Eyal Zimet spent four seasons as USF's assistant indoor coach and the co-head coach of USF's emerging sport of sand volleyball.
With 22 years of competitive volleyball experience, Zimet spent nine years on the Israeli National Team, including two years as team captain. Zimet then departed his native Israel for the University of Hawaii (Manoa) where he helped the Rainbow Warriors to the 2002 NCAA Championship. A four-year letter-winner as an outside hitter, Zimet served as team captain and was an academic All-American as a senior.
Zimet moved on to the AVP Tour in 2006 and was runner-up for rookie of the year honors. A semifinalist in the 2009 AVP Brooklyn, Zimet finished in the top-10 in the final 2010 team rankings. He represented the United States on the sand overseas, helping his team to the bronze medal in Chennai, India in his third international tournament.
An experienced clinician in both indoor and beach environments, Zimet served as the head coach of the Panamanian National beach volleyball team and guided the program to a silver medal in the FIVB Olympic Qualifier. During his AVP career, Zimet developed conditioning and training programs for several tour professionals and served as an advisor for international teams, including Brazil, Canada, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden and Turkey.
Zimet ran the Eyal Zimet Volleyball Camps in West Bengal, India and served as camp director for the Ramah Darom Volleyball Camps in Atlanta. He also served as a clinician at the University of Hawaii and USF volleyball camps.
Zimet graduated from the University of Hawaii in 2004 with a bachelors degree in Information and Computer Science. A four-time Dean’s List selection,Eyal is a member of the Screen Actor’s Guild (SAG) and served in the Israeli Defense Force (IDF).
