Bowdoin College Athletics Rating, ME by Verified Athletes

Women's Lacrosse

Elizabeth Grote

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach / NCAA Compliance Coordinator

Bowdoin College

NCAA DIII • Western Athletic Conference | WAC

The Worst Coach I Have Ever Had

Date: February 5, 2025

By Other

1.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.3

2.1

2.4

3.1

2.8

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"The worst coach I have ever had the displeasure of encountering. An emotionally abusive, out of touch, dishonest person who is a subpar leader and terrible communicator. Her behavior in my time at Bowdoin was unacceptable and the fact she is still a coach at a prestigious institution is laughable. Do not send your daughter to Bowdoin to play under Grote, and if she’s there right now, check in on her. "

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Women's Volleyball

Erin Cady

Women's Volleyball Head Coach

Bowdoin College

NCAA DIII • Western Athletic Conference | WAC

What You See If What You Get

Date: September 23, 2024

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

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Accessible Cool Direct Intense Believes In You

"I am so happy I chose Bowdoin College. Coach Cady is exactly what she appeared to be during recruiting and after years of playing for challenging coaches, I am so relieved that I chose to play for her. She is very transparent, has an open door policy, and will be honest about her expectations and why she makes the playing decisions she does. She is always encouraging and doesn't get angry in games. She demands respect and uses her great volleyball knowledge to educate, teach, and celebrate us as players. We also have the best team culture because of her where teammates encourage each other and do not talk negatively about each other. Bowdoin volleyball is truly a unique college volleyball program with demonstrated success because of what Coach Cady has established at Bowdoin."

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Women's Lacrosse

Elizabeth Grote

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach / NCAA Compliance Coordinator

Bowdoin College

NCAA DIII • Western Athletic Conference | WAC

Liz Is A Terrible Coach And Person, She Is A Bully With No Emotional Intelligence.

Date: February 13, 2024

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.3

2.1

2.4

3.1

2.8

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Disorganized Poor Communication Intense Direct Fitness Is Important

"One of the worst coaches I have ever had. Truly terrible. Mean, a bully, teams up against players at individual meetings, and lacks intelligence, especially emotional intelligence. I love Bowdoin, and Liz is not Bowdoin. Liz lacks the capacity for concern over well-being, she has no concern for mental health, she prioritizes her agenda, disguising it as "what is best for the team," and if the record shows anything, she has not been best for the team. I hope she never coaches anyone else again, for everyone's sake. "

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Women's Lacrosse

Elizabeth Grote

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach / NCAA Compliance Coordinator

Bowdoin College

NCAA DIII • Western Athletic Conference | WAC

Person Of High Standards For Herself And Her Athletes.

Date: December 27, 2023

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.3

2.1

2.4

3.1

2.8

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Disorganized Poor Communication Intense Direct Fitness Is Important

"Liz is an exceptional person and coach. She is fair, compassionate and competitive! She wants student-athletes to grow as players and people! she truly believes in coaching the whole person to be the best athlete, player, and student while developing leadership skills and quality character traits. "

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Men's Golf

Jay Durfee

Men's Golf Head Coach

Bowdoin College

NCAA DIII • Western Athletic Conference | WAC

Building A Winning Tradition

Date: June 2, 2023

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

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Creates A Great Team Culture Dedicated To Players Great Leader Knows The Game Players Coach

"Coach Durfee is a proven winner who cares about his players on and off the course. Details matter"

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Women's Lacrosse

Elizabeth Grote

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach / NCAA Compliance Coordinator

Bowdoin College

NCAA DIII • Western Athletic Conference | WAC

Should Be Coaching Middle School Lacrosse

Date: January 2, 2023

By Other

1.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.3

2.1

2.4

3.1

2.8

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Disorganized Poor Communication Intense Direct Fitness Is Important

"Horrific coach. Self-centered, practices favoritism, and brings her home life to practice. Grote’s 10 year lacrosse record speaks for itself. Don’t get yourself stuck in Maine with the coach from hell!"

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Women's Lacrosse

Elizabeth Grote

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach / NCAA Compliance Coordinator

Bowdoin College

NCAA DIII • Western Athletic Conference | WAC

Save Yourself From This Coach And Lacrosse Program

Date: September 8, 2022

By Other

2.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.3

2.1

2.4

3.1

2.8

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Disorganized Poor Communication Intense Direct Fitness Is Important

"You will have a terrible experience. Choose any other school in the NESCAC Conference."

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Women's Lacrosse

Elizabeth Grote

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach / NCAA Compliance Coordinator

Bowdoin College

NCAA DIII • Western Athletic Conference | WAC

I Would Not Recommend This Program

Date: July 26, 2022

By Verified Athlete

1.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.3

2.1

2.4

3.1

2.8

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Disorganized Poor Communication Intense Direct Fitness Is Important

"Come to Bowdoin for your education. Absolutely not for this coach. Knowledgeable about the game though awkward, favorites players, and does not have concern of her team’s culture which ultimately translates to poor team performance. This is reflective of team performances "

2

Men's Lacrosse

Trevar Haefele

Men's Lacrosse Assistant Coach

Bowdoin College

NCAA DIII • Western Athletic Conference | WAC

Positive Influence

Date: March 15, 2022

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

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Honest Dedicated To Players Positive Person

"Cares about players, consistent positive energy, explains decisions and reasoning, fair and honest"

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Men's Lacrosse

Jason Archbell

Men's Lacrosse Head Coach

Bowdoin College

NCAA DIII • Western Athletic Conference | WAC

Date: October 16, 2020

By Verified Athlete

4.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

3.5

4.5

4.0

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Accessible Cool Direct Intense

"Coach Archbell is a great coach all around. Could improve his personal connection-making with players, but he is working on it actively and even with that being said, it is very clear to everyone that he cares about our team/the guys on it more than anything. I saw he and his wife hammering ice on the field so we could practice many times. "

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Women's Volleyball

Erin Cady

Women's Volleyball Head Coach

Bowdoin College

NCAA DIII • Western Athletic Conference | WAC

Date: July 14, 2020

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

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Accessible Cool Direct Intense Believes In You

"Without a doubt, she is the best coach I have ever had in my 10+ years of high school, club, and collegiate volleyball. She commands respect without having to try, and the team has full faith in her and her coaching decisions. She has been an amazing role model and I feel so fortunate to be one of her players. "

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Women's Golf

Stu Cady

Women's Golf Head Coach

Bowdoin College

NCAA DIII • Western Athletic Conference | WAC

Date: July 8, 2020

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

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Accessible Cool Direct Intense

"Coach Cady is the best golf coach I ever could have asked for. He’s always motivational and helpful in all the right ways. "

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Women's Lacrosse

Elizabeth Grote

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach / NCAA Compliance Coordinator

Bowdoin College

NCAA DIII • Western Athletic Conference | WAC

Date: June 30, 2020

By Verified Athlete

4.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.3

2.1

2.4

3.1

2.8

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Disorganized Poor Communication Intense Direct Fitness Is Important

"loves all of us like her daughters. i grew tremendously under liz as an athlete and a person. her biggest weakness is communication of what she wants from individuals but if you ask her directly she will tell you and not be weird about it. as a player you just need to get comfortable doing that which is an important skill to learn anyway. "

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Men's Baseball

Michael Connolly

Men's Baseball Head Coach

Bowdoin College

NCAA DIII • Western Athletic Conference | WAC

Date: May 31, 2020

By Verified Athlete

4.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.5

3.0

4.5

5.0

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Men's Football

B.J. Hammer

Men's Football Head Coach

Bowdoin College

NCAA DIII • Western Athletic Conference | WAC

Date: May 13, 2020

By Verified Athlete

4.6

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

4.0

5.0

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Men's Baseball

Michael Connolly

Men's Baseball Head Coach

Bowdoin College

NCAA DIII • Western Athletic Conference | WAC

Date: April 20, 2020

By Verified Athlete

3.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.5

3.0

4.5

5.0

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Accessible Cool Direct Intense

"Great Coach but and even better person. A man who will truly always have your back no matter what happens. "

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Women's Cross Country/Track & Field

Ben Raphelson

Women's Track & Field Head Coach

California Institute of Technology

NCAA DIII • Central Collegiate Women's Hockey Association | CCWHA

Date: January 27, 2020

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

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Accessible Cool Direct Intense

"He's a cool guy. Very process oriented but works towards results, so runners get the best of both. It's a great tutelage "

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Women's Soccer

Brianne Weaver

Women's Soccer Head Coach

Bowdoin College

NCAA DIII • Western Athletic Conference | WAC

Date: October 18, 2018

By Verified Athlete

2.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.5

3.8

3.0

1.8

2.5

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

"I respect my coach as a person because she does care and is nice. But, on the soccer end of things, she was clueless. Would be better serving an AD position at a school. Her lack of soccer knowledge has clearly hurt the program. What was once a strong NESCAC and NCAA contender is now a poorly performing team, which their recent records indicate."

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Women's Cross Country/Track & Field

Peter Slovenski

Women's Track & Field Head Coach

Bowdoin College

NCAA DIII • Western Athletic Conference | WAC

Date: June 18, 2018

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

"peter slovenski is the quirkiest (in the best way possible), motivating and accepting coach. he is open to all abilities and is truly motivating."

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Women's Swimming & Diving

Brad Burnham

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Bowdoin College

NCAA DIII • Western Athletic Conference | WAC

Date: June 18, 2018

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

"Brad is one of the best coaches I've ever had the pleasure of training under. The amount of gratitude for him is indescribable. He is thoughtful, meticulous, and truly cares about his athletes."

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Women's Ice Hockey

Marissa O'Neil

Women's Ice Hockey Head Coach

Bowdoin College

NCAA DIII • Western Athletic Conference | WAC

Date: October 31, 2017

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

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Men's Football

Jonathan Michaeles

Men's Football Head Coach

Colby College

NCAA DIII • Western Athletic Conference | WAC

Date: October 29, 2017

By Verified Athlete

2.6

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.0

1.0

2.0

4.0

Tags

Accessible Direct

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Men's Football

J.B. Wells

Men's Football Head Coach

Bowdoin College

NCAA DIII • Western Athletic Conference | WAC

Date: October 23, 2017

By Verified Athlete

3.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.0

4.0

2.0

4.0

3.0

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Accessible Cool Intense

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Women's Tennis

Ben Lamanna

Women's Tennis Head Coach

Brandeis University

NCAA DIII • Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | MCVL

Date: August 23, 2017

By Verified Athlete

4.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.8

4.5

3.8

3.5

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Accessible Cool Direct Intense

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Women's Tennis

Ben Lamanna

Women's Tennis Head Coach

Brandeis University

NCAA DIII • Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | MCVL

Date: August 23, 2017

By Verified Athlete

3.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.8

4.5

3.8

3.5

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Accessible Cool Direct Intense

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Women's Tennis

Ben Lamanna

Women's Tennis Head Coach

Brandeis University

NCAA DIII • Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | MCVL

Date: August 23, 2017

By Verified Athlete

4.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.8

4.5

3.8

3.5

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

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Women's Soccer

Brianne Weaver

Women's Soccer Head Coach

Bowdoin College

NCAA DIII • Western Athletic Conference | WAC

Date: May 22, 2017

By Verified Athlete

2.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.5

3.8

3.0

1.8

2.5

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

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Women's Tennis

Ben Lamanna

Women's Tennis Head Coach

Brandeis University

NCAA DIII • Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | MCVL

Date: March 22, 2017

By Verified Athlete

2.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.8

4.5

3.8

3.5

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

"- not the best tennis advice - too much pressure on players - has favorites - not supportive of school - has moments of kindness, but not a good guy at end of day. Gives up on players and takes the love of tennis away. - deceitful and not always honest to face - not smart about fitness"

-1

Women's Tennis

Ben Lamanna

Women's Tennis Head Coach

Brandeis University

NCAA DIII • Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | MCVL

Date: April 16, 2017

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.8

4.5

3.8

3.5

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

"Such a great coach"

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Women's Lacrosse

Elizabeth Grote

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach / NCAA Compliance Coordinator

Bowdoin College

NCAA DIII • Western Athletic Conference | WAC

Date: February 8, 2017

By Verified Athlete

3.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.3

2.1

2.4

3.1

2.8

Tags

Disorganized Poor Communication Intense Direct Fitness Is Important

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Women's Soccer

Brianne Weaver

Women's Soccer Head Coach

Bowdoin College

NCAA DIII • Western Athletic Conference | WAC

Date: January 27, 2017

By Verified Athlete

4.4

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.5

3.8

3.0

1.8

2.5

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

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Women's Softball

Ryan Sullivan

Women's Softball Head Coach

Bowdoin College

NCAA DIII • Western Athletic Conference | WAC

Date: October 31, 2016

By Verified Athlete

4.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.5

5.0

4.5

5.0

4.0

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

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Women's Softball

Ryan Sullivan

Women's Softball Head Coach

Bowdoin College

NCAA DIII • Western Athletic Conference | WAC

Date: July 9, 2016

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.5

5.0

4.5

5.0

4.0

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

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Men's Lacrosse

Jason Archbell

Men's Lacrosse Head Coach

Bowdoin College

NCAA DIII • Western Athletic Conference | WAC

Date: June 6, 2016

By Verified Athlete

4.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

3.5

4.5

4.0

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

"Coach Archbell is an outstanding resource on the defensive end and extremely knowledgeable when it comes to that side of the field. On offense he is a bit behind but Coach Silberlicht perfectly makes up for that. Coach Archbell has not always been that easy to relate to but in the time I've spent with him it is easy to see he has been making strides to become much more relateable- something that has helped the team overall over the last few years."

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Women's Soccer

Brianne Weaver

Women's Soccer Head Coach

Bowdoin College

NCAA DIII • Western Athletic Conference | WAC

Date: October 28, 2015

By Verified Athlete

2.4

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.5

3.8

3.0

1.8

2.5

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

"My coach's lack of soccer knowledge is baffling. Without getting into specifics, she does not watch game, does not know what to do in any situation, and does not know how to substitute properly. She should at best, be coaching for a middle school level team. I would like this response to remain anonymous in regards to Bowdoin Soccer, but she is the worst coach I have ever had to play under. I will be happy to be done."

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Women's Tennis

Ben Lamanna

Women's Tennis Head Coach

Brandeis University

NCAA DIII • Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League | MCVL

Date: October 6, 2015

By Verified Athlete

4.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.8

4.5

3.8

3.5

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

"Super honest, great guy."

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