Tulane Names Eyal Zimet New Beach Volleyball Head Coach
Jul 1, 2019 | Women's Beach Volleyball
Israeli native comes to Tulane following four years at Dartmouth
NEW ORLEANS – Ben Weiner Director of Athletics Chair Troy Dannen announced Monday the hiring of Eyal Zimet as the new women's beach volleyball head coach.
Zimet comes to Tulane from Dartmouth College, where he spent four years as an assistant coach with the Big Green women's volleyball team.
"Eyal really stood out on his trip to campus and his commitment to raising the standard of our beach volleyball program was clear," Dannen said. "We look forward to his leadership and seeing our beach volleyball team become one of the top programs in the nation."
Before his time at Dartmouth, Zimet served as both the co-head coach of the beach volleyball team and assistant coach of the indoor volleyball team for four years at the University of San Francisco.
"I am honored, humbled and very excited to be given this tremendous opportunity to lead the next chapter of the Tulane University Beach Volleyball program," Zimet said. "I would like to thank Tulane Director of Athletics Troy Dannen, Deputy Director of Athletics Mónica Lebrón and the executive team for their trust in me. I am thrilled to be joining the Green Wave and I can't wait to get started."
Prior to his eight years spent coaching, the Israel native played volleyball competitively for more than 20 years.
After competing for the Israeli National Team for nine years, Zimet headed to the U.S. to play for the University of Hawaii, where he helped lead the Rainbow Warriors to an NCAA Championship in 2002.
Graduating from Hawaii in 2004, Zimet then participated in the AVP Tour in 2006 and was runner-up for rookie of the year honors. His professional success continued over the next few years, as Zimet was an AVP Brooklyn semifinalist in 2009 and finished in the top 10 in the 2010 team rankings.
During his AVP career, Zimet also developed and implemented conditioning and training programs for many tour professionals while additionally serving as an advisor for several international teams.
His many accomplishments do not stop there, as Zimet also served as the head coach of the Panamanian National Beach Volleyball Team, guiding the program to a silver medal in the FIVB Olympic Qualifier.
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