Switching Goals

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Switching Goals
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Written byDavid Kukoff
Matt Roshkow
Directed by David Steinberg
Starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
Music by Patrick Williams
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers Mary-Kate Olsen
Ashley Olsen
ProducersIlana Kukoff
Susan Murdoch
CinematographyDavid A. Makin
EditorBud Friedgen
Running time85 minutes
Production companies Dualstar Productions
Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseDecember 12, 1999 (1999-12-12)

Switching Goals is a 1999 American sports comedy television film directed by David Steinberg and starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. [1] The film premiered on December 12, 1999, on ABC as part of The Wonderful World of Disney . [2] [3] [4] [5] The Olsen twins play identical twins who are polar opposites. [6]

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Production

The teenage Olsen twins trained with the United States women's national soccer team to prepare for the film. [7]

Plot

Thirteen-year-old twin sisters Sam and Emma Stanton are opposites growing up in Evansville, Indiana. Sam is a star soccer player and a tomboy; however, she wants to attract boys. Emma is a popular girly girl who enjoys fashion and make-up, but she wants to be better at sports. Their dad Jerry, a soccer coaches, is pressured by his wife Denise to pick Emma for the Hurricanes co-ed team. Just as Jerry is about to pick Sam for his team after Round 2 of soccer tryouts is over, Buzzards coach Willard Holmes picks Sam. Sam is not thrilled to join a team that hasn't won in years and Emma finds it difficult to please her dad, so the girls come up with a scheme to switch places so each can be on the team they prefer. As a result, Sam learns about letting others share the spotlight and Emma and Jerry finally become closer. Their mom catches them and the girls have to go back to their original teams. When everyone else is mad at them, Sam and Emma decide to quit soccer, but Jerry refuses to let them give up the sport. Denise becomes the Buzzards new coach to prove her husband wrong and gets the team into the finals. Along the way, Emma realizes her skill as a goalie and becomes a better athlete. At the finals, the Hurricanes regular goalie Richie is injured while blocking a kick and is replaced by Emma. With 20 seconds left, Sam kicks the ball into the goal, and it is blocked by Emma, tying the game. The Buzzards and the Hurricanes become co-champions of the Youth soccer league organization tournament. Sam gets a date with Greg. Richie goes on a date with Emma. Jerry learns to treat his daughters equally and that winning isn't everything.

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See also

References

  1. ↑ "Switching Goals - Full Cast & Crew". TV Guide . Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  2. ↑ Goldstein, Seth (November 28, 1999). "Big-selling Kate and Ashley grow up, get new format". Video Store Magazine. Duluth. Retrieved December 10, 2025– via ProQuest.
  3. ↑ "Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday MOVIES". The New York Times . December 12, 1999. Retrieved December 10, 2025– via ProQuest.
  4. ↑ Peterson, Jennifer (March 13, 2001). "CHANNEL HOPPING; ACTRESS STARS AS AN ATTORNEY IN BOCHCO'S `PHILLY'". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved December 10, 2025– via ProQuest.
  5. ↑ Allen, Kimberly (March 5, 2000). "Switching goals". Video Store Magazine. Retrieved December 10, 2025– via ProQuest.
  6. ↑ Maurstad, Tom (April 21, 2000). "Olsen twin cutie pies served with extra cheese in new video romp: Switching Goals sees Mary-Kate and Ashley play soccer". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved December 10, 2025– via ProQuest.
  7. ↑ Cheney, Kimberly (2000). "Double the Fun". Winner. Retrieved December 10, 2025– via EBSCOhost.


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