Rise

Maggie returns to her home town as a rookie Coach, thrust into a tournament where the price of failure is exile. Reunited with her best friend Cat. They meet fierce rivals, deal with the grief of sudden setbacks, and fight off attacks from an enemy in the shadows.In the end, there can only be one winner, and Maggie and Cat will risk it all to give their girls a chance.Nanowrimo 2012 Winner.Maggie is a first year teacher and Coach of the Goulburn girls’ field hockey team. She battles her own insecurities with her best friend in a coma, and her boyfriend Solo unwilling to move to be with her. Two unsustainable situations that Maggie must face alone, all the time taking a young team onwards towards the goal of a State Championship. The trophy everyone around her is craving.Cat is member of the Australian Women’s hockey team when a horrific accident shatters her body and takes five months of her life away. She wakes from her coma broken and scared. Relying on Maggie to rebuild her world.Safely back in her home town, Cat is the ally Maggie needs, and the team keep winning. Setting up a clash against a rival with a score to settle, and forcing Maggie to face the sight of Solo in the arms of someone else.The two friends stand strong together as they meet fierce rivals, deal with the grief of sudden setbacks, and fight off attack after attack from an enemy in the shadows. In the end, there can only be one winner, and Maggie and Cat will risk it all to give their team a chance.