Coach Johnson comes to us after spending three seasons as an Assistant Coach for Plano East. Originally from Oregon, Coach Johnson began his collegiate playing career at Gordon College. After transferring to the University of Oregon during his sophomore year, he received All-American honors in his junior and senior years. In 2016, he moved to Denver for open tryouts and made the 25-man roster for the Denver Outlaws of Major League Lacrosse (professional). Following the dismantling of the MLL, he used his Polish heritage to continue playing for the Poland National lacrosse team where he participated in the World Games 2018 in Israel. He was Poland’s leading scorer, and in 2023 he played in World Games San Diego scoring 12 goals. He continues to play for Poland today. Matt's coaching career began in 2017 when he coached MCLA college lacrosse for two years. In 2019, he moved to Oregon and coached three years of high school lacrosse. During those years he coached for the Madlax Oregon select program and later moved to Dallas and began coaching at 3D lacrosse. This will be his 6th season coaching high school. Matt works as a commercial and graphic designer and is married to his wife Kaytlin with 2 kids named Jett and Maddox. Jett is 2 years old and Maddox is 2 months

Coach Johnson will be our Varsity Head Coach and will oversee our 7/8 program. He will also consult with our youth coaches on development.