Keiser University (Fort Lauderdale)
NAIA • TSC
Date: January 21, 2025
Would Recommend
I played for Rogers my freshman year of college, now here’s a completely honest review. My freshman year was the hardest year physically I have went through in college sports. we ran A LOT, HOWEVER, I would absolutely give an arm and a leg to repeat my freshman year. Rogers isn’t a super emotional guy and he’s not necessarily a coach that everyone can be personally close to but the bottom line is he cares about his team and our reputation. I didn’t agree with every single rule that was set in our contracts but I understood them. I saw a lot of people commenting on him not caring about you unless you’re a starter and to that I say, work harder. Rogers doesn’t play favorites, I went in my freshman year not starting at the beginning of season but instead of getting comfortable riding the bench I worked harder in practice. I was never late to a practice and I didn’t slack off in drills. Some may say his drills are repetitive but I think volleyball is all about repetition. After transferring from Keiser I played D2 for 2 years and the atmosphere was very very different from Keiser. It wasn’t as strict, there was no dress code, we didn’t run suicides but it showed in our games. My D2 school had tall very talented players but not everyone had the heart. not many people would agree with the way Rogers runs his program but I think it made me mentally and physically tough and it truly brought me closer to my team. In the 10 years I have played volleyball I have never had a team I was as close to as my freshman year team and I have him to thank for that. I don’t think he is a bad guy and I don’t think he’s a bad coach. does he have a few flaws? absolutely but what person or coach doesn’t? However he ran his program obviously worked because we went 36-2 and we were the first FL NAIA team in history to make it to nationals, whether that be because of the talent or the coaching, the fundamentals for that record was from the way Rogers set up his program, his lineup, his defense, and his trust in us to walk onto every court knowing we had each game. Also, as far as running for classes goes. I was very thankful for that rule, as much as it might’ve sucked to run for other people when they were late, it made me show up to class which is something I found myself later not doing when I had the option. Many student athletes skip class because they’re tired or had a long weekend but I actually got my education at Keiser because of this rule.