About Coach Beall
Marty Beall steps in as head coach in 2009, becoming the fifth head coach in the program’s 17-year history.
Beall comes to HPU after coaching for 10 seasons at Francis Marion, including the last six seasons as the head coach. While at FMU, Beall helped transition the Patriot program from success at the Division II level to continued success at the Division I level. In his head coaching career, Beall owns a 56-44-7 record despite having to play outside a conference and consistently scheduling nationally and regionally-recognized programs, including teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference, Southeastern Conference and Atlantic 10.
During his tenure at Francis Marion, Beall guided the Patriots to four double-digit win totals and four winning seasons while posting a 33-10-4 (74.5 percent) mark at home. Beall is also familiar with the Big South Conference having crafted a 14-6-1 career mark against current members of the Big South Conference, including a 2-0 record against High Point.
Under Beall’s tutelage, several Francis Marion players garnered league and national recognitions. Beall produced six Peach Belt Conference (PBC) All-Conference team selections during his tenure along with four PBC All-Tournament honorees. In addition, four players developed into National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Region performers including a pair of first-team selections. Beall’s pupils also garnered NSCAA/adidas All-America and Division I All-Independent team accolades.
In addition to success on the field, Beall’s teams have also demonstrated excellence in the classroom. Francis Marion earned four NSCAA Team Academic Awards during Beall’s tenure. The award recognizes programs that maintain a 3.0 cumulative team GPA. FMU’s 2006-07 squad ranked third among all NCAA Division I programs with a 3.59 GPA. Individually, student-athletes under Beall’s guidance have also shined earning five NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-Region and two NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-America honors.
Prior to becoming the Patriots’ head coach in 2003, Beall served four seasons at FMU as assistant coach to Murray Hatzler, who established the program in 1995. While an assistant, Beall helped lead Francis Marion to one of its two NCAA Division II national tournament appearances in 2000.
Beall spent two seasons (1997-98) as the women’s assistant coach at the College of Notre Dame in Baltimore, Md., before joining the FMU program in 1999. In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Beall has also coached at the youth league, high school and club levels and served as head coach of the South Carolina girls ODP staff for seven years
A two-year player at the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, Beall served as captain of the 1994 squad. He also played one season for the nationally-ranked Montgomery (Junior) College in Rockville, Md. Beall was an All-State prep performer as a senior at Damascus (Md.) High School and played eight seasons for the Bethesda Soccer Club.
He holds a USSF “B” license and the Premier Diploma from the NSCAA and is an NSCAA Associate staff coach. He is currently on the Region III ODP staff and is the head coach of the Under-16 girls team at the Piedmont Triad Football Club. He also served as the Director of Coaching for the Florence Soccer Association.
A native of Damascus, Md., Beall (35) earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Francis Marion in 2003.
