By the third day of the NWSL training moratorium, Orlando Pride strength and conditioning coach Ivi Casagrande was getting a little stir crazy.
After only a week of preseason training, the spread of the coronavirus pandemic had brought the plans of Casagrande and coaches across the country to a grinding halt and she felt the loss. She missed coaching. She missed the players and the routine.
So that evening, Casagrande brought a portable speaker into the courtyard of her apartment complex and cranked up the music. Within minutes, eight of her neighbors were following her cues from their respective balconies, maintaining a safe distance while Casagrande led them through a plyometrics workout.