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[Boost Your Energy] A Collection of Cool and Funny Team Huddles

If you’ve ever played a team sport in a school club or sports club, you’re probably familiar with the team huddle.

That feeling of joining hands with your teammates before an important match, shouting a chant together, and sharpening your focus—it really fires you up, doesn’t it? In this article, we’ve put together a collection of team huddle videos from all over Japan that were posted on social media! They might be useful when you want to unite your entire team at events like field days or sports festivals.

It’s a set of ideas to boost communication with your teammates!

[Tension Up] A Collection of Cool and Funny Team Huddles (11–20)

Full-speed dash to the center

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At powerhouse club schools or during class huddles at sports festivals, it’s easy to end up with a large number of participants and wonder what kind of huddle to form.

For games or events with lots of people, a recommended huddle is the “full-speed dash to the center.” First, everyone forms a circle, then at a rallying call to hype everyone up, dash toward the center.

However, it can be dangerous to collide with others at full speed, so slow down as you approach the center and share your motivation with your teammates.

Give it a try!

Okinawan style

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Let us introduce a unique Okinawan-style huddle chant that’s full of fun! It features Okinawan words like “iyasasa,” a call used in the traditional performing art Eisa, and “chibariyo,” which means “do your best.” Using the local language feels really cool and gives off a youthful vibe, doesn’t it? It’s also interesting how Okinawan words can sound cool when boys use them and cute when girls use them—try weaving them into your team huddle.

Before a match, you can boost morale and show off your team’s unity in a distinctive way to your opponents.

Give it a try for inspiration!

What happens if they lose to the students? Teachers’ all-out huddle

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Here’s a video showing teachers forming a huddle when it’s teachers vs.

students at a club activity or sports day! By linking arms, they reinforce the mindset of “we’re all in this together,” which builds a strong sense of unity.

On top of that, the principal’s pep talk adds just the right amount of pressure and tension to sharpen everyone’s focus.

Raising their voices not only boosts morale but also intimidates the opposing team, helping them seize the psychological advantage and get off to a great start.

Perfect for when you want to show the adults’ serious, game-on mode!

Team huddle of Teikyo Nagaoka High School’s soccer club

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A pre-game huddle is meant to rally the team’s morale, and as you keep winning, the words spoken there naturally gain intensity.

While heightening your own determination for the battle ahead, you also carry with you the feelings of the opponents you’ve faced so far as you move on to the next contest.

The call-and-response to the leader’s shout is important, but so is truly listening to what that person has to say.

It’s a powerful and moving huddle—one that unites the team’s feelings with passionate words.

Team huddle of the Asamizodai High School basketball team

Here’s a recommendation for clubs or teams with many members: the pre-game huddle used by the Asamizodai High School basketball team in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Everyone links shoulders, sways side to side, and shouts in unison, while one person steps into the center of the circle and starts dancing.

At the end, everyone rushes toward that person in the middle, raises their arms, and shouts a short, spirited phrase.

This dynamic huddle leaves a strong impression before games or events like sports festivals, drawing attention to the main event that follows.

The more people you have, the bigger and flashier the circle becomes, so if you’ve got a large group, it’s definitely worth trying!

Huddle of the Japan national team at WBC 2023

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Huddle of the Japan national team at WBC 2023

This is the team huddle led by infielder Shugo Maki before the Pool B game against Australia in the first round of the 2023 WBC.

After mentioning how good the previous day’s game was, he conveyed, with a cheerful call that created a relaxed atmosphere, the importance of today’s game, the greatness of his teammates, and their determination to win the championship.

With a huddle like that, it feels like the tension would melt away and the team could approach the game relaxed.

It was a wonderful rallying cry that boosted the motivation not only of the starters but also of the bench players, and it really showed Shugo Maki’s character.

[Get Hyped] A Collection of Cool and Funny Team Huddles (21–30)

The Chukyo University Chukyo High School soccer team’s huddle

If you’re playing a sport on a large field, forming a wide huddle that uses the whole space looks cool and is highly recommended! Raising your voices helps ease pre-game nerves and builds a sense of unity within the team.

You might hold a longer chant, break your voice rhythmically, or shout motivational words—adding your team’s own style can be great.

After the huddle, having everyone quickly scatter in different directions is a very distinctive touch.

If you want to boost the team’s energy in a team sport, give this a try for inspiration.