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PearPitch, community soccer ground, Lantau
Island, Hong Kong in use, 2022 (above)
and design presentation, 2021(below)

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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