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Eric Hammond is in his seventh season with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore volleyball program. After serving as an assistant coach during the 2002 (under Toby Rens) and 2006 (under Alex Temkin) seasons, Hammond was promoted to associate head coach by Don Metil in 2007 with the added responsibility of recruiting coordinator in 2009. Among other duties, Hammond is involved in player development, match preparation, recruiting, scouting and logistics. Hammond has worked with two MEAC Coaches of the Year in cultivating multiple conference Players and Rookies of the Year and several All-MEAC players. He assisted Metil in developing UMES teams that won the national statistical championship in serving in 2007, 2009 and 2010. He also coached Zoe Bowens, the top server in Division I in 2010. Hammond has been playing both indoor and beach volleyball for 18 years. He has organized and directed tournaments as well as coached camps for several orgranizations, including High Peaks and the AVP pro beach tour. He also served as a head coach in the Delmarva Juniors club volleyball program. In April 2009, Hammond was the tournament coordinator for "UMES CSI: Collegiate Sand Invitational," a doubles sand volleyball event held in partnership with USA Volleyball and the Chesapeake Regional Volleyball Association (CHRVA) at Winter Place Park in Salisbury, Md., being the first sand volleyball tournament of its kind on Delmarva. It featured student-athletes from UMES, Delaware State and Salisbury University. Hammond led UMES to the gold medal in the event. Hammond is the MEAC representative on the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division I Assistant Coaches Committee and is the chair of the Publications Sub-committee. He also serves on the Sand Volleyball Sub-committee. He is a member of the AVCA and USA Volleyball plus in an I.M.P.A.C.T. certified coach. Hammond also serves as a writer and editor for multiple national volleyball magazines. Hammond is a 2000 graduate of Salisbury Universty and holds a degree in Communication Arts. He played club volleyball for the Seagulls, primarily as an opposite/right side hitter. He currently lives in Salisbury, Md. |
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