Every volleyball coach knows the feeling of a serving run. Your server steps to the line, the ball keeps landing, and suddenly it is 3-0, then 6-0, and the other side is calling timeout to stop the bleeding. Those points come in a rush, and the gym needs music that matches the surge.
These are the build-and-pound tracks: beats that climb, drops that hit, songs that make a six-point run feel like ten. Play one while your server is hot and the whole bench feels the floor tilting their direction.
The list
#10
High Energy
Wake Me Up
Avicii
Best Moment
the banjo-driven beat drop
Momentum keeper.
#09
High Energy
Don't You Worry Child
Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin
Best Moment
the soaring synth drop
Anthemic streak lift.
#08
Very High Energy
Pump It
Black Eyed Peas
Best Moment
the surf-guitar "pump it" riff
Fast clap rhythm for a rally.
#07
High Energy
Don't Stop the Music
Rihanna
Best Moment
the "mama-say mama-sa" chant
Keep-it-rolling groove.
#06
High Energy
Titanium
David Guetta ft. Sia
'Bulletproof' streak energy.
#05
High Energy
Levels
Avicii
Best Moment
the "oh sometimes" vocal drop
Surge energy.
#04
High Energy
Sandstorm
Darude
Best Moment
the rising synth build
Build-the-crowd drop.
#03
Very High Energy
Can't Hold Us
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton (clean)
Best Moment
the "can we go back" shout
Don't-break-the-run energy.
#02
High Energy
Believer
Imagine Dragons
Best Moment
the "pain!" drum hit
Pounding momentum builder.
#01
High Energy
Our #1 pick
Seven Nation Army
The White Stripes
Best Moment
the seven-note bass riff
Crowd chant to ride the run.
Make it theirs
The one anthem the other team can't steal during your run is the one with your server's name in the lyrics, and that is the song Rookie Anthems makes.
