Elliot Steinmetz

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Elliot Steinmetz
Yeshiva Maccabees
Position Head coach
League NCAA D-III
Personal information
Born1980 (age 43–44)
NationalityAmerican
Coaching career2005–present
Career history
As coach:
2005–2010Hebrew Academy of Nassau County
2014–present Yeshiva
Career highlights and awards

Elliot Steinmetz (born 1980) is an American real estate lawyer and basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Yeshiva University Maccabees, under the NCAA Division III bracket.

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Coaching career

He was employed to become a coach for the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County from 2005 until he stepped down from the position in 2010. [1]

On April 28, 2014, he was signed to become the next head coach of the Yeshiva University Maccabees. [2]

From November 2019 until December 2021, his Maccabees won an astounding 50 consecutive victories, but despite that fact, he was quoted having said that: "Honestly, I don’t pay attention, Funny – I knew we have the streak, but we take it one game at time. We have a maturity, and a lot of our top guys are motivated, and that makes my job a lot easier." [3]

In an interview, his philosophical vantage point, when narrowed down in a basketball stance, is not about winning rings, trophies or championships in a general sense, but to aid his team to get better everyday and try to represent the said university and the Jewish community in a positive note. [4]

In 2023, Steinmetz was awarded the Jewish Sports Heritage Association’s inaugural Marty Riger Outstanding Jewish Coach of the Year Award. [5]

Steinmetz is a partner at the Long Island based law firm of Rosenberg & Steinmetz PC. A boutique real estate law firm with areas of practice focused on commercial real estate transactions and litigation. [6]

Personal life

Steinmetz is Jewish, and lives in Woodmere, New York. [5] He completed his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree at St. John's University School of Law in 2005.

His son Jacob Steinmetz is a professional baseball pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. He was selected in the third round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the Diamondbacks. He was the first practicing Orthodox Jewish player to be selected by a major league team. He played for Team Israel in the 2023 World Baseball Classic in Miami, Florida, in March 2023. [7] [8] [9]

Head coaching record

As of July 10, 2022

TeamYearGWLW–L%Result
Yeshiva Maccabees 2014–15251411.560
Yeshiva Maccabees 2015–16271512.556
Yeshiva Maccabees 2016–17251510.600
Yeshiva Maccabees 2017–18291811.621Won Skyline Conference champion
Yeshiva Maccabees 2018–1927198.704
Yeshiva Maccabees 2019–2030291.967Won Skyline Conference champion
Yeshiva Maccabees 2020–217701.000Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Yeshiva Maccabees 2021–2229245.828Won Skyline Conference champion
Career19914257.714

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References

  1. ↑ "Woodmere resident Coach Elliot Steinmetz coaches the Yeshiva University Maccabees". liherald.com. November 18, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  2. ↑ "ELLIOT STEINMETZ PROFILE". yumacs.com. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Woodmere resident Coach Elliot Steinmetz coaches the Yeshiva University Maccabees". liherald.com. November 18, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Elliot Steinmetz: Sports Dad of the Year". forward.com. December 24, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  5. 1 2 Bessen, Jeff (30 April 2023). "Celebrating successful Jewish people in sports". Herald Community Newspapers.
  6. ↑ https://rspclawyers.com.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ Saphirstein, Shabsie (14 July 2021). "Steinmetz's Local Roots". Queens Jewish Link.
  8. ↑ "Jacob Steinmetz Stats, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com.
  9. ↑ Green, Karen C. (23 August 2012). "Woodmere's Jacob Steinmetz found his sweet spot". The Jewish Star.
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