Patrick Corvetti enters his third season as SUNY Old Westbury head men’s soccer coach in 2018.
“I am excited for the opportunity to coach college soccer,” said Corvetti. “It has been a dream of mine to coach at this level.”
Corvetti took over the reins from a program that went 5-10-2 in 2015 after failing to advance to the Skyline Conference Championship for the fourth-straight season.
“I am looking forward to building a highly-competitive program that will be a mainstay in postseason play,” added Corvetti.
In two seasons at Old Westbury, Corvetti has advanced the Panthers to Skyline Conference Championship play, including a semifinals round appearance in 2017, the program's first since 2010. The Panthers were recognized by the New York Metro Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association (NYMISOA) for displaying the greatest amount of sportsmanship among four-year men's college programs with the 2017 Dr. Feld Award. Old Westbury posted an 11-4-5 record in 2016 to make its first postseason appearance since 2011.
Corvetti has put together a 21-10-8 record during his time at the helm in which his student-athletes have racked up honors ranging from SUNY Chancellor Scholar-Athlete Award (1), All-Skyline Conference First-Team (4), All-Skyline Conference Second-Team (2) and Skyline Conference All-Sportsmanship Team (2).
After spending 11 seasons (2004-15) as varsity boys head soccer coach at Elmont Memorial High School in Elmont, New York, Corvetti is focused on returning Old Westbury to postseason play.
“The challenge of coaching at the college level is something that I have been preparing for my entire career,” said Corvetti.
At Elmont, Corvetti was a three-time Nassau County AA3 conference coach of the year (2006, 2011, 2012) selection in leading the Spartans to three conference championships (2006, 2011, 2012). During the 2012 season, Corvetti coached Elmont to an undefeated season (12-0-3) as the No. 1 team in Nassau County as well as a top-10 Long Island ranking by Newsday.
Prior to leading Elmont Memorial High School, Corvetti served one season as varsity boys head soccer coach at Elmont Junior High School following a three-year stint as varsity boys assistant soccer coach at New Hyde Park High School.
As a member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), Corvetti holds a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) Class “E” license as well as a NSCAA Goalkeeping Level 1 Diploma. He also gained experience as the Conference AA3 Coordinator for the Nassau County Soccer Coaches Association from 2013-14.
Corvetti’s playing background originated as an all-region center back at Nassau Community College during the 1992 season before earning all-state honors in 1994 at SUNY Albany.
Corvetti graduated SUNY Albany in 1998 with his bachelor’s degree in sociology while minoring in psychology. He then earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in physical education from Hofstra University in 2004. In 2008, Corvetti achieved a second master’s degree in school leadership from Touro College.
Since 2000, Corvetti has served as the physical education and health teacher at Elmont High School. Corvetti resides in Rockville Centre, New York with his wife, Liza, and children, Luke (10) and Sophia (8).
CAREER BREAKDOWN
| School |
Years |
Record |
W/L Pct |
| Old Westbury |
2 |
21-10-8 |
.641 |
| Career |
2 |
21-10-8 |
.641 |
THE CORVETTI FILE
| Year |
School |
W-L |
W/L Pct. |
Postseason |
| 2016 |
Old Westbury |
11-4-5 |
.675 |
Skyline |
| 2017 |
Old Westbury |
10-6-3 |
.605 |
Skyline |
