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Shannon Boxx embodies hard work, strength and independence. At 26, she was the first uncapped player to be named to a U.S. Women's World Cup squad. Back then, she had no idea she would go on to win a championship title with FC Gold Pride in the WPS, three Olympic gold medals and finish her career as a World Cup Champion. Shannon's success hasn’t been without struggle, including four major surgeries in 2006 alone, but through these experiences, she learned how to overcome adversity and fight for the things she wanted in life. Leading up to the 2015 World Cup, she fought her way back onto the USWNT roster again after another major knee injury and giving birth to her first daughter, Zoe. 

Shannon grew up in a single-parent home in South Torrance, California where her mom worked hard to make sure she never knew their family lived paycheck-to-paycheck. When she was 12 years old, she opened her first bank account and learned how to responsibility for her future. Shannon still balances her own checkbook to this day. After high school, she attended Notre Dame University on a full scholarship and helped her team win a National Championship in 1995. 

As a mother, Shannon wants to make sure her children grow up to be hard-working, humble, and caring individuals who aren’t afraid to chase their dreams. Having her own children has allowed her to connect with the next generation of youth soccer players in different way. As a B-licensed coach, she loves sharing her passion and knowledge of the game with kids, and wants to help them learn how to be humble in their failures and successes as they strive to become the best players they can be. 

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Abby Wambach knows how to score goals. She was the all-time leading scorer at the University of Florida, and holds the international scoring record with 184 goals. She played professional soccer for the Washington, Florida and Western New York clubs, and won two Olympic gold medals (missed '08 due to injury) before finishing her career with a long-awaited World Cup title in 2015 with the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team.

​Abby grew up as the youngest of seven children where she roughhoused with her older brothers and sisters and developed a competitive spirit that has led to so much of her success. ​When she was a USWNT rookie, she talked – a lot. So much so that Julie Foudy gave her a t-shirt that read, ‘Help, I’m talking and I can’t shut up’. “I think that at first – talking was my space filler; I talked because I was nervous,” says Wambach. Not to mention that the USWNT lifestyle involves a lot of downtime in buses, hotels, airports, etc… “You’re talking to fill the time,” says Wambach. “The more I talk, the more someone else might loosen up and share things with me. The closer we get off the field, the closer we get on the field, and that will for sure translate. Any team I’ve been on that has won championships, they’re close.”

As a leading voice for women’s sports, she is excited to connect with the next generation of youth soccer players and inspire them to make a difference on and off the field.​

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Christie Rampone is known by her teammates as "Captain America." She led the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team from 2008-2015, and is a 3-time Olympic gold medalist and 2-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion. She currently plays for Sky Blue FC in the National Women's Soccer League.
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Christie stayed close to home for college, playing both basketball and soccer at Monmouth University, where her sister went to school. Rampone’s senior year soccer season had just ended, and she was on the bus to an away basketball game when her coach handed her a fax – an invite to the Women’s National Team.

She brings her two kids – Rylie and Reece –on her soccer road trips, “They’ve seen the world, they get to see different personalities, and they connect with different personalities. They know how go to the meal room, pick out their own food, say hi to everyone. They learn how to adjust to a team,” says Rampone. “I love seeing how independent and vocal they are. They’re both so outgoing, whereas I was so shy, and I think this lifestyle has forced them to be more independent. 

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