In this episode Morehead State University Baseball Coach Mik Aoki shares his experiences in transformational coaching, building culture and how to give those you lead the best chance for success as people, students and players.

With a pedigree encompassing more than 450 collegiate wins and more than 50 draft picks by Major League organizations, Mik Aoki is now in his third year as head baseball coach at Morehead State. Aoki (A-Oh-key) led the baseball program at Notre Dame for nine seasons after serving as the head coach at Boston College for four campaigns. 

He also held the head coaching spot at Columbia. Forty of his players over his time as a head coach have been named all-conference. Aoki piloted the Irish to 248 wins while seeing 26 of his student-athletes drafted into MLB organizations, including a first-round pick. Four of his players went on to stints with Major League teams, including current Notre Dame alums Caven Biggio (Toronto) and Trey Mancini (Baltimore).

In addition to on-field success, Aoki’s Notre Dame clubs raised more than $75,000 for charity from 2014-19, including awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease). In 2018 and 2019, the baseball team won “The Trophy” at ND for the team most committed to community service. In 2018, his team alone logged more than 1,000 hours of community service. His teams also consistently turned in 3.0 or better team grade point averages.

Aoki has been a strong advocate for the Pete Frates #3 Fund since the diagnosis of his former outfielder, Pete Frates, with ALS in 2012. Frates was a freshman at Boston College during Aoki’s first season as BC and served as team captain on the 2007 Eagles squad which was Aoki’s first as head coach. Since Frates’ diagnosis and ultimate death from ALS, Aoki has helped raise thousands for the foundation to help offset his medical costs and fund research for a cure to ALS.

In this Coaching Matters Group Coaching and Podcast Sponsored By Fundraising University, Coach Aoki will discuss Transformational vs. Transactional Coaching: Using Sport To Teach Life

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