Coed Soccer

Josh Rife

Coed Soccer Head Coach

Ball State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Passionate And Caring Coach Who Cares About His Players.

Date: January 6, 2025

By Other

4.6

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

4.0

5.0

Tags

"I’ve been around the BSU soccer program since its inception with Ron Rainey and have worked with nearly every coach that has been through the program. Coach Rife is a dedicated coach, passionate about the game and his players. Strives for excellence but not to a fault. His team culture is second to none and is a true player’s coach. He’ll help you be the best player and person you can be. "

0

Women's Softball

Helen Peña

Head Coach

Ball State University

NCAA DI • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Fake Fake Fake Fake Fake Fake

Date: September 23, 2024

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

1.4

1.0

"The most dishonest coach I have ever dealt with. Look up the definition of fake and you might see her name"

0

Men's Baseball

Blake Beemer

Men's Baseball Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator

Ball State University

NCAA DI • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

I’d Play For Beem Again Despite The Records.

Date: September 13, 2024

By Other

4.4

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

5.0

3.0

5.0

Tags

Intense Fair Great Leader Positive Person

"Coach Beem may not always win, but wears the blame when we didn’t, probably more than he should have. He had our backs and I always appreciated that."

0

Women's Softball

Helen Peña

Head Coach

Ball State University

NCAA DI • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

If You Like Fake This Is The Place To Play

Date: August 10, 2024

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

1.4

1.0

"I would never recommend the town or the softball program in Muncie. Helen is new and tried to make an impact but did not do it the correct way. She acts like she cares but it is fake. Never trust a fake person. "

0

Women's Softball

Helen Peña

Head Coach

Ball State University

NCAA DI • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Avoid Muncie At All Cost

Date: August 1, 2024

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

1.4

1.0

"The worst of the worst. Go play for her if you want to live 4 years of pain. I did it and it was bad!"

0

Women's Softball

Helen Peña

Head Coach

Ball State University

NCAA DI • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

I Have Nothing Good To Say. If I Wasn’t A A Senior I Would Leave.

Date: July 7, 2024

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

1.4

1.0

"I have nothing good to say. If I wasn’t a senior I would leave "

0

Women's Softball

Helen Peña

Head Coach

Ball State University

NCAA DI • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Really Really Really Bad. Don’t Do It!

Date: July 3, 2024

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

1.4

1.0

"One of the not best college coaches. Words from her mouth don’t match how she treats us players. "

0

Women's Softball

Helen Peña

Head Coach

Ball State University

NCAA DI • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Would Never Recommend Her As A Coach

Date: June 26, 2024

By Other

1.4

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

1.4

1.0

"Not helpful. Lots of threats. Does not listen to concerns and very intimidating and holds things against players. "

0

Women's Softball

Helen Peña

Head Coach

Ball State University

NCAA DI • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Do Not Recommend As She Is All Talk And No Action

Date: June 25, 2024

By Other

1.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

1.4

1.0

"Poor communicator and doesn’t follow through. Would not recommend and I am a current student. "

0

Coed Swimming & Diving

J. Agnew

Coed Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Ball State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

The Best Swim Coach I Ever Had

Date: April 13, 2024

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Motivational Believes In You Great Leader Passionate About Coaching Positive Person

"J is amazing. He truly cares about you as a person and an athlete, and is willing to work with you to help you get better. I couldn’t have asked for a better experience with him. "

0

Men's Baseball

Rich Maloney

Men's Baseball Head Coach

Ball State University

NCAA DI • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Experienced Coach Who Knows How To Win

Date: November 17, 2023

By Other

4.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

"Been there a long time. Knows how to coach and take a small program big places."

0

Men's Football

Joey Hecklinski

Men's Football Coach / Running backs

Ball State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

No Finer College Football Coach

Date: October 20, 2023

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Knowledgeable Dedicated To Players Great Communicator Great Leader Passionate About Coaching

"No finer college football coach"

0

Coed Gymnastics

Joanna Saleem

Coed Gymnastics Head Coach

Ball State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Horrible Coach, Toxic Team Culture, Only Coaches Her Favorites

Date: July 3, 2023

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.3

1.8

1.5

1.3

Tags

Accessible Intense Poor Communication Disorganized

"Disrespectful to athletes. She takes no responsibility for her mistakes. She only cares about winning, and not about the well-being of her team. Sets great team standards, but only requires a few of the athletes to follow them, meaning that her favorite athletes get away with anything they want. "

0

Men's Basketball

Bo Calhoun

Men's Basketball Graduate Assistant Coach

Ball State University

NCAA DI • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Calhoun Is A High Iq Coach Who Will Teach You To Love The Game.

Date: June 1, 2023

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Accessible Cool Great Communicator Great Leader Knows The Game

"Calhoun is a high IQ coach who will teach you to love the game."

0

Men's Golf

Mike Fleck

Men's Golf Head Coach

Ball State University

NCAA DI • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Cares About His Athletes

Date: January 15, 2023

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Accessible Honest Cares About Academics Creates A Great Team Culture Develops Team Beyond The Field

"Coach Fleck is a great teacher, cares about the total athlete, academically and as a player. Can’t have a better coach for your sons college golfing experience."

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Coed Soccer

Gary Yohe

Coed Soccer Assistant Coach

Ball State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Performative “Caring” Coach, Poor Feedback

Date: December 23, 2022

By Athlete

2.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.0

2.0

1.0

Tags

Cares About Academics Easy To Get Along With Organized Poor Communication Positive Person

"Gary is a coach that definitely does not understand how to coach women. He is a very poor communicator and gives some of the worst feedback when you ask about things you could improve on. Very much favors speed/strength over technical ability, which is common in college athletics. Acts like he cares about team culture, but encourages players who have problematic views on the world. Doesn’t care about cliquey-ness. Overly positive sometimes, doesn’t like change (in lineup or system)"

-1

Coed Field Hockey

Stephanie Bernthal

Coed Field Hockey Head Coach

Ball State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Easy To Connect With

Date: August 8, 2022

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Direct Accessible Cool Intense Believes In You

"Coaching my kid next year, her outreach over all other coaches stood out. She’s great!"

0

Coed Gymnastics

Joanna Saleem

Coed Gymnastics Head Coach

Ball State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

I Hope No Other Athlete Ever Has To Experience What I Did.

Date: April 24, 2022

By Other

1.4

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.3

1.8

1.5

1.3

Tags

Accessible Intense Poor Communication Disorganized

"From freshman year this coach belittled me, called me a liar, did not believe my mental health struggles, and would not allow me to put my academics first. I was told that I was “struggling” with my mental health just for attention. I was not allowed to miss practice for school, even when it was for an internship that I needed to graduate even though many other athletes were able to miss practice times due to school. I was told I was replaceable, a thundercloud, and that I was not the kid she recruited. This coach went behind my back to other teammates, coaches, and higher faculty to share false narratives. I have endless amounts of stories of how this coach treated me very poorly. I will say that the team environment is incredible and I was lucky enough to have a close and amazing relationship with some other members of the coaching staff. If it was not for my teammates and the other members of the coaching staff I would have quit the sport (transferring was not an option because I was told nobody would want me)."

2

Men's Football

Mike Neu

Men's Football Head Coach

Ball State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Date: July 11, 2020

By Verified Athlete

4.4

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.7

4.2

4.8

4.7

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

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0

Coed Field Hockey

Stephanie Bernthal

Coed Field Hockey Head Coach

Ball State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Date: June 9, 2020

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Direct Accessible Cool Intense Believes In You

"Coach Bern is truly one of a kind. She is more than just another college coach. She genuinely cares about the team and each individual. Coach Bern has a counseling background which carries over with her strong belief in having good mental health. She picked me up in my collegiate athletic career when she became the coach after sophomore season."

0

Men's Football

Mike Neu

Men's Football Head Coach

Ball State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Date: March 22, 2020

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.7

4.2

4.8

4.7

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

"Honest man with high character. Mentor and coach. "

0

Coed Gymnastics

Joanna Saleem

Coed Gymnastics Head Coach

Ball State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Date: March 14, 2020

By Verified Athlete

1.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.3

1.8

1.5

1.3

Tags

Accessible Intense Poor Communication Disorganized

"Joanna lies to her athletes and does not value their wellbeing. She was very unclear about expectations and my scholarship during the recruiting process. Several girls in the past four years have transferred out of ball state because of her. "

1

Men's Football

Mike Neu

Men's Football Head Coach

Ball State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Date: August 7, 2019

By Verified Athlete

4.6

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.7

4.2

4.8

4.7

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

""

0

Men's Football

Mike Neu

Men's Football Head Coach

Ball State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Date: August 7, 2019

By Verified Athlete

4.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.7

4.2

4.8

4.7

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

""

0

Men's Football

Mike Neu

Men's Football Head Coach

Ball State University

NCAA DI - FBS • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Date: August 7, 2019

By Verified Athlete

4.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.7

4.2

4.8

4.7

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

""

0

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