S1E16(M): A Marin Hoops History with Coach Jeff Skaggs

2024 is here and we blast it off with The RUN TMC Podcast Awesome Week of Interviews. 

First up is Jeff Skaggs, Associate Athletic Director at San Domenico, and a Marin basketball legend and historian. We take a deep dive with Jeff into the MCAL in the 1970s, and the amazing Drake Adult Summer League in the 1980s - a league that showcased NBA and Division-I college players alongside Marin locals. 

Dave and Duffy chat with Jeff about his playing days at Marin Catholic and Southern Utah University, his coaching philosophy in working with youth players (and his valiant effort to ban zones in CYO until 7th grade), and his experiences as one of the stars of the Drake Summer League.

This interview was conducted on October 4th, 2023.

Show Notes:

Musical intro credit to Stroke 9//Logo credit to Katie Levine

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Episode Time Stamps

Introduction: (Length 13min:40)

Sponsors (2:00)

Coach Saia (6:00)

Coach Skaggs background (7:40)

Interview (13:40)

Playing career (15:35)

Drake Summer League (21:00)

Positive Coaching Alliance (26:30)

Coaching Strategies (27:30)

MCAL History (33:30)

Girls Volleyball (38:40)

Drake Summer League 2 (40:00)

Whiteboard Moment (51:45)

Crunchtime (59:00)

Wrap Up (1:07:00)