Biography

Coach Victor Ochieng is the principal and lead coach at Rapid Fire Elite. Coach Victor is a USA Level II Certified Coach that has more than 21 years coaching experience with national teams, club teams, colleges and the youth in general. In 2012, he will be a Futures’ Coach in New Jersey as well as the Senior and Junior High Performance. As a hockey player, he participated in the 1988 Seoul Olympics and for 7 years played in several international tournaments in Europe, Asia and Africa (1986-92). In 2004, Victor was certified as a Level II Coach by the FIH under the Olympic Solidarity program. He is also a professional engineer with more than 21 years experience and has been an adjunct professor of civil engineering in New York.

KEY EXPERIENCE
Coaching, Field Hockey
2011 – High Performance USA
2011/2 – Futures Coach, NJ
2009-2011 – Head Coach/owner, Rapid Fire Elite – travel team, U19 Girls Field Hockey
2010 to date – Principal, Field Hockey Academy
2008-2011 – Assistant Coach, Kean University Ladies Hockey Team
2003-2008 – Senior National Team Coach (Stats. Coach)
2006-2008 – Head of Coaching, Rapid Fire Club, U19 Girls Field Hockey
2005-2008 – Assistant Coach, Ramapo College Ladies Hockey Team
2003-2006 – Coach, Quik Stix Hockey Club, U19 Girls Field Hockey
1998-2003 - Men’s National Team (Kenya) Under 21 Coach
1996-1998 - Tournament Coach for the Men’s Kenya Armed Forces
1992-96 – Coach, Sliders Ladies Hockey Club
1989-91 – Head Coach, Ladies’ University of Nairobi Hockey Team

PLAYER
1988 – Seoul Olympics
1992 – World Cup Qualifiers, Italy
1986-1994 – Various tourneys in UK, Russia, India, Pakistan, Holland, Egypt, & South Africa

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
2004 – PhD abd, Civil Engineering
2005 – Professional Engineer, PE in NJ, NY, DE, MD
2002-2004 – Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering, City University of New York
2002 – M.Eng, Civil Engineering
1990 – BSc, Civil Engineering

Coach Victor Machoka's hockey career spans over 30 years. As a player he has captained all the teams that he played for; junior school, High School, University & Wazalendo Hockey Club. He is also a National Team trialist and ex-2nd Vice Chairman of the Nairobi Hockey Association. He captained the Varsity team to the National Premier League (Div I) qualification after winning the Provincial League (Div II) in 1990 and won the intervarsity national hockey championships for 2 consecutive years. Victor's coaching resume stretches back to 1989 when he began a 14 year stint as a Head Coach at Kenya High School while pursuing his bachelor's degree at the University of Nairobi. He coached this team to several Kenya Secondary Schools Association Provincial (8) & National Championship finals (4). His high school team, nicknamed "Boma", also won several trophies in major national tournaments organized by the Kenya Ladies Hockey Association. Victor is a graduate of the University of Nairobi (BA Economics), Kenya and Webster University (MBA), and is currently an employee of the United Nations in New York.