"I don’t know how she even still has a job. She is mentally abusive, RACIST, lazy, and manipulative. She is a huge cat fish. Great at recruiting and really sells the program but is nothing like that when you actually play for her. She doesn’t manage playing time fairly. Favorites international students and it’s very obvious. She doesn’t know anything about field hockey yet still somehow gets invited to these conferences… and learn nothing. Every year half the roster leaves and we have to rebuild a new team every season because nobody wants to play for her. Those that stay only stay for the school or a reason usually not associated to field hockey at all. At the end of every season a much of the team meets with staff at the university to try and get something to change but our concerns get swept under a rug EVERY year. She is caring only when it comes to mental health because Valerie Clarke also has metal issues and it’s the only way she can relate to her players even though she’s usually the one that ruins players mental health. DO NOT FALL FOR IT. RUN. Also every single player feels this way but some are to scared to speak up. She’s extremely unorganized and lies and is very very very childish. Has zero social skills. Does hold a good relationship with anyone. Even other coaches and referees make fun of her. She is embarrassing."

"If you want a honest and fair coach do not come to Converse. If you want fair playing time do not come to Converse. The captains will take Valerie's side over the players, and will not be supportive individually and will report all back to Coach. There is evident favoritism amongst the team, she openly claimed people have "longer leashes". If it speaks for anything, she had a 28 player squad, 8 graduating seniors, only 10 are returning. "

"Doesn’t know how to coach, lies about how the school and the program is, very emotional in front of the team, very little to no knowledge about field hockey, takes other players ideas and does not give credit to them, resentful, very unorganised, doesn’t have the week plan until Sunday late night."