University of Florida - Tower / Seminole Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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Get New Coaches Hall Earns Promotion Quickly I always tell my players to give it their maximum effort regardless of the score in the game, Galen Hall, head football coach, said. If they try as hard as they can, they can live with themselves when the game is Hall, who became the team ' s offensive coordinator in February, 1984, was named interim head coach after the third game of the 1984 season. Former Head Coach Pell was dismissed of his coaching duties because of the outcome of the NCAA investigation. Later in the season, Hall became head coach after the Gator ' s defeated the Kentucky Wildcats and clinched their first ever Southeastern Conference title. Winning the conference championship was a great feeling for myself, for the and for all the great Florida fans Hall said. Being a part of Florida ' s first title was Hall, originally from Williamsburg, Penn The volleyball program, which was cut in 1978 because of financial matters, was revived in 1984 with the appointment of head coach Marilyn McReavy. McReavy, who has coached three teams to national championship titles, said she chose to come to Florida because coaching here was a step up. By coming to Florida, I can further develop my career as a coach, McReavy said. I wanted to be involved in a top program and excellent women ' s program provides what I was looking for. Befo re coming to Florida, McReavy coached at the University of Kentucky for two years. She took Kentucky ' s volleyball team from obscurity to a number five national ranking. Her first job as a coach was at Utah State where she coached for six years. While at Utah State, McReavy led the Aggies to an Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) national championship in 1979 and a United States Volleyball Association (USBVA) national Pennsylvania, considers himself an easy man to get along with, but a strong disciplinarian when coaching. 1) Sports Information championship in 1982. McReavy, who teaches her players to play aggressively, said she had a lot of exposure to volleyball while she was growing up. In tenth grade, she made her high school team, and has been involved in volleyball ever since. My ideas have changed since then, but one thing that hasn ' t changed is that I wanted volleyball to be a big part of my life and it certainly is, McReavy said. A native of San Angelo, Texas, McReavy attended Southwest Texas State University and earned a bachelor ' s degree in physical education. In 1968, she participated in the Olympics as a member of the United States volleyball team. Participating in the Olympics was an excellent experience for me, McReavy said. It was hard with all the training, but the Olympics is an event every athlete should get a chance to experience. — Maria Hernandez Discipline is needed to have a good team, he said. Hall, who received a football scholarship from Penn State University, played for Penn State and got a bachelor ' s degree in Physical Education with a minor in Mathematics. After graduating in 1962, he played professional football with the Washington Redskins and in 1963, with the New York Jets. Immediately following, Hall was the offensive coordinator at the University of West Virginia and then was offensive dinator at the University of Oklahoma where he stayed for 18 years. During Hall ' s stay, Oklahoma won two straight national championship titles. Although Florida was Hall ' s first job, he says he still finds the challenge rewarding. I enjoy working with young players and seeing them develop. Also, I really enjoy competition, Hall said. Hopefully, I ' ll be Florida ' s coach for a very long time. — Maria Hernandez 2) Sports Information Women ' s Volleyball Is Back McReavy Gets It Rolling Again Coaches 161

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Changes at Top; Gators Beeland Jumps Beeland, who is married and has two children, was born and raised in Florida. His mother, an international To Men ' s Team calibre tennis player and a teaching professional , got him involved in tennis at the age of eight. While attending the University of Florida, he won two singles Southeastern Conference championship titles and three dou- bles SEC championships. Beeland ' s coaching credits include coaching at a tennis club in Clearwater for four years. Some of the juniors (18 and under) he coached there went on to state and national rankings. Before coaching at Florida, he coached the men ' s tennis team at Auburn University from 1976 to 1980. Two of the Auburn players he coached are now in the top 100 world rankings. Beeland received a bachelor ' s degree from Florida in English and hoped to continue school and become a lawyer, but now, Beeland said, tennis is his top priority. — Maria Hernandez In the summer of 1984, the women ' s tennis coach switched over to become the men ' s tennis coach. Steve Beeland took over former coach M.B. Chafin ' s men ' s program, which, he said, was on the rebound. Chafin had recruited a great group of players who ended up ranked 17 in the nation last year, so I inherited a good program here at Florida, Beeland said. Beeland, who played tennis for Florida during his own college career, teaches his players to be mentally tough and aggressive when they play. I want my players at the net all of the time trying to get the other guy to make Beeland said. I worked hard on them in practice and enforce a disciplined environment, but I relate to them as a former player, which makes my relationship with them he said. Coach Brandi Adds Pro ' s Touch Andy Brandi, 33, the new women ' s tennis coach, said he came across the coaching job at Florida through luck. I had been coaching professional players for five years and doing a lot of traveling with them without my wife and son. I was tired of traveling and felt cheated out of family life. One day last year (1984), I ran into a University of Florida alumni and long-time friend and happened to ask her if she knew of any college or university that needed a tennis coach. She told me, ' I know the perfect place. Florida needs one. ' So I came here to see the facilities and got the job. I started in September, 1984 and I really like it here, Brandi said with a smile. Brandi said he enjoys coaching because he is able to share his expertise with who will benefit from it and will improve because of it. Before coming to the university, he coached Carling Bassett, Lisa Bonder and Kathy Rinaldi, three professional tennis players. While at Fiorida, he continues to coach Rinaldi, one of the top women tennis players in the world. Brandi, originally from Puerto Rico, 2) Sports Information came to the United States when he was in high school and got a bachelor ' s degree in marketing from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. During high school and college, he played tennis and went on to play it for four years after graduating from college. Throughout those four years, I traveled 1) Sports Information all over the world going to tennis During one-half of the year, I would teach tennis to make money, then the other half, I would spend money at tournaments, Brandi said, smiling. But when he realized he make it in tennis as a player, he decided to coach. Besides coaching professional women, he has coached juniors (18 and under), who have won national titles, people at tennis clubs and one professional man, who ended up 29 in the world. Brandi, whose older brother is a tennis player, has been playing tennis since he was eight. My family and other families we know in Puerto Rico all belonged to a tennis club there. When I was very young, my father and brother would go play at the club and take me with them. Therefore, I was exposed to tennis through them at a young age, Brandi said. He enjoys tennis because it is an individual sport and performance doesn ' t depend on other people, he said. For now, he is happy being a coach, but he plans on using his marketing degree in the future perhaps in marketing for sports. I can ' t see myself working in an office all day, but if I ever have to, I plan to stay somehow tied to — Maria Hernandez

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