The grass grew so high in Houston-area public parks this spring that Kristie Mewis could scarcely see where she was going.
With the start of the NWSL season on hold during early days of the coronavirus pandemic, pressing forward each day proved a challenge as the soccer player sought to hone her foot skills.
"It was a mental battle," Mewis recalled of lockdown workouts. "Just getting through every single day like, 'Why am I doing this, are we even going to have a season?' And then with everything else going on in the world, it was like, 'Is this even important anymore?