Courtside Coffee Catch-Up
Courtside Coffee Catch-Up
Podcast Description
Why C3?
Courtside - Basketball has been my life
Coffee - Is life at this point
Catch-Up - I LOVE a chat and connecting
The concept is simple, organic and authentic conversations with great people across the sporting landscape.
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Content Themes
The podcast embraces themes surrounding basketball culture, personal growth, and the intersection of sports and daily life. Episodes include discussions with athletes, coaches, and sports advocates, exploring topics like challenges in the sport, balancing family life with a sports career, and personal anecdotes about pivotal moments in their basketball journey, such as Jason Williams sharing his introduction to the sport and Nat Hurst discussing her transition from player to coach.
Why C3?
Courtside – Basketball has been my life
Coffee – Is life at this point
Catch-Up – I LOVE a chat and connecting
The concept is simple, organic and authentic conversations with great people across the sporting landscape.
In this episode, I’m joined by Marial Machar — founder of the Eastside Rams Basketball Club, now Rams Sports Group.
What started as a team of friends playing in a local carnival, quickly grew to an interstate road trip and well attended trial saw the Rams grow by 80 literally over night
At 18, while studying law, Marial formally founded the Rams — becoming one of South Australia’s youngest CEOs.
Today, the organisation supports hundreds of young people, has expanded into Queensland, and operates under a powerful for the youth, by the youth model led by peer educators and lived-experience mentors.
In July, the Rams will partner with the Adelaide Junior Basketball League (AJBL) to host the South Sudanese Australian National Basketball Association (SSNBA) Classic at St Clair Recreation Centre — another example of community and culture coming together through the game.
Marial is currently overseas as a recipient of the Winston Churchill Fellowship — specifically the Donald Mackay Churchill Fellowship — exploring global responses to antisocial behaviour and gang issues affecting East African youth.
I really enjoyed not only hearing more about the beginnings of the Rams but getting to know Marial himself. This impressive young man is different — thoughtful, intentional, and deeply committed to creating opportunity for others.
This is a conversation about leadership, purpose, and what can happen when you see a gap and decide to step into it.
I hope you enjoy this catch-up as much as we did.
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