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With a nine-month-long season consisting of a 190-match schedule, an expanded playoff pool, and a revised NWSL Problem Cup format, the common season alone can take a bodily and psychological toll on gamers and employees.
Together with the common season and extra tournaments and friendlies, groups are additionally on the street for a number of video games at a time relying on the schedule structure. Nevertheless, with the lengthy season, gamers mirrored on how they spend time collectively off the sphere to domesticate a optimistic staff atmosphere that impacts their time within the locker room to their success on the sphere.
Bonding via board video games and baking bread
Though Seattle Reign FC has confronted challenges of their common season efficiency with a 5-10-5 document, the staff has nonetheless discovered methods to interact in staff actions to create shared moments off the sphere.
Defender Hanna Glas, who joined the staff earlier this month, mirrored on how enjoying board video games has helped her settle in together with her new teammates.
“On my first away journey to LA we performed some board video games within the night and that was enjoyable and form of a great way to get to know folks,” Glas advised The Equalizer. “The staff right here could be very open so, that’s been a simple transition for me, however I really like board video games and so I’m completely happy they find it irresistible too. We performed companions, which is from Switzerland. I performed an identical sport however I knew the way it went. After all, there’s enjoyable banter once we play, but it surely’s good. We like to compete on and off the sphere.”
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