Cultivating a positive team culture on and off the field in the NWSL – Equalizer Soccer

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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 highway for a number of video games at a time relying on the schedule format. Nevertheless, with the lengthy season, gamers mirrored on how they spend time collectively off the sector to domesticate a optimistic group setting that impacts their time within the locker room to their success on the sector.

Bonding by means of 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 group has nonetheless discovered methods to have interaction in group actions to create shared moments off the sector. 

Defender Hanna Glas, who joined the group earlier this month, mirrored on how enjoying board video games has helped her settle in along 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 type of a great way to get to know individuals,” Glas instructed The Equalizer. “The group right here may be very open so, that’s been a simple transition for me, however I like board video games and so I’m glad they adore it too. We performed companions, which is from Switzerland. I performed an identical recreation however I knew the way it went. After all, there’s enjoyable banter after we play, nevertheless it’s good. We like to compete on and off the sector.”