While Crystal in the past had simply played hockey indoors during the summer to stay in shape, or at the worst played roller hockey, this past off-season she had decided to try something different. When Jane Hagglund, Crystal's fiance, had invited her to tag along to her soccer conditioning, Crystal hadn't really expected to do much besides sit around and watch. Unfortunately, word had gotten out that Jane was engaged to another pro athlete, and as such, Crystal was asked to do some soccer drills with them. Despite her leg strength from skating, kicking the ball was about the most she could do when it came to soccer. The other athletes (all current or retired pro soccer players) had giggled as Crystal ran out of breath trying to keep up with them. This had fueled Crystal's desire to keep working harder, even doing soccer drills on off days, in an attempt to keep up. Of course, she had never gotten as good as them by the time it came to be hockey season, but she had at least picked up some decent Stamina and footwork skills that actually transferred over to hockey. Crystal was no longer the first to drop from bag skating. Now she was only 3rd! She plans to play more soccer this off-season to continue reaping the benefits.