Chop Talk
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#22 Matt Elkin - Yale University Basketball
Guest: Matt Elkin is the Director of Basketball Operations at Ivy league power Yale University. Coach Elkin started as a student manager and has climbed his way up in the basketball since graduating. In this episode he talks about coaching prep school, moving across the country to LA, his time in AAU basketball, and much more. Enjoy!
Breakdown:
•1min - Background
•2min – Manager at Wisconsin
•5:20min – Coaching D3 in college
•9:15 min – Vermont Academy
•15min – Prep School Route
•18min – Working with kids
•21:30 – Lifestyle of working at a prep school
•26:50 – Process of moving to California
•35:40- West Coast Elite AAU