We Won Then We Were Out
The Journey · Day 6 We Won. Then We Were Out. Journey Marker: 2003 | Shawnee Little League — Oklahoma Braves By 2003, the Oklahoma Braves had been together for…
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The Journey
Stories Behind the Research
From remembrance to research. From experience to advocacy.
The Journey is my personal account of the experiences, people, decisions, successes, failures, questions and lessons that shaped the path from a memorial mission to youth sports research and reform.
This is where I step away from the spreadsheets, financial models, public records and formal reports to tell the human story behind them. Each chapter follows the journey as it unfolded—one experience, one question and one turning point at a time.
The Story, One Chapter at a Time
These posts follow the journey chronologically. The goal is not to rewrite the past with what I know today, but to preserve what I understood at the time and then reflect on what years of experience, documentation and research later revealed.
The Continuing Story
Latest From The Journey
Explore the chapters below. New installments continue the story from family and baseball to remembrance, research and advocacy.
The Miles Behind The Memories
The Journey · Day 5 The Miles Behind the Memories Journey Marker: Oklahoma Braves | Early 2000s — From Shawnee to the Road By the time we had our indoor…
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The Building That Became Our Baseball Home
The Journey · Day 4 The Building That Became Our Baseball Home Journey Marker: Shawnee, Oklahoma | Oklahoma Braves — Around the Turn of the 2000s By the time the…
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When Development Became Competition
The Journey · Day 3 When Development Became Competition Journey Marker: Shawnee Braves → Oklahoma Braves | Late 1990s The first year I coached the Braves, I inherited a team…
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The Team Nobody Wanted
The Journey · Day 2 The Team Nobody Wanted Journey Marker: Young Fatherhood — Prague to Shawnee, Oklahoma | Early–Mid 1990s There are moments in life that seem ordinary when…
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Before There Was Research — There Was a Kid Who Wanted to Play
The Journey · Daily Installment Before There Was Research — There Was a Kid Who Wanted to Play Journey Marker: Childhood — Moore, Oklahoma Before there was Integrity of the…
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How a Memorial Became a Mission for Youth Sports Reform
The Journey · Personal Reflections by Kenneth Crawford How a Memorial Became a Mission The personal story behind the research, the questions, and the path toward youth sports reform. This…
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