"Every girl playing for Gail is truly at a personal risk, which is why she was asked to leave her former program. This is not an issue of a coaching style, which might not be compatible with some players. Gail is a truly unhappy and unhealthy person, who is a risk to her players and to the university. The fact that girls were upset that a member of the staff was leaving, because they felt "safer" when he was around, is just hard to think about as a parent. We have not had direct communication from the AD, but I can only hope they are taking these things seriously. Gail is not a "tough coach". She is an abusive adult who uses her authority to hurt people she thinks cannot or will not fight back. She finds happy young women who have been given an incredible opportunity to be a student athlete at an amazing university and tries to take all of that away from them. The administration should be addressing this very real problem and liability."

"As a parent of a highly ranked motivated and respectful athlete, I have serious concerns about the coaching environment under Gail after our experiences. Unfortunately, her leadership has resulted in significant damages physically and emotionally to many of her former players. She acts one way to some and is completely bi-polar with others. Many talented players have been alienated, their confidence eroded rather than nurtured and her approach to team management has been inconsistent and unpredictable. While discipline and structure are essential to a successful team - this is what they all signed up for - there have been instances of complete chaos then imposed rigid ridiculous controls that are not even enforced, but we have heard recorded team sessions where she was screaming and acted completely unprofessional and ranting like a banshee...again never addressing the root problems and allowing her favorites off from serious ream rule violations. She absolutely has inappropriate relationships with certain 'favorite' students - discussing other players confidential information and approaching situations as if she is a wannabe teenager still, looking to bully others and retain her queen bee status. She is the queen of Relational Aggression and encouraging her favorite athletes to do the same. There are dozens of instances of this we have now heard of and experienced. She is known to engage in gossip regarding players' personal lives, fostering a culture of distrust and negativity, again she justifies this to herself and others I am sure as some form of weeding out those unworthy, but it's far more divisive than that underneath the 'coaching' banner. The way she speaks to athletes is crazy to hear from the distance across the field and from the many recordings we have of her interactions, we kept hanging in there hoping it would all pass - you work hard you play hard you earn your way but that never seems to matter once she targets you. From a parent/spectator perspective, Respect toward opposing teams, players, and other coaches should be a fundamental expectation in collegiate sports. However, Gail displays regularly disrespectful behavior, open mockery, and negative interactions with her athletes, and competitors speaking openly badly about other teams' players to her own team and parents. During our time there we watched her mocking and laughing at another team's senior day making fun of an athlete's Asian ancestry and using a mock fake accent to disparage their heritage. It has clearly become her unfortunate norm from reading other the reviews here. Continuous mixed signals in coaching style, lack of knowledge of anything other than attack in the game, constant comparison to her own supposed athletic prowess many years ago, frequent open negativity about athletes she doesn't like or who are not part of the popular clique, and an inability to maintain a professional distance from student athletes, or create any type of supportive environment have contributed to a toxic and narcissistic atmosphere surrounding her. Furthermore, interactions with parents have been dismissive at best, with a troubling pattern of gossip about both athletes and their families. A strong team culture requires leadership rooted in integrity, encouragement, and mutual respect—qualities that, regrettably, have not been consistently demonstrated. She once said that they were better off without those who had left but that fell flat after dozens of solid athletes left the program. She told me once horrible things about a top athlete's parent and about specific students. I could only imagine the lies she has spread about our athlete to others. We can only hope her new program takes these concerns seriously and monitors her actively after reading these reviews, and considers necessary changes to ensure a positive, constructive experience for current and future athletes. Unfortunately, it seems a pattern on repeat with this coach. She absolutely reads these then asks others to put in positive reviews to counteract the negativity. There truly are too many negatives to ignore now. She's already demonstrated again recently why she isn't widely respected or liked as a coach by not communicating or attending recent clinic where she had rsvp'd - showing a complete lack of respect for the club hosting, the athletes attending and the organization planning. These pattens are RED Flags that anyone closely associated in the lacrosse community should see. Regrettably many parents do not have that level of insight to recognize or hear these to see this side of things until their athlete is hurt by her inability to successfully manage a team as a professional coach. "

"It is hard to support Furman when Gail is the head coach, playing her manipulative games. The only word to describe her is crazy. The culture that was built previously is so far from what it was. "

"Gail was the worst. The biggest joke of a lacrosse coach I have ever had and I had many. I don’t even know if I can call her a coach because not once did she coach. She spent all her energy yelling at us about trivial things. Gail sat on the sideline eating her snacks during halftime while the players were coaching one another. Funny she was eating snacks because she first requested donations for snacks from the parents and then proceeded to put a camera in our snack room because we were “stealing the food.” Gail claims she played three sports in college, but I’m not sure she really understands how college sports work. Players were expected to lead the team through the season both in practice and in games. These were the same players that she talked poorly about and degraded within earshot of others. She will not support you and lift you up, but rather scream at you and think you are not worthy of her time. If you were successful despite her not investing energy into your development, she would not dare acknowledge it. According to her, there is no time for feedback and all she cares about is the future. Don’t be fooled by her mental health matters t-shirts, all that matters to her is winning an argument… including things that can be proven wrong with receipts, facts, and eye-witnesses. You will not win against her and she will not help you win on or off the field. If you are considering playing for her think about meals, money, scout, and gear… GOOD LUCK. "

"Gail is a not only a terrible coach, but a terrible person too. She created a TERRIBLE team culture on her team by having groups of favorites that would sit in her office with her for multiple hours before and after practice, these girls would also be allowed special privileges that other ppl didn’t receive.( like getting certain gear, picking her children up from school, special trips with her when we travel, trips to her house, ect) Gail would tell her favorites private information like about an injury or personal information that you had shared with her that you wouldn’t want shared. This created extreme toxicity on our team and eventually lead to it falling apart causing 25+ transfers. She was even like this to her other staff. I will admit she does have a good lax IQ but does that really matter when you’re miserable all the time at practice/lift/games/ and travel? When we traveled she would specifically put groups of girls in rooms close to hers so she could listen to them outside their door ( yes she actually did this.)You will CONSTANTLY catch her giving you dirty looks if you aren’t one of the favorites then turning to her group of girls laughing. She acts like a high school bully to bunch of 18-23 years olds which is really pathetic as a 50+ year old. She does not create a supportive environment and does not care about her players. She will mentally abuse you if you aren’t one of her favorites. Also would only play the people she liked, doesn’t even matter if they should be starting or not, as long as you were on her good side you would be playing. During the recruitment process she sounds great and like she really truly cares for you but it’s all b.s. If I could go back in time I would NEVER commit to play for her knowing the way she treats people. "

"You commit to a program based on trust knowing your child is being taken care of and the coach helps them on and off the field. Can’t say anything positive about the experience as this coach played head games with her players and had girls always stressed and unhappy. All we ask as parents be honest tell your players where they need to work harder and do better. Don’t tell th one thing them do another. You lose all trust and confidence. Not a coach I would have my kid play for … very disappointed in the facade presented to parents. "

"Horrible person all around. Manipulative, Dishonest Mind games, anything horrible you could think about a coach .. she has. Hoped for a career ending injury with her"

"She has genuinely been one of the worst coaches I have ever been coached by. She treated most players horribly and created an environment where teammates couldn’t trust each other. She turned such an amazing school horrible and ruined my first two years of college. She forced over 20 players to either quit or transfer at her previous school because of how terrible of a coach she was. She had favorites, not even her best players. It was players who loved feeding into Gail’s toxicity and betraying their teammates. She not only did this at her last institution but at the one before that one as well. She has not changed in the 10+ years that she has been coaching. I would never recommend her to coach anyone. I feel bad for the girls at her new school. "

"I heard through many people that this coach was toxic. She would make many people cry after games because of her spreading rumors, talking down about players when they had minor slip ups, and overall a disrespectful and manipulative coach. I myself was not on the team, but I have heard enough about this coach to not recommend her to be a coach to anyone. "

"Manipulative, lies, steals. Tells players they need to lose weight. She will be so nice to your face and then turn around and talk bad about you. Results in a poor team culture where everyone talks bad about each other, other teams, and other coaches. "

"I do not recommend playing for this coach. She is dishonest, talks poorly about players to other players, and has no boundaries or moral compass. A great deal of players have removed themselves from her leadership because of the toxicity she creates with her little group of favorites. She has many narcissistic tendencies and very clearly views herself above all others. She cries on the sidelines when her team is losing, and has very little control over her emotions and actions. She hides her true self decently to players, but it was very clear that she had poor relationships with other coaches and staff, which speaks volumes. Unless you want to be lied to on a daily basis and learn how to be a kleptomaniac, I would not play for this woman "

"Overall was a terrible coach and I never wish to have anyone experience the manipulation, lying, and deception that comes with having her as a coach. There were multiple times where she would outright yell and scream at her players, assistant coaches, trainers, and fans. She created a toxic environment where players were pitted against each other on and off the field. She would play favorites and would have her “chosen ones” who received special treatment on a daily basis. She would have hang out time in her office with her “chosen ones” and if you weren’t in that circle, good luck. She is fake and goes behind your back to spread lies about you to other players and parents. I hope that no one has to experience what this woman does to an athletes mental, physical, and emotional health. If you are consider playing for her I hope that this helped you decide not to. "

"Terrible coach who does not respect her players"

"Terrible coach who does not respect her players"

"She lost 20+ of the first 32 players. She alienated good players, diminished confidence, bipolar towards willing players, let team run wild but would constantly talk and scream about god & thankfulness. She was always playing people and often set rumors afloat talking about private lives to other girls. She was also very disrespectful to other teams players and coaches mocking players openly, constant negativity and bullying. She is a very negative coaching saying one thing while acting differently in private. Very mixed signals any successes are due to the assistant coaches efforts. Zero respect for parents. Gossips about girls & parents to other parents. "