Double Teamed
Encyclopedia
Double Teamed! is a Disney Channel Original Movie based on the life stories of twin sisters, Heather
and Heidi Burge
. The film was released on VHS but is now out of print.
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 High School
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.
Heather did not like that her father wanted Heidi to play. 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 one of their games, Heidi was the star, as she was selected to take the game winning free throws. 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.
After the game, their coach approaches the twins and their parents, Mary and Larry Burge, and tells Mr. and Mrs. Burge they should consider putting the girls in summer basketball camps, saying they have a great, very bright future and they are going to play college ball - "maybe more", he says. "There's talk of a women's pro-league
."
A clip of the future is then shown, and both Burge twins are playing on professional WNBA teams. Heidi played for the Los Angeles Sparks
and Heather played for the Sacramento Monarchs
. As usual Heather talks to Heidi and says: "Once second best always second best". And then comes tip off and they both jump for the ball.
Heather Burge
Heather Marie Quella is a former professional basketball player and is the twin sister of Heidi Horton.-Growing up:...
and Heidi Burge
Heidi Burge
Heidi Ann Horton is a former professional basketball player and is the twin sister of Heather Quella.-Growing up:...
. The film was released on VHS but is now out of print.
Plot
The Burge sisters were forced to leave their former school and attend a different school so that they would have better chances at college scholarships, 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
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
rather than in basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, 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 High School
Palos Verdes High School
Palos Verdes High School is one of three public high schools on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Southern California, USA...
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.
Heather did not like that her father wanted Heidi to play. 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
Most Valuable Player
In sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests...
. However, in another one of their games, Heidi was the star, as she was selected to take the game winning free throws. 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.
After the game, their coach approaches the twins and their parents, Mary and Larry Burge, and tells Mr. and Mrs. Burge they should consider putting the girls in summer basketball camps, saying they have a great, very bright future and they are going to play college ball - "maybe more", he says. "There's talk of a women's pro-league
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...
."
A clip of the future is then shown, and both Burge twins are playing on professional WNBA teams. Heidi played for the Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks is a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began...
and Heather played for the Sacramento Monarchs
Sacramento Monarchs
The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009...
. As usual Heather talks to Heidi and says: "Once second best always second best". And then comes tip off and they both jump for the ball.
Cast
- Heather BurgeHeather BurgeHeather Marie Quella is a former professional basketball player and is the twin sister of Heidi Horton.-Growing up:...
- Poppi MonroePoppi MonroePoppi Cee Jay Monroe, although she was born in Van Nuys, California at the humble family home of her parents Coni and Ed Monroe, the family moved to Taos, New Mexico before she could remember. She spent most of her childhood being raised in Taos... - Heidi BurgeHeidi BurgeHeidi Ann Horton is a former professional basketball player and is the twin sister of Heather Quella.-Growing up:...
- Annie McElwainAnnie McElwainAnnie McElwain is an American actress best known for playing the role of Heidi Burge in Double Teamed.- Biography :Annie was born in Seattle, Washington, USA and she is also a wedding photographer in Venice Beach, California.-Filmography:... - Nicky Williams - Teal RedmannTeal RedmannTeal B. Redmann is an American actress.-Life:She moved from Minnesota to Los Angeles at the age of 17...
- Larry Burge - Nick SearcyNick SearcyNick Searcy is an American actor who currently portrays Chief DeputyUnited States Marshal Art Mullen on FX's Justified. He also had a major role in the Tom Hanks produced miniseries From the Earth to the Moon as Deke Slayton....
- Madison Stricklin - Tanya Goott
- Wendall Yoshida - Joey MiyashimaJoey MiyashimaJoey Miyashima is a Japanese American television and film actor. Miyashima played Pee-wee Herman's Japanese pen pal, Oki Doki, in "Accidental Playhouse", an episode of Pee-Wee's Playhouse...
- Mary Burge - Mackenzie PhillipsMackenzie PhillipsMackenzie Phillips is an American actress and singer best known for her roles in American Graffiti and as rebellious teenager Julie Cooper Horvath on the sitcom One Day at a Time...
- Galen Alderman - Chris OliveroChris OliveroChristopher Anthony Olivero is an actor known for his guest roles on Boston Public, 24, CBS's CSI: Miami Ghost Whisperer, and his most recent role in the ABC Family channel program Kyle XY as Declan McDonough...