Best Playerdevelopment Podcasts (2025)

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352: Your Diary 247.us Chapter 7: When Players are not Drafted — Arthur Michael E. The Coach #Undrafted #MLBDraft #BaseballJourney #KeepGrinding #PlayerDevelopment 1:04

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Not hearing your name on draft day isn’t the end, it’s the beginning of a new path. Coach shares real stories and practical steps for players who still want to chase the dream. Undrafted baseball players, MLB draft alternatives, baseball career options, unsigned players, baseball adversity.By Michael E. (The Coach)

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356: Chicago White Sox Sign Munetaka Murakami to First Major League Baseball Contract #6#chicagotiktok #viralditiktok #mlbbttofficial #MLb #baseballfans #mlbb #mlbtheshow22 3:05

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By Michael E. (The Coach)

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Yes, We Ran A Christmas Beep Test And Loved It 9:04

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Want a team that shows up, leans in, and stays connected when it matters most? Start with one small tradition. Ben shares a simple holiday story—a family beep test before Christmas lunch—and turns it into a clear playbook for leaders who want stronger culture and steadier performance. From youth to grandparents, everyone takes a role, and that shar…

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355: Chicago White Sox Sign Munetaka Murakami to First Major League Baseball Contract #2 #2025 #2024 #chicagotiktok #unitedstates #mlbbttofficial #mlbtheshow22 #mlbb #MLb 2:59

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MLB Classic Interviews features one-on-one discussions with Michael E. (The Coach), who brings baseball history to life in a unique way. Enjoy moments from a true baseball mind, more at yourdiary247.usBy Michael E. (The Coach)

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354: Chapter 5: Reality Check: The Global Game Author: Michael E. #MLBUntoldTruth #InsideBaseball #MLBStories #BaseballTruth #BehindTheScenes#baseballfans #mlbbtiktok #vir #sportsfansoftiktok 0:52

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The truths no one talks about. Coach exposes the hidden politics, decision-making, and behind-the-scenes realities that shape professional baseball. MLB secrets, untold MLB stories, behind-the-scenes baseball, MLB politics, insider baseball truth.By Michael E. (The Coach)

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353: Chapter 8: MLB Untold Truth: The Global Game Author: Michael E. #MLBUntoldTruth #InsideBaseball #MLBStories #BaseballTruth #BehindTheScenes 2:13

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The truths no one talks about. Coach exposes the hidden politics, decision-making, and behind-the-scenes realities that shape professional baseball. MLB secrets, untold MLB stories, behind-the-scenes baseball, MLB politics, insider baseball truth.By Michael E. (The Coach)

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Chris Lendrum: Leading the leaders, running the NZRU 1:09:05

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What truly turns a collection of talented individuals into a team that outperforms its parts? Chris Lendrum, GM of Professional Rugby and Performance at New Zealand Rugby, reframes culture with a striking idea: ten times eight can equal 60, 80, or 120 depending on the environment you build. From there, we unpack the daily leadership work that makes…

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351: Andrew Rube Foster: Honoring the Father of Negro League Baseball #FarewellRube #LegacyLivesOn #FatherOfBlackBaseball #BlackEnterprise #BlackBusiness #EconomicPower 2:48

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Rube Foster suffered a mental breakdown in 1926 and was institutionalized at the Illinois State Hospital in Kankakee. He died on December 9, 1930, at the age of 51. Despite his tragic end, his vision and leadership laid the foundation for the Negro Leagues and the eventual integration of Major League Baseball.…

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350: Chapter 2: Cincinnati, OH: The Global Game Author: Michael E. #TournamentTeams #TravelBall #ShowcaseBaseball #YouthBaseball #BaseballDevelopment #baseballfans #historiareal #mlbtheshow22 0:50

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From local showcases to high-stakes tournaments, discover how competitive teams can make or break a young athlete’s future. Coach reveals what scouts really watch for. Baseball tournaments, youth showcase teams, select baseball, travel baseball tournaments, player exposure.By Michael E. (The Coach)

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Reflections: Small Players Tackle, Big Players Run 11:20

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One sentence can tell the truth about a team: small players want to tackle and big players want to run. We took that line apart and found the blueprint for a culture that turns comfort zones into competitive edges and effort into belonging. Across the mic, we share stories from the 10–7 connection, why the jersey’s history pulls more weight than an…

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349: Andrew McCutchen Pirates: A Blast from the Past MLB Classic Interviews with Michael E. The Coach #MLBHistory #ColorBarrier #CivilRights 2:58

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MLB Classic Interviews features one-on-one discussions with former MLB scout, Michael E. (The Coach), who brings baseball history to life in a unique way. Enjoy moments from a true baseball mind, more at yourdiary247.usBy Michael E. (The Coach)

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348: Francisco Lindor Cleveland: A Nostalgic Look Back with Michael E. The Coach 3:00

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MLB Classic Interviews features one-on-one discussions with former MLB scout, Michael E. (The Coach), who brings baseball history to life in a unique way. Enjoy moments from a true baseball mind, more at www.mem247.com.By Michael E. (The Coach)

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347: Chapter: 1 Where Coaching Started: The Global Game Author: Michael E. #CoachingJourney #BaseballCoach #MichaelETheCoach #CoachingBeginnings #TheDiaryOfACoach#sportsfansoftiktok #BaseballDevelopment ... 1:38

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The journey begins. Coach Michael E. shares how his passion for coaching took root, shaped by early mentors, faith, and real-life lessons that built the foundation for a 40-year career in the game. Baseball coaching beginnings, how coaches start, youth baseball coach story, Michael E The Coach, coaching foundation…

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346: Chapter 10: Rube Foster and the Business of Black Baseball #GatheringNation #BlackCommunity #UnityThroughSport #sportsfansoftiktok #mlbtheshow22 #hbcu #historiareal #viralditiktok 1:20

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The Negro Leagues weren’t just about baseball; they were about Black enterprise. “When the Monarchs came through, everybody ate. The whole neighborhood came alive.By Michael E. (The Coach)

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345: Chapter 2: Tournament Teams: The Global Game Author: Michael E. and MLB Scout Bill Bryk #TournamentTeams #TravelBall #ShowcaseBaseball #YouthBaseball #BaseballDevelopment 1:30

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From local showcases to high-stakes tournaments, discover how competitive teams can make or break a young athlete’s future. Coach reveals what scouts really watch for. Baseball tournaments, youth showcase teams, select baseball, travel baseball tournaments, player exposure.By Michael E. (The Coach)

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344: Andrew Rube Foster: The Untold Legacy That Inspires Black Baseball #BlackWallStreet #RubeFoster #NegroLeagueBaseball #BlackHistory #CulturalHeritage #SportsLegends #AfricanAmericanHistory #CommunityEmpowerment ... 2:05

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The Father of Black Baseball” Rube Foster’s vision built a league, inspired a movement, and changed American history. Andrew “Rube” Foster (1879–1930) was a pioneering baseball player, manager, and executive.By Michael E. (The Coach)

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343: Your Diary 247.us Chapter 2: Chillicothe, OH Arthur: Michael E. The Coach pt. 1 #TournamentTeams #TravelBall #ShowcaseBaseball #YouthBaseball #BaseballDevelopment 1:01

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From local showcases to high-stakes tournaments, discover how competitive teams can make or break a young athlete’s future. Coach reveals what scouts really watch for. Baseball tournaments, youth showcase teams, select baseball, travel baseball tournaments, player exposure.By Michael E. (The Coach)

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Reflections: From D Team to the Working with the Worlds Best 16:53

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A team list can teach you more than a scoreboard. Ben opens up about growing up in New Zealand rugby culture, missing A teams year after year, and how that sting forged a durable kind of resilience that later powered a professional career and a life in coaching. The story tracks an unlikely path from D team disappointment to Super Rugby, through co…

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342: Black Wall Street USA and Rube Foster, the Father of Negro League Baseball #BlackWallStreet #RubeFoster #NegroLeagueBaseball #BlackHistory #CulturalHeritage #SportsLegends #AfricanAmericanHistory ... 2:15

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Black Wall Street USA proudly announces a national book tour for the groundbreaking new release, Game Changer: Rube Foster and the Birth of Black Baseball—a powerful tribute to the visionary founder of Negro League Baseball, Andrew “Rube” Foster.By Michael E. (The Coach)

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341: Chapter 16: The Legacy Arthur Michael E. The Coach #Legacy #CoachingImpact #SportsLeadership #TheCoach #BuildingLegacy 2:28

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Coach reflects on the lives changed, the players developed, and the generations touched by his journey, coaching legacy, impact of mentors, baseball coaching influence, building a legacy, and leadership in sports developed and respected around the world.By Michael E. (The Coach)

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340: Chapter 2: Barnstorming Andrew "Rube" Foster and Negro League Baseball #RubeFoster #Legacy #RiseToGreatness #SportsIcons 1:06

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Barnstorming not only provided vital playing opportunities in a segregated sports world it also helped spread the excitement of African American baseball far beyond regional boundaries. Rube Foster biography, early life, legendary pitcher, baseball greatnessBy Michael E. (The Coach)

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Augustine Pulu: How Coaches Can Create Monsters! 57:42

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Send us a text If you can SUBSCRIBE, RATE, and SHARE the show and series, you would be doing your bit to grow this show. Very appreciated. Ben To subscribe to the newsletter or to get a copy of the book, jump onto: www.coachingculture.com.au Support the show Share this show with your mates, rugby, coaches, leaders! Dont be shy.…

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339: Your Diary 247.us Chapter 11: Hawaii 2 Arthur: Michael E. The Coach #InternationalBaseball #GlobalGame #WorldwideBaseball #InternationalScouting #MLBInternational 0:58

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From Latin America to Asia and beyond, discover how baseball is played, global baseball, international scouting, baseball around the world, Latin baseball, overseas talent.By Michael E. (The Coach)

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338: Chapter 12: Black Enterprise Rube Foster Negro League economics #BlackEnterprise #BlackBusiness #EconomicPower 0:39

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A study of the Black-owned businesses, teams, stadiums, newspapers, and entertainment that flourished because of the Negro Leagues, Black entrepreneurship, Black-owned businesses, Negro League economics.By Michael E. (The Coach)

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337: Chapter 15: MLB Draft Picks: The Global Game Author: Michael E. #AllTournamentTeam #StandoutPlayers #BaseballSkills #TopPlayers #ScoutingInsights 2:29

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Stories from the draft room. Coach recounts memorable selections, near misses, tough decisions, and what separates drafted players from the rest. MLB draft stories, draft decisions, scouting draft picks, baseball prospects, draft day experiences.By Michael E. (The Coach)

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Mike Catt: No Dumb Questions. Building Brave Team Cultures 1:01:09

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A golden Sydney evening sets the scene, but the real heat in this conversation is Mike Catt’s blueprint for durable, high-performing teams. We go far beyond tactics to unpack why love for the game, genuine care, and trained calm turn individual talent into collective results. Mike traces a remarkable journey from South Africa’s hard-edged competiti…

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336: Chapter 9: Game Changer Rube Foster Final East–West All-Star Game #BaseballDevelopment #mlbbcreatorcamp #mlbb #MLb #historytime #history 1:00

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The East–West All-Star Game did more than showcase baseball talent; it built community, pride, and identity. It reminded America that greatness knows no color, only courage.By Michael E. (The Coach)

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335: Your Diary Chapter 3 MLB Scout The Global Game Author: Michael E. #TournamentTeams #TravelBall #ShowcaseBaseball #YouthBaseball #BaseballDevelopment 1:06

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Inside the world of MLB scouting. Coach Michael E. explains the role, the pressure, the grind, and the responsibility that come with evaluating the next generation of talent. MLB scouting, how scouting works, pro baseball scout, scouting life, MLB scout storiesBy Michael E. (The Coach)

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334: Your Diary Chapter: 4 MLB Dream The Global Game Author: Michael E. #MLBScout #ScoutingLife #BaseballScouting #ProBaseball #InsideMLB 0:48

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Inside the world of MLB scouting. Coach Michael E. explains the role, the pressure, the grind, and the responsibility that come with evaluating the next generation of talent. MLB scouting, how scouting works, pro baseball scout, scouting life, MLB scout storiesBy Michael E. (The Coach)

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The Tony Brown Effect. How he has got the Springboks to a new level. 11:59

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A 70-point demolition tells one story. The way South Africa kept shape with cards, shuffled roles without panic, and attacked with conviction tells the real one: culture, clarity, and coaching aligned. We trace that edge back to Tony Brown’s fingerprints and the mindset that flips good teams into ruthless, resilient units. We start with the simples…

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333: Chapter 14: Farewell Honoring Rube Foster, the Father Negro League Baseball #HisLegacyLives #ConnectingGenerations #GameChanger 1:19

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A reflection on how Foster’s vision still shapes modern sports, economics, leadership, and American culture—connecting the past, present, and future, Rube Foster's legacy, modern impact, and conclusion.By Michael E. (The Coach)

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332: Chapter 15: MLB Draft Picks: The Global Game Author: Michael E. #MLBDraft #DraftPicks #MLBProspects #ScoutingStories #BaseballFuture 2:23

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Stories from the draft room. Coach recounts memorable selections, near misses, tough decisions, and what separates drafted players from the rest. MLB draft stories, draft decisions, scouting draft picks, baseball prospects, draft day experiences.By Michael E. (The Coach)

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331: Who Will Be the 21st Century Rube Foster, the Father of Black Baseball 2:59

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Just as Andrew “Rube” Foster built the Negro National League in 1920 to create a platform where Black athletes could compete, grow, and showcase their brilliance, the 21st century needs a new visionary. A builder. A founder. Someone willing to do again what Foster did a century ago, but on a modern stage.…

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330: Your Diary 247.us Chapter 5: Travel Ball Big Money has become a Multi million dollar industry 0:46

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Travel ball has become a Multi million dollar industry. Coach breaks down the business, the politics, the opportunities, and the hard truths parents need to know. travel ball costs, travel baseball business, youth sports money, pay-to-play baseball, baseball industry truthBy Michael E. (The Coach)

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Phil Dowson: How A Director Of Rugby Shapes Behavior, Balance, And Belief 1:02:36

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If culture is just words on a wall, it won’t survive a 30‑game season. We sat down with Northampton Saints Director of Rugby Phil Dowson to unpack how a top Premiership club actually lives its values: clear behaviors, blunt but caring feedback, and a sense of humor that makes hard work sustainable. From academy integration to senior leadership, fro…

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A reflective look at the philosophies of Eddie Jones. 20:57

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Coaches love big ideas until pressure hits and the ideas melt. Today we share our drafted chapter on Eddie Jones and pull out the hard, usable lessons that survive heat: culture as behavior, observation as a craft, and high standards delivered without resentment. After nearly 50 interviews with elite rugby minds, Eddie’s lens still cuts the cleares…

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329: Chapter 5 Sam Allen Negro League Player: Rube Foster vs Branch Rickey 1:15

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“By 1924, Negro League Baseball was the third-largest black-owned business in America behind North Carolina Mutual Insurance and Madam C.J. Walker’s company. In 1924, they drew over 400,000 fans. In New York, they were drawing 40 to 50,000; the Brooklyn Dodgers were drawing 12 to 13,000.” www.feoa.info…

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Nathan Grey: Toughness is a talent. Coaching the Red/Blue Head Mindset. 1:02:09

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What if the best culture in your team is hiding in plain sight—in the way players clean a table, put plates away, or stick around for a coffee that really means connection? We sit down with Nathan Gray—Wallaby, defense specialist, and now director of rugby—to map the behaviors that make standards visible and repeatable under pressure. Nathan pulls …

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328: Chapter 6 MLB Hypocrisy Negro Leagues History: The Untold Legacy of Rube Foster 1:21

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It is deeply hypocritical for Major League Baseball (MLB) to honor Jackie Robinson each year on April 15th for breaking the color barrier while ignoring the sharp decline of African American players in today’s league. www.feoa.infoBy Michael E. (The Coach)

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327: Chapter 13 HBCUs Andrew Rube Foster Built a League and Transformed a Nation’s Pastime 1:18

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By 2005, approximately 80% of HBCU baseball rosters were composed of non-African American players, and 70% of their head coaches were also non-African American. www,feoa.infoBy Michael E. (The Coach)

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You Don’t Need More Time; You Need Simpler, Sharper Sessions That Fit Your Team’s Identity 17:04

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Ever feel like two practices a week can’t possibly cover skills, systems, set piece, and fitness? We unpack a practical blueprint that turns time pressure into sharper sessions, starting with the one choice that clarifies everything: define your team identity and let it set the plan. From there, we lean into a DIY fitness culture that takes conditi…

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326: Andrew Rube Foster and the Birth Negro League Baseball 7:04

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The Negro National League, which operated from 1920 to 1950, represented far more than athletic competition, www.feoa.infoBy Michael E. (The Coach)

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Sean Graham: Youth Rugby Coaching Masterclass. A Playbook for School Rugby Success 58:47

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What does a team feel like when the culture works? Players show up early. Coaches look for solutions when it rains. Conversations flow before and after practice because care and connection aren’t slogans—they’re the system. We sit down with Sean Graham, long‑time Director of Rugby at St. Joseph’s Nudgee College and founder of the Youth Rugby Coache…

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325: Chapter 5 MLB- Breaking the Color Barrier/Andrew "Rube" Foster 0:52

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Moses Fleetwood Walker - The First to Break Baseball’s Color Line Before Jackie Robinson took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, www.feoa.infoBy Michael E. (The Coach)

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324: Chapter 12 Black Enterprise Rube Foster Father of Black Baseball 0:39

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The Father of Negro League Baseball, The Man, the Myth, The Forgotten Legend, Connecting Past, Present, and Future Generations to the Legacy, www.feoa.infoBy Michael E. (The Coach)

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323: Andrew Rube Foster: The Visionary Behind Black Baseball 0:39

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We are excited to announce that the long-awaited book, *Game Changer: Andrew Rube Foster*, is now available for purchase. This compelling read is not only a bestseller but also an inspirational, nostalgic, entertaining, and intriguing exploration of a true American sports legend. It is a must-have for baseball fans, historians, educators, and anyon…

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Coaching Under Pressure: Owning Your Dark Traits 15:17

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Pressure doesn’t invent character—it reveals it. When the game tightens and the season bites back, many of us slide into sarcasm, shut people out, or bury ourselves in busywork that feels safe. I unpack those dark traits head-on and share how elite coaches identify them, speak them aloud, and build systems that keep emotion from hijacking the facts…

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Mick Byrne : From All Blacks to Fiji. How Self Awareness Creates Culture that Lasts. 1:04:22

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What if culture didn’t need a slogan? Mick Byrne, head coach of the Flying Fijians and former All Blacks coach, joins us to unpack a disarmingly simple idea: culture is values, standards, and beliefs lived every day. No fanfare. No buzzwords. Just behavior. From a Fijian security guard celebrating effort after a loss to rival teams singing together…

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322: Coach Mayden Farwell Tribute to Coach Andre Morgan R I P 4:57

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January 25, 1957 - October 22, 2025 Coach Mayden Farwell Tribute to Coach Andre Morgan R.I.P.By Michael E. (The Coach)

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321: Game Changer Andrew Rube Foster and the Birth of Black Baseball 3:15

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"Game Changer" reveals the powerful story of Andrew Rube Foster, the visionary who founded Negro League Baseball and changed the course of the game forever. His courage, innovation, and leadership built opportunities that reshaped baseball history. feedback @ www.feoa.infoBy Michael E. (The Coach)