Eric Hammond

Eric Hammond

Player Profile

Position:
Associate Head Coach

Alma Mater (YR)::
Salisbury University '00

Eric Hammond is in his fourth season with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) volleyball program. Eric was a Volunteer Assistant Coach during the 2002 (under Toby Rens) and 2006 (under Alex Temkin) seasons, and was promoted to Associate Head Coach in 2007.

Hammond has worked with two MEAC Coaches of the Year in cultivating multiple MEAC Players of the Year and several All-MEAC players. He also coached last season's team that set multiple school records, reached the conference finals and won the national statistical championship for serving.

Hammond has been playing both indoor and beach volleyball for 15 years. He has organized and directed tournaments, refereed various levels, and judged lines for the AVP pro beach tour. He has served as a coach in the Delmarva Juniors club volleyball program since 2006. In the off-season, he is a clinician for High Peaks Volleyball Camps & Clinics.

Coach Hammond is the MEAC representative on the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division I Assistant Coaches Committee. He is a member of the AVCA, USA Volleyball and the Chesapeake Region Volleyball Association, as well as an I.M.P.A.C.T. certified coach.

Hammond is a 2000 graduate of Salisbury University, and holds a degree in Communication Arts. He played volleyball for the Salisbury University Seagulls, primarily as an Opposite/Right Side Hitter. He currently lives in Salisbury, Maryland.

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