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

No Longer A Davenport Fan

Date: April 9, 2025

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1.0

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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

By Other

1.0

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Poor Communication Disorganized Dedicated To Players Creates A Great Team Culture Direct

"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

By Parent

1.0

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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

By Other

1.0

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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

By Athlete

1.0

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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

By Other

1.0

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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

By Other

1.0

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Poor Communication Disorganized Dedicated To Players Creates A Great Team Culture Direct

"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

By Other

1.0

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Poor Communication Disorganized Dedicated To Players Creates A Great Team Culture Direct

"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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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Fear Of Losing Scholarship For The Second Time

Date: April 8, 2025

By Other

1.0

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1.0

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Poor Communication Disorganized Dedicated To Players Creates A Great Team Culture Direct

"I do not have the courage to stand up to Ronda because I know will lose my scholarship and not play"

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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 A Pathetic Coach And Person. Such A Victim.

Date: April 8, 2025

By Other

1.0

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Poor Communication Disorganized Dedicated To Players Creates A Great Team Culture Direct

"This team has proved everyone wrong including their own coach, Ronda. Imagine this team with the toxic negative players Ronda backed/ wanted on it. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Winning Team. Loser Interim Coach

Date: April 8, 2025

By Parent

1.0

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Poor Communication Disorganized Dedicated To Players Creates A Great Team Culture Direct

"This new team is a winner. Ronda is a loser. You shouldn’t be allowed to treat players the way you have treated them. Your behavior is remembered as much as you try and deny it. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Overcoming Obstacles And Proving Them Wrong

Date: April 8, 2025

By Other

5.0

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5.0

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Poor Communication Disorganized Dedicated To Players Creates A Great Team Culture Direct

"There has been much adversity this year yet this team comes through time and time again. Keep up the great work and show your strength and resiliency in these last few games. Disregard those who want to see you fail. Prove them wrong and finish the season with your heads held high. Ronda, we know you are doing the best you can. There is a lot of haters who don't have the courage to stand up for what they really believe in. Thank you for helping this team overcome their obstacles this year with all of the issues, the weather, the mess; you are doing an amazing job. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Great Put Together Team By Previous Staff, Terrible Interim Coach

Date: April 8, 2025

By Parent

1.0

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Poor Communication Disorganized Dedicated To Players Creates A Great Team Culture Direct

"As a parent the team the previous staff built is awesome. They are so fun to watch and care for each other. They created a fun team culture that is truly never out of the fight. Ronda on the other hand is not. She’s rude and disrespectful and isn’t a good coach. Shes not a good person and tolerates entitlement and selfishness. It doesn’t really appear she knows what she’s doing to me. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Coaching 10 U Has Rubbed Off Too Much

Date: April 8, 2025

By Other

1.0

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"Practicing with Ronda is a joke. She doesn’t know how to make anyone better. She can hardly even hit balls and I don’t understand any of the adjustments she tries 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

A Coach Who Is Doing The Best With A Difficult Situation

Date: April 8, 2025

By Other

5.0

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5.0

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Poor Communication Disorganized Dedicated To Players Creates A Great Team Culture Direct

"Keep your head up girls, keep working hard. Ronda you are doing a great job and hope you know we appreciate you."

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

D2 Softball Team Playing At A Middle School, Fun

Date: April 8, 2025

By Other

1.0

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1.0

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Poor Communication Disorganized Dedicated To Players Creates A Great Team Culture Direct

"yeah real game changer alright she doesn’t even know what she’s doing as a coach. We played our home game at a middle school bc she doesn’t know what she’s doing. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Plays Her Favorites That Suck Up To Her

Date: April 8, 2025

By Other

1.0

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Poor Communication Disorganized Dedicated To Players Creates A Great Team Culture Direct

"Does not care about mental health or the student experience. Goes out of her way to not talk to people but if you suck up to her, you will be her favorite!! She’s a sad human. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Doesn’t Know How To Connect Or Coach This Generation

Date: April 8, 2025

By Athlete

1.0

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Poor Communication Disorganized Dedicated To Players Creates A Great Team Culture Direct

"Playing at DU for one year is the worst experience I’ve ever had. Ronda didn’t even coach us on jv. She made fun of players and was rude. Our practices were a joke but yes she cares about the overall student experience. Complete lies. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Stick To Coaching Rec Ball And Calling People Names

Date: April 8, 2025

By Other

1.0

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Poor Communication Disorganized Dedicated To Players Creates A Great Team Culture Direct

"Ronda is a hot head that speaks before she thinks. Everyone at DU knows this. Leading a team in the right direction in a month is hilarious. Did she bring in next years recruits too? This entire team is completely different, with new BETTER people. That’s why it works. They make it work because they are a TEAM. Ronda had absolutely nothing to do with it. Baffling the need of credit in a woman that can hardly coach a 10U team. Keep sitting away from everyone, no one wants to be around you. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Du Admin Next Level Dysfunctional

Date: April 8, 2025

By Other

1.0

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"When a grown adult only cares about the credit and doesn’t do any of the work so glad I transferred from DU. Athletic Admin is really messed up. What they allow some coaches and teams to do here you wouldn’t believe. They like you better if you are a horrible person so glad I left."

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Promotes Players Who Are Selfish And Stat Driven

Date: April 8, 2025

By Athlete

1.0

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Poor Communication Disorganized Dedicated To Players Creates A Great Team Culture Direct

"As a former player we ate in the dugout all the time. You guys are wild with your lies. Damn, didn’t get a bagel must be mental abuse haha this is college softball. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Everyone Knows What You Did. Spinning Lies To Make Yourself Look Better Is Manipulative.

Date: April 8, 2025

By Parent

1.0

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Poor Communication Disorganized Dedicated To Players Creates A Great Team Culture Direct

"As a parent it was fun to watch this team in the fall before the mess and it was super fun to watch this team in Florida. That somehow got ruined because of playing time. This team is still very fun to watch but trust me it’s not because of Ronda. Ronda is a miserable human being and taking credit for nothing she helped build is disgraceful on many levels. Shame on you for being “friends” with toxic, selfish, non team players. I wouldn’t be surprised if they were all allowed to come back to the team next year. A very unethical institution on many levels."

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Ronda And Our Assistnat Dynamic Duo

Date: April 8, 2025

By Athlete

1.0

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1.0

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Poor Communication Disorganized Dedicated To Players Creates A Great Team Culture Direct

"I played for DU for 3 years. I know your assistant coach has called you the C word multiple times. I find that hilarious. I also watched you put my coaches through hell and demean them every chance you got. We didn’t have the talent to be successful at this level and all you did was blame, point fingers and distract from the fact that you allowed her to not recruit anyone. Don’t get me wrong I’m sure glad she left she did nothing but mentally abuse us, which you did not care about at all. It was brought to your attention multiple times. You started jv and straight up ruined the program. Take some accountability and stop pointing fingers. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

A Coach Who Cares And Is Making A Difference

Date: April 8, 2025

By Parent

5.0

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5.0

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Poor Communication Disorganized Dedicated To Players Creates A Great Team Culture Direct

"As a parent of several college athletes, I have nothing but good things to say about Ronda. She has stepped up to coach to fulfill the need and allow our daughters to finish this season. For years at DU, the softball program was very successful, yet with the last set of coaches it was declining. I believe that the previous coaches tried to bring in talented players, but there were several issues with the other players that resulted in toxic tension on the team. Most of those players left, and the remaining players are finally coming together as a team and are actually very good. From the sounds of it, many are still unhappy and what I can't figure out is why would anyone allow their daughter to continue to be abused or mistreated if that was really happening. If my daughter was experiencing what you are claiming she would be gone immediately. There is no amount of scholarship that would keep my daughter in that situation. My daughter does not get much playing time but knows that there are other girls that are ahead of her. She is glad to wait for her time as many college players do. So if things aren't working out for your daughter, why doesn't she enter the portal? Why are you letting her be mentally abused? If I can answer that for you, I would say it's because you are not who you say you are. It is evident that you are disgruntled and angry, and lashing out at a coach who has nothing to do with your problems. Ronda started the softball program at Davenport, and she has a lot of stake in the game to see it succeed. We fully support her as the coach and hope she knows that this platform does not represent what people really think of her. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Associate Director of Athletics

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Du It? No, Don’t Du It!!!!!

Date: April 8, 2025

By Athlete

1.0

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1.0

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Poor Communication Disorganized Dedicated To Players Creates A Great Team Culture Direct

"Ronda supports coaches who drink with athletes and are in relationships with athletes. This is evident when I played at DU. She allowed one of my teammates to be in a relationship with her basketball coach. She’s full of double standards and has displayed this behavior for years. Everyone knows it and talks about it but nothing ever happens. "

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