"It is also laughable that girls who SIGNED UP to play for him and KNEW what to expect regarding training and expectation to win are now complaining. No one forced anyone to go this school and play for him, THESE ATHLETES CHOSE THIS. Being a college athlete isn’t easy, you are held to a higher standard and will endure more than you did in high school. I have known Coach Roger’s for 7 years and he has always been honest about his conditioning regimen, off court/travel expectations and to each his own. A college coach runs a program and can set standards and expectations in place that they feel will make their program elite and set apart from others. "

"Coach Rogers is a coach, with a winning record, who holds his athletes accountable and demands excellence on and off the court. As we went through the recruiting process, we found Coach Rogers to be honest and direct. Some of the first words out of his mouth, after introductions and a bit of information about the program were, "We don't journal or braid. We are business partners, not friends. We work hard and we win." These words were music to our athlete's ears. Rogers was 100% honest from the very beginning and ran and managed his program exactly as he had promised. Rogers made the expectations for his program and expectations of his players, very clear. On the court, whether in practice or during games, Rogers pushed his players to bring their best every single day. Off the court, Rogers expected his players to be ambassadors of the program and of the school. Rogers placed emphasis on academics and required players to attend all classes, show up on time, and be prepared. He focused on developing his athletes as people and preparing them for the future. Rogers cared about each of his athletes and would jump in where there were challenges with academics, which could happen during season when athletes were missing classes to travel for volleyball. Athletes knew they could reach out to Coach Rogers, and his assistant coach, if they were ever in a jam and needed help. Broken down on the side of the road, call/text coach. Having trouble with a part time job, call/text coach. Not from the area and need a recommendation for a restaurant, doctor, dentist, safe hotel for visitors, mechanic, etc., call/text coach. Those who chose Keiser simply for the location (close to the beach and great weather), refused to work hard, couldn't follow rules, were disrespectful to the program and their teammates, and were not willing to accept the successful coaching were not a good fit for the program. Those who chose to be successful, have flourished on the court, in the classroom, and into their futures beyond Keiser Volleyball. During our time at Keiser, we watched many players come and go. Some simply because they really didn't want to play volleyball anymore. Some because they refused to put in the hard work and dedication required by the Keiser Volleyball program. It's easy for parents to blame the coaches, and make excuses, when things don't work out for their athlete. As a parent of an athlete who chose success over excuses, I am happy that my athlete was able to grow and learn under the care and direction of Coach James Rogers. "

"I played for Rogers my freshman year of college, now here’s a completely honest review. My freshman year was the hardest year physically I have went through in college sports. we ran A LOT, HOWEVER, I would absolutely give an arm and a leg to repeat my freshman year. Rogers isn’t a super emotional guy and he’s not necessarily a coach that everyone can be personally close to but the bottom line is he cares about his team and our reputation. I didn’t agree with every single rule that was set in our contracts but I understood them. I saw a lot of people commenting on him not caring about you unless you’re a starter and to that I say, work harder. Rogers doesn’t play favorites, I went in my freshman year not starting at the beginning of season but instead of getting comfortable riding the bench I worked harder in practice. I was never late to a practice and I didn’t slack off in drills. Some may say his drills are repetitive but I think volleyball is all about repetition. After transferring from Keiser I played D2 for 2 years and the atmosphere was very very different from Keiser. It wasn’t as strict, there was no dress code, we didn’t run suicides but it showed in our games. My D2 school had tall very talented players but not everyone had the heart. not many people would agree with the way Rogers runs his program but I think it made me mentally and physically tough and it truly brought me closer to my team. In the 10 years I have played volleyball I have never had a team I was as close to as my freshman year team and I have him to thank for that. I don’t think he is a bad guy and I don’t think he’s a bad coach. does he have a few flaws? absolutely but what person or coach doesn’t? However he ran his program obviously worked because we went 36-2 and we were the first FL NAIA team in history to make it to nationals, whether that be because of the talent or the coaching, the fundamentals for that record was from the way Rogers set up his program, his lineup, his defense, and his trust in us to walk onto every court knowing we had each game. Also, as far as running for classes goes. I was very thankful for that rule, as much as it might’ve sucked to run for other people when they were late, it made me show up to class which is something I found myself later not doing when I had the option. Many student athletes skip class because they’re tired or had a long weekend but I actually got my education at Keiser because of this rule."