Anna's principal is concerned about her, after she said her parents would be getting remarried, which was not true. As her parents meet with the prinicipal, an honest conversation about the divorce and parents moving on occurs.
Coach Carter talks to his players about the importance of their future and their chance at attending college. He encourages them to analyze their lives and make choices to better themselves.
Although Jess is supposed to be at her sister's traditional Indian wedding, she is playing in a soccer match where she scores the winning goal. The game and her sister's wedding are represntative of the duality of soccer and her culture in her life.