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'''The Sidelined (Book by S. Cousins)''' | '''The Sidelined (Book by S. Cousins)''' | ||
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| name = The Sidelined {{verified}} | | name = <div style="text-align:center;">The Sidelined {{verified}}</div> | ||
| caption = First edition cover | | image = The Sidelined3.jpg | ||
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| author = S. Cousins | | author = S. Cousins | ||
| country = United States | | country = United States | ||
| language = English | | language = English | ||
| genre = Memorial | | genre = Memorial book | ||
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| pub_date = 2025 | | pub_date = 2025 | ||
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'''The Sidelined''' is a 2025 memoir by American writer and mother S. Cousins. With the evocative subtitle “They tried to bury her, but they didn’t know she was a seed,” the book chronicles the intertwined journey of a mother and her daughter in the world of women’s basketball. It reveals the passion and promise of a dream pursued from childhood, the silent sabotage of systemic bias, and the quiet resilience that allowed both mother and daughter to survive and redefine success. | '''The Sidelined''' is a 2025 memoir by American writer and mother S. Cousins. With the evocative subtitle “They tried to bury her, but they didn’t know she was a seed,” the book chronicles the intertwined journey of a mother and her daughter in the world of women’s basketball. It reveals the passion and promise of a dream pursued from childhood, the silent sabotage of systemic bias, and the quiet resilience that allowed both mother and daughter to survive and redefine success. | ||
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| name = S. Cousins {{verified}} | | name = <div style="text-align:center;">S. Cousins {{verified}}</div> | ||
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'''S. Cousins''' is an American mother, advocate, and first-time author. She wrote The Sidelined as both testimony and tribute to her daughter, Alayasia Douglas, whose basketball journey inspired the memoir. Cousins has described writing as a way to turn pain into purpose, ensuring that her daughter’s struggles — and those of countless other young women — would not remain invisible. | '''S. Cousins''' is an American mother, advocate, and first-time author. She wrote The Sidelined as both testimony and tribute to her daughter, Alayasia Douglas, whose basketball journey inspired the memoir. Cousins has described writing as a way to turn pain into purpose, ensuring that her daughter’s struggles — and those of countless other young women — would not remain invisible. | ||
Her perspective as a Black mother navigating a world of sports politics and systemic bias informs every page of the book. Cousins has since become a voice for parents and athletes seeking fairness, transparency, and dignity in youth and college sports. | Her perspective as a Black mother navigating a world of sports politics and systemic bias informs every page of the book. Cousins has since become a voice for parents and athletes seeking fairness, transparency, and dignity in youth and college sports. | ||
== Conclusion: == | |||
The Sidelined is not just a sports memoir. It is a cultural document. It is the story of a mother and daughter, but also the story of every girl who has ever been told she is “too much,” every mother who has ever sat in the stands fighting an invisible war, and every dream that has ever been silenced by systemic bias. | |||
It reminds readers that victory is not always on the scoreboard. Sometimes, victory is survival. Sometimes, victory is peace. Sometimes, victory is simply still standing. | |||