For the 2003 film, see Just for Kicks (film)

Just for Kicks
Genre	Teen comedy
Running time	30 minutes (with commercials)
Creator(s)	Alana Sanko
Executive producer(s)	Matt Dearborn Whoopi Goldberg Tom Leonardis David Brookwell Sean McNamara
Starring	Francesca Catalano Mallory Low Katija Pevec Jessica Williams Craig Robert Young
Country of origin	United States
Original channel	Nickelodeon
Original run	April 19, 2006–August 13, 2006
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Cast

Main Cast

• Francesca Catalano as Alexa D'Amico
• Mallory Low as Winifred "Freddie" Costello
• Katija Pevec as Lauren Zelmer
• Jessica Williams as Vida Atwood
• Jerad Anderson as Chris D'Amico
• Craig Robert Young as Coach Moore

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Recurring Cast

• Jessica Sara as Marni Nelson
• Shelly Buckner as Courtney
• Shani Pride as Elise Atwood
• Kadeem Hardison as Charles Atwood
• Amy Hill as Lucy Costello

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Main Characters

Alexa D'Amico (Francesca Catalano)

She is a typical popular high school girl. She was a former cheerleader and she is fond of boys. SHe has an older brother, Chris. Towards the end of the series, her father gets laid off of his job, which causes some stress for her. Since Alexa started being a soccer player and she had to stop cheerleading. Her old, cliquey friends don't understand why she would rather run around on a muddy field than go shopping.

Winifred "Freddie" Costello (Mallory Low)

She is a tough girl in high school who is not good firends with Alexa because her and her friends are snobs to Freddie at school. Her father is alway with the military, and she lives with her kind Grandmother.

Vida Atwood (Jessica Williams)

Vida is a sporty athletic serious girl, who has a lot in common with her soccer mate Lauren Zelmer. She has been playing soccer the longest, and is sort of the unofficial best at the game. She lives at home with her younger brother, older sister, and parents. Vida is self consious of her towering height, and it is known that she once beat up a boy back in first or second grade.

Lauren Zelmer (Katija Pevec)

Lauren is a shy, timid serious girl who is a good athlete. She is a typical schoolgirl who plays the violin and is on the soccer team. Lauren is very intelligent, and is very busy with extra curricular activities, which causes her much stress. She has a big crush on Alexa's older brother Chris, and at the end of the season they start to date, much to Alexa's disbelief. Her overprotective mother works at a local private school, in which Lauren attends. Pevec in Yours, Mine and Ours, 2005 Katija Mira Pevec (born 1 March 1988 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American actress. ...

Episodes

1. Meet The Power Strikers (1) 4/9/06
2. Meet The Power Strikers (2) 4/9/06
3. Boys Do Cry 4/16/06
4. The Right Size 4/23/06
5. I'll Cry If I Want To 5/7/06
6. I Love Lucy 5/14/06
7. Freudian Kicks 5/21/06
8. Sisters Before Misters 6/11/06
9. Out Of Time 6/18/06
10. We Aren't Family 7/9/06
11. Alexa In Charge 7/16/06
12. Waiting For Fleishman 7/23/06
13. The Longest Yarn 8/13/06