Patrick Farmer (soccer)

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Patrick Farmer
Personal information
Date of birth (1949-05-09) May 9, 1949 (age 74) [1]
Place of birth Old Forge, New York, U.S. [1]
Youth career
Town of Webb Eskimos
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
St. Lawrence Saints
Managerial career
St. Lawrence Saints (men; asst.)
1976–1979 Town of Webb Eskimos (boys JV)
1980–1986 Town of Webb Eskimos (girls)
1987–1993 Ithaca Bombers (women)
1994–2000 Penn State Nittany Lions (women)
2001–2002 New York Power
2003 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (women)
2004–2007 Syracuse Orange (women)
2008–2011 Wisconsin Badgers (women; asst.)
2012–2016 Cornell Big Red (women)
2018 Transylvania Pioneers (women; asst.)
2018–2021 Transylvania Pioneers (women)

Patrick Farmer (born May 9, 1949) is an American soccer coach who currently coaches the women's soccer team at Transylvania University. [2] Farmer previously coached university women's soccer teams at Ithaca, Penn State, Tennessee Tech, Syracuse, and Cornell. He also coached New York Power, the first professional soccer league for women in the United States, in the Women's United Soccer Association. [3]

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Early life and education

A native of Old Forge, New York, Farmer was a letterman on the soccer, skiing, and track teams at Town of Webb High School. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from St. Lawrence University, where he was a three-time letterwinner in soccer and skiing. [4] He also served as an assistant coach and then the head coach for the men's ski team, and assistant coach for the men's soccer team. [3]

Coaching career

Farmer holds an NSCAA Premier diploma, a Prelim badge from the England Football Association as well as a United States Soccer Federation 'A' License. [3]

Town of Webb High School

Farmer served as the boys junior varsity soccer coach at his alma mater, Town of Webb High School, from 1976 to 1979, compiling a record of 44 wins, 12 losses, and 6 ties. From 1980 to 1986 he led the girls' varsity soccer team, winning six league and two regional titles, finishing with a record of 95 wins, 26 losses, and 1 tie. [4]

Ithaca College

Farmer was head coach for the women's soccer team at Ithaca College from 1987–1993. The Bombers made their first NCAA appearance in Farmer's first season as head coach. They later advanced to the national semifinals in 1988. His record during his seven-year tenure at Ithaca was 110-23-23. In 1998, he was inducted into the Ithaca College Sports Hall of Fame. [3]

Penn State University

In 1994, Farmer was hired as the first head coach of the new women's soccer program at Penn State University. His record at Penn State was 123-34-8 (.770). [5] Farmer was named the NSCAA/adidas Division I National Coach of the Year after the 1999 season, also earning the Mid-Atlantic Region coach of the year title for a third time. [3] He led the team to three straight Big Ten championships from 1998–2000.

New York Power

In 2001, Farmer left the collegiate level for the newly former women's professional soccer league, the Women's United Soccer Association. As head coach, he helped lead the New York Power to a third-place finish and the playoff semifinals that same year. [6] [7] [8]

Tennessee Tech

In 2003, Farmer was named head coach of the women's soccer team at Tennessee Tech.

Syracuse University

He returned to his home state of New York the following year to coach for Syracuse University.

University of Wisconsin

He later joined his former Penn State coaching colleagues at the University of Wisconsin as an assistant coach.

Cornell University

In 2012, he was named head coach of the Cornell University women's soccer program.

Honors and awards

In 2007, Farmer was named the 13th-winningest coach (by victories) among active NCAA Division 1 women's soccer coaches. [6] He has been named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Coach of the Year at both the Division I and Division III levels. [3]

College teams

Penn State Nittany Lions

Personal

Personal life

Farmer has two children: a daughter, Courtney, and a son, Cord.

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References

  1. 1 2 "WUSA All-Time Coaching Register". 2002 Official Media Guide. Atlanta, Georgia: Women's United Soccer Association. 2002. p. 154.
  2. ↑ "Patrick Farmer selected as head coach for Transylvania Women's Soccer". Transylvania Athletics. October 17, 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Patrick Farmer biography". Cornell University. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Patrick Farmer Resigns Post At Penn State". Penn State Nittany. December 4, 2000. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Farmer leaves Penn State for WUSA Power; Waldrum stays at Notre Dame". Soccer Times. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  6. 1 2 "Patrick Farmer biography". University of Wisconsin. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  7. ↑ "Patrick Farmer Resigns Post At Penn State". Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  8. ↑ "Former PSU coach tackles new challenge". York Daily Record. 2001-04-09. p. 13. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
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