Keiser University (Fort Lauderdale)
NAIA • TSC
Date: January 22, 2025
Would Recommend
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When this coach was fired or “forced to resign” from Keiser, most of the volleyball program screamed “the war is over” because that is how he runs his program. I played for this coach and was able to earn all the accolades despite how awful he made me (and the rest of the girls) feel physically and emotionally. He never celebrated these wins or accomplishments. He did not train me or any of the girls one bit. You come in and out of this program with the talent you already had. He doesn’t coach, he just runs you till you cannot anymore. Personally, he ran me until my foot was broken from an overdue stress fracture that turned into a bad break. Ignoring my limp and direct emotional breakdowns over the pain, he told me I need to play on it until the season is over in two weeks because we needed to go to championship with me. If I didn’t play, my team would suffer. Listening to this man and the fear he instilled in me over my own body for a chance at winning cost me surgery, 10 weeks of non-weight bearing college lifestyle, room transfers, physical therapy, and unbelievable amounts of drama. He enjoys drama and wraps himself in the girls’ fights even if it does not involve him. He will lie and lie and lie to get out of uncomfortable situations. He talks to girls privately about what other players tell him in confidence. My biggest issue was that he favorited the setter and would only communicate with her about inside coach decisions. A good coach would communicate with all of his team at one time like he valued all of them, but he didn’t and was pretty open with his players about who he did not value. We learned from our mistakes (on and off the court mistakes) by running suicides (the most ironic name for a punishment issued by this man). He makes it up as he goes, ignoring rules he created in his 16 page long contract (that we had to have on our person at all times - or else it was 3 suicides and 7 down and backs for “out of dress code - I can’t make this up). So ridiculous that other sports and professors knew how insane the players were for abiding these rules and this treatment, but what they didn’t understand is that scholarships were on the line. The amount of running is so unacceptable that the NCAA wouldn’t allow it. We played NAIA so he could run us till we were throwing up with no questions asked. We also asked no questions - because he would add on punishments, criticize you for wasting time, or call you stupid (or have your captain call you stupid) for not understanding the first time. Don’t play for this man if you value a drama- free team. Don’t play for this man if you value your body and rest. Don’t play for this man if you’re looking for an understanding, respectful, and/or personable coach.