“Today, I was in the facility putting together a new idea we have for the second team players.” This is how much Rich Meyer’s life has changed over the last three and a half weeks.
It’s Tuesday when we touch base. Normally, that would mean arriving at the Timbers’ Beaverton Training Center early, putting out food for breakfast while preparing for his work day’s main event: a lunch players from the first team (Major League Soccer’s Portland Timbers), the second team (the United Soccer League’s Timbers 2), as well as the teams’ coaches and support staff. Come afternoon, Meyer and the team’s nutritionist, Anthony DiCicco, will be cleaning the center’s kitchen and preparing for the next day’s routine.