After a whirlwind 2024, USWNT and Washington Spirit forward Trinity Rodman has garnered interest from around the globe as she enters into the final year of her contract in DC. But Rodman herself has been focusing on getting back to the pitch at 100% health, after lingering back injuries affected the latter half of the 22-year-old’s season.
“The off-season was a great reset for me, mentally and physically,” Rodman told Just Women’s Sports at NWSL Media Day in January. “I got to do a lot of physical therapy, which was nice. I got to be with family, and right now I’m just focused on not jumping right back into it.”
Recovering from a taxing 2024 NWSL season
Rodman is known as a player whose motion on and off the ball can confuse defenders, running with an amount of fearlessness that immediately makes her more dangerous as an attacker. But she also has had trouble balancing her preferred style of play with lingering pain in her torso, that for years seemed to pass after hard contact but came to a head in September when she had to exit a match by wheelchair.
After returning for the NWSL…
