EliteQB is Coach Matt Bastardi. Coach Bastardi has been involved with the quarterback position as a player and coach for 38 years. As a player, Bastardi played quarterbacked for the Linwood -Somers Point Panthers (youth), Mainland Regional High School and as a freshman at the University of Delaware.

His coaching experience began shortly after graduation from the University of Delaware in 1980 where he played football and baseball. He served as an assistant football coach at McCorristin High School in 1981 and Head Coach in 1982. From there, he moved on to coach 10 years at Trenton State College (now know as The College of New Jersey). At Trenton State, he coached quarterbacks and receivers and served as offensive coordinator from 1987 to 1992. During his time as coordinator, the Lions offense was known for its balance between the run and pass and was often ranked in the top 10 of Division 3 football in the category of total offense.

Upon leaving college coaching after the 1992 season, Bastardi began his own quarterback training and development camps. In 1998 he co-founded the Pop Warner football program in his home town of Montgomery, New Jersey. The Montgomery Youth Football and Cheerleader Association marked the first organized tackle football program in the towns history. Following that first season, Bastardi helped lead a successful drive to begin football at the high school level. From 1999 thru 2001, he served as head coach of the Pop Warner Midget team. In 2002 he served as offensive coordinator at Montgomery High School for the first year of varsity football. In that first year, the Montgomery offense produced a 1,000 yard passer and 1,000 yard rusher. In 2003, he served as an assistant coach at Ridge High School in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. His duties included head coach of the freshman team and wide receivers coach for the eventual Group III State champ Red Devils. In 2005, he served as a volunteer assistant coaching the quarterbacks at Montgomery High School.

Bastardi began coaching at quarterback camps in 1986 as an instructor at the Quarterback & Receiver Academy. He conducts private and small group camps from December thru August in Montgomery and at specific locations. He also serves as quarterbacks coach for the famed Meadowland Football Challenge and Elite College Combine which typically showcase some of the finest high school QBs in the country in a combine environment.

“I believe the real strength of our instruction is our unique focus on the individual in a one on one or small group environment. As I am the only instructor, I personally see to the development of each one of our quarterbacks. Our focus is on skill development for all aspects of the position. We make extensive use of video in our training and quantify many aspects of our workouts so as to push the QB to excel toward a quantifiable goal. I am passionate about the position and teaching it and enjoy traveling to colleges and visiting with other coaches whose experiences help make me a better coach and consequently, make our students better players.”