 | Chad McDole, Head Coach Office Phone: 641-784-5317 e-mail: cmcdole@graceland.edu |
Chad McDole -- Head Men’s Volleyball Coach
Yellowjacket alumnus Chad McDole looks to lead the Yellowjackets to the top of the MidAmerica Men’s Volleyball Intercollegiate Conference (MAMVIC) in his third year with the program.
McDole returns seven players from last year’s 10-17 season, including an all-conference player and a player who was named conference player of the week at least once last year. McDole hopes to continue building the program with top-notch recruits. McDole has for the past two years attended the Boy's State High School Championships in Hawaii, along with his assistant coach Carlos Hernandez. McDole views Hawaii to be a hot-bed for recruiting. McDole says, "Hawaii has so many teriffic players, I feel an overwhelming blanket of support and appreciation from coaches and players. They appreciate the fact that we would make the long trip to give kids the opportunity to go to school and play volleyball. Our two trips have been well worth the effort."
The head coach knows the quality of player he needs due to his personal experience in the sport. McDole was a defensive specialist for the 1998 NIRSA men’s volleyball national championship team. He also served as one of Graceland’s junior varsity women’s volleyball coaches from 1996-99, then graduated with a degree in wellness and recreation at the end of the year.
Following his playing tenure at Graceland, McDole completed his masters of education in sports administration from the University of Kansas in Lawrence. At KU, McDole spent two years as a women’s volleyball assistant under Head Coach Ray Bechard.
Three seasons ago McDole was the head women’s volleyball coach and sports information director at a fellow Heart of America Athletic Conference school, Benedictine College. For the Ravens, McDole was in control of both a varsity and junior varsity women’s volleyball program. The varsity team finished the season 26-7, with a second-place finish and an 8-2 record in the HAAC.
The Graceland graduate has been on staff for several volleyball camps including USAV National Development Camps for the past 13 years, USAV Regional High Performance Camps for two years, University of Kansas Volleyball camps for the past four years, the Benedictine College Camp for two years and the Fort Osage Volleyball Camp for three years. McDole is also a member of USA Volleyball and the American Volleyball Coaches Association.
McDole’s coaching position is coupled with a teaching appointment in the Division of Health and Movement Sciences, where he teaches facility management, wellness assessment, motor learning, introduction to leisure studies and teaching team sports.
Chad and his wife Amber are the parents of twin boys, Tyson and Trevor. Chad is the son of Patty and Stew McDole, who is the head women’s volleyball coach at Graceland University.
