Based on the true story of Iowa City West High School student and volleyball star Caroline Found's tragic death the week before her senior year began.
The real coach, Kathy Bresnahan, can be seen shaking hands and hugging her counterpart, Helen Hunt, during the prelude to the state final game. She is wearing a Live Like Line t-shirt, with her glasses on in the front of the arena.
The girl who plays Ruby is Helen Hunts real life daughter.
The actual Ernie Found is in the beginning of the movie. He is a fan in the stands that "Line" slaps hands with.
The farm that Caroline lives on with her father is the same farm the Kent family lived at in Smallville (2001).