Urban Coaches Network

Urban Coaches Network

By Coach Freeman aka @jfree_da_coachSports
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Urban Coaches Network episodes

  • Episode 11 - Jaylin Freeman - Lady Showtime (Temple, TX)
    Jaylin is the youngest member of the Texas Showtime/Lady Showtime Athletics family. Shew participates in basketball, cross country, soccer and track and field. She is a 800m National Champion and also the AAU Southern Region 7U Cross Country Champion for 2019 as well as National Qualifier (did not attend nationals due to conflict with schedule). Jaylin talks about her vision on the sports she plays and also other activities she enjoys to do outside of sports.
    22 min
  • Episode 10 - Toya Davis Peterson (Texas City HS, TX)
    Coach Peterson stops by to speak about her journey from being a player for Irvin MacArthur {The Mac} to guiding the Texas City Lady Sting Basketball team to their first playoff appearance since 2003 in her second year being the Head Coach. Coach Peterson speaks on the challenges with being a coach coming from the DFW metroplex to the Greater Houston area.
    1 hr 31 min
  • Episode 9 - Full Court Press w/Michael Thomas Feat. Coach Tigee Rideaux (Hamshire-Fannett HS, TX)
    Coach Freeman and Coach Thomas sit down with guest Tigee Rideaux. Coach Rideaux is the 2020 Super Gold Basketball Coach of the Year. He is the Head Basketball coach at Hamshire-Fannett HS (TX). This year's team won a school record 25 games under Coach Rideaux is his 1st season as a head coach. Coach Rideaux was back-court mates with Coach Thomas during Beaumont Ozen's 2001 State Championship Team that went 36-0 then returned to Ozen to start his coaching career at the age of 21 years old.
    52 min
  • Episode 8 - Coach Michael Thomas (Temple HS, TX) Part 2

    Coach Mike T returns to give an update and review on the 2019-2020 season for his Temple Wildcats Basketball Team. He mentioned bringing the Temple Wildcats back to the Texas State Playoffs after a 4 year absence in his 2nd season. Coach Thomas also speaks on the importance of being in contact with his players not only during basketball season but checking on their health and well-being of the young men during the Caronavirus pandemic. Announcement has been made for the new podcast titled "Full Court Press". This season UCN podcast makes a move to join the YouTube community in addition to audio platforms. Enjoy. 

    48 min
  • Episode 7 - COVID-19 talk w/Joshua Brown, BSN, NP part 1
    Joshua Brown steps in giving medical advice and his prospective on the Coronavirus and the trajectory he sees it going in. He gives us insight on things are looking in the DFW Metroplex. For more info about the statistics he mentioned during the episode can be found here: http://worldmeters.info
    40 min
  • Episode 6 - COVID-19 talk w/Guillermo Carnegie, BSN, NP Part 1
    Today's episode features Guillermo Carnegie and we have a little Carona Virus talk. We talk about the basic preventive measures to take and he explains his 3 P's philosophy (Patience , Positivity and Prayer). Here is a video of him giving presentation about COVID-19. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=afIWyC1779U&feature=share
    46 min
  • Episode 5 - Esther Forrester (New York City, NY) Brainiac Tennis
    Tennis Talk with Coach Forrester. Brainiac Tennis is the company that she is the owner of and operates her tennis training through. Coach Forrester played for NCAA Division I Stoney Brook University as an amateur herself. Tennis as a whole is a sport that can be a challenge for the youth of urban communities due to lack of facilities vs those of the suburban communities. Coach Forrester is also an author as well of her book titled " The Instructor Tool Kit" You can follow her on FB @ Elf Tennis and on IG @ ElfTennis1 also you can visit the website www.brainiactennis.com
    47 min
  • Episode 4 - Coach Michael Thomas (Temple HS, TX)

    Coach Mike T makes his debut with the Urban Coaches Network Podcast and goes into a brief history of himself and the game of basketball. Coach Thomas discusses coming from Beaumont to Temple and the similarities and differences and how his upbringing and experiences can relate to the kids he is coaching now at Temple HS. Due to length of conversation this will be his volume 1 episode at the midway point of district schedule as we will meet up again after district completes and aim towards getting the Running Gunning Wildcats back on a playoff run.

    1 hr 1 min
  • Episode 3 - Coach Ashley Cross (Cape Fear HS, NC)
    Coach Cross stops by and discuss her young coaching journey and experiences starting with coaching youth rec league in Germany to coaching Highschool in Oklahoma then landing her current position as the Head Girls Basketball Coach for Cape Fear HS in Fayetteville, NC.
    1 hr 19 min
  • Episode 2 - Coach Richard Macklin (Ssipp Select AAU)
    Coach Macklin joined the podcast and gives us a view of coaching travel basketball in the state of Mississippi. During this episode, we see that we encounter some of the same obstacles as well as share the same goals for the youth basketball players in our communities. FB: Ssipp Select AAU
    56 min

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Coaches coming together across all sports discussing their backgrounds and experiences in the coaching field. Coaches from sports to lifestyles and other avenues.