Back in episode 167 we gathered an international panel at the ABCA convention in Nashville to talk about the state of international baseball — outside of the existing hotbeds of the game. We spent a lot of time talking about the game in Europe. Today we bring in two guys who know the European game
Much like the effort to grow soccer in the U.S., there are organizations making a concerted effort to go against the grain all over the world in trying to develop the game of baseball in cultures that have other priorities. Each year there’s a contingent of coaches that make a longer trek to the ABCA
In episode 9, we got an update on all things baseball in Great Britain from then development director for BaseballSoftballUK and coach of the GB Lions, Liam Carroll. Liam has since moved on and is making a go of it as a freelandce baseball coach around England and Europe. Not only is Liam coaching these
Faith Baptist Christian School of Brandon, Florida and coach Greg Hughes see baseball as a vehicle to help young people. That is itself in keeping with what most coaches see as their mission or one of their core values. Coach Hughes and FBCS have broadened the scope just a bit, however, by taking in kids
The developments in baseball around the world are pretty exciting. Of course, we all see just how strong the game is in the far east and in Central America, but baseball is gaining a foothold in places like Africa and getting some real traction in places where it’s laid a bit dormant, like Europe. Liam
