University of Cincinnati
ACHA M2 • TSCHL
Date: August 25, 2022
Would Recommend
I played for Gina for four years- here is a brief summary of what I witnessed and went through: Conditioning sessions where multiple people became physically exhausted and unable to continue- which they were berated in front of the team for for being “weak” or “soft” Multiple girls being sent to the hospital due to Gina’s conditionings or practices More than half of the team being injured during fall seasons due to Gina’s conditioning Strength coaches being fired (repeatedly) for refusing to condition us as hard as Gina wanted them to Gina did not visit several of her players in the hospital post surgery One player was hospitalized for mental health due to treatment by Gina and Gina did not visit her or check up on her afterwards Forcing players to incorrectly accept CARA logs through implied threats of punishment- practices being lengthened for reporting incorrect CARA logs Told team multiple times that lacrosse should come before school Gina said to the team “I don’t care if I’m the reason you have to go talk to someone about your mental health” one week after a player was hospitalized for mental health reasons Routine physical punishments, which could and often did last up to 3 hours (the entire practice block) Constantly pinning players against one another Encouraged team not to receive covid shots during the 2021 season and punished those who were sick after receiving their shot Physically and verbally intimidated players on the sidelines Bullied players routinely about personal things during practice Made a player cry after berating them for being injured (yes, really) The list goes on and on. I have seen gina ruin and de rail the careers of many talented young women. Very few people who finish her program will say that Gina had any sort of positive impact on their lives- but many will tell you about the awful mental and physical abuse they suffered, and the mental consequences that will follow them for the rest of their lives. Not to mention she has had one winning season in her 10+ years at Cincinnati, which only occurred after Gina was put under heavy watch due to the entire team refusing to practice or play until she was held accountable for how she treated them.