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Daniel Foo
Associate Head Coach
Daniel Foo was named Associate Head Coach for UTEP Beach Volleyball in May of 2022. Foo came to El Paso after serving as a volunteer assistant coach at New Mexico.
The Albuquerque, N.M., native started out playing baseball at Flagler College, an NAIA school in St. Augustine, Fla. When his baseball career concluded, he needed something to fill his desire to compete. He started playing beach volleyball in 2004 and in 2005, traveling around the country playing in various tournaments. The competition and love for the sport drove him to coaching. In 2015, he helped start the beach volleyball program at New Mexico. By 2016 the team posted a 17-9 record and finished 18th in the country. Foo coached at UNM for five seasons before the program was discontinued. Since 2019, he has been the director and head coach of Albuquerque Beach Volleyball Academy, growing awareness for the game more and more each season.
The Albuquerque, N.M., native started out playing baseball at Flagler College, an NAIA school in St. Augustine, Fla. When his baseball career concluded, he needed something to fill his desire to compete. He started playing beach volleyball in 2004 and in 2005, traveling around the country playing in various tournaments. The competition and love for the sport drove him to coaching. In 2015, he helped start the beach volleyball program at New Mexico. By 2016 the team posted a 17-9 record and finished 18th in the country. Foo coached at UNM for five seasons before the program was discontinued. Since 2019, he has been the director and head coach of Albuquerque Beach Volleyball Academy, growing awareness for the game more and more each season.