Eastern Michigan Athletics
Slachetka Joins EMU Athletic Sports Performance Staff
7/17/2013 3:06:00 PM | General
He joins the staff as the Associate Head Sports Performance Coach
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — Matt Slachetka, the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Virginia Commonwealth University for the past three seasons, has been named the Associate Head Sports Performance Coach at Eastern Michigan University, Head Sports Performance Coach Blair Wagner announced today, July 17.
The 30-year-old Slachetka joined VCU in 2010 and worked directly with the women's basketball, men's soccer, women's soccer, golf and cross country programs. Prior to joining the VCU staff, he was the graduate assistants strength and conditioning coach at Eastern Illinois University in 2009. Prior to that he spent from 2006-09 as the football sports performance intern at the University of Louisville.
Slachetka was a walk-on football offensive lineman at the University of Massachusetts after serving five years in the United States Marines including two tours of duty in Iraq. A native of Chicopee, Mass., he graduated from Chicopee Comprehensive in 2001 before enrolling in the Armed Forces in June of 2001. He completed his tour in June 2006.
Slachetka graduated from the UMass in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology. He earned his master's degree in sports management from Eastern Illinois University in 2012.
THE MATTHEW SLACHETKA FILE
Name: Matthew Slachetka
Born: Chicopee, Mass.
High School: Chicopee Comprehensive - Graduated in 2001
College: University of Massachusetts - Bachelor's degree in Kinesiology - 2010
Eastern Illinois University - Master's degree in Sports Management - 2012
WORK EXPERIENCE
YEAR SCHOOL JOB TITLE-COACHING ASSIGNMENT
2010-13 Virginia Commonwealth University Assistant Strength Coach
2009 Eastern Illinois University Graduate Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
2006-09 University of Louisville Football Sports Performance Internship
2001-06 United States Marine Corps
The 30-year-old Slachetka joined VCU in 2010 and worked directly with the women's basketball, men's soccer, women's soccer, golf and cross country programs. Prior to joining the VCU staff, he was the graduate assistants strength and conditioning coach at Eastern Illinois University in 2009. Prior to that he spent from 2006-09 as the football sports performance intern at the University of Louisville.
Slachetka was a walk-on football offensive lineman at the University of Massachusetts after serving five years in the United States Marines including two tours of duty in Iraq. A native of Chicopee, Mass., he graduated from Chicopee Comprehensive in 2001 before enrolling in the Armed Forces in June of 2001. He completed his tour in June 2006.
Slachetka graduated from the UMass in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology. He earned his master's degree in sports management from Eastern Illinois University in 2012.
THE MATTHEW SLACHETKA FILE
Name: Matthew Slachetka
Born: Chicopee, Mass.
High School: Chicopee Comprehensive - Graduated in 2001
College: University of Massachusetts - Bachelor's degree in Kinesiology - 2010
Eastern Illinois University - Master's degree in Sports Management - 2012
WORK EXPERIENCE
YEAR SCHOOL JOB TITLE-COACHING ASSIGNMENT
2010-13 Virginia Commonwealth University Assistant Strength Coach
2009 Eastern Illinois University Graduate Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
2006-09 University of Louisville Football Sports Performance Internship
2001-06 United States Marine Corps
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