Just before the Houston Dash were set to ramp up their preseason schedule, COVID-19 brought everything to a standstill, including the National Women’s Soccer League. Now, after nearly two months of a league-wide training moratorium preventing the Dash from working out as a team, the players were finally able to return to Houston Sports Park on Wednesday, May 6, albeit under slightly different circumstances.
During the past few months of quarantine, Dash players have only been able to train by themselves or with their roommate at whatever available space they could find, including parks, fields, or even parking garages, and have been relying on virtual team-building activities to stay connected with their teammates.