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PearPitch, community soccer ground, Lantau
Island, Hong Kong in use, 2022 (above)
and design presentation, 2021(below)
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Don Truman
When Don Truman became a licensed coach
of the National Soccer Association in 2017, he probably assumed his
talents would be used to develop players in his native U.S.A. Ironically,
his involvement with the National Association led to an opportunity
to use his abilities in several countries worldwide including Hong
Kong, Malawi, Serbia and Sweden – artistic abilities
that is.
In a quest to realise his avant-garde social services 'Soccer Academy
Roadshow' dream, Truman employed PearSchool III’s online cloning
software. On the advice of software developer Joel Eppinger III (a
tutor at the school 2011-2019) Truman cloned himself four times to
ensure the smooth running of the Academy in four different countries
simultaneously. These clones were digi-genetically modified so as to
operate as efficiently as possible in their respective countries.
'Pear Soccer Academy' did not attempt to convert you into a soccer
fanatic or art enthusiast; it preached about the value of enthusiasm
itself. The Roadshow lived and breathed enthusiasm, with Truman’s
clones leading by example in the four participating cities and Truman
himself watching over proceedings from his studio in Los Angeles.
For an in-depth account of Truman's 'Pear Soccer Academy' see Zander Fackelmann's
essay 'Synthetic
Multi-disciplinary Polyglottic Globetrotting and the Art of Don Truman'.
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