Pre-match is the team's loudest moment of the day. The bus has unloaded, the bags are dropped, and the squad pulls into a circle before lines are even called. This is where a team decides what kind of energy it brings onto the court, and the right song sets that before anyone touches a ball.
These tracks are built for the huddle and the first walk onto the floor. Big openings, clear beats, and lyrics a 12-year-old can shout back without their coach wincing. You want every player nodding along before the captain says a word.
The list
#10
High Energy
Whatever It Takes
Imagine Dragons
Best Moment
the pounding first verse beat
Drive to fire up.
#09
High Energy
Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)
Kelly Clarkson
Best Moment
the "stronger, stronger" chorus
Resilient pre-match lift.
#08
Medium Energy
Eye of the Tiger
Survivor
Best Moment
the muted guitar stabs intro
Classic fight energy.
#07
High Energy
Titanium
David Guetta ft. Sia
'Bulletproof' hype.
#06
Very High Energy
HUMBLE.
Kendrick Lamar (clean)
Best Moment
the "sit down" piano drop
Hard, confident hype.
#05
High Energy
Run the World (Girls)
Beyonce
Best Moment
"who run the world"
Empowerment anthem.
#04
High Energy
Confident
Demi Lovato
Best Moment
the brass-stab "what's wrong"
In-control attitude.
#03
High Energy
Seven Nation Army
The White Stripes
Best Moment
the seven-note bass riff
Gym stomp chant.
#02
Very High Energy
Can't Hold Us
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton (clean)
Best Moment
the "can we go back" shout
Run-out momentum.
#01 High Energy
Our #1 pick
Believer
Imagine Dragons
Best Moment
the "pain!" drum hit
Pounding pre-match energy.
Make it theirs
The only hype song that calls out your player by name, number, and team is the one we build for them, and that is exactly what Rookie Anthems makes.
