College Athletic Staff Rating: Ronda Varnesdeel at Davenport University

Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Ronda Would Be Fired At Any Other School

Date: April 11, 2025

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"Ronda would be fired at any other school in the country. Allowing coaches and staff members to drink and be in relationships with students is disgusting. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Bringing Back The Winning Culture

Date: April 11, 2025

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Poor Communication Disorganized Old School Mentality Dedicated To Players Creates A Great Team Culture

"This team has been through it all. Ups, downs, and everything in between. The only good thing about the past coaches is they laid the foundation by recruiting good strong talent. The weak links of players realized they couldn’t cut it with this team and quit. The rest have stuck through and now with Ronda at the helm, that hard work is turning into more wins. Thanks Ronda for working to bring back the winning culture."

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Ronda Didn’t Just Step In, She Stepped Up

Date: April 11, 2025

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Poor Communication Disorganized Old School Mentality Dedicated To Players Creates A Great Team Culture

"When Ronda took over the team mid-season, everything changed. Stepping into a leadership role in the middle of a season is never easy. But Ronda didn’t just step in; she stepped up. She brought clarity, focus, and an unwavering belief in the group’s potential. Her ability to connect with players, adjust strategies on the fly, and instill a culture of accountability sparked an immediate shift. Under her leadership, the team found its identity. That’s the impact of a true leader: turning a challenging time into a turning point."

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Outstanding Leadership And Dedication

Date: April 11, 2025

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"Ronda’s outstanding leadership as a softball coach at Davenport University deserves to be recognized. Her dedication to the sport and to her players is evident in the growth and success of the team since she took over. Ronda brings a level of professionalism, passion, and strategic insight that truly sets her apart. She is a tremendous asset to Davenport University, and her impact deserves to be recognized. Anyone who says otherwise can’t be believed."

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

All In On Non Hardworking Players. Sickening Shes Coaching A Team She Didn’t Want Put Together

Date: April 10, 2025

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"Sided with players that didn’t work hard and weren’t TEAM players. I know for a fact she gave the coaching staff H**L for putting this team together and weeding out players that didn’t work hard or put the TEAM first. Jealously is UGLY. These kids deserved better. Can’t wait to watch it happen again. Shame on you and the athletic department at DU. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Du Athletic Department Is Toxic And Not A Place For High Performers

Date: April 10, 2025

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"DU softball was strong this year because of the work put in by the student athletes and previous coaching staff. The standards set by them and accepted by them and the hard work they put in TOGETHER made this team strong. You’re a disgrace to dismiss that. Ronda fought very hard to not have this team be assembled and wanted players on it that weren’t good teammates and bullied many of the players. Ronda is a low life for real. Anyone around this situation knows this is the truth and not fake. This is why so many people have taken to this platform. It’s sickening to many. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Du Softball Is Strong.

Date: April 10, 2025

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"DU made a change to the softball program and it couldn’t be better. The team is coming together and is getting stronger. This is a softball program that has a history of winning teams. While the timing wasn’t ideal, we are so thankful they did. This shows that DU cares about their athletes and wants to bring back the winning culture. Go Panthers!"

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Du Openly Allows Abuse On Student Athletes

Date: April 10, 2025

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"Ronda should be investigated for the behavior she openly allows to occur at DU. Firable offenses happen every day at DU. It’s disturbing they look away. I’m not longer sending my daughter to DU. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Grow Up, Move On, And Go Davenport Softball

Date: April 9, 2025

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"Ronda is an INTERIM coach. If you know what that means, if not here’s a definition: an interim coach is a temporary coach who takes over a team when the regular coach leaves or gets fired. They’re just filling in until the team finds a permanent replacement. She’s not here to stay and coach the softball team for the rest of her life, it’s a temporary solution to a problem. Coaches got fired = interim coach. Problems fixed. It’s sad to see that people I once respected as coaches have done a complete 180° from who they were when I first met them, not only attack Ronda but also are attacking us, the players on their OLD team. It’s childish, foolish, and down right disgusting and ridiculous. People need to move on and grow up. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Du Has Terrible Leadership And Should Be Investigated

Date: April 9, 2025

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"Ronda has allowed so much unethical behavior at DU it’s shocking. She’s allowed the baseball coach to drink with softball players and thinks that appropriate behavior. She allowed a male basketball coach to be in a relationship with a softball player and then sent him off with a gracious email like he didn’t do anything wrong, She has allowed a full time facilities worker to be in a relationship with a football player. The list goes on and on and on. It’s disgusting what this university allows to happen. It should be called unethical U. Male trainers going into softball rooms late at night with the doors closed, disturbing you allow this to take place. You can only lie and be fake for so long. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Will Not Send Anyone From My Organization To Du

Date: April 9, 2025

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"I will not send any of my kids to Davenport University. This is a corrupt program and school. It all starts with what the administration allows. Ronda is for weak minded, non competitive athletes. She allows unethical behavior and applauds it. Not a program for serious athletes that want to work hard and get better. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Davenport Is An Unethical University

Date: April 9, 2025

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"Would not send my child to Davenport university. Weak minded administration. It all starts with Ronda. Many people know what you did and how you are trying to change the narrative is also shocking behavior. East side of the state knows what you did. Davenport is a bad University. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Will Not Send My Kids To Davenport

Date: April 9, 2025

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"As a travel ball coach that knows the entire story I will not send any of my kids to Davenport. Terrible athletic leadership. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Ronda Is Utterly A Complete Joke Of A Coach And Administrator

Date: April 9, 2025

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"Ronda and the Davenport Athletic department are pathetic leaders. The reason for letting coaches go is moving an infielder to the outfield and playing time. As a former coach, Ronda you’re a disgrace to the sport. You probably don’t even know because you’re not very smart that you have starting outfielders that were once infielders. Is that a demotion? A truly pathetic athletic department. Don’t get it twisted Ronda is the main reason this all happened. She didn’t do her job at all as an administrator and is a pathetic excuse for a SWA. After such reluctant and demoralizing attacks to not play any of these players on this current team she now is claiming their success. This team beat her jv cry babies 13-5 in the fall and that was somehow seen as BAD. Ronda said it wasn’t fair. Laughable joke of an athletic department. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Hating A Coach Brings Teams Closer Too

Date: April 9, 2025

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"To everyone saying that Rhonda is brining the team together, have you never heard of teams uniting because they DONT like their coach? This group has gotten along since the beginning if you’ve watched them play at all or talk to your kid at all. They have trauma bonded over having their worlds turned upside down. They are afraid to say anything or stand up to her because last time they tried she flipped it on them and got the rest of the admin to call them names and threaten them. Talk to your kid. And if she says differently I’d be worried that she’s part of the problem. Sucking up to Rhonda may be an okay choice to survive in the moment, but long term it’s a dead end choice that will cost you and your kid more than it’s worth. Good luck if that’s the choice you decide to make. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

No Longer Interested In Davenport Softball

Date: April 9, 2025

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"Someone who dedicated 5 years of my life to a school that has now become soft and listens to entitled athletes and parents that don’t know what hard work is. I think it’s insane you constantly post the belt on social media when we are aware you wouldn’t even let it be purchased. You should give the belts to the hard working players that WON them. Flaunting a tradition you know nothing about and had nothing to do what is disappointing. Same with the pirate flag. You embody none of the attributes those traditions were set on. Keep your beauty station in the locker room and get them a new prop. Thank god I’m no longer part of this program. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Bringing In 50 Kids In 4 Years Is Ridiculous For Softball. Athletic Administrators Should Be Fired

Date: April 9, 2025

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"From a travel ball coach prospective you made the previous staff bring in almost 50 players in 4 years. What did you think that was going to result in for student athletes? Thats confirmation of being set up for failure and creating a toxic culture directly by athletic administration. Does anyone seriously think any coach in America would be successful in that situation. That creates unnecessary issues and stress for everyone having that many people. I feel bad for the coaches and the student athletes that were placed in that situation by leadership. I assume Ronda and the AD act like they did no wrong. There’s a reason this team is winning with 17 players on it. Add 10 more and see what happens. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

No Longer A Davenport Fan

Date: April 9, 2025

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"Ronda knows her SID parties with the centerfielder I bet he got a promotion. Ronda knows a full time facilities worker was in a relationship with the qb I bet she got a promotion. Ronda knows the baseball coach drank with softball players, I bet he got a raise. Ronda knows the volleyball coach got blackout drunk with players, I bet she got a contract extension. The most corrupt and unethical institution. Ronda let a softball player be in a relationship with her basketball coach. Literally everyone at the school knows these things and nothing is done. Seriously, a sick place to be. DU IT. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Davenport University Leadership Is Incompetent

Date: April 9, 2025

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"You throwing away personal letters written by players is awful. Truly awful. You threw away irreplaceable things. Your athletic administration is so incompetent. I’ve never in my life heard of someone not being asked for their keys or computer back and I’ve been a coach for 20 years. What you did in this situation is truly terrible. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Throwing Away Things That Don’t Belong To You Is Sickening

Date: April 9, 2025

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"You throwing away things that didn’t belong to you is disgusting. Trying to spin your narrative like you always do is also DISGUSTING. I’ve seen the videos and photos that were taken of security guards being at the locker room when the coaches got their things because everyone knew this is what you would do. Predictable as usual. You’re a loser. Davenport is a business school that doesn’t even follow business protocols. Hilarious "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Du Has The Most Laughable Administration

Date: April 9, 2025

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"Ronda’s mentors had a problem with every rule and standard that was set in place this year. The telling piece in how absolutely dumb Ronda is that they used the exact same rules and standards as her best friend McCall did. Literally how corrupt and dumb can an administration be. These exact same Rules and Standards given by her friend were not tolerated by Ronda. This is a well known fact as it was told to many people this fall. This is the most laughable thing. They literally have a laminated copy they copied from. At first I thought they were just dumb to use it because it wasn’t their own but now I get it and how hilarious it is. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

No Longer A Du Fan After What You Did

Date: April 8, 2025

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"I played at DU and can confirm Ronda is a terrible person and administrator. She came to 2 of our games I think and didn’t care about the program. She talked a lot of s**t about me as a player which I thought was funny bc she never watched me play. Pathetic place to be now. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

A Cheating Coach That Is Ugly On The Inside

Date: April 8, 2025

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"Ronda started the program at Davenport and as a former coach that played against her she cheated. They made a rule in conference because Davenport softball and baseball were cheating so bad. GO SAINTS! "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Duing Work In Therapy, Thanks

Date: April 8, 2025

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"Ronda created the mess and trauma we all had and have to go through. We were doing great until she came in and wrecked things. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Davenport Abuses Student Athletes

Date: April 8, 2025

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"Ronda only likes selfish kids that don’t play and are bad teammates. If that’s you, you will thrive at DU. This team won’t be duplicated again because it’s TEAM first. Sad the abuse they all have went through. Davenport abuses student athletes! "

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