Sidelines

When a violent brawl erupts at a suburban junior soccer game, some
onlookers are shocked. But others saw it coming. Rivalry, parental
pressure, coaching bias, inequity, and many other factors have played a
part in turning Saturday mornings into a pressure cooker.
Thirteen-year-old Audrey is a talented young football player. But does she
want to play for Australia or does she just want to please her father, Ben,
whose own thwarted sporting career looms large in his ambitions for his
daughter? Audrey's mother, Jonica, doesn't know whether to be more
concerned about her anxious daughter, her overbearing husband, or the
only other girl on the team, Katerina, who is causing trouble on and off the
field. And Katerina's mother, Carmen, is so busy looking for opportunities
to give Katerina more game time that she fails to notice what is really
capturing her daughter's attention. When Griffin, a naturally gifted player
with spectacular skills, arrives, the tension within the team reaches boiling
point. But who is going to crack first - the parents or the players?