With the February weather in typically miserable form, the Washington Spirit continued the early phase of their preseason work Friday at Springfield’s sprawling behemoth of an indoor facility, The St. James. While the defending champions haven’t even had five full sessions on the turf, Friday’s training had the focus and familiarity most teams would hope to see mid-season.
Here’s a breakdown of the news and notes from pitchside:
Roll call
Nearly every player under contract with the club could be seen somewhere during the session. Out of the 26 players on the roster already, three were not on the field.