The Globally Ballin Podcast

When it comes to a podcast called, “The Globally Ballin Podcast,” it stands to reason that the more experiences in different places a guest has the better. That being said, Our guest this week, Cory Riordan, is a gold mine. Cory played in Korea, Taiwan, Venezuela Winter League, Dominican Republic Winter League, Independent Baseball on the US East Coast, Minor League Spring Training and I am sure m...

BASEBALL FINALLY! This week we will be discussing the opportunities to play baseball in a few countries outside of the United States. Specifically, our guest will be telling his story of playing in Japan and Taiwan. Most of you baseball fans out there know about Japanese baseball, I would guess. But I wonder how many of you know about Taiwanese baseball. Furthermore, I wonder just how many of you...

Have you ever decided on something that you wanted to do or a field you wanted to pursue, but always had a back-up plan of sorts? Now, flip that; have you ever been so "for sure" about a decision that you slammed the figurative door behind you and burned the bridges on the way out to make sure that there was no going back? Well, you can probably guess by this style of writing, but our guest this w...

Shaq, like a few of our other guests played some indoor football. He bounced around a few teams in a few different leagues in the indoor football world including the NAL. Following some time playing indoor football, Shaq was presented with a very intriguing offer (and something we have not had on the show yet), to go and play America football in Brazil. While still icing his knees, Shaq was given...

You have heard of TBL before, but Dr. Ackerman and Coach Crowder have a lot more to say. Their interview is a lot more than just TBL talk. Dr. Ackerman and Coach Crowder, we at Globally Ballin can honestly say, have given us the most interesting perspective and view on the world of college sports. You have to give this a listen and see what you think. Their view of college sports directly connects...

Our guest this week is Chris Tan. Chris makes a wonderful guest, because besides his wonderful ability as an interviewee, his two past roles and now his current role make him able to check all three of the boxes of our mission statement here at Globally Ballin, "Promote leagues, spotlight teams & opportunities and tell players' stories." Chris Tan, first, played in the PBA (Philippine Basketba...

Although she started off in the Philippines, our guest for this weeks episode, Kayla Franchesca is now in Australia playing hockey and training. Kayla experienced the very beginning of hockey in the Philippines. During a time when there were less than 10 women in the entire country interested in hockey, Kayla became passionate about the sport. Since then it has grown in the Philippines to the poin...

We have talked once in the past about American football in Europe a while back. Today, we revisit that topic with a new guest. Our special guest, Sean Shelton has spent several years in Europe including in Paris, Helsinki as well as some time in Austria. There are a lot of opportunities that are available for you football players around the world. Sean did a wonderful job giving very valuable deta...

If you have learned anything from the Globally Ballin Podcast so far, it is probably something along the lines of, "there are a ton of leagues...wow." Yeah, we are learning the same thing. Today is no exception to this. For this episode, we dive into the East Coast Basketball League (ECBL). This 19 team basketball league stretches from Virginia to Georgia with the two Carolinas in between. To get...

The world of international basketball can be very confusing and very intimidating. Because of this, we love welcoming basketball agents to the show. Daniel Green has a lot to say and a lot of great information out there for you especially if you are a young basketball player looking to play around the world. Daniel Green also has a new role with The Basketball League. Enjoy this episode will give...

There is no question that America has a huge passion for the sport of American Football. This episode takes that truth and puts a twist on it. This week we talk with the owner of the Seattle Spartans, a team in the WFA (Women's Football Alliance) a league with teams all over the country. This week's episode is a little bit different as we look at a league that does not pay players anything signifi...

The ABA is a league here in the United States that confusing and interesting at the same time. There are well over 100 teams in the league, and yet the same team has won the championship 6 out of the last 8 championships. If you are familiar with the ABA, you may be familiar with some of the negatives people have used to point fingers at the ABA; in this episode we will dive directly into those qu...

Ky (Aiden) Howard a key part of the team for NJIT (New Jersey Institute of Technology) that put the team on the map with a win over the No. 17 The Michigan Wolverines (72-70) back in December of 2014. However, his journey was only getting started. Ky had a chance at starting his career off in the G-League, Ky will explain what exactly happened with that. Soon after, Ky found himself playing in Lit...

After a successful stint at UCLA, Claire Winter found herself looking at her potential future full of questions. After not being selected in the NWSL Draft, Claire had to find something else. With no agent, Claire is now playing professional women's soccer in Puerto Rico. Although she, admittedly, always has her eyes open for the next opportunity, Claire is loving her time in Puerto Rico. Besides...

Coreontae DeBerry made a mark on a small town in west Michigan. As he cruised through high school, people knew he had a real chance to really make something out of a career in basketball. Today, those thoughts and feelings people had are being proven accurate. After a time at the University of Cincinnati as a Bearcat, Coreontae played in the G-League, in Canada, Germany, Portugal and Thailand. For...

This week we visit a new country and a familiar sport, basketball in Thailand. Our guest, Chris Daleo, is the head coach of the mens national basketball team in Thailand as well as the head coach for the professional basketball team in Thailand, Hi-Tech. As our first guest to be a coach, Chris gives great insight on what should do to focus while overseas. Chris touches on things he has seen from p...

When you think of ice hockey what countries come to mind? I assume, Canada, the US, different parts of Europe all come to your mind. What about the warm countries do they come to mind? Do you think of the Philippines? If no, why not the Philippines, is it the climate or is there another reason? Okay, so maybe the Philippines did not crack the top of the list in your head for the top ice hockey cou...

Still no gold medal for the Philippines in the Olympics. In this episode, we welcome gold-medal-hopeful, Ernest Obiena to the show. Ernest is a Filipino pole vaulter currently training in Italy to prepare for the SEA Games coming up in just a few weeks as well as the 2020 Olympics (for which he qualified) in Tokyo. Ernest does a great job explaining the life of a pole vaulter as well as what he wo...

Baylin has a very interesting and sought-after story. While playing as the starting quarterback for the Orlando Predators in the National Arena League, Baylin began experiencing things that now, with hindsight, were definite red flags. throughout his story, players were having issues with their apartments that were supposed to be paid for by the team; players were missing checks. Without giving to...

Kassie Gormely is right in the middle of the volleyball world in the Philippines. This interview covers a lot, so there was hard to give it a specific title. Kassie and I talk about volleyball but under many different subtopics such as college volleyball vs pro volleyball, men vs women volleyball, the state of beach volleyball, our thoughts on imports in a general sense, the SEA Games and the gove...

JoJo is a former star of the Arena Football League. While the Arena Football League is still up and running it is nothing like what it was in the past. During the height of the AFL in which JoJo played, figurines of the players were being made, Jerseys were being sold, stars were getting six figures a year, there was even a video game made about the AFL. The height of the AFL is not talked about m...

American Football is very popular here in the US, that is not surprising. It seems as though the NFL stands alone, and while there is not another league close to them, to say they are the only option for football is not accurate. The world of Indoor Football used to be on a massive stage. The AFL used to have ESPN and ABC television contracts and the Arean Bowl used to bring in millions of viewers...

From the little island of Malta, to Australia, to England, to Costa Rica (I think), to Turkey, to Switzerland, to (maybe) back to Turkey, Finally to Egypt currently, Patricia Bright may be living your dream. As a professional basketball player, Patricia, has traveled the world while getting paid to play the sport that she loves. Join us on this episode to hear about Patricia's story as she describ...

Professional basketball is going on all over the world for both men and women. But what does women's professional basketball look like in Egypt? How does the life of a player for the women's national team compare/contrast/connect with the life of a professional basketball? Is the life of a professional women's basketball player all glamor? What is the gap between the Egyptian nationals and the imp...

Notice the astrict by the word "Professional" in the title? Why is that there? Join me as I interview Angeline Gervacio (Dzi) a professional* volleyball player in the Philippines. Although Angeline is a local and not an import, she still gives an incredibly valuable insight into the league of indoor volleyball in the Philippines as well as the potential growth for a new form of volleyball. Ms. Ger...