FIND. RATE. COMPARE.

Wrestling

Jessica Casperson

Women's Wrestling Head Coach

Southern Virginia University

She does not care about you beyond wrestling.

She’s not a bad person, just a bad coach. She is knowledgeable and she was a good wrestler, but she treats us like our lives don’t matter beyond wrestling. A girl passed out on the mat and she made us run around her. She yelled at a different girl for getting a bloody nose and didn’t let her properly clean it up. She made us sign a contract that said we have to pay a $250 fine if we decide to quit at any point. She encouraged us to pee on a towel and rub it on our eyes so that we wouldn’t get pink eye. She highly encourages we don’t take ibuprofen or medicine. She caters to her favorites, her oldest daughter is a prime example of this. She’s not very understanding of financial, home troubles, academic concerns. She talks badly about certain teammates to other teammates. Takes time away from practice to talk in a circle and then makes us stay later, making us late to class.

Ice Hockey

Kristin Steele

Women's Ice Hockey Head Coach

Connecticut College

Conn please fire her

I wish I could go back in time & never commit to play for this woman. She is the most manipulative coach I've ever played for. To second what the message below says, she consistently plays mind games and belittles players. At one point, I asked what I could do to improve as a player and grow, and she proceeded to say, "Nothing, accept it. You'll never be as good as ___ & ___." She is also a MASSIVE hypocrite. She preaches mental health awareness and supporting her athletes when that is the absolute FARTHEST thing from the case. I had multiple traumatic events happen while at Conn that left me in a very dark mental place. When I went to her to share that I loved hockey more than anything, but I had to leave the team to focus on my mental health. She gaslighted me, claiming that I just fell out of love with hockey & that I would not be feeling this way if I were playing more. The reality was, I was playing awful BECAUSE of the dark place I was in & I needed help. I went to her for help, and she threw it back in my face. She also held this meeting in a room with a glass wall, following a team lift, so my entire team walked past as I sobbed to my coach, trying to convince her that the way I was feeling was real and I needed help. I never felt more belittled and humiliated in my life. She then proceeded to share the information that I wanted to quit with my teammates, leading my teammates to find out I was leaving before I even got the chance to tell them and explain. People write letters every year telling Conn Athletics to fire her. I highly doubt they ever will, but a girl can dream.

Lacrosse

Brian Landers

Women's Lacrosse Assistant Coach

Reinhardt University

He plays favorites and is very negative

He plays favorites, but he will do everything in his power to make it look like he isn’t. He only coaches his favorites and intentionally makes other players look bad to make those girls look better. I’ve seen girls on the team go weeks without any coaching. The girls who don’t play into that get singled out publicly and pushed aside even when they are talented and coachable. On the sidelines he is very negative and disrespectful to players, referees, and even other coaches. He has started rumors about girls on the team to get them in their heads and push his favorites into the spotlight.

Softball

Shannon Pivovar

Women's Softball Head Coach

University of Sioux Falls

Good coach

Coach Piv is a knowledgeable coach. She has a lot of experience with coaching, but doesn’t stand up for players. She will help you in private but in front of other coaches won’t back you up.

Soccer

Craig Roberts

Men's Soccer Assistant Coach

Thomas More University

The guy when it comes to Thomas More.

Got him at the end of his career. Really caring and everything when he didn't have to be for his age.

Football

Jake Amsler

Special Teams/Linebackers Coach

Pace University

A great young coach with a incredible future ahead of him.

He is a great special teams coach and also is on top of everyone academically. He cares about each individual and is a great coach.