"Completely divided the jv and varsity teams because she wanted extra money. So happy my kid transferred from this toxic place. She went out of her way to make the previous staff look bad. I’m sure she’s getting extra money now coaching the team. It’s coaching itself if you’re watching. The team is completely rebuilt and are pretty good. Disgusting anyone would say she is changing a culture or rebuilt the team. She likes toxic players, that aren’t good teammates and don’t work hard. The exact opposite of what it appears this team is built on. Still happy my kid transferred but it’s a pretty good little team. "
"Ronda defames the character of everyone at Davenport University. She constantly talks bad about players and coaches. Open your ears. This is normal behavior at Davenport University. I worked here for 6 years and Ronda is a hot head. She doesn’t think before she speaks. She’s not a good person. "
"Do you think an assistant AD and softball coach should be teaching softball players known to have bad grades. I don’t think she should be allowed to teach student athletes in her position. That’s wrong. "
"Ronda coached JV and lost every game. Now she took over a team she fought hard to NOT be put together. She’s toxic and has ran her mouth about almost every player, coach in the program. Tries to buy the respect of people. Bagels with the bitches didn’t earn my respect that’s why I transferred. "
"As a player Ronda has been against creating a good team culture. She sides with non coachable, lazy student athletes that didn’t work hard. How is that building a good team culture? It’s all wrong "
"Allows female student athletes and coaches to be mistreated. She should have the title SWA removed. I thought she was “Coach of the year” she’s a a joke of a coach. Stick with 10U"
"What happens when coaches are fired mid season? Someone has to step in to repair the culture. A challenging situation for sure, and if it wasn’t for Ronda the season would have likely folded. Clearly the toxic problems are retaliating against the DU softball program and athletic administration. The majority of comments are likely coming from those who have also set up fake social media accounts to claim mistreatment and a lack of talent. This is what happens when disgruntled individuals have to hide behind a curtain to rant online to defame a persons character. Thank you Ronda for stepping in and supporting this team. You are appreciated. The rest of you, it’s time to move on. Find something constructive to do with your time. Go make a difference and quit wallowing in your sorrows. "
"While being a woman with so much on her plate she has been able to be an athletic director, teach classes, and coach a D2 softball team. I don’t see how our errors in the field falls on her. Yes this year has been a roller coaster but she has been able to help this team grow in different ways and come back from something that was difficult for us. She is a caring coach providing hot breakfast before games and getting us all products and set up a “vanity” in our locker is something we have all loved. "
"Hi! Ronda is just doing her job as best she can at the moment and I personally feel like it’s fine. Yeah the situation sucks that the coaches got fired but it’s over and done with & everyone on the team has moved on and gotten over it. Ronda is doing her best to deal with coaching a division 2 softball team while also being an assistant AD. "
"You picked jv players that didn’t work hard and were selfish, probably much like your own son and fought to have them on a team over players that did the right things and worked hard. Now you’re coaching the players you didn’t even want. Playing them pretty much exactly like the last staff. You’re embarrassing and making the team lazy. Just like you. "
"Doesn’t work on her own field for a home game and then has to move it to a local turf field because she’s lazy. These kids deserve better. Is this your first time coaching? "
"You throwing away things that didn’t belong to you but the coaching staff lines up perfect with your character. You threw away things they bought with their own money, but you also threw away personal written notes from previous players. You’re a terrible person. Jealously is ugly and sums up your entire life. You’re a disgusting person. "
"I’ve never seen a college coach lounge in a chair in a dugout before. Amazing coach! Blowing a six run lead. What do you even do? Do you even coach? "
"Your son transferred to 3 schools in high school because he wasn’t starting. That’s not bullying- he just wasn’t any good at sports. Everyone in the GR area has been witness to you and your husband’s antics. Sad you hide behind your title at a university. Definition of weak athletic administration . "
"One of the nastiest, undermining, woman hater I’ve ever watched coach. She thinks she’s some great coach because she had success 15 years ago, but the game has passed her by a long time ago. She can’t even run a practice in a way that makes the girls better. Clearly has no relationships with any of the players, just watch her interact during games. Players clearly don’t like her. This lady was behind the wrongful pushing out of the last coaching staff. The fact that all the players know that is pathetic. Not a leader of a team, no wonder her athletic department is horrible at everything she oversees."
"I can’t imagine being an athletic director or coach and your own kid transferred to 3 schools in high school because he wasn’t good enough to play. Shameful how you let not gifted kids that are friends with your son run a program. Not good at sports that’s ok, go do something different. They shouldn’t be at a division 2 school. "
"I wonder what softball girl will date her son first. Rumor has it one of them hooked up with him and started this entire mess to begin with. It’s insane to have an athletic director openly promoting that her son is single to a team. That seems wildly unprofessional. "
"Thrives on fear. Literally abuses her power but needs so desperately to be the hero in every situation. If you’re a woman thinking about being at Davenport, watch out. Ronda will most likely feel threatened by you and slowly she will insult and micromanage you. You can take the girl out of the trailer park but can’t take the trailer park out of the girl. "
"My granddaughter plays softball at AQ. I’ve known Ronda for years and she has always spoke before thinking. I don’t know any of the girls at Davenport but she’s had a lot of hateful things to say about Lexi, Maddy, Becca, Hailey, Sophie & Jackie. I hope she isn’t speaking before thinking coaching these girls because what she has said about them isn’t very nice and things she shouldn’t be saying about kids. Sad situation going on there. "
"Ultimate user and abuser. My wife and I have both overheard Ronda talking negatively of Jv softball players and the coaching staff at Davenport at our local pub. She used those poor jv girls so bad they played right into her hand without even knowing the terrible things she was saying about them. A true narcissist. "
"As an alumni who wrote in letters to the administration they are all aware Ronda knew about the abuse Amber put us through. Why Ronda decided to screw over this current coaching staff makes no sense to me. A little funny they had more all region players than 2 division 1 coaches. What a toxic place to be. "
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