This is the 14610th most frequent German word.
meets
The word "meets" is not German; it is English. In German, the equivalent might be "trifft" (meets) or "begegnet" (encounters).
In this sentence, 'trifft' is the German word for 'meets', and it is used in the present tense to describe the action of meeting or encountering friends.
Er trifft seine Freunde im Park.
He meets his friends in the park.
In this case, 'trifft sich' is reflexive, describing a habitual action where the team gathers or assembles together.
Die Mannschaft trifft sich jeden Freitagabend zum Training.
The team meets every Friday evening for training.
Here, 'trifft' is used in a figurative sense, meaning 'encounters' or 'faces', showing how a proposal encounters opposition.