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Post by greenmonkey on Aug 27, 2015 16:25:03 GMT -5
In light of all the "bad" news in the world ...
I picked up a book to read during the soccer practice "wait"
It's really a great TRUE story ... Outcasts United by Warren St John about a young Jordanian woman named Luma Mufleh who was a U14 girls select soccer coach at Decatur-DeKalb YMCA about 10 years ago before she moved to Clarkson Georgia to coach 3 teams of boys made up entirely of immigrant refugees ...
I'm only half way through and I know I'm late to the party since this was mid-late 2000s but this seemed like a great book and story to share .... Especially if you have any soccer crazed kids who need a book report or biography to read!
GM
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Post by spectator on Aug 27, 2015 19:27:08 GMT -5
It's an amazing story - I read about Luma and that team online a few years ago. And yes, a wonderful subject for a school biography project!!!
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Post by Keeper on Aug 27, 2015 20:02:46 GMT -5
My old club use to play some of their older RIAS teams, I had no idea that's how the club started. I wonder if they are still having issues getting field space and if Arthur Blank is gonna share some of his fields with them since he's moving to their backyard.
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Post by soccertwins on Aug 28, 2015 17:09:32 GMT -5
I read about this a few years ago. Great story. I'll suggest this book to my daughters for school. Thanks for the reminder!
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