I had the honor of speaking with American soccer legend, Dr. Joe Machnik, as my guest on The Best Ever You Show. He spent an hour with me talking about his life, career and had some very thoughtful and thought-provoking leadership and development insights. To listen and/or share the show on free replay, click here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/besteveryou/2018/03/29/dr-joe-machnik--american-soccer-legend
Dr. Machnik began his soccer-playing career at the Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University, where he was an All-American goalkeeper in 1962. He later served as graduate assistant coach at LIU (1964-1965) and was named head coach for the 1966 season at age 23, leading his team to the NCAA Championship final.
In 1969, Dr. Machnik moved to the University of New Haven (UNH) and began a 30-year affiliation with UNH serving as men’s soccer and ice hockey coach, Director of Athletics, and later as women’s soccer coach, while also serving as Assistant Professor in the School of Business, Department of Sport Management. Dr. Machnik received a Ph.D. from the University of Utah in 1973.
Dr. Machnik has been named to the Long Island University and University of New Haven’s Athletic Halls of Fame and to the Connecticut and New England Soccer Halls of Fame, as well as the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta through NISOA. In addition, he was named to the list of “Distinguished Alumni” by Long Island University.
Dr. Machnik was hired by Major League Soccer in 1996 as Vice President of Game Operations and served as Assistant to the Deputy Commissioner for On-Field Competition for MLS and Director of Officiating Services for Soccer United Marketing (SUM), its parent company.
Dr. Machnik was a regular member of US Soccer Coaching School’s staff and annual presenter at NSCAA Conventions. In the Major Indoor Soccer League he was appointed Referee-in-Chief, a position he served for five years and officiated hundreds of indoor games.
Dr. Machnik is also the founder of NO 1 Soccer Camps. With over 85,000 satisfied No.1 Campers, the list is countless as to the numbers that have played at the highest levels of intercollegiate soccer on athletic scholarships, as well as, in USA U17 and U20 programs for both men and women, and in the NPSL, MISL, USL, MLS and WPS.
Dr. Machnik resides in South Carolina with wife Barbara, their two daughters, Colette and Janine, and their families. Dr. Machnik enjoys fishing, auto racing, playing with his grandchildren Olivia and Ryder, and figuring out the complexities of his sport, which has been called the world’s most simple game.
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