Coach Rating: Jackie Barley at Davenport University

Women's Softball

Jackie Barley

Women's Softball Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Always There For Me And My Biggest Fan

Date: June 1, 2025

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5.0

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"Best coach and person I know. I hope you don’t stop coaching. You’re one of a kind and one of the most special people in my life. "

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Women's Softball

Jackie Barley

Women's Softball Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

High Achievers Don’t Like Low Achievers, It’s Really That Simple

Date: May 29, 2025

By Parent

5.0

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5.0

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"It’s no surprise that Coach Jackie gravitates toward tough, gritty, never-out-of-the-fight players and teams—who wouldn’t? Her entire playing career was built on that kind of culture, and her teams consistently brought home wins, titles, and rings at every level she’s played at. Watching her grow into a professional coach while remaining deeply caring and committed has been incredibly rewarding. Jackie is an extremely knowledgeable coach, with a resume full of players who have earned outstanding accolades both on the field and in the classroom. She’s passionate, resilient, and genuinely invested in the success and development of her athletes—not just as players, but as people. A great person and an even better leader."

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Women's Softball

Jackie Barley

Women's Softball Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

If You're Looking For Someone Who Leads With Heart, Pushes For Excellence, And Genuinely Cares About Her Players—Coach Barley Is That Person.

Date: May 29, 2025

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5.0

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"Coach Barley is the kind of leader every team hopes for. Her dedication to the sport of softball is unmatched—whether it's early morning practices, late-night game planning (I’ve been there with her), or going the extra mile for her players, she brings 100% every day. More than just a coach, she’s a mentor and a role model. Her work ethic and passion have not only improved players' skills on the field but also shaped their character off it. Many of us can say with confidence: she’s made a lasting difference in our lives. "

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Women's Softball

Jackie Barley

Women's Softball Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Just Was Not The Right Coach For Me

Date: May 28, 2025

By Athlete

1.0

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1.0

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"As someone who started for Jackie (and Kathryn,) it sucks for me to write this but it's true. They both made me do their dirty work and get gossip from inside the team and report back to them. They also indirectly said I should "watch who I hangout with" but they were referring to their own players on the team. I thought the manipulation and mental games were "tough coaching" and making us "mentally stronger" but it was abuse plain and simple. She made us feel like our worth as people depended on how we performed on the field. If you messed up—even once—you were ignored, humiliated, or punished. I watched teammates get completely torn down emotionally for things that should’ve been treated as teachable moments. She played mind games constantly like turning us against each other, favoring people one day and freezing them out the next. It wasn’t about developing athletes or helping young women grow. It was about control, ego, and power. Looking back, I’m honestly embarrassed I let myself believe that kind of behavior was “normal” or okay. If you're a parent considering this program, think long and hard about the kind of environment you're putting your daughter into."

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Women's Softball

Jackie Barley

Women's Softball Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Fueled My Love For The Game And Made Me Better

Date: May 28, 2025

By Athlete

5.0

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"Best coach I’ve ever had and I still stay in contact with her after 9 years. She fueled the love of the game for me. A great coach, friend and mentor. "

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Women's Softball

Jackie Barley

Women's Softball Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Run Far Away From Jackie Barley (If She Even Goes Anywhere)

Date: May 28, 2025

By Athlete

1.0

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"Jackie is a manipulative fraud who capitalizes on harming her athletes. Not many people transferred out of the University of Michigan under Coach Hutch, but she did. Why? Partying and not enough play time for her. If you even try to coach anywhere, best of luck staying there because the girls who's dreams were crushed by you because your lack of intelligence and coaching ability will make sure you don't stay there for long. I hope you sleep well at night knowing you were FIRED from your last coaching job because of mental health abuse. I hope you're embarassed that 30+ players who you have coached came forward and wrote a person statement, filled with the abuse and harm you have done to them over the years. I hope you never coach anyone ever again. Nobody deserves anything you put them through. Oh, and it's not just girls who were on JV going against you. Your favorites and starters wrote things against you right under you and Kathryn's nose. Nobody likes you, we don't care. "

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Women's Softball

Jackie Barley

Women's Softball Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Great Coaches. Keep Covering Up All The Wrongdoing In The Athletic Department

Date: May 28, 2025

By Other

5.0

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"Professionally speaking it’s sickening the ethic violations Davenport University allows to happen. Even more sickening railroading coaches to hire a friend back. Great coaches that didn’t have a chance at Davenport! "

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Women's Softball

Jackie Barley

Women's Softball Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Great On Field Coach That Not Only Consistently Displays Professionalism But Lives It

Date: May 28, 2025

By Parent

5.0

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"Highly regarded, skilled and professional. Ethical, high character and one of the best player development coaches I’ve been around. "

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Women's Softball

Jackie Barley

Women's Softball Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Run From Jackie Barley And Save Yourself And Your Career

Date: May 22, 2025

By Athlete

1.0

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"Jackie and Kathryn are both embarassing women to the sport of softball. If you see they're are coaching anywhere- run. Good luck coaching anywhere else, you will never hear the end of this, and people deserve to know what you did to us. "

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Women's Softball

Jackie Barley

Women's Softball Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Love You Coach!! You’re The Best!!

Date: May 21, 2025

By Athlete

5.0

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"Love you Coach!!!! You always had the best van!! I’ll never forget all of our laughs, how fun practice was, van trips to practice at 5am, and our adventures on spring trip in Arizona! Grateful to have played for a coach that allowed us to be US!!! Even though all of us freshies at the time probably annoyed the crap out of you haha! "

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Women's Softball

Jackie Barley

Women's Softball Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Earned Not Given! Our Team Still Uses This Motto! Miss You Coach!

Date: May 21, 2025

By Athlete

5.0

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"Best coach I’ve ever had! I still use the drills I learned from Coach Barley. I’m so happy I got to learn from her at AC. The funnest season I had in my career and the best season I had hitting! "

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Women's Softball

Jackie Barley

Women's Softball Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

You Get What You Put In! I Still Use The Lessons And Drills Coach Barley With My Players

Date: May 18, 2025

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5.0

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"When I first met Coach Barley I was not tough on the field. I was immature and I was mentally weak. Instead of belittling me and making me feel bad about myself Coach Barley took me under her wing. She believed in me and we put in a lot of work outside of practice. This made the biggest impact on my growth as a player and person. I was not the most talented player on the field but being tougher created the ability to overcome adversity quicker and I soon found myself as one of the best hitters in the conference. Coach Barley creates confident, gritty players but at the end of the day it all starts with the player and the willingness to grow and learn! A relationship isn’t a one way street! I was excited to see Coach Barley post so many drills from her infield group this year. Those were my favorite memories in all the work we put in together. Many laughs and memories made! She makes the game and repetitive reps fun. I’ve used many of the drills with my high school girls and have seen a lot of improvements so far this year!"

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Women's Softball

Jackie Barley

Women's Softball Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Want To Be A Good Player? Run To This Coach!!

Date: May 18, 2025

By Other

5.0

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"Coach Barley’s career in Division 2 at 3 colleges that were not only rebuilding programs but had limited resources: 1. Freshman of the year, First team all Region and increased batting avg. 2. Player of the year, Pitcher of the year, First Team All American, Regional Player of the Year, multiple school records broken, 3 All Region players, including development of a powerhouse SS. 3. Player of the Year (back to back in 2 different conferences) broken d2 conference batting avg, multiple all region players. I’ve followed Coach Barley’s career since the beginning and this doesn’t even state the program records she’s helped break in other divisions she’s coached at. The ultimate student of the game. Watching her coach through the years, her demeanor with her athletes haven’t changed! She treats everyone with respect and treats her players like young adults capable of making their own decisions. Any school would be lucky to have her on their team because she is a difference maker. Coach Barley should be more demanding and honestly meaner in my opinion but I don’t think the level of athlete is capable of handling that type of coaching. I think she should move to a level that has more athletes with the understanding of the complexity of the sport and the willingness to relentlessly work! But she’s a wild card, she loves coaching players and making them better!"

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Women's Softball

Jackie Barley

Women's Softball Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Coach Barley Is Not Only A Good Coach But She’s A Great Person

Date: May 18, 2025

By Athlete

5.0

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"The amount of life lessons I’ve learned from Coach Barley that I’ve applied to my military career is abundant. Coach Barley taught me what mental toughness is all about and actually how to enjoy doing hard things and how to have fun doing hard things. This not only helped me on the field but in boot camp as well as I graduated top in my class. I accredit many lessons I learned from Coach Barley with my performance in my career and I’m incredibly grateful that she was my coach. I did not play all the time in my career but I loved being a part of the TEAM! Coach Barley is not mean, I’ve never heard her yell one time or negativity talk to any player on our team. Coach Barley is unique and doesn’t have to be loud or excitable. She is always calm and provides great insight on the mission at hand. All qualities I’ve tried to mimic in my professional career. "

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Women's Softball

Jackie Barley

Women's Softball Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

I’ve Never Had A Coach Believe In Me As Much As Coach Jackie And I Will Forever Be Grateful For Her

Date: May 17, 2025

By Athlete

5.0

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"Jackie is the best coach I’ve ever had. It’s hilarious how her retweeting what the best coaches in the country do is so triggering to people that I’ve personally seen not be able to catch or throw and have to be begged to work hard. Being around this program I’ve never heard Coach Jackie talk negatively to any of us. Honestly, I wish she would have said more but I understand why she didn’t because people at this school can not be held accountable for anything they do. She constantly encourages and gave us mental cues that have helped many of us. Idk how anyone can possibly claim Coach Jackie does not care about mental health. She invested out of pocket for mental health training for us. I loved every minute of our defensive groups and learned so much from her. She’s a truly special person and coach and I hope she never has to be around such miserable people again!!! Forever grateful to have learned from such a knowledgeable person. To the people that craved her attention and didn’t want to work hard or do what they were supposed to do I feel sorry for you because you missed out on knowing a special person and coach!!! "

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Women's Softball

Jackie Barley

Women's Softball Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Stay Far Away From Jackie Barley

Date: May 16, 2025

By Athlete

1.0

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"Jackie Barley- the coward you are. Retweets things on Twitter about her own "coaching style" (obviously positive things) yet never spoke to her players at practices/games and hid behind Kathryn. Jackie thinks mental health is a joke and kids these days need to "toughen up" but in reality she really does emotionally and mentally abuse her players in ways she could never comprehend. It's funny because she never spoke up at practice yet had manipulative tactics to get in your head. I hope you are never hired to coach anywhere ever again. You don't deserve it and impressionable kids and players need to be saved from being around you. "

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Women's Softball

Jackie Barley

Women's Softball Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

“Best Thing Since Sliced Bread”

Date: February 10, 2025

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5.0

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"Phenomenal player & person on and off the field in high school and in college. Proven winner at every level she played. Watching Jackie practice with the varsity team when she was 11 I knew she would be something special to this game. Jackie made every team that much better because she wasn't just a player on the field she was another coach. Following her coaching career and success she’s had at the high school level, breaking hitting records at Adrian, starting a program from scratch and beating top 10 opponents with all freshmen, having a freshman of the year, setting all kind of records at Malone and having back to back player of the years and Davenport’s first ever player of the year. I’m very proud to have coached her and to see how she has grown throughout the years and how she continually gives back to the game. Rebuilding a team is really challenging and I know she will find a way through. I only wonder why Davenport’s assistant AD hasn’t taken a stand for Jackie as she has first hand witnessed how special she was on the field and to this game. Just know there’s so many people that are so proud. Find your people and win some games- no easy task in one of the hardest conferences in the country being the only private school with clear deficiencies. Always rooting for you kid. "

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Women's Softball

Jackie Barley

Women's Softball Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

So Thankful I Got To Learn From You And Have You As My Coach

Date: February 4, 2025

By Other

5.0

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5.0

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"AC Jackie from the moment you walked on campus at Adrian everyone knew you were a star. Literally like a rock star on campus, news paper articles I was skeptical that you could live up to the hype. You did and then some. You made my career more enjoyable and I miss our daily laughs and conversations. I coach high school ball now and still do the same drills you guys did with us. Those moments I will forever cherish. Hard work combined with passion can create something special. You were the coolest coach and I will forever cherish our van rides, your jv coaching as well as varsity. You literally bring a smile to my face. "

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Women's Softball

Jackie Barley

Women's Softball Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Thankful Our Paths Crossed And You Got To Be My Coach

Date: February 4, 2025

By Other

5.0

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"JB you have made such a profound impact on my life that has helped me become the mom and wife I am today. You’re kind, compassionate and pushed me to be the best player I could be. God knows I was frustrating at times and probably let you down a lot but you never gave up on me and always pushed me to be the best I could be. You’re quiet but wise and truly are unapologetically you. Instilling confidence in me that empowered me to be a leader and helping me have the courage to know I was capable of overcoming hard things. I will forever cherish our conversations and laughs. A true players coach that allowed me to make my own decisions and choices but gently pushed me in the right direction to becoming the strong, confident, woman I am today. "

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Women's Softball

Jackie Barley

Women's Softball Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Student Of The Game, Passionate And Loyal

Date: February 4, 2025

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5.0

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5.0

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"Coach Barley has always been a student of the game, always learning and open to trying new things. She doesn’t claim to have all the answers and is wise beyond her years. It’s been a pleasure watching her grow throughout her career and when I see players she has coached winning awards I’m not surprised. I believe she has had players win in all major categories as well as setting school records at multiple schools. Top notch human. "

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Women's Softball

Jackie Barley

Women's Softball Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Coach Barley Made The Game Enjoyable For Me Again

Date: February 4, 2025

By Other

5.0

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"Hit the best I ever had in my career with you. I know you tell me it was all me but you truly don’t know how much you changed my game. Blessed for you and thankful for you Coach Barley. You made my last season enjoyable and fun. We increased our win percentage and batting avg dramatically. Freshman of the year, let’s goooo but mostly made softball a joy for me again. "

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Women's Softball

Jackie Barley

Women's Softball Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

She Knows Her College Career Was A Fraud

Date: February 3, 2025

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1.0

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"She knows her college playing career was a fraud. She never lived up to the potential she thought she had. Also not many players EVER transferred out of Michigan under Hutch so that says a lot as well as transferring from Central after. She should really remove Michigan out of her twitter bio she didn’t earn it there. "

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Women's Softball

Jackie Barley

Women's Softball Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Jackie Barley Is A Legend

Date: February 3, 2025

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5.0

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"JB - best ss I’ve ever watched play, special talent. Older JB great coach and person. Anyone is lucky to be coached by you. Jealous people will hate, like always, keep people YOU. "

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Women's Softball

Jackie Barley

Women's Softball Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Davenport Is Lucky To Have This Coaching Staff.

Date: February 3, 2025

By Other

5.0

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"Davenport is lucky to have this coaching staff. Having JV being the only private school in the conference and most expensive is crazy. Since I left Davenport the recruiting classes have been extremely large to accommodate having 2 teams. The previous coaching staff didn’t recruit very well and I saw with my own eyes how entitlement was soon going to be the determinant of the program. You get what you put in. You don’t get to play because you “want” to. It seems if players would have taken the developmental approach of getting better seriously they could have approved but it seems they wanted to take the easy route. Just because you get to college doesn’t mean the work stops. Both coaches are incredibly knowledgeable of the game and are fun to be around. Jackie can still probably hit better than me hehe It is a delusional thought to think either coach is a disgrace to the game. I thought the transfer portal was set in place for these reasons. Don’t like your experience or a coach - transfer. "

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Women's Softball

Jackie Barley

Women's Softball Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Avoid Davenport University Softball And These Coaches At All Costs

Date: February 3, 2025

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1.0

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1.0

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"Jackie Barley is a disgrace to this sport. Just because you were good in high school doesn't mean it'll transfer over into a coaching aspect. Jackie won't say anything in practice and offers no instruction, and does not speak unless spoken to. A pathetic coach who ruins the experience of college softball and dreams of many young women. Run far away from this University and this coaching staff. "

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