User:Martinjacobson1

Martin Jacobson is the winningest high school soccer coach in New York City history. He coaches Martin Luther King, Jr. High School in Manhattan. His teams have won the coveted Public School Athletic League Championship, the largest and oldest high school league in the country, a record 11 times. Teams under his guidance over the last 15 years at MLK have won over 95% of all games played and are consistently one of the top ranked( NSCAA and ESPN Polls )high school teams in the United States.

A recovering heroin addict with over 23 years clean, Martin Jacobson has transformed his life to help his players "get a better life". Coach Jake, as he is affectionately called by his players, works with mostly new immigrants who hail from all over the world. He has placed hundreds of players in college and a number of gifted athletes into the professional ranks.

Coach Jacobson has been featured in many newspaper, magazine and web based articles as well as numerous media shows. The New York Times, ESPN, 60 Minutes II, The NY Daily News, The Fox Soccer Channel, Thisisamericansoccer.com are a few places you can view stories regarding Coach Jake. He was also featured in the Setanta Sports produced award winning documentary "Coach" in 2004.

Award winning director and writer Peter Markle ( go to IMDB.com ) wrote a screenplay called "Urban Kings" about Coach Jake and his teams. Production rights are currently being negotiated.

Best selling author Joe Layden has also submitted a book proposal on Coach Jacobson's life and the sale of the project is imminent.

More information can be accessed by using Google and typing in: Martin Jacobson, soccer coach.