old and needs replacing so badly I have had kids yank my gloves off because of tears in the fabric and any door frame I have to be careful because the feet can get stuck in the frame and come off
I'm not the mascot at my school but I asked my schools current mascot (I'll refer him as Jax since that's the mascot's name) and I asked Jax if I could mascot for a JV game since he usually goes to the varsity games and main events such as open houses and for the experience since he'll be graduating this upcoming June and I'll be trying out but I'm getting of topic. Ive been Jax's handler twice already but Jax said YES but I'm so excited and I decided to come back to this video to help me out! Wish me luck for my first time!
thank you for uploading this! I'm going to be the Easter bunny tomorrow for an egg hunt and really wasn't sure how to go about it. thanks for the tips from the trade!
this helped me out a lot, and the terrifying children part I can relate to. I am an eagle for my school mascot and every time kids see me, they they're hands down my beak
Actually I do the same movements and the same effects But I watch this video many times a week ..... Thank you very much, my friends, for this most wonderful work
I am retired and was asked to be a mascot at the elementary school where I volunteer. This video has been a tremendous help for me in learning the skills that I need to be a successful mascot. Thanks for posting!
This video is fantastic!! The charity I work for has started buying a bunch of mascots for free events and I’m finding it hard to get used to being a mascot. This video has definitely given me some much needed pointers, thank you so much!!
I like to thank you VERY VERY MUCH for this video. There was a mascot race last weekend, and I won for BEST ENTERTAINING MASCOT! And to add, it was the second time I ever been a mascot 😊 the other time I watched for video too. The key point that helped me win is to "keep being animated" 😃 Thank you again for the video 😃 From "Bee" lol
Awwwww!!! 😁👏👏❤ *BIG Congratulations!!!* Gosh your comment made me so happy! So inspiring and motivating! You are definitely right about the keep being animated thing.... I'm sure you really ROCKED being "Bee" 😊👏💛
Thanks! This is really helpful for me to be the mascot at my school! Because tryouts is coming around the corner and I’m nervous and happy at the same time!
I wear the Cardinal suit at our local school student of the month program. Watching this video helped me with interacting with a terrified child . Thanks .
I have an interest in being a mascot but I'm not sure where to start I've thought of making a costume myself and going out in the park maybe dance to some popular music just for fun Though that is probably a bad idea
Hakken Boi Actually not only have I heard of the furry fandom but I would consider myself a furry And I'm trying to make a "fursuit" myself In the meantime I'm hunting for a job at Chuck E Cheese Sounds like fun
Hakken Boi Oh and about going out in costume I've heard to ring ahead and get permission if you plan to go to something like a shopping center And it's always good to have an escort to explain what's going on and what you're up to
I'm so glad I found this video. (This just turned into a rant, sorry XD) I'm at a small high school, and last year we didn't even have a mascot. I volunteered, but I also haven't receievd any kind of instruction as to how I should act, where to go, what to do, pretty much was just told by the cheer coach to go do whatever I wanted. But, the first football game was a disaster in my book. Exteriorly, it didn't go too bad, but most everything went wrong. I ended up scaring a couple kids. I ran into a terrifying child 😳 (she was literally punching and kicking me, and apparently there were no adults around to even help me out, so at least I nor the girl got hurt during that), and ended up standing around a lot, so that sucked. I don't have a "handler" and seeing as no one really even wants to get involved with mascot stuff, I don't think I'll get one, but I can live with that. Either way, thank you for posting this video to actually teach me what I should be doing while allowing some space for me to be creative.
The hardest mascot to probably be in is Cosmo the cougar And Benny the bull These involve being super athletic especially Cosmo you have to be a good dancer and also very good at flipping and doing backbends and hand springs Benny the Bull you have to be extremely good at basketball and you have to have some knowledge about flips and other athletic things If you know how to do any of these things I think it would be a good one
I’m 12 and I’m the mascot for my middle school. I start when cheerleading starts which is around September. I’m kinda scared and wondering what stunts I should do at games? Or do I just dance with the cheerleaders.
Congratulations on becoming your teams mascot! First, we recommend connecting with the cheerleading coach to see how you and the cheer team can best work together, and possibly even learn some of their cheers routines. Second, you safety is most important, so only do stunts that you're comfortable with. There are many factors to consider with stunts like visibility, costume fit, and physical ability. We recommend practicing your stunts beforehand with the costume on and make sure to have a partner to help your training. Lastly, and most importantly, have a blast - enthusiasm is what makes a great mascot. Feel free to ask any further questions. Good luck!
Be careful with the bandana idea I tried that for and event and it slipped over my eyes IN COSTUME so I was blind till I could find my handler to take me back to my break room. Tie it tightly if your going to use that idea.
I just want malfunctioning commoned mascot with Hasbro Gaming Talking Game Board Characters!, just got to be able and the grasping of it was a good thing to Animated-Sacrificed to played all day!...
POV: You're a 16 year old who is the school mascot but the mascot was probably from the 1980's and the gloves are lost oh god its so old Edit: Our mascot is a wildcat and is not cartoony as these mascot- THEY LOOK SO CLEAN AND FLUFFY THE HECK?
