Believe

Believe in yourself; believe in your team; believe in your dreams.

Its the motto Lexi Montgomery has trained with her whole life, dreaming of playing professional soccer since she could dribble a ball. Now, at seventeen, she is living her dream. Shes playing for the Under-20 U. S. Womens National Team. SportsCenter has touted her as the next Mia Hamm. And shes about to play in her first World Cup.

Until she goes down with a season-ending ACL injury.

Seven months of grueling physical therapy later, shes back on the pitch, trying to lead her high school teammates to their first-ever State Championship. Physically shes ready; mentally, not so much. She chokes in her first two returns and, mid-game, storms off the field without a proper substitution. Lexi doesnt know why shes hit a mental wall and is pretty sure shell never get past it. But then she meets Brasil. A guy her dad would definitely not approve of. Hes twenty. Hes a high school dropout. To her dads chagrin, hes also a freestyler—a guy who can perform tricks with a soccer ball better than a Harlem Globetrotter. But he can move the ball like no one shes ever met. He entices her into competing in freestyle competitions with him. He teaches her how to play soccer at a whole new level. Most importantly, he gets her to believe in herself again.

But even if its enough to get her back onto the pitch before her high school season ends forever, she may have to choose between Brasil and her team. Because his freestyle competition? Its the same day as State Championship.