Doug Beal (born March 4, 1947, inCleveland, Ohio)^[1] is an American formervolleyball player and coach, a former USA Volleyball CEO, and a member of theInternational Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

• Master's degree in Education fromBowling Green University,
• Doctorate degree in Exercise physiology fromOhio State University
• Doctorate in Humanics fromSpringfield College

Beal competed on two World Championships teams, and fourNORCECA Zone championship teams. The USA National Men's teams did not qualify for the 1972, 1976 or 1980 Olympics. Beal was a five-time All-America player atOhio State University Buckeyes. In 1969 he was voted Most Valuable Player (MVP) of theMidwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. He was also selected MVP of the 1975USVBA Open Championships. He played on theU.S. Men's National Team from 1970 to 1976.

Beal was named head coach of theU.S. Men's National Team in 1977 and became the driving force for establishing a full-time, year-around volleyball training center. The facility was created inDayton, Ohio, in 1978. The center moved toSan Diego, California in 1981 along with the national team program.

With Beal as head coach of the national team, theUnited States captured its first-ever gold medal in men's volleyball at the1984 Olympics. Although he stepped down as head coach following his team's 1984 gold medal run, Beal's pioneering offensive and defensive systems continued to impact the U.S. volleyball program, yielding gold medals at the 1985Volleyball World Cup, the 1986FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championships, and the1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. After his resignation, Beal became the organization's National Team Center Director from 1985 to 1987. He remained involved with the organization until 1990 when he moved to Italy to coach a top professional team.

Beal returned to the men's national team in July, 1993 as a special assistant to the Executive Director/CEO. He worked closely with former USAV Executive Director John Carroll, and was responsible forFIVB relations and player development for the USA national teams. He worked in that capacity until he accepted the program's head coaching position for the second time in 1997.

During his second leg as head coach of the national team, he guided the team at the2000 Olympics inSydney, Australia. He became the second coach in USA Volleyball history to guide three teams to the Olympics when Team USA qualified for the 2004 Summer Games by winning theNORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament inPuerto Rico with a perfect 6-0 record. In the 2004 Summer Games, he guided his squad to a 4-4 record and to a fourth-place finish overall at the2004 Olympics inAthens, Greece

Beal served a two-year stint from 1990 to 1992 as head coach of the Italian Professional League's Mediolanum Gonzaga team inMilan, Italy. MG won theFIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship in 1991 and finished third in 1992.

• Bowling Green State University Head coach 1971
• Ohio State University Head coach 1972-1974,

In 1993, Beal was named executive director of the National Volleyball League, the first professional league organized and operated under the auspices of U.S. Volleyball.

In January 2005, Beal was named Chief Executive Officer of USA Volleyball, the governing body of Volleyball in the United States. In February 2016, Beal announced his retirement as the CEO of the USA volleyball, after serving 11 years in his post. He will retire on January 2, 2017.^[2]

Doug Beal was inducted into theVolleyball Hall of Fame in 1989 and was USA Volleyball's first recipient of the All-Time Great Coach Award in 1995. He was named a finalist for theFederation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) Greatest Coach of the Century. Beal was also recently selected to the USA Volleyball 75th Anniversary All-Era Team as a coach during the Men's 1978-2003 era. He was also inducted into theInternational Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.

Other honors include induction to theOhio State University andCleveland Halls of Fame.

Beal has written and lectured profusely on the subject of volleyball. His books include:

• Spike, Publisher: Slawson Communications Incorporated 1985ISBN 0932238300

Beal also contributed on the following:

• Volleyball Coaching Bible (Part 2, Chapter 4: Seeking Excellence in a Program-Going for the Gold)ISBN 0736039678
• Volleyball: The Keys to Excellence, Volleyball Coaching Tips for the 90's, Publisher: Sports Support Syndicate; 2nd edition (February 1991)ISBN 1878602365

• List of notable Jewish volleyball players

• American men's volleyball players
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• Jewish American sportspeople
• 1947 births
• Living people
• Olympic coaches for the United States
• Bowling Green State University alumni
• Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology alumni
• Springfield College alumni
• 21st-century American Jews
• Ohio State Buckeyes men's volleyball players
• Ohio State Buckeyes men's volleyball coaches
• International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame inductees
• International Volleyball Hall of Fame inductees
• 20th-century American sportsmen
• Olympic volleyball coaches

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