A SILVER LAKE LINING: Cannizzaro named 2023 ENYYSA Boys competitive coach of the year
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Michael Cannizzaro was named the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association’s 2023 Boys competitive coach of the year.
From left to right: ENYYSA president Richard Christiano, Michael Cannizzaro, ENYYSA first vice president Bill Smith. (Photo courtesy of ENYYSA)
Michael Cannizzaro was named the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association’s 2023 Boys competitive coach of the year.
Cannizzaro was honored at the Eastern New York Hall of Fame Banquet in the Bronx on Jan. 27.
Cannizzaro is the head coach of the Silver Lake Soccer Academy 2008 Premier Boys and has coached Silver Lake teams for nearly a decade. He grew up playing for Silver Lake teams in the Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League, has served as a member of the club’s board of directors and recently was voted as director of the boys program.
“It’s easy to understand why that vote was unanimous as Michael serves as an amazing role model for his players,” Silver Lake president Ken Granowski wrote in his nomination letter. “Michael has created a positive atmosphere for his team. He teaches his players the right way to play the game. Win or lose, he has taught his team to do it with respect. Michael’s demeanor on the sidelines is always positive and his passion to teach his players is matched by none.”
He is a New York City elementary school teacher.
