It was a drastic change of scenery for Columbus Crew SC on Sunday afternoon. The team spent the last two weeks in Southern California training in the sunshine but took to the practice field on Sunday in snowy conditions in Columbus.
With temperatures below freezing, the team got to work just after noon. After the normal stretching, the Black & Gold players broke up into groups of 10 to play an 8 v. 2 keep away drill. If you gave up the ball, you moved into the middle to play defense.
After getting their heart rates up, strength and conditioning coach Brook Hamilton led the team through some typical cross-field jogging.