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Ema Boateng of Cate School (Carpinteria, Calif.) is surprised at school by former U.S. Men's National Team player Alexi Lalas with the news.

U-20 U.S. Women's National Team keeper Heaberlin helped the devastated Haitian team via donations and compassion.

The boys' soccer team at Chaminade (St. Louis, Mo.) is a perennial power in the Midwest. For the second consecutive season, the Red Devils have a special assistant coach partially to thank.

Julie Foudy now has her own sports leadership academy and she's a former captain of the U.S. women's soccer national team, but there are a whole lot of things she didn't know in high school.

Forward Lauren Cheney of the Boston Breakers and the U.S. Women's National Team shares her advice for high school athletes.

Goalkeeper Tim Howard of Everton and the U.S. National team shares his advice with high school athletes. His tip: patience, perseverance and hard work will pay off.

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U.S. Women's National Team striker Abby Wambach, who reached 100 goals faster than any American ever, including Mia Hamm, talks about interval training sets she uses to stay atop her game.

New York Red Bulls striker Thierry Henry, formerly of Arsenal and the French National Team's all-time leading goal scorer, talks with ESPN RISE about the early stages of his career and how his training has evolved over time.

Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips, previously with Chelsea and having earned 36 caps with England's national team, talks about his academy days with Nottingham Forest FC.

Chicago Fire midfielder Freddie Ljungberg, formerly of Arsenal, talks with ESPN RISE about his academy days in Sweden and keys for the U.S. Men's National Team to close ground on world powers through its youth system.

Mollie Pathman of Durham Academy (Durham, N.C.) is the Gatorade National Girls Soccer Player of the Year. She's surprised at school with the announcement by U.S. Women's National Team player Cat Whitehill.

All-American pitcher and USA National Team member Angela Tincher shares with ESPN RISE what she was like back in the day.

George Kelly of Christian Brothers (Lincroft, N.J.) split 1:53.10 to help his team win the 4x800 relay title in US#1 7:34.67, edging Penn Relays champ Westfield (Chantilly, Va.), at the 2012 New Balance Nationals Outdoor in Greensboro, North Carolina

Union Catholic (Scotch Plains, N.J.) anchor Allen Eke powered his team to the sprint medley title, splitting 1:49 on the way to 3:23.15 at the 2012 New Balance Nationals Outdoor in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Megan Moye of Cosby (Midlothian, Va.) split 2:08.02 on the 800m anchor leg to lead her team to the sprint medley relay title at the 2012 New Balance Nationals Outdoor in Greenbsoro, North Carolina.