Manny Matsakis. Master of Science, Curriculum & Instruction, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, May 1989; GPA 4.0.

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1 Manny Matsakis Career Purpose: To develop well-prepared team oriented football players that perform at exceptional levels; while building community and college support to fill the stadium every week. Educational History Post-Graduate coursework in Curriculum & Instruction with an emphasis in advanced teaching technology (30 hours), Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 1994; GPA 4.0. Master of Science, Curriculum & Instruction, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, May 1989; GPA 4.0. Teaching Certification, Science Education, Capital University, Columbus, OH, May 1986; GPA Bachelor of Arts, Biology, Capital University, Columbus, OH, May 1984; GPA 2.78; Coursework was a liberal arts education with an emphasis in Biological Sciences. Graduated with honors, Shadyside High School, Shadyside OH, May 1980; 2 year member of The National Honor Society. Professional History March 2013 to Present Head Football Coach, Bethany College (KS). Hired by Scott McClure. Currently rebuilding the Bethany Swedes football program in multiple facets to compete at the highest level of small college football. February 2010 to March 2013 Head Football Coach, Enka High School (NC). Hired by Brian Carver. Created a turnaround of the Enka Jets football program which culminated with the following results: 1) Largest revenue attendance in history of Enka High School. 2) First playoff appearance in over a decade. (Repeated 3 years in a row) 3) Quadrupled all-time fund raising totals in football program history. 4) Created a partnership with to live stream a multiple camera angles broadcast of all home games. May 2009 to January 2010 Offensive Coordinator, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, CFL. Hired by Mike Kelly. From guest coach, to running backs coach, to being named offensive coordinator in one season. Was responsible for a turnaround of the Blue Bomber offense that took them from 3-8 to 7-11.

2 February 2007 to May 2009 Offensive Coordinator, Capital University, Hired by Jim Bickell. Implemented the Triple Shoot Offense in the Ohio Athletic Conference while mentoring the offensive coaching staff of the Crusaders. February 2004 to 2007 President & CEO, Big Season Sports. A multimedia sports conglomerate created to communities of football fans. Big Season Sports reached a target-market through premium pre-season football magazines in regional markets. December 2002 to January 2004 Head Football Coach, Texas State University, Hired by Greg LaFleur; Embarked on a complete regeneration of the Texas State program working on sixteen specific areas ranging from player development to marketing and promotion of a moribund football program that lacked enthusiasm and excitement at every level. The Bobcats were No. 1 in offense in the Southland Conference and No. 7 in the nation in 2003, averaging yards per game and 26.2 points per game. Along the way, Texas State s offense set 17 school records. During my tenure, we established all-time records in revenue and attendance all the while improving every aspect of the football program to put Texas State within striking distance of a conference title. Our record was 4-8, as our actual attendance increased to sell out in the last game of the season vs. Sam Houston State. December 1999 to December 2002 Assistant Head Coach, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX. Hired by Mike Leach; Embarked on a dual leadership role of spearheading the Red Raider Special Teams units while also overseeing the development of the program from strategic, marketing and structural standpoints. In each of our first two seasons we broke the single season attendance record at Texas Tech University while our Special Teams Units lead the Big XII in scoring. Our record was over a 3 year period with our last season being a breakthrough year of a 9-4 record (with victories over Kansas State, Texas A&M and Texas). Defeated Clemson University in the Mazda-Tangerine Bowl; January 1999 to December 1999 Offensive Coordinator, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY. Hired by Dana Dimel; Assumed the leadership role of transforming one of the worst offenses in college football to the best in the Mountain West Conference. Since the introduction of the Triple-Shoot Offense to the marketing strategy at The University of Wyoming the season ticket sales record was set and there was a 17% increase in the average home attendance. Our record was 7-4, and we were the first team in Cowboy history to defeat BYU, Utah and the Air Force Academy in the same season.

3 January 1995 to January 1999 Head Football Coach, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS. Hired by Bill Quayle; Assumed the duties of turning around a program that was ranked in the bottom 3 rd of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Conference in funding, operating budget and assistant coach s salaries. The school had only had 1 winning season in the MIAA conference prior to President and Founder of Sting & Shoot Enterprises, a merchant s association in the City of Emporia that serves the purpose of supporting Emporia State football by providing discounts to Sting & Shoot members at over 100 area merchants. PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENTS Our staff came to Emporia with an aggressive approach to recruit exclusively high school players from Kansas and blended them with talent from Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Oklahoma and Texas. Attendance and revenue increased significantly over this 4 year period. Records in MIAA, 4-5, 5-4, 5-4, 6-2. Overall records 5-6, 5-6, 7-4 and 9-2. MIAA Conference runners-up. Developed 4 All-Americans, 6 All-Midwest region performers, 52 All- Conference selections, 1 Harlon Hill Award recipient,, 1 Harlon Hill Runner-up, 1 Senior Bowl Participant, 1 Blue-Grey Game participant, the all-time leading rusher in college football history, as well as the all-time leading receiver in MIAA conference history. Implemented an offense that broke nearly every conference and school record and was named the #1 offense in all of college football. ESU s offense was the first in MIAA history to lead the conference in both passing and rushing offense. Defensively, the Hornet s showed steady improvement each season and played extremely well against top-ranked opponents (Defeated 4 top 10 ranked opponents including North Dakota State in the Fargodome). Academically, players were challenged and achieved the highest combined team GPA in Emporia State Football history (2.85) while also placing 72 players on the Athletic Director s Honor Roll. In first year, founded and implemented the Student-athlete development program that began tutorial career services for all athletes at Emporia State. January 1994 to December 1994 Special Teams Coordinator & Tight Ends Coach, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS. Hired by Bill Snyder; Implemented new strategies in punt protection, kickoff return and punt blocking. Our record that season was 9-2 and resulted in an Aloha Bowl appearance on Christmas day.

4 February 1991 to December 1993 Offensive Coordinator, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY. Hired by Joe Gardi; Implemented an offensive attack that helped the Flying Dutchmen lead the nation in passing offense (405 yards per game) and break nearly every offensive record in school history while averaging 38.5 points per game. In addition, three quarterbacks each passed for over 500 yards in a single game. Recruited and coached Wayne Chrebet, All-Pro receiver for the New York Jets; Dave Fiore, Right Tackle for the San Francisco 49ers and Demingo Graham, Right Guard for the San Diego Chargers. Records 8-2, and 8-3. January 1989 to January 1991 Assistant Football Coach, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS. Hired by Bill Snyder. Liaison to the Alumni association responsible for delivering numerous speaking engagements throughout the state of Kansas to Catbackers, coached wide receivers, oversaw administration of quality control program and recruited a four state area. Served under AD Steve Miller. Developed All- Big 8 Conference receiver Michael Smith who went on to play for the Kansas City Chiefs. June 1988 to December 1988 Graduate Assistant Football Coach, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS. Hired by Stan Parrish. Implemented a complete overhaul of the special teams, went from last in the Big 8 to 2 nd in overall special teams play. Coached all units as well as kickers and punters. Developed Mark Porter into an All-Big 8 place-kicker (He kicked a 61 yard field goal versus Nebraska). August 1987 to May 1988 Assistant Football Coach, Barberton High School, Barberton OH. Hired by Don Ault. Coached Wide Receivers in the Wing T Offense, was Head JV coach, special teams coach. Turned around a team that the previous year was 1-9 to a 7-3 finish in our first year.

5 Academic Employment History 2010 to 2013: Physical Education Instructor, Enka High School, Candler, North Carolina : Instructor of Physical Education, College of Education, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas : Instructor of Physical Education, College of Education, Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas : Science Teacher, Barberton High School, Barberton OH. Presentations and Conferences An Overview of the Triple Shoot Offensive System. ; May, Triple Shoot Implementation Clinic, January, 2009, Staten Island, New York. Triple Shoot Implementation Clinic, December, 2007, Columbus, Ohio. Big Season Sports Coaching Clinic, Keynote Address, February, 2006, Chester, West Virginia. Coaching Consultation: Capital University. March, 2005, Columbus, Ohio. (Topic: Offense) The Football Review Ohio Valley, The Triple Shoot 5-step Passing Attack. July, 2004, Wheeling, West Virginia. Georgia Athletic Coaches Association Convention. A balanced attack with the Triple Shoot offense; play-action passing. June 2004, Atlanta, Georgia. San Antonio Area Spring Coaching Clinic. Effective Punt blocking drills and skills. March 2003, San Antonio, Texas. Texas Tech University Spring Coaching Clinic, Motivation in Special Teams & The Field Goal Block Unit. April 2001, Lubbock, Texas. New Jersey Football Coaches Clinic, Motivation in Special Teams & The Field Goal Block Unit. February 2001, Trump Plaza Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey. New Jersey Football Coaches Clinic, Texas Tech Screen Package. February 2001, Trump Plaza Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey.

6 Texas Tech Graduate Seminar, Coaching Football as a Career. February 2001, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. Frank LaBarca Memorial Coaching Clinic, Implementing the Triple Shoot into your offensive package. May 2000, Johnson Regional High School, New Jersey. Morris County Coaching Clinic, Jumpstart your Special Forces with the sideline return. May 2000, Madison Boro High School, New Jersey. Texas Tech University Spring Coaching Clinic, Special Forces Motivation and teaching methods. March 2000, Lubbock, Texas. Nike Coach of the Year Clinic, Dominating the Mountain West - Wyoming Cowboy Offense. March 2000, Denver, Colorado. Morris County Coaching Clinic, Implementing a counter series out of a shotgun formation. May 1999, Farleigh Dickinson University. American Football Quarterly University, Burning up the defense with multiple dash schemes for the QB out of a 4 WR set. March 1999, Orlando, Florida. Contributed to the Intensity Course regarding the exploitation of defensive fronts with the run game. Special Guest, Duke Fry Sports talk Show; Metro sports TV, October 1998, Kansas City, Missouri. Sussex County Coaching Clinic, Implementing an effective blitz package in the red zone, June 1998, Wallkill Valley High School, Hamburg, New Jersey. Also held on the field demonstrations in conjunction with this presentation. American Football Quarterly University, A Balanced Offense without a Tight End or Fullback? March 1998, Fort Worth, Texas. Contributed to breakout group discussions and attended numerous lectures given by the top coaches in the game. Keynote Speech, Your belief systems the power to create greatness, Emporia High School Football Banquet, February 1998, Emporia, Kansas. Kansas State High School Athletic Association Coaching School, Attacking 3 deep zone with high-low reads, August 1996, Topeka, Kansas. Keynote Speech, Persistence the key to success, Marion High School All sports Banquet, May 1996, Marion, Kansas. Northern New Jersey Coaching Clinic, Stretching out the defense with a 4 vertical scheme, June 1994, Butler, New Jersey.

7 Kansas State University Coaching Clinic, Developing the long snapper for an efficient punting game, April 1994, Manhattan, Kansas. AFCA Summer Manual, Airing it out with the Flying Dutchmen, August 1992 Georgia State High School Coaching Clinic, A no-back attack as a viable change up, May, 1992, Atlanta, Georgia. Hofstra University Coaching Clinic, Quarterback drills and skills, building a foundation, April 1992, Hempstead, New York. St. Peters College Coaching Clinic, Implementing a high percentage passing attack, March 1992, Jersey City, New Jersey. Hofstra University Coaching Clinic, Utilizing the Veer as a compliment to the run and shoot, April 1991, Hempstead, New York. Nassau County Coaches Clinic, Slide versus Cover 3 An exercise in concentration, March 1991, Kellenberg High School, Uniondale, New York. Athletic Experiences & Honors A three-time first-team All-Conference performer at Capital (Ohio) University from Following collegiate career was selected in the eighth round of the 1984 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. A graduate of Shadyside (Ohio) High School, an All- State selection in football and state champion in the discus throw. Outstanding Alumnus Honor for Capital University (2003).

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