Double Teamed

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Double Teamed

Directed by	Duwayne Dunham
Produced by	Don Schain
Written by	Douglas Penn John Wierick
Starring	Poppi Monroe Annie McElwain
Distributed by	Disney Channel
Release date(s)	January 18, 2002
Running time	120 min.
Language	English
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Double Teamed is a Disney Channel Original Movie based on the life stories of twin sisters, Heather and Heidi Burge. This movie was released on VHS but is hard to find. It occasionally is up for bid on Ebay.

[edit] Plot Summary

The Burge sisters were forced to leave their former school and attend a different school so that they would have better chances at college scholoarships, according to their father. Heidi was bothered by her sister thinking that she was always second best. Because she wanted to get out of Heather's shadow, she joined in a school play. Heather was involved mainly in volleyball rather than in basketball, until a coach noticed her because of her height. She seized this opportunity to play basketball because it would help her train for the coming volleyball season. Heather met Nicky, the star of the Palos Verdes Sea Kings. Heidi did not know she could play basketball until her father told her that he told the same coach that both of the twins would play for the school. Heidi, of course, initially opposed her father's decision because she wanted to be independent of Heather. However, she later accepted it and decided to play.

When the twins first started playing for the Sea Kings, they left a bad impression on the team by lying and implying to their teammates that they were rich. Heather and Nicky formed a rivalry and Nicky even tried to run the Burge twins out of school by telling the school about the Burges' living situation.

They both eventually befriended Nicky, as they saw that her father was too preoccupied with business to attend her basketball games and decided to make peace. At their first tournament in New York, they won second, and Heather won MVP. However, in another of their games, Heidi was the star. This made Heather, the usual star, jealous, so she played basketball, with Galen, a male player also living in their apartment complex Sandy Shores. While playing Heather falls and twists her ankle preventing her from playing their next game, which they nearly lost. Right then, Heather decided to start playing again for the sake of the team, despite being injured. Her effort was rewarded, and they went on to win a championship. They then show a clip of the future, and both Burge twins are playing on WNBA teams. This was based on the true story of Heidi and Heather Burge.