John Buckley

~ MA 2008 ~

 
 
  • 1969 - Joined NISOA

  • 1969 to present - Officiated over 1,200 college soccer matches— including over 75 NCAA tournament games of which seven (7) were NCAA Final fours. Worked the Division 1 N.E. Championships as a referee

  • 1974 - Massachusetts referee of the Year

  • 1976 - Published “Everyone’s a Tater”

  • 1975 to 1980 - NISOA Regional Clinician

  • 1978 to present - NEISOA Rules interpreter

  • 1979 to 1986 - Officiated Championship matches in the Big East / America East /  ACC / Ivy League

  • 1983 to 1995 - NISOA Mechanics Chair.

  • 1983 -1995 Authored “Mechanics Corner. Also wrote “NISOA WAY” (Official song of NISOA)

  • 1980 to 1994 - NISOA National Clinician

  • 2008 NISOA/ National Soccer Hall of Fame Inductee