Mikayla Cluff (left) of the Orlando Pride defends Naomi Girma of the San Diego Wave FC throughout an Aug. 13, 2022, sport in San Diego, Calif. The Pride’s uniforms shall be trying totally different this season after the workforce ditched gamers’ white shorts.

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Mikayla Cluff (left) of the Orlando Pride defends Naomi Girma of the San Diego Wave FC throughout an Aug. 13, 2022, sport in San Diego, Calif. The Pride’s uniforms shall be trying totally different this season after the workforce ditched gamers’ white shorts.

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The Orlando Pride is ditching white shorts for gamers sporting their secondary uniforms in favor of black ones. The objective is to make gamers extra “comfortable and confident” when taking part in whereas menstruating, the workforce mentioned.

“The reasons behind not wanting to wear white shorts are clear, but it is unfortunately something that hasn’t been addressed until recently,” Orlando Pride midfielder Erika Tymrak said in a press release. “I think it’s a big step for us as a Club to make players feel comfortable and allow us to focus solely on competing.”

The Orlando Pride is the primary National Women’s Soccer League workforce to modifications its uniforms to account for interval considerations. The workforce unveiled its new look this week.

This transfer is a part of a rising consciousness inside skilled sports activities of the stress white ensembles might trigger athletes after they’re on their durations.

Last year, Wimbledon announced it could loosen its strict all-white attire guidelines to permit feminine gamers the choice to put on dark-colored undershorts beneath their skirts or shorts.

Manchester City also announced last year that its gamers would not put on white shorts throughout video games additionally in an effort to ease feminine gamers’ interval considerations. At least two different groups of England’s Women’s Super League made an identical change.

The Orlando Pride will debut their new workforce look throughout their season opener in Portland on March 26.