Sidelines. Karen Viggers. 2024.

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 Janice, 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?