Ep. 3 Coaches Lisa(Head Girls Basketball Coach @Manasquan HS) & Matt Kukoda (former Head Boys Coach @Wall and New Egypt)

Garden State Coach Cast

I sit down with Lisa and Matt Kukoda: husband and wife coaching duo. In addition to being the Technology Integration Coach in the Manasquan School District, Lisa is also the head girls coach at Manasquan High School where she has established one of the most dominant programs in the state. In her tenure as the head coach, she has amassed 6 state championships, 2 T.O.C. titles, and 2 Shore Conference Tournament titles. She was the 2018 NJ.com coach of the year and has built a program around placing a premium on developing high character young women, both on and off the court. Matt, who is currently the Supervisor of Curriculum & Instruction at Wall Intermediate, has been the head boys basketball coach at New Egypt High School and Wall Township High School. At New Egypt he helped to continue a culture of hard work and did the same at Wall, where he led the team to its first division title in 40 years and laid the foundation for this year's Central Jersey Group III championship team. In our talk, we get into where their coaching journeys began, granting talented players freedom within an offensive system, being there for each other to talk about coaching conundrums, preparing for the playoffs, their mutual New York Mets fandom, and some of their coaching quirks. They are both immensely dedicated to being coaches, educators, and role models within their community. This was a great session, and I think coaches of all sports would benefit from giving it a listen.

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