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Vida, Alexa, Freddie and Lauren learn to overcome their differences and their own issues, discovering the meaning of teamwork as they play for the Power Strikers. Meanwhile Vida steps up to the team captain for treating the other players poorly.
When team captain Dana gets injured, Coach Moore puts Lauren in to fill her giant shoes. Lauren also discovers Chris has a girlfriend.
The girls all become self-conscious about their body image: Alexa is concerned with growing hair above her upper lip, Freddie has back acne, Lauren is worried about her breast cup size and Vida is taller than a boy that she has been crushing on.
Vida begins dating a boy who she later finds out she beat up back in elementary school. Freddie is too scared to use public restrooms.
Vida hosts a slumber party to get the team ready for a game the next day. Vida's plans to eat healthy pasta and watch game film goes out the window, when the team would rather do regular slumber party things like watch television, play Charades and eat pizza. On the way to a costume party dressed in surgical doctor garb, Chris and Evan pretend to be real doctors to impress two older women. The Atwoods plan to surprise their Nana with a visit, but get lost in the road.
Freddie becomes jealous when Lauren and her grandma Lucy share similar interests and spend a lot of time together. Vida's little brother Ty develops a huge crush on Alexa.
Vida accidentally hits Elise in the face with a soccer ball, ruining an upcoming modeling campaign for her, causing Vida to feel guilty. Chris has a major pimple problem and goes to Lauren for help.
Alexa's ego gets slighted when a boy chooses to go out with Freddie over her. The Power Strikers are on a losing streak and Coach Moore goes to a self-help guru for help, who Lauren and Vida discover is a fraud.
Lauren becomes overwhelmed with all of her extracurricular activities with her mother putting pressure on her to quit soccer. Alexa and Evan secretly plan on giving a birthday present to Chris, with Chris thinking that they are dating.
Vida wants Charles to attend more of her games, but when he starts doing so, he becomes another overbearing "stage dad". Chris is working on a film on the Power Strikers to show the team's booster club. However, with encouragement from Evan, Chris plans on embellishing the film with hysterics.
Alexa gets a part-time job at her uncle's Italian restaurant after her dad gets laid off from his job. Marni decides to quit the team and is later promoted to team manager.
A talent scout for an Olympic developmental program chooses Vida to join, causing tension between her and Freddie. Alexa and Marni are worried about Coach Moore's romantic relationship interfering with the team's winning streak. Chris asks for Lauren's help to study for an upcoming exam, finally showing reciprocal romantic feelings for her.
Lauren and Chris' continued time alone together has Alexa concerned for her friend. Lauren's mother then finds out about the blossoming relationship and has her worried as well. Marni and Vida try to keep Freddie off her feet after she suffers a serious ankle injury.
