Matthew Johnson

Bio: Coach Matthew L. Johnson, PES, CES, FNS

Coach Johnson has a diverse background of successful coaching experience at the Collegiate, High school and Youth club levels as well as extensive training in Sport Administration, Exercise Science and Sport Psychology. His education includes a Master of Science from California University of Pennsylvania in Exercise Science and Health Promotion with a concentration on Sport Psychology as well as a Bachelor of Science in Sport Administration from Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania. Johnson is also a certified through the National Academy of Sports Medicine as a Performance Enhancement Specialist, Corrective Exercise Specialist, and Fitness Nutrition Specialist.

Coach began his coaching career at Williamsport Area High School (1995-2003) in Pennsylvania helping lead them to the PIAA Quad A State Championship game in 1995 and winning the PIAA Quad A State Championship 1999. During his eight years with the program Johnson played an integral role in player development and established the Williamsport Billies AAU Basketball Club for out of season competition. Coach Johnson developed many All State athletes and helped several student-athletes obtain athletic scholarships in various sports. His basketball players have had tremendous success and include All Big East players, Division 2 All Americans and NAIA National Champions. A few former Billies players are still playing professional around the World.

Johnson left Williamsport High School in 2003 to help build a community college program at the Pennsylvania College of Technology into a competitive four year collegiate program. He helped the program bring in dynamic recruits that earned All-Conference honors, achieve the best record in school history, and secure NCAA Division 2 and 3 opponents to upgrade the program schedule from the community college level.

In 2007, moved to work as an Assistant Coach alongside former NBA great Hersey Hawkins at Estrella Foothills High School in Goodyear, Arizona. His success on the East Coast followed him to the West Coast as he was able to assist in Estrella Foothills winning the AIA 3A State Championship in 2008, 2009, and 2010. Johnson also took part in the training and development of the State’s all-time Leading Scorer. He then took over as the Head Coach of the Estrella Foothills High School Girls’ Basketball Team in 2011. In his first season Johnson earned AIA 3A West Coach of the Year Honors, led his team to the best record and first play-off win in program history.

Coach Johnson has worked and spoken at several camps and coaches clinics across the country. He recently took his experience in coaching and expertise in player development, performance enhancement and mental training to the players of the Global Basketball Summer League, who are seeking opportunities to advance their careers professionally across the world.

Johnson is also the owner of The IT Factor, LLC.  Which is a personal training/performance enhancement company that offers Integrated Training services to athletes or any individual just looking to develop that “something special” to set them apart from the rest. Whether it is to help them make varsity, become a starter, all conference, all state, earn a college scholarship, get drafted and become an elite professional or just to look good at the beach or class reunion, his program is designed to give you that “IT” Factor.

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https://www.coachup.com/coaches/matthewj

http://betteryou.com/profiles/public_profile/2560

http://www.wello.co/profile/mjohnso4/

http://www.zeel.com/d/127091/matthew-johnson-personal-trainer