the foxes + being athletes
they have the occasional yoga day to really stretch their bodies out and work their muscles in a different way
renee does yoga every morning so she’s an absolute pro, but kevin HATES yoga (poor man isn’t flexible at all) so it becomes an unspoken rule the two of them have to be put next to each other
she’s the only person he won’t bitch to and she has mastered the art of gently encouraging him through the sessions so he isn’t miserable
matt: “i’m too fucking tall for this”
aaron: “i’m too fucking short for this”
andrew, calmly balancing on his head: “you’re both fucking annoying is what you are”
there are several team muscle rollers that get passed around and nicky has named every single one of them
his favorite one is “fred” and he starts carrying him around in his own duffel bag because he doesn’t trust anyone else
at first no one else will cooperate with the names but when it’s halftime and they’re exhausted and sweaty they have no choice
“where’s the….where’s the purple…*deep sigh* can you hand me timothy”
allison has this thing about water bottles (as in she owns about ten of varying sizes and materials) and she INSISTS that she buy the rest of the team personalized water bottles
she has a shiny ombre bisexual flag colored canteen and she buys renee a lesbian one so they can match
she also gives kevin a bisexual flag canteen but they start mixing them up so he ties on a friendship bracelet that matt made him
“god what a vsco girl” “what a what”
sometimes they go on the court to do agility/speed training without their gear and it is neil’s favorite thing to do aside from scrimmages
wymack will set up patterns of cones for them to sprint through and when everyone else is sprawled on the ground dying neil is bouncing on the balls of his feet and asking for more
“he can’t be human” “oh definitely not he had two pomegranates for breakfast today and nothing else” “the FUCK-”
abby mixes personalized sports drinks for each of her foxes, but they’re nothing like gatorade and highkey unbearable
so they try to down them as fast as possible and get it over with
but dan, captain dan wilds, fearless leader of the foxes, just cannot get herself to do it
she does everything in her power to avoid it while yelling at the rest of her team to drain those cups dry
no one really knows how but aaron ends up being tasked with handling it and he figures out the fastest way is to just bribe her
“listen. listen. take it like a shot and i’ll give you chocolate milk” “…what kind of chocolate milk” “true moo” “i need proof” “jesus christ-”
(fun fact: chocolate milk is high in protein so people drink it after workouts, but kevin refuses to believe that)
matt is never not covered in athletic tape
kevin doesn’t get injured/cramped up often, but after a really long slightly tipsy conversation with matt, he decides he should also start wearing more athletic tape
it becomes a pre-match tradition for them to help each other “tape up”
but matt always loses his tape so kevin gives him a fat carabiner that he can hook all the tape rolls on and then clip to the strap of his duffel bag
matt religiously uses it for the rest of his exy career :)
renee is the designated snack provider, so her duffel bag always includes another bag full of protein bars and other team favorites
andrew always picks out all the m&m’s from trail mix first, gives the raisins to neil, and then tosses whatever is left over at aaron
“these are just nuts” “you’re welcome”
when the foxes have to do ice baths it’s always a clusterfuck
they line up against the wall, all shirtless (except for neil and renee) and barefoot, and nudge each other toward the metal tubs because no one wants to go first
wymack: “oh so pissing off the yakuza is fine but some chilly water isn’t??”
one time after they win a match and the team runs down to the goal to celebrate, neil keeps on trying to talk to andrew but he seems to be ignoring him
until andrew removes his helmet to reveal he had airpods in and without an ounce of guilt says: “can you repeat that”
“HAVE YOU BEEN WEARING THOSE THE WHOLE TIME” “yes” “WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE SO INTERESTING TO LISTEN TO-” “birds” “what” “birds.”
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