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Women's LacrosseRob Harris

Head Women's Lacrosse Coach

Youngstown State University

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Unfortunately this coach started out on the wrong foot immediately. He berated his team in front of others and would scream horrible words to refs and other coaches as well. He seemed to never be present and thought by screaming would motivate his team. Girls do not respond to that kind of coaching, they shut down! Unfortunately my daughter had a terrible senior year with him as a coach and for the first time she didn’t enjoy her sport!

Women's LacrosseRob Harris

Head Women's Lacrosse Coach

Youngstown State University

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Genuinely the worst person I have ever met. I played for Rob during my senior year of college. After 3 years of complete coaching chaos - quitting, firing, hiring, and re-hiring, I had faith that Rob was being brought it to completely change the program and the culture and allow me to enjoy my final year of college. But it quickly became apparent that it was the complete opposite. I had never been more excited after my final game to never play lacrosse again. Not only did he really have no knowledge for the women's game, he was also just an awful person. Vulgar, aggressive, hostile, and horrible are the best ways I can describe Rob.

Women's LacrosseRob Harris

Head Women's Lacrosse Coach

Youngstown State University

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Coach Harris too often said what was on his mind without filter. Players never knew which coach was going to show up on a day to day basis.

Women's LacrosseRob Harris

Head Women's Lacrosse Coach

Youngstown State University

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He had real potential to become the coach this team needed, but without mentorship or guidance, he failed to grow into the role. He ultimately crashed and burned, and he showed an inability to empathize with his players, the very people he was responsible for leading and protecting.

Women's LacrosseRob Harris

Head Women's Lacrosse Coach

Youngstown State University

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They say that finishing your collegiate career would be difficult but Coach Rob made it extremely easy. As a player of his for two years, I went from being hopeful that he would bring joy back to the sport after past bad coaching experiences to him joining the long line of manipulative, unprofessional, disrespectful, dishonest, and selfish coaches. Not only to me but to the many other athletes on the team. Parents, fans, and other teams would see this as he would belittle his team not only behind closed doors but also infront of everyone. I have never felt so unwanted. I have yet to pick up my stick since leaving and don’t think I ever will. Nobody deserves that, especially a bunch of young females.

Women's LacrosseRob Harris

Former Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

Davenport University

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Rob Harris’s leadership was defined by instability, poor communication, and a complete lack of accountability. He was a master manipulator who used mixed messages, emotional pressure, and mind games to control players rather than lead them. He regularly berated players in front of the team, creating a culture of embarrassment and fear instead of development. His behavior was often manic and erratic, and he hated it when players challenged him or showed any form of pushback or independent leadership. He also made the team listen to how difficult his life was as a white male in this profession, which was completely inappropriate and unprofessional. Instead of taking responsibility for his actions, he blamed his medication for emotional outbursts and gave the team the silent treatment when things did not go his way. Communication around roles, expectations, and logistics was chaotic, and after losses, he sought validation from players rather than providing leadership. The environment under his leadership was toxic, demoralizing, and exhausting, and he created a culture that actively drove people away from the program. Thank goodness he was fired.

Women's LacrosseRob Harris

Head Women's Lacrosse Coach

Youngstown State University

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I was a sophomore in college when Rob brought my teammates (3 other sophomores) and I in for a secret meeting where he balled his eyes out in front of us asking if we liked him. As a 19 year old seeing a middle aged man cry about the way he was viewed was uncomfortable, confusing, and wildly inappropriate. Aside from the crying, during this meeting he begged us to lie to the AD, and tell them that the accusations about him (made by our teammates and friends) were not true. Following this meeting with the 3 of us he called our entire team in the locker room to apologize for his behavior using his traumatic childhood and mental health medications as an excuse. Following the team locker room meeting we practiced where he proceeded to be what I believe to have been the most violent version of himself. Getting into players faces, singling out certain players, cursing and calling us various names. This is just a few days that highlight the true hell that playing for Rob Harris is.

Women's LacrosseRob Harris

Former Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

Davenport University

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A coach with an ANGER problem. Myself and many teammates reported his abusive behavior to the AD and admin and THEY DID NOTHING. THEY did not care at all. An absolute monster that was constantly mentally and emotionally abusive to us. Degrading in every way. Destroying the love of the game of most. Why did no one care? Why did no one listen? Why were we forced to be abused and forced to put up with it? Why were silenced? Was it because this was a male coach? Did no one care about our sport? Did we not do enough for this school? I don’t get why we weren’t treated like people. Why did we have to go through actual abuse without anyone caring? Why wasn’t there an investigation? Why wasn’t this looked into? Many athletes at this school do flat out lie about their coaches and experiences. Because of playing time, liking drama, being lazy, their parents, etc. BUT It’s sad that lies overshadow actual TRUTH and a coach who ACTUALLY abused us was treated like a KING. I graduated from DU but let me tell you I’m NOT a proud alum. I hate everything this school stands for. Abusive men are catered to, money is thrown around to shut people up. Being a good person puts you in last place. I’m also convinced this school shouldn’t even be allowed to give out degrees with how illiterate you can be and still get a passing grade. If I had a chance to do it all again…. I wouldn’t have stayed. A place like this drains and kills your soul . I should have never put up with the abuse by this coach. The daily screaming in my face was not worth it. I would give zero stars if I could.

Women's LacrosseRob Harris

Former Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

Davenport University

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I was one of the girls unfortunate enough to be a player Rob chose to be the outlet for his anger issues. No matter how many hours I practice I was consistently verbally berated and made fun of in front of teammates. He normalized the abusive culture he created and often bragged about countless failed attempts previous players made to address his behavior and get him fired. He decimated the confidence and love for lacrosse of many other girls. l For years I believed I was deserving of the way he treated me. That I was somehow bad enough at lacrosse to warrant the belittlement and jokes he made at my expense. It wasn’t until I watched one of my teammates, another one of his targets, excel following Rob’s departure from Davenport that I realized we were never the problem. When I heard he was coaching at YSU I had hoped he changed for the better. As many reviews prior to mine have stated, this was unfortunately not the case. I am writing this review not to slight Rob, but to warn others of his long standing pattern of abuse. I hope he moves away from coaching women’s lacrosse in the future and gets the help he needs.

Women's LacrosseRob Harris

Former Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

Davenport University

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The Associate Director of Athletics put Rob on a pedestal. Meanwhile he was abusing our entire team at Davenport. It’s sad this university stands up for manipulative abusers. You would think Rob was the gold standard of coaching. Associate Director of Athletics let him get away with EVERYTHING and silenced anyone that was trying to tell the truth. If you’re a truth teller. A good person. Believe in hard work. Davenport University will eat you apart. Literally, I’ve watched this school turn some of my closest teammates into absolute monsters. Entitlement and laziness is the gold standard. But hey atleast we all looked good in all of our gear!

Women's LacrosseRob Harris

Former Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

Davenport University

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Rob was the best coach I had and had great relationships with everyone. Awesome coach and person.

Women's LacrosseRob Harris

Former Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

Davenport University

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I told Ronda of Rob’s absue of us girls and she did nothing about it. In fact she praised this man every chance she got. She’s a terrible administrator that allowed this coach to abuse us. Kinda weird she is so protective of male coaches.

Women's LacrosseRob Harris

Former Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

Davenport University

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This man child is a monster. He treated players horribly just to satisfy his own ego. I was a goalie that played for his club and college team. On my club team he made a girl leave for tying her shoes (sorry sally you deserved better). I got concussed and he pressured me to come back to playing early by telling me over and over "those sheets should be all zeros by now". I couldn't take the pressure and lied to my athletic train telling her I was ready to come back. I got concussed again a week later and he treated me like I was making everything up because he spent an entire month in Africa on his honeymoon. he left everything to his assistant coach for an entire year basically. his wife is also something else. I decided to leave a month before the end of season and he was to focused on the remotes for the TV in the room to understand this wasn't a fun little get together. When I told him I was done and just didn't even want to play anymore he told me if I left I'd become a drug addict. I honestly just could not continue to watch him treat the people I cared most about horribly ever single day. he averages losing at least one goalie a year. note for the man himself; 0-16. hope you cant afford your coffee anymore.

Women's LacrosseRob Harris

Former Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

Davenport University

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Best coach I’ve ever had

Women's LacrosseRob Harris

Head Women's Lacrosse Coach

Youngstown State University

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Rob was horrible to the players. My daughter was so excited to start her college career and ended up wanted to quit because of him. He was verbally and mentally abusive. He would continuously swear and berate the players in front of parents, teammates and anyone else who was in ear shot. His coaching staff was afraid of him and would not advocate for the team. Horrible. DO NOT PLAY ANYWHERE HE IS A COACH. He is not a leader and promotes a culture that causes animosity between his players and staff.

Women's LacrosseRob Harris

Former Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

Davenport University

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He was the worst. He made my daughter doubt herself and brought her self esteem down to a very low place. It was crazy how the staff backed his every move. Glad to see he is gone but too late for us.

Women's LacrosseRob Harris

Head Women's Lacrosse Coach

Youngstown State University

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Horrible person. Toxic. Dishonest. Turns teammates against each other. Meddles in players personal lives outside of lacrosse. Karma caught up to him!

Women's LacrosseRob Harris

Head Women's Lacrosse Coach

Youngstown State University

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It is almost impossible for this man to be positive and uplifting. There’s a difference between tough love and verbally abusive. He takes complete advantage of everything, including his position, as he has bragged about not losing his job. He has even been rude to other coaches and staff members. He said the team can go winless and he still won’t get fired, because this is a “buffer year” for him. Well guess what, they did go winless. He even publicly swears at them and it’s overheard by many. Always negative. Plain and simple, he is a narcissist. I would never recommend anyone to come to YSU and play for him.

Women's LacrosseRob Harris

Head Women's Lacrosse Coach

Youngstown State University

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My daughter played from Rob Harris at YSU. He is a horrible person. For someone who has a little girl, he treats his players poorly! He is abusive. He yells and screams at his players, is disrespectful to them, and does NOT care about their mental health. He has created a toxic environment at YSU. Do NOT EVER play for him.

Women's LacrosseRob Harris

Head Women's Lacrosse Coach

Youngstown State University

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What an embarrassment to the YSU and athlete community. This coach was yelling, cursing and so rude to his players on his field that we could hear it from our field next to theirs. He left his field to come commensurate with the coach on the field we were at and continued his poor attitude in front of all of the athletes and fans. Who complains and whines like that in front of others? It appeared he was trying to shame his athletes but the poor reflection was only on him. Students considering committing to this program should be aware how he treats these young adults. If he is willing to behave so inappropriately in public, I can only imagine what he gets away with in private. I did not want to submit anything while their season was going on to avoid disrupting the athletes' but it should be publicly known how this coach behaves.

Women's LacrosseRob Harris

Former Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

Davenport University

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He is now coaching at Youngstown state which is a D1 program he is very disrespectful to his players and I’d definitely out of his league he’s 0-14 at the moment and it doesn’t look good for the rest of the season