Volleyball
Beal, Maddie
Maddie Beal
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- coachbeal@ath.msu.edu
- Phone:
- 353-1756
Michigan State head volleyball coach Leah Johnson announced the hiring of Maddie Beal as an assistant coach on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Joining Johnson's staff alongside assistant coaches Jake Barreau and Zheng Xiang.
Beal arrived in East Lansing after spending the 2022 season at DePaul where she was an assistant coach under Marie Zidek. Prior to her stint at DePaul, Beal was a two-year graduate manager at Ole Miss, where the Rebels made their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2010.
At DePaul, Beal worked with all aspects of the program including player development, scouting, recruiting, operations and community engagement, bringing well-rounded experience to the Spartan coaching staff. Beal was recently recognized in April 2023 as a recipient of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Thirty Under 30 award, which honors up-and-coming coaches at all levels of volleyball.
In May, Beal was a participant at the 52nd NCAA Women Coaches Academy, a program designed for women coaches to elevate their holistic coaching effectiveness by learning advanced leadership skills and strategies that directly affect their personal and team success. Participants focus on non-sport-specific concepts in an environment that fosters inclusion across the sports community.
No stranger to the Big Ten Conference, Beal was a four-year letterwinner at Minnesota where she earned Academic All-B1G honors in 2015, 2016 and 2017. Beal served as a co-captain for the Golden Gophers in 2017 and helped Minnesota to a Final Four run during her sophomore season in 2015. After the conclusion of her career in the Twin Cities, Beal joined the beach volleyball program at TCU for one season. Beal's father, Doug, coached the U.S. Men's National Team to a gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Beal arrived in East Lansing after spending the 2022 season at DePaul where she was an assistant coach under Marie Zidek. Prior to her stint at DePaul, Beal was a two-year graduate manager at Ole Miss, where the Rebels made their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2010.
At DePaul, Beal worked with all aspects of the program including player development, scouting, recruiting, operations and community engagement, bringing well-rounded experience to the Spartan coaching staff. Beal was recently recognized in April 2023 as a recipient of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Thirty Under 30 award, which honors up-and-coming coaches at all levels of volleyball.
In May, Beal was a participant at the 52nd NCAA Women Coaches Academy, a program designed for women coaches to elevate their holistic coaching effectiveness by learning advanced leadership skills and strategies that directly affect their personal and team success. Participants focus on non-sport-specific concepts in an environment that fosters inclusion across the sports community.
No stranger to the Big Ten Conference, Beal was a four-year letterwinner at Minnesota where she earned Academic All-B1G honors in 2015, 2016 and 2017. Beal served as a co-captain for the Golden Gophers in 2017 and helped Minnesota to a Final Four run during her sophomore season in 2015. After the conclusion of her career in the Twin Cities, Beal joined the beach volleyball program at TCU for one season. Beal's father, Doug, coached the U.S. Men's National Team to a gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
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