Massapequa Soccer Club

The Massapequa Soccer Club had been organized by two Massapequans, Pat McComiskey and Hank Oustecky, inside cold weather of 1970. The local community ended up being invited to wait a gathering of which prominent individuals were present :

• Gordon Bradley, then player/coach of the the latest York Cosmos
• Bob Elder, J.V. Coach at Massapequa High School
• Wayne Sunderland, Athletic Director at C.W. Article
• Alan Maher, Teacher, Assistant Main
• "Bo" Wernersback, Coach at Farmingdale University
• Jov Maca, Soccer Hall-of-famer

In March 1971, the Massapequa Soccer Club presented its first official subscription for males 6 through 18. A complete of 259 kids and 18 adults responded. Quickly, enthusiasm for football expanded and the women in the neighborhood additionally wanted to take part. Through the tireless work of Liza Gozley and Nellie Haire, 40percent of our club account today is female.

Soccer shot to popularity and also by 1974, 1, 000 young ones were playing. In addition in 1974, the Massapequa Soccer Club initiated its first invitational intramural competition with more than 1, 800 kiddies participating, which is nevertheless around. In 1978, the M.S.C., in cooperation with Nassau County, offered the largest childhood interior football tournament for travel teams that was held at the Nassau Coliseum. In 1980, the M.S.C. hosted the first of its annual Memorial Day Travel Tournaments.

Our referee training course when it comes to 12 and older youth of the club provides an intramural program with exemplary referees. The club continues to provide mentors and players with all the possibility to update their particular understanding clinics, licensing programs and player centers.

Massapequa teams have actually played, and done really, in England, Ireland, and Holland. They've additionally held numerous league, state, and regional titles and our girls also have participated in the nationals two times. In 1988, the M.S.C. Falcons won the Athena Cup, Under 19 Girls nationwide Championship; initial LIJSL (extended Island Junior Soccer League) staff ever before to take action.

The M.S.C. was one of the first soccer clubs on Long Island to sponsor a course the handicapped childhood in the neighborhood. In 1978, Jane Fulton began her "labor of love" with five children and after this, with a number of helpers, supervises over thirty-five kids

"Soccer is Fun" for the kids happens to be the philosophy of our club. Massapequa happens to be blessed with a good amount of dedicated employees too many to list. Thanks to all who possess worked so hard to reach that which we have today; a club which known for cultivating the true beliefs of football to all or any children in Massapequa location.