Coach Rating: Hillary Smith at Quinnipiac University

Women's Softball

Hillary Smith

Women's Softball Head Coach

Quinnipiac University

NCAA DI • New Jersey Athletic Conference | NJAC

Embarrassment To Softball

Date: June 29, 2026

By Parent

1.0

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"This coach and her husband had the police called on them recently at a travel tournament due to their outlandish rude behavior toward umpires and other coaches. They should be banded from coaching anywhere. No reputable university should employ someone who exhibits this type of behavior. Can you imagine how student athletes are treated behind closed doors? Everyone should stay clear from the both of them. They are an embarrassment to any university and to the game of softball. Ask any umpire or coach in Connecticut. They are not growing a great team but developing a poor reputation. "

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Women's Softball

Hillary Smith

Women's Softball Head Coach

Quinnipiac University

NCAA DI • New Jersey Athletic Conference | NJAC

Not A Great Coach

Date: June 28, 2026

By Athlete

1.6

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2.0

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Intense Knowledgeable Believes In You Develops Team Beyond The Field Motivational

"Was not going to leave a comment, but after reading some of the reviews you can tell who actually played for coach Hillary and who takes lessons. Because there is a big difference. As a player I saw her bully some players, break them down mentally. This past season players left during winter break. She separated us into groups. One group (mine) hardly ever practiced with the team, was not coached just told to hit of tee. Was no practice plan. When asked for extra practice we were ignored. And there were days when we were just sent to lift weights. If you pay her for lessons, i guess she is good at that"

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Women's Softball

Hillary Smith

Women's Softball Head Coach

Quinnipiac University

NCAA DI • New Jersey Athletic Conference | NJAC

Not A Good Coach

Date: June 23, 2026

By Parent

1.0

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1.0

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Intense Knowledgeable Believes In You Develops Team Beyond The Field Motivational

"The truth is simple: Quinnipiac University softball team succeeded because of Xen Penny, the new hitting coach, and in spite of Hillary Smith. Her coaching style is toxic, hostile, and built on tearing players down. She creates chaos, not leadership. Any program that cares about its athletes should stay far away from her. "

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Women's Softball

Hillary Smith

Women's Softball Head Coach

Quinnipiac University

NCAA DI • New Jersey Athletic Conference | NJAC

Not A Good Coach At All Run

Date: June 23, 2026

By Other

1.0

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1.0

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Intense Knowledgeable Believes In You Develops Team Beyond The Field Motivational

"Suddenly everyone is speaking up for her. Coincidence, I think not. If they were family and wanted to help your daughter, why is there a dollar amount attached? Family helps out of love, not for financial gain. Don't take lesson or pay and see how much they care? They are rude and disrespectful. I appreciate a strong hard coach, but disrespect is never accepted. If you don't pay - you don't play. You don't get feed back. She bullies and body shames you. Her husband is just as bad. Pretends to be all in. They are great manipulators. Wait until next week. "

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Women's Softball

Hillary Smith

Women's Softball Head Coach

Quinnipiac University

NCAA DI • New Jersey Athletic Conference | NJAC

Wake Up

Date: June 23, 2026

By Other

1.0

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Caring

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1.0

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Intense Knowledgeable Believes In You Develops Team Beyond The Field Motivational

"Obviously she has reach out to parents to try to save her job. If you notice they all mention lessons - certainly they paid for. This tactic of contacting players parents to speak on her behalf is what she does when her back is against the wall. I hope no one is falling for this especially when you all realize you have been lied to. When you all see how she is scamming you. Don't confusing paying her to like you with her actually caring. "

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Women's Softball

Hillary Smith

Women's Softball Head Coach

Quinnipiac University

NCAA DI • New Jersey Athletic Conference | NJAC

Awful Coach. Awful Human Being.

Date: June 16, 2026

By Parent

1.0

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Caring

Motivational

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1.0

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Intense Knowledgeable Believes In You Develops Team Beyond The Field Motivational

"How this woman coaches a D1 program, I’ll never know. My daughter and family has been involved in the travel circuit for years. I have NEVER seen the type of behavior I witnessed from this “coach” over this last weekend. She coaches some team called Tribe softball. Her husband who assists her literally pushed our coach on the field and tried fighting him. She stands behind the backstop when the opposing team is hitting and screams on to the field the entire time. 100% disrespectful to the batter. They played antics after antics during every game. They bully the umpires, break rules and literally every single team at the tournament hated them. It’s so sad for the girls under their care. This woman should be fired from ANY coaching position and should NEVER be allowed near ANY kids ever again. What an absolute scum bag!"

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Women's Softball

Hillary Smith

Women's Softball Head Coach

Quinnipiac University

NCAA DI • New Jersey Athletic Conference | NJAC

Mental Abusive Bully

Date: June 13, 2026

By Other

1.4

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Caring

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1.0

3.0

1.0

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Intense Knowledgeable Believes In You Develops Team Beyond The Field Motivational

"Hillary Smith has bullied scholarship athletes out of her program after lying to their faces about their opportunities to get them on campus. She prevents players from practicing, chews players out for requesting feedback and creates a horrible team dynamic. Do not play for her, do not hire her, and do not interact with her "

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Women's Softball

Hillary Smith

Women's Softball Head Coach

Quinnipiac University

NCAA DI • New Jersey Athletic Conference | NJAC

Horrible Coach

Date: April 10, 2026

By Other

1.0

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1.0

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Intense Knowledgeable Believes In You Develops Team Beyond The Field Motivational

"Hillary Smith is a terrible coach and horrible human being. She is not a person you would want to send your daughters to play for. She creates a toxic environment and is detrimental to her players mental health. "

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Women's Softball

Hillary Smith

Women's Softball Head Coach

Quinnipiac University

NCAA DI • New Jersey Athletic Conference | NJAC

Do Not Play For Her

Date: March 11, 2026

By Other

1.0

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1.0

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Intense Knowledgeable Believes In You Develops Team Beyond The Field Motivational

"Now she is a travel team coach with impressionable young girls. Her husband and her are scamming the organization. You should not play for her and she should be fired. Game time is not given to the top 9 players but to whoever she likes and favors. She body shames the girls weight. She is very abusive and University has been put on notice for years and have done nothing . Instead she is told about complaints and the team gets punished for speaking up. The team does not perform as they should because again she only favors players who take paid lessons from her husband, babysits her children or suck up to her. She is mentally abusive, body shaming, degrading and should not be around young girls. University needs to interview. "

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Women's Softball

Hillary Smith

Women's Softball Head Coach

Quinnipiac University

NCAA DI • New Jersey Athletic Conference | NJAC

Do Not Play For Hillary Smith

Date: December 23, 2022

By Other

1.4

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Caring

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1.0

3.0

1.0

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Intense Knowledgeable Believes In You Develops Team Beyond The Field Motivational

"Hillary smith is abusive. She put diet books in our locker room, called girls fat, “retarded” and other completely inappropriate things. She consistently went over ncaa hours and was against majors that were intense, and would not work with you at all if required classes conflicted with practice. She knows about the sport, but cannot win a game to save her life, probably because her athletes are being abused. "

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