[alarm beeping]
[sigh]
Girl, narrating: My mom has all these little sayings.
She calls them words to live by.
I guess mine would be:
I don't need a crown.
I have a headband.
I don't wear high heels.
I use cleats.
I don't dance in a ballroom.
I run on a field.
I am not a princess.
I am a soccer beast.
Girl: 5, 6,
5, 6, 7, 8!
[theme music plays]
[crowd cheering]
[sigh]
[phone rings]
[ring]
- Hey. - I knew it.
It's, like, what, 6 a.m. your time,
and you're already up.
Just getting a run in before school.
- Really? - Why aren't you in school?
The entire East Coast
got dumped on last night. Ta-da!
Ah. Snow days.
I'll never have a snow day again.
Yeah, says the girl sitting by the ocean.
You're going to love it there.
So, have you schooled your new soccer team yet?
I try out today.
I checked them out online, Kara.
Last year they came in second in their league.
I might totally suck.
Oh, stop.
Can you, like,
beam me back to Milford?
What are you doing in my room?
What are my socks doing in your room?
Everything's still all mixed up.
Ahh, where is my favorite shirt?
And my soccer bag's missing.
You seem stressed.
Maybe you should run another 90 miles.
Obviously, this move is easier for you.
You have all those people online
who are, like, with you wherever you go.
Uh, Devin, when people follow you online,
they're not really following you.
It's an expression.
Not a ball catching person.
Hey, can you pass me my shirt?
Sure.
Okay, guys, let's load them up.
So this website says
any morning commute in Los Angeles
takes 54 minutes.
Uhh. Great. So first day,
and I'm going to be late girl.
Mom, what's taking so long?
Well, I assume your brother wants his backpack.
Whoops. Might need that.
Bailey.
It's going to be fine, Devin.
We're not going to be late.
- And chew, please. - Hey, guys,
can I just point out that it's January?
And we're outside without jackets.
I mean, come on. It's warm enough
to jump in the ocean down there, right?
Now look, that guy. That guy's wearing shorts.
Dad, that guy is a mailman.
That's what they all wear.
Okay. Look, my point is
that I think we're all going to be very happy
with our move to Southern California, hmm?
It's going to be a lot of fun exploring our new home town.
I'd be interested in exploring a place out here
called Big and Wide Burger.
Big and Wide? No way. Sounds fat and greasy.
That's the point.
Tom: Done.
Okay, Bailey, break out that GPS.
Get us to your school in under 54 minutes.
On it.
I should get paid for this.
You're going to do great.
Uh-huh.
Sharon: Okay, you remember your locker combo?
Tom: Sure you don't need Dad to walk you through school, Devin?
- Dad. - Remembered everything, okay?
I'll pick you guys up after soccer tryouts.
- Tom: Love you guys. - Bailey: Bye.
Devin, just be yourself, sweetie.
Sharon: Love you.
- Take it easy. - You, too.
- Uh-oh. - Hey!
- [laughing] - See ya.
- Boy: Incoming. - Boy: Heads up!
- Boy: Whoa. - Did you see that?
Wow. Who is that?
Newbie.
Sorry.
No, it's okay. Nice kick.
Thanks. Just instinct.
[bell rings]
Do you know where Ms. Rose's homeroom is?
Ms. Rose? Oh, yeah, she's in the basement.
You go around back behind the janitor's closet--
- Get out of here. - She totally bought it.
There is no basement. I'm Cody.
Uh, Devin. First day and--
McBride, I am starving.
Must do some vending. You got any money?
Sure. Oh, uh, Mirabelle, this is Devin.
Hi, Mirabelle. Great name. Different. Really stands out.
Uh-huh. Kind of like that shirt, right?
Uh... [chuckle]
We're going to get some snacks. You in?
Uh, well, the first bell just rang.
Cool. Thanks for that update.
Come on. I can't decide if I want sweet or salty.
Good afternoon, students. As announced this morning,
late buses will leave at 4:15.
Zoe, Zoe.
- Hi. - Hey. - Hi.
So, ahem, we saw you
kick that soccer ball this morning,
- and-- - Yeah.
...you're probably going to join a club team, right?
Club team? No.
I want to try and play for the school soccer team.
- Yes. - Yes!
You're spilling.
She gets excited.
Okay, so the Kicks.
That's our team, by the way.
We're really the Kangaroos,
but we shortened it to the Kicks 'cause...
Kangaroos don't play soccer.
They don't. They box.
Anyway, we really need players
because a lot of our good ones graduated,
and one of our forwards just quit and joined a club team,
- and-- - [bell rings]
And we got to go.
I'm Emma. That's Zoe.
Devin.
Uh-huh. That's cool!
[whistle blows]
Soccer stars, let's get started.
[chatter]
- Uh, Coach Flores? - Hi, yeah.
I'm here to try out for the team.
Try out? You're here? You have all your limbs?
Congratulations. You made the team.
Get ready for practice.
Okay, ladies, you know the routine.
- Let's scrimmage. - Hmm?
Yeah. Go ahead. You're good.
Girl: Nice one, Emma.
- Oh! - Girls: Whoa!
Dude!
Zoe, come on. It's just a ball.
[giggling]
Emma, wipe the sunblock off your hands
before we start. - I know, I know.
[chatter, giggling]
[grunt]
Evie, Clara, that was to you.
Sorry, coach.
- [giggling] - Let's do it.
Mirabelle, come on, hon.
I got to be here at 3:30,
you got to be here at 3:30, right?
Girls: Ohh!
Good steal. Hmm.
- Girl: Oh, nice. - [Girls giggle]
Mirabelle, hon, where you going? You just got here.
Uh, my phone's buzzing. It's no big deal.
Okay, but then get back out there.
I want to see you try a drag and scissor move.
Looks good, ladies.
Yeah.
Zoe!
Ladies, that's it for today.
I know it was short,
but I got a stack of papers to grade.
Oh, and don't forget,
big game against Pinewood Academy coming up, okay?
Girl: Uh, crapwood.
You guys are looking so good.
Thank you, Ladies. Good job.
Hey, Devin. I'm really glad you came out today.
Did you have fun?
Yeah, it was, uh, a really good time.
Totally good time.
It-it was... good.
All right, you had me until the third good.
What's wrong?
It's just...
my old team was pretty intense.
And the Kicks seem kind of...
casual.
No offense.
None taken.
We may not be the most skilled team,
but the important thing is to go out there and have fun.
So they're always like this?
Actually, based on what I've seen, today was above average.
Oh. It's just...
I read online last season you guys came in second in the league.
Yeah, that was a typo.
Um, they forgot the one. We actually came in 12th.
Out of?
Uh, 13.
This team is so bad.
[laughing]
I'm sure you're exaggerating, honey.
Not exaggerating, Mom. Check it out.
[grunting]
Oh.
Wh-- you taped it?
Yeah, I did. [laughing]
- What's this? - Oh, my God. Did she hurt herself?
Oh. [laughing]
[clears throat] Right, that's, uh--
I've got 541 likes already, Dev.
Great.
Now everyone back home will know my new team is totally lame.
Back home? Sweetheart, this is home, okay?
Look, we just have to get out of these boxes,
and... get a real table,
and it'll start to feel like home, I promise.
So, Mom, since Devin's feeling kind of low,
we could really pick up her spirits tomorrow
by taking her to a Big And Wide Burger.
Nice try.
But no.
I thought I wasn't gonna make this team.
Turns out there's no team to make.
So, make 'em better, sweetie.
Okay?
Devin,
your dad's right.
It's tough but sometimes you--
you just have to put yourself out there.
Like-- like I walked around the neighborhood this afternoon,
and handed out some cards,
and I may have booked my first event.
- Good for you. - Go, Mom.
- Nice, Mom. - Dad: Awesome.
And I met this really great woman named Kate McBride,
and her son Cody who goes to your school.
They just really made me feel at home.
Look at that. We are already part of the community.
I smell a backyard barbecue.
I mean, Kate and I got to talking about
how Cody and Devin have been soccer obsessed
since, like, forever.
Did you tell her that Dev used to wear her uniform in bed?
Like cleats and all?
[laughs] No. But I did show them
that adorable Halloween photo of you
that I keep on my phone.
- No, you didn't. - I think she did.
Come on, Dev. That was a great costume.
Yeah, you went as a mini version of your favorite soccer player.
Really, Mom?
You showed Cody McBride a photo of me when I was six.
Dressed like--
David Beckham.
Oh, you look so different grown up, David.
Okay, I was very young.
Are you kidding me?
You crushed that costume, you know,
with the-- with the spiked hair and the tats.
If I could do it all over again,
I probably would have gone as a ghost.
[laughs]
So, um, I hear your first game with the Kicks is against Pinewood.
Mm-hmm.
Ouch.
Why "ouch"? They're just a soccer team.
A soccer team that hasn't been scored on in two years.
You mean, not once?
- Okay. Ouch. - Yeah.
But maybe because they haven't been scored on in a while,
they're keeper's gotten bored and lazy.
Maybe I can just put one right past her while she's yawning.
I'll tell you what.
If you manage to score a goal against Pinewood,
I'll buy you a Double Whammy from Big And Wide Burger.
Huh.
And if I don't?
I like mine with extra sauce.
Deal.
[school bell rings]
Mirabelle, aren't you in my life science class,
because the bell just rang?
I'm not really feeling life science right now.
Give my regards to the bacteria and stuff.
Wow. I've finally met someone
who is literally too cool for school.
[bubblegum pops]
[school bell rings]
It's just hard to make friends.
That's 'cause they don't know you yet.
Hey, California idiots!
Make friends with Devin because she's awesome.
Thanks! Bye!
Ha ha.
Um--
Doesn't practice start at 3:30?
Coach said she's gonna be late.
Well, just because Coach Flores is late,
uh, doesn't mean we can't start practice.
Guys, want to do some drills?
[scoffs] Drills, really?
You're gonna teach us how to march with rifles?
I mean, if you want any chance of beating Pinewood,
we should really work on our skills.
Come on.
Tap like this as fast as you can,
and as many as you possibly can.
♪ We're steppin' in the ring ♪
♪ And won't let that lady sing ♪
♪ It's over when we say it's over ♪
♪ Then brushin' off our shoulders ♪
♪ It's not a twist of fate ♪
♪ We choose our own destiny ♪
♪ A trophy or a bruise ♪
♪ Champions never lose ♪
So this is a 1-V-1.
Player A has to get past player B.
Try it?
Emma, try dribbling it before a kick.
Emma: Okay.
Mirabelle. Wanna try it?
If you need me to show you how it's done.
Remember, your job is to delay me,
and keep me from passing you.
Finally, a job I'm gonna enjoy.
[laughing]
[gasping, grunting]
[laughing]
Girl: Did you see that?
This is so dumb. You're not the coach.
[sighs] You know what?
I so don't care,
and I don't need to prove myself
to someone who has to show off her soccer drills,
and her paranoia about second bells.
And I-- I just can't even.
Come on.
I want to go back to Connecticut.
You walked home?
- What? - Mom, I mean it.
Is it too late to tell the people
who bought our house we want it back?
Sit.
I-- I try to lead the team.
I try to take charge, Mom.
Another girl called me out and totally embarrassed me.
Everybody was staring at me.
Oh, honey, I'm so sorry.
Why did Dad have to move us here?
Sure, he's super psyched,
meanwhile, he's destroyed my life.
Actually, Dad's not super psyched.
[pops bubbles]
Are you okay?
Yeah, of course.
Okay, good talk.
You're just gonna leave me here in this state?
Well, I didn't want to interrupt
your alone time with the bubble wrap.
[bubbles pop]
I'm done.
It's just...
you know, when we were planning this move,
everything seemed so manageable.
I was excited about heading up the Mediterranean food division and--
But now?
Now I might have to restructure
the whole department.
Plus, a couple guys got passed over
by corporate for the promotion, so now, suddenly, I'm the enemy.
Hey, you're not the enemy. You're just new.
I had no idea hummus would be so stressful.
This is just hard.
Sure. A big change like this is always hard.
We're all making these huge adjustments.
And you adjusting to the move,
and trying to fit in on this team,
maybe it's-- it's asking too much.
I'd understand if you wanted to quit,
maybe join a club team.
Whatever you decide,
you know your dad and I support you.
Man on PA: Good morning students, fans, and parents.
The Kentville Kicks are pleased to welcome
the Pinewood Academy Tigers.
Go, Kicks!
You think Devin isn't gonna show?
Can't really blame her.
[phone chimes]
Hey, Dev? What's going on?
Why aren't you dressed? The game's about to start.
Not going.
I just don't want to play soccer
with a bunch of people who don't want me there.
Look, it can be a challenge to work with people
who you think don't want you there.
Believe me, I know the feeling.
Please Dad, don't try and talk me into going.
It won't work.
All right. It's your decision.
Although I once knew a little girl
who broke her ankle when she was seven years old.
The doctor said she'd have to miss soccer camp.
But before that cast was even set,
she looked right at the doctor and she said--
Both: "I'll be fine. I'm a tough cookie."
The point is this is your passion, sweetie. Right?
And you got a lot of natural talent.
You can't just waste it when things get hard.
[phone chimes]
Well, clearly somebody wants you there.
Man: Go Pinewood!
Zoe: Ems, look.
Sorry, guys. I couldn't find my cleats.
- It's okay. - We're just really glad you're here.
Yeah.
Well, thanks. Me, too.
Hi. Hi.
- Hey, Coach. - You must be Devin's parents.
Cody: Don't forget your Double Whammy.
Mmm.
Whoa. No wonder Pinewood's never been scored on.
They're beasts.
Does Devin have life insurance?
[whistle blows]
Man: Ladies, let's get started.
[coughing]
Seriously?
Look, I don't do Pinewood.
They always cream us.
So, if you're supposed to be sick,
why are you even here?
Some fathers make us come to games no matter what.
Not that Chip ever catches a minute of my games.
Anyway, I'm sorry I can't join you,
I'm just not into public humiliation.
You know what?
We probably will be embarrassed.
But we'll be embarrassed as a team.
Obviously, you don't want to be a part of that,
but this isn't all about you.
You have all this natural talent, Mirabelle.
Too bad you waste it when things get hard.
[cheering, applause]
Look, our opponent's secret weapon.
Is that Alex Morgan?
Yep.
They're so proud of all their celebrity alumni.
- All right. - Girl: Thank you.
- Girl: When I say Pinewood, you say-- - All: Score!
- Girl: They get no goals, we get-- - All: More!
- Girl: Pinewood, Pinewood, hear us-- - All: Roar!
[cheering, applause]
Uh, go team.
All: [indistinct]
- Mom: Go, Devin. - Come on, Dev.
Dad: Good luck, Dev.
Oh, hey.
What do you know? I got better.
[whistle blows]
[scoffs]
Good try. Good try.
- Good job. Pretty good. - Whoo!
Girl: It's okay, Zoe.
- It's just one, guys. It's just one. - Shake it off.
- Yeah. - Have fun, guys.
[grunts]
All right, come on, guys. Come on.
[crowd cheering]
- Don't give up, ladies. - We're toast.
Oh!
Hmm.
Oh!
And a save! There!
So, if you were on the Kicks right now, how would you handle this?
We've all been in games where you're just getting killed,
and it's tough.
But I try to let young players know
if you stay confident in your team,
there's always a chance of coming back.
[crowd cheering]
[whistle blows]
Yeah...
There's less than a minute left.
Why even bother throwing it in?
Emma, here.
Way to go, Devin!
Yeah!
Oh, Devin!
[cheering] Go, Devin!
[all shouting]
You got it! Weave it!
Weave it, Devin! Let's go!
Yeah!
Devin, that's the shot! That's yours!
Huh?
[crowd cheering]
Whoo! Yes!
[whistle blows]
[cheering continues]
Huh?
[chuckles] What?
[cheering continues]
Announcer on P.A.: And your final score of today's match--
Pinewood Academy 7,
and your Kenwood Kicks 1.
[laughing]
Tom: That was a great game.
Bailey: Were we all at the same game?
They lost 7 to 1.
Devin: Thanks, Bailey. We get it.
Oh, uh, Emma and Zoe asked if I could hang tonight,
so I invited them over for dinner. Hope that's okay.
Of course it's okay.
Look at that. You're making friends.
I told you this move was gonna work out.
[chuckles] I knew it all along.
- You called it, Dad. - [chuckles]
Hey, 13, nice game.
I'll catch up with you guys.
We'll be at the car.
No need for sarcasm.
No, seriously, you're okay.
If you let me give you, say, five or six tips,
you could be a decent player.
Whoa, Steven says you could be decent.
Your life is complete.
So why didn't you take that shot?
There was a double whammy in it for you.
I didn't have the angle. Mirabelle did.
Whatever you say.
Hey, new girl, next time try to make a better pass.
Okay?
Is it me, or is she like that with everyone?
- It's you. - It's everyone.
Get outta here.
[both chuckle]
I'm only allowing this
because Devin and her friends played so hard today.
I can't believe this is happening.
- Savage mode! - [laughter]
Devin: Well, I still miss Connecticut,
and I don't know if this team's ever gonna win a game,
but I'm rethinking what I said earlier
about my life being seriously messed up.
'cause my mom says no challenge is a roadblock.
It's just a speed bump.
and I kind of get that one.
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