Gabriela Macedo
"Coach Gabi"
From Rio de Janeiro, Brasil! Coach Gabi is a former collegiate athlete in both soccer & volleyball (D1 athlete). Her passion for the game, the process, and teaching led her into coaching. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering and is a Personal Trainer. Focused on athletes and high performance, she also has certifications in Youth Performance and Movement Correction.
Multi-sport champion as an athlete (in Brazil and the U.S), she's the heart of our team and brings it all to our athletes; a High level of training, energy, and international knowledge on different levels of competition.
career
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Texas Fury Volleyball (2021-current)
- 1st Place at SCVA Red Rock Rave National Qualifier - 16 USA (2021)
- 1st Place at USAV Nationals - 15 Freedom (2022)
College Recruiting Coordinator (2022-current)
-Head Coach
11 Impact & 17 Legacy (2021-22)
13 Legacy & 15 Legacy (2022-23)
-Assistant Coach
16 Legacy (2020-21) | 15 Legacy (2021-22)
-Summer Camps & College Prep Camps (2021, 2022)
-HS Camps, ATP and ETP Programs (2021, 2022)
Texas Fury Sand
Sand Coordinator & Coach (2021, 2022)
Evansville United Volleyball Academy (2018-2020)
-Head Coach 11s | 14s
Assistant Coach 15s
Sand Volleyball Program Coach (2018-2020)
Developmental Program (2019-2020)
Amarillo Elite Volleyball
Head Coach 16s (2016)
High School Camps
-Georgetown High School Team Camp (2021)
-Round Rock High School Returners Camp (2022) - Lead Coach
Private Lessons & Small Group Instructor - Soccer and Volleyball (2017-current)
ATHLETIC EXPERIENCE
Clubs (Volleyball)
Fluminense F.C & C.R Flamengo (Brasil)
5x State Champion
4x First Team All State
1x First Team All State Champions
3x Taça Paraná Champion
1x Taça Paraná Runner-Up
College
University of Evansville - NCAA D1 (2017-2020)
Frank Phillips College - NJCAA (2015-2017)
- 1st at University of Evansville Program history for Most digs in single season (704 digs)
- 1st University of Evansville Most digs in single match (46 digs)- that total was the second-highest in the history of the MVC and was the most in the NCAA in a 5-set match in 2019
- 5th in the nation for Digs
- 1st Most digs MVC Conference
- 1 of just 7 players in league history to record 700+ digs in a single season
- Average 6.02 digs per set overall and 6.65 in conference matches
- 3x MVC Defensive Player of the Week honors
- 5th in the Valley for service aces per set (0.30)
- Led UE to MVC Playoffs after 10 years of absence
- 1st Team All Conference NJCAA Region IV West 2016
- 1st in Conference for kills - NJCAA Region IV West 2017
- 3x Dean's Hall
- Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
- 2 year Captain
- 1x Regional Champion NJCAA Region IV West 2017
- 1x Conference Champion NJCAA Region IV West 2017
- 1x Dunn Invitational All Tournament Team 2019
- 1x Leatherneck Invitational All-Tournament Team
- 1x All MVC Second Team
Soccer
Club (Soccer): Madureira Futsal
College: Universidade Veiga de Almeida
1x State Runner-Up
2x State Champion
2x Best of The Match 2013
1x National Champion 2015
1x MVP Nationals 2015
2x First Team National Tournament
Footvolley Pro
1x NFA Tour Champion
1x Riplay Footvolley Cup 3 Champion
1x Texas League Footvolley Champion
1x Runner-Up at Riplay Footvolley Cup 2
1x Runner-Up at Arena Pantanal