“I am truly excited to be working with Metro. They are a top notch club not only in our region but on the east coast.  They have an outstanding coaching staff and great leadership.  Their ability to produce some of the nation’s top recruits year in and year out is very impressive.  I am honored to be part of their coaching staff. Looking forward to another great year next year” 

For the 2015 season, Adam was the Metro American 15 Travel Head Coach.  The team was able to capture the Chesapeake Regional Championship and secure a bid to 2015 USAV National Championships!

Adam Hughes was hired in February of 2014 as an assistant coach at Maryland after spending the previous four seasons as the Director of Volleyball Operations with the Penn State women's volleyball team.

Hughes' duties as the Director of Volleyball Operations at Penn State included team travel logistics and day-to-day organization, as well as being the primary technical operator of the Data Volley and Data Video software. The Nittany Lions captured the national title in 2013.

In addition, Hughes was also the volunteer assistant coach for the women's volleyball team at UC Irvine in 2008-09. At UCI, Hughes handled video exchange, statistical analysis, helped build scouting reports and developed and implemented practice plans.

Hughes served as a volunteer assistant and manager for the Nittany Lion women from 2003-08. During that time, he assisted in team training, worked with Data Volleyball and DigVid, supported recruiting efforts and served as gym coordinator for four courts during the Penn State individual and team summer camps.

During his nine seasons at Penn State, Hughes helped the Nittany Lions capture three NCAA National Championships and eight Big Ten Conference championships.

Following graduation, Hughes was an assistant coach with the State College Area High School boys varsity volleyball team and the head coach of the junior varsity squad. He was responsible for player development, served as the State College Invitational Director, where he oversaw a 24-team tournament, and also built and coached the Nittany Elite Volleyball Club program for off-season training.

Hughes earned a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from the Penn State Smeal School of Business in 2006.