Joshua Mattison
Head Coach 16-2
Coaching Bio:
	Entering my 5 season with Northern Lights: past teams include 15-Black, 17-Red, 17-Black, & 16-2
	AAU finishes include 2nd place finish with 15-Black in 2014, 5th place finish with 17-Black in 2016, and 3rd place finish with 16-2 in 2017.
	2017 season Finishes: 3rd place finish in the international tournament in Alkmeer (Amsterdam Trip), Championships at the January Thaw and Omaha Presidents' Day Tournament, 4th place at the Area Qualifier,
	3rd place finish at both the Big South Qualifier and the Northern Lights Qualifier, and 3rd place finish at AAU.
	This will be my 15th year of coaching volleyball, which includes stops at Stillwater Junior High, Stillwater Area High School, North St. Paul High school, Tartan High School, and currently at Northern Lights.
Playing Bio:
Education:
	Received my BS from UW-River Falls, Teaching Licenses in EBD and LD at Augsburg College, and my Work Based Learning License at Bethel University.
	Graduated High School from Chippewa Falls Area High School in 1999.
Personal Bio:
Favorite Volleyball Moment:
	My favorite volleyball moment was day 4 of AAU in 2014 with 15-Black. The whole day was a wild ride that finished with us playing for a National Championship. The day started playing a very solid Sports Performance team, which was way bigger than us at the net, we found a way to beat them in 2 sets. On to the undefeated Puerto Rico team that had been destroying teams the first 3 days; we game plan and execute perfectly, find a way to knock them off in 2 sets. Gainesville Juniors up next, they were super athletic and physical, set 1 was a slug fest, that went extra points, but we get a couple breaks and win the set. Set 2 we cruise, on to the National Championship match. In front of a standing room only crowd and the 15-Red team playing for a championship on the court next to us, the environment was electric. With a perfect game plan and match ups just right, 15-Black executes at a high level and wins set 1 easy. Set 2 everything changes, their coach spins her lineup and gets their best hitter against our smallest blocker, set 2 we lose. Set 3 goes as scripted, side out volleyball with each team just exchanging points. 13-13 in the 3rd set, both teams could taste victory, a miscommunication on our side & ace serve, we lose 13-15. That's a moment / day that I will never forget in my life, just an incredible run by 9 players and 2 coaches believing in each other.
For more information call Northern Lights Juniors at 952-808-0110 or email northernlights@midwestvolleyball.com.