The Globally Ballin Podcast

FIND EVERYTHING WITH OUT LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/globallyballin 👈   You've heard us cover Philippine volleyball in the past. Over the last few years, we have continued to dive deeper and deeper into the league. In this series called "PVL Interviews" we sit down and chat with some of the biggest names in Philippine volleyball. Whether they are Filipino players, imports, coaches, etc. we strive...

FIND EVERYTHING WITH OUT LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/globallyballin 👈   You've heard us cover Philippine volleyball in the past. Over the last few years, we have continued to dive deeper and deeper into the league. In this series called "PVL Interviews" we sit down and chat with some of the biggest names in Philippine volleyball. Whether they are Filipino players, imports, coaches, etc. we strive...

FIND EVERYTHING WITH OUT LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/globallyballin 👈   As sports begin to tease that they are coming back, we welcome the commissioner of a new basketball league here in the US. The PBA or the Pro Basketball Association claims to be a new professional opportunity for players. If you are in the world of minor league basketball, this is an episode you cannot miss!   ...

As early as middle school, Mike Singletary was getting college offers to play basketball. After all the options settled, Singletary decided on Texas Tech. Following his time at Texas Tech, Mike's talents took him and his family all over the world. Join Globally Ballin as we sit down with Mike Singletary and hear his story about his experiences playing professional basketball around the world. Mike...

Football player, John Yaple was given a tryout and a contract from a team in the NGL (National Gridiron League) the incidents that followed left him with more questions than answers. Join Globally Ballin as we sit down with John and hear his story about his experience with the NGL. John's experience with the NGL, the basics of the league, and more on this special episode of the Globally Ballin Pod...

Our guest today is David Magley. David is the president of The Basketball League (TBL). TBL is about to start their 3rd season in the early half of 2021. During this offseason they have seen significant growth. While all the teams from last year have plans to comeback, TBL has already added 8 other teams with more promised to join (per this episode with David). The league often compares themselves...

Our guest today is Kevin Yurkus. Kevin is the head coach of the Saigon Heat a team represented in both the VBA (Vietnam Basketball Association) and the ABL. For this episode we discuss a variety of different topics about the world of international basketball, specifically in Southeast Asia. We basketball in Vietnam for imports, the rise of different southeast Asian basketball leagues, the current...

Our guest today is Zac Benalloul. At the age of 15 Zac started what is now Benalloul Sports Management. For this episode we disucss a variety of different topics about the world of international basketball told from the perspective of an agent. We talk about this upcoming season, what are some leagues to look out for, some teams to look out for, where can you find data on teams that have a checker...

We've talked hockey before, and we have talked women's hockey before. In the past, we looked at a totally different region. In past episodes we have looked at the current state of hockey, specifically women's hockey, in Asia. For this episode, our guest, Chloe Young, helps us break down the current state of women's hockey in Scotland and England. Chloe plays hockey in Scotland and is an ambassador...

In the past, we talked with Zach Melcher, a professional mens volleyball player who played in the Czech Republic. For this episode we are also joined with a mens professional volleyball player who played in the Czech Republic, Matt August. While also coming from the same region of the country, Zach and Matt have different stories. We believe that this is a very important reminder to you listeners...

First off, THANK YOU all for your support. 50 episodes is a major milestone and we thank all of you! In the past, when we talked with Claire Winter in episode 22, we talked about the NWSL (National Women's Soccer League). We did not dive much into the league because Claire's journey did not include a stint in the NWSL. However, since then, we have been hoping to get to talk with someone in the lea...

This episode takes a look at the (for some of you, new) sport of rhythmic gymnastics in India as well as around the world. In addition to the basics of the sport and the growth of it around the world, our guest, Meghana, dives deeper into the motivation that it took to work on being the best in India. As a sport that is not given much spotlight in India (it is huge in other parts of the world) Meg...

As sports look to open up again, we look to the future of another basketball league, The EBA. Taking with him his team, The Dallas Heat, Mason Brawley looks to begin a new semi-professional basketball league. With locations spanning various regions of the United States, we are left with the questions, why another league? Why now? What makes you (Brawley) confident that a new league not only can ma...

This episode takes a look a baseball around the world, but in a different light than we have in the past; we discuss baseball in countries around the world at a youth level, ranging from U9 to college level. Our guest, Mario Signorello is the CEO of the Caribbean Baseball Organization (CBO), an organization that strives to bring baseball events to the Bahamas with teams representing countries all...

This episode is another double feature. Our first guest is the President of the Syracuse Stallions which, at the time of recording this, was the newest team to join The Basketball League for the 2021 season; there have since been two others, Little Rock and another to be revealed later. Our second guest is the President of The Basketball League, itself, David Magley. You may remember David from a...

This episode is another double feature. The relation of the two guests on the show is that they are both from Australia and they both, as of late, played professionally in Indonesia. Although our listeners have not heard from Aryn Williams yet, Ante Bakmaz joined us on our first episode of “The Globally Ballin Podcast Preview” on Instagram live @globallyballinofficial. Although both guests started...

Full disclosure, I heard about Beau Bell from watching A&E's 4th and Loud. As I have mentioned before, this docuseries followed the LA Kiss' inaugural season in 2014 in the Arena Football League; we talked with the quarterback from this same docuseries, JJ Raterink, in episode 36. Once I started to look into Beau, who played a significant role in the docuseries, I found that Beau has quite the...

Together, Luke Hamilton and Brian Hertzog refer to themselves as the "Luke Brian Tour." Their names coupled with the fact that they "tour" the world doing various baseball umpiring gigs results in their nickname.  I won't ask you, but, instead, I will admit that I have yelled far too many times at umpires convinced that they missed a call either on purpose or out of lack of ability and thousa...

For this episode we were blessed to have Courtney Felinski join us to talk international volleyball opportunities. After her time at Georgia Tech, Courtney took her talents around the world including stops like Spain and the Philippines. We have talked volleyball in the past, however, this is our first guest representing women’s professional volleyball from the perspective of an American import. J...

This Saturday, we have a double feature. We decided to take two different interviews and put them together. Both these interviews have a very strong commonality and that is they are both talking about sports in Australia. For our first interview and the first half of the show, we were blessed to talk with Matt Ellis. Matt hosts The Cricket Library Podcast a podcast dedicated to,  you guessed...

For this week, we were blessed to have our guest, Oscar Lopez join us. Oscar Lopez is the head of a media outlet entitled, “Gridiron Beauties.” Gridiron Beauties is an outlet that spotlights the best women’s tackle football as well as the best women’s tackle football athletes around the world. In the past, we talked with the owner of the Seattle Spartans of the WFA, Nicole Pelham. During that...

Typically, I like to write, in the title, some of the countries in which my guest for the episode played. The reason why I did not do that this week is because my guest played in a bunch of different places. He started off playing in the NCAA for the UCONN Huskies. He was then drafted in the 1st round to the New Jersey Nets. Following his time in the NBA Josh traveled the world playing basketball...

Paul Boyette Jr, played football at Texas. Soon after, he spent his time on the practice squad for the Oakland Raiders. After, he spent some time competing for a few different spots in training camps. Most recently, Boyette signed on to play professional football in Japan in the X-Leauge. The defensive end has a wealth of information on the mindset of playing on a practice squad as well as the fin...

This week, we get to discuss a new topic for the show. Our guest for this episode is Zach Melcher. Zach is a professional volleyball player. Most recently, Zach played professional volleyball in the Czech Republic until COVID-19 altered the plans for the season a little bit. Zach just finished his first year, so he brings an interesting perspective to the conversation as he can accurately compare...

Here’s your first warning, if you have not done so and have the time, you should go watch “Fourth and Long” on Amazon Prime. The 10 part documentary details the inaugural season of the LA KISS of the AFL. One of the main focuses of the documentary series was the quarterback, J.J. Raterink. Now J.J. (our guest this week), played in A LOT of other places other than the LA KISS and I absolutely do no...