1. Hugh McCutcheon previously coached the US men's and women's national volleyball team, and was the head coach for the University of Minnesota's women's volleyball team from 2012 to 2022.
23 Facts About Hugh McCutcheon
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Hugh McCutcheon played on the New Zealand junior and senior national teams from 1988 to 1990 before coming to the United States and lettered in volleyball and field hockey at Shirley Boys' High School.
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Hugh McCutcheon was a member of New Zealand's national team in 1996 and represented his country on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour in 1997.
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Hugh McCutcheon was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2018.
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In June 2023, Hugh McCutcheon joined the Federation Internationale de Volleyball as a Senior Advisor.
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Hugh McCutcheon played for Brigham Young University from 1991 to 1993 after transferring from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand.
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In 1999, Hugh McCutcheon received an MBA from BYU's Marriott School of Management.
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Hugh McCutcheon was the top assistant coach and recruiter under head coach Carl McGown for BYU from 1995 to 2001.
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Hugh McCutcheon served as a volunteer assistant coach for the men's national team, helping out during the 2001 Volleyball World League, the 2002 World Championships and on five international tours.
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Hugh McCutcheon has served as the head coach of the USA Boys Youth National Team in 2000 and 2001.
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Hugh McCutcheon joined USA Volleyball as a full-time assistant coach for the men's national team program in April 2003.
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Hugh McCutcheon took over the position from long-time head coach Doug Beal, who resigned from his coaching duties to become the new chief executive officer of USA Volleyball.
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Hugh McCutcheon's team went on to win USA's first ever FIVB World League title in 2008 and finished the quadrennial as 2008 Olympic Champions.
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On 10 February 2011, Hugh McCutcheon was named head coach of the University of Minnesota's volleyball team.
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Hugh McCutcheon joined the Gophers on 30 August 2012 after fulfilling his obligations with the National Team.
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In 2008, the US men's national team led by Hugh McCutcheon won the Volleyball World League.
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Hugh McCutcheon led the USA men's volleyball team to the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing for the first time since 1988, defeating gold-medal favorite Brazil in four sets.
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From 2009 to 2012, Hugh McCutcheon served as the head coach of the United States Women's National Volleyball Team.
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Hugh McCutcheon is the author of the book Championship Behaviors: A Model For Competitive Excellence In Sports, with a foreword by American baseball general manager Thad Levine and published by Triumph Books on November 15,2022.
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In writing and speaking about youth sports, Hugh McCutcheon emphasizes that parents, coaches, and players themselves should think about how skills learned in sport can apply to other areas of life, as the odds of embarking on a successful sporting career for any given youth athlete are vanishingly small.
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Hugh McCutcheon strives to focus on the growth and development of his players not just as athletes, but as people.
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On July 21,2021, Hugh McCutcheon delivered a talk at TEDxFargo on 'Championship Behaviors,' that spoke more broadly to the role of sport in society.
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Hugh McCutcheon was away from the team for 3 matches during the tournament, before returning to lead the team to the gold medal.