University of Cincinnati
ACHA M2 • TSCHL
Date: April 27, 2025
Would Recommend
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Our daughter has played for Gina for 5 years. It was not an easy path with covid and injuries, but the one thing we maintained focus on for our daughter is what was she doing to be better, to get healthy, and what can she do to be a leader and contributor on the team. I think because of this Gina time and again believed in and pushed our daughter to be better, and trusted her in critical situations. It’s impossible to believe that you’ll agree with every coaching decision a coach makes…but I will say we tried our hardest to trust the woman who has played and coached at the highest levels and dedicates her life to the sport. In our book, Gina has earned that trust and respect. We found Gina not only to be a mentor for our daughter but honestly was there for her both on and off the field. If we had a family issue, we’d call Gina first so she could keep an eye out in case our daughter was having an off day, she’d have some context. She was always there for her and our family (and we dealt with some tough stuff no one should have to experience in their lifetime.) We always found Gina to be direct and fair, from the recruitment process to stepping on the field. I know not everyone perceives her that way, but honestly, our family has been involved in college sports as players and/or coaches for several decades and the current environment of entitlement and playing the victim is such a disservice to the sport and its coaches. Parents you are not preparing your kids for the real world by thinking you’re going to be able to question and undermine their future bosses. You either teach them to adapt to the situation or help them move on to a situation that is a better fit for them. Everyone has choices. Coaching at this level is not just for tailgates and funsies so parents can live vicariously, it is a business. Coaches are in the business of winning and losing, the business of developing players and people, and of generating the next leaders. That’s what Gina does. This program has improved exponentially in our time here, and the wins/losses are reflective of playing better caliber teams to continue to push and challenge the team to be better. I feel like a lot of players and parents feel like as soon as their daughter signs, their job is done and things are just handed to them. The expectations of being catered to and entitlement of playing time. When playing college sports is actually a privilege they should be working for everyday to be a part of. We had such an amazing experience for our daughter on and off the field at Cincinnati, and even with all the challenges we would 100% recommend she choose UC and play for Gina again. It was not always easy…but it was worth it and Gina was a big part of that.