I received a text message early last year from The Great Julie Dolan expressing pure excitement for a football project she could tell me nothing about. Since our last contact had been a frustrating football situation, I wasn’t too sure if she was joking as usual or had sent it to the wrong person.
But sure enough, as we soon chatted over a latte and The Great revealed the vision for a football college, I knew that message was no joke and it was definitely for me.
It was like Julie had read my mind, my dreams, my heart for a football experience that was fulfilling and successful for all involved but most of all, would see us cultivate a new generation of footballers, not based on talent but on attitude, not burning out but expanding dreams, and not just focused on football, but the whole person, family and community.
It was the perfect concept. But surely too good to be true. As if anyone could turn this kind of dream into a reality. Then Julie introduced me to Paul…
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