Before setting out on this trip, Boughen had a job in outdoor advertising, aka: billboards.  In college, Boughen helped Notre Dame to Big East regular season and tournament titles, picking up all-tournament, national team of the week, and academic honors.  The center midfielder was an Anthropology major.  Receiving a grant to study sustainable development and social entrepreneurship, Boughen also lived in Rio de Janeiro and played in daily peladas.

Oxenham received her MFA in creative writing from the University of Notre Dame, where she won the Nicholas Sparks Prize, a post-graduate grant to finish her first book.  A 2004 graduate of Duke University's programs in English and Documentary Studies, she made Essence Game and DWS, two short films centered on identity in sports.

At sixteen, Oxenham was the youngest Division I athlete in the history of the NCAA.  A Duke captain, she made two All-ACC teams, led the Duke team in assists, and was named Most Inspirational Player.  She played professionally for Santos FC in Brazil in 2005.

Fergusson is a freelance videographer, editor, and independent documentary filmmaker.  Based in California, she has worked for L.A. based television productions, produced video for organizations like U.S. Soccer, and is currently shooting for a documentary about a federal lawsuit against the California ban on gay marriage.

A 2007 graduate of Duke University's programs in English and Documentary Studies, she was the recipient of the Julia Harper Day award as well as a Benenson Arts Grant.  Also a captain for Duke Women's Soccer, she received the Coaches Award in 2006.  Fergusson produced four short films while at Duke, including Has Beens, which featured Boughen and Oxenham. 

White is the owner of Tripod Media LLC and the producer of Pelada. White worked as Associate Producer for eight-time Emmy winner Sherry Jones. His screen credits include: Capitol Crimes (Bill Moyers, PBS), a ninety-minute documentary untangling the web of money and corruption surrounding lobbyist Jack Abramoff; Dead Wrong: Inside an Intelligence Meltdown (CNN), an examination of the flawed intelligence that ultimately led to war in Iraq; 9/11: For the Record (Bill Moyers, PBS) an exploration of the findings of the 9/11 Commission, and Country Boys (PBS), a six-hour profile following two boys from rural Kentucky through their high school years.

White is a graduate of Duke University's programs in Documentary Studies, Film & Video, and Literature. He is currently shooting a behind-the-scenes documentary about a federal lawsuit against the ban on gay marriage in California.