"During her latter years coaching at Brown, Sara Carver-Milne created team/athlete divisions. She was notorious for picking favorites, and she rarely developed or cared for athletes who showed potential and promise but were not the super stars. This in turn affected team scores, rankings, and overall team morale. She did not seem to have positive relations with university, and the contention affected her decisions. Sara was hesitant to advocate for better facilities--program had no pit for practice. Gymnasts' parents had to pay for out of conference travel. Many gymnasts retired early from the program unhappy, beaten down, and broken."

0

Women's Crew/Rowing

John Murphy

Loyalty Chair For Crew

Brown University

NCAA DI • Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | MPSF

Performance Culture But Treats Rowers Like Family

Date: December 18, 2023

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.7

4.3

5.0

4.7

Tags

Direct Accessible Intense Cool Believes In You

"Still learning from John years after graduation!"

0

Men's Football

James Perry

Men's Football Head Coach

Brown University

NCAA DI - FCS • Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | MPSF

Play Fast And Give Effort

Date: October 8, 2023

By Verified Athlete

4.6

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.8

5.0

4.8

Tags

Direct Intense Accessible Cool Motivational

"So far he has been a very intense coach that wants the best out of me at all times. Effort is very important to him and he will work with you to get the most out of you."

0

Men's Crew/Rowing

Paul Cooke

Men's Crew/Rowing Head Coach / Crew

Brown University

NCAA DI • Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | MPSF

An Amazing Experience So Far

Date: October 3, 2023

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.8

5.0

4.8

Tags

"Coach Cooke has been an amazing coach so far in my rowing career. The coaching staff at Brown is second to none. "

0

Men's Fencing

Alex Ripa

Men's Fencing Head Coach

Brown University

NCAA DI - FCS • Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | MPSF

Brown Needs A Real Coach, Ripa Is Awful

Date: September 12, 2023

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

1.5

1.0

1.3

1.0

Tags

"He should just retire or be canned. He needs to be replaced with someone who cares about the job."

1

Women's Volleyball

Rob Chilcoat

Women's Volleyball Assistant Coach

Brown University

NCAA DI • Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | MPSF

Coach Rob Is Great, Very Inspiring

Date: July 20, 2023

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Cool Honest Knowledgeable Motivational Believes In You

"Very knowledgeable, very passionate, and very caring are three adjectives I would use to describe coach Rob"

0

Women's Fencing

Alex Ripa

Women's Fencing Head Coach

Brown University

NCAA DI • Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | MPSF

He Is One Lazy Ass Coach!!

Date: May 18, 2023

By Other

1.4

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

1.5

1.0

1.3

1.0

Tags

"Coach Ripa is a joke. He is lazy and does the minimum."

3

Women's Fencing

Alex Ripa

Women's Fencing Head Coach

Brown University

NCAA DI • Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | MPSF

Really Doesn’t Care About Fencing Or Coaching. Should Be Replaced.

Date: May 2, 2023

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

1.5

1.0

1.3

1.0

Tags

"Cares more about his title than doing his job. Really doesn’t seem interested in fencing or coaching. Is very interested in talking about himself and taking pictures of himself. Kind of a waste. And he doesn’t care if our team is good or not. Recruits from his own club with fencers who are mediocre. And double-dips by having Brown pay to use his club for practice. No work ethic, no ethics in general. Zero people skills. "

4

Women's Swimming & Diving

Agnes Gerlach-Miller

Women's Swimming & Diving Coach / Diving

Brown University

NCAA DI • Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | MPSF

Caring And Knowledgeable

Date: April 7, 2023

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Knowledgeable Believes In You Honest Cares About Academics Dedicated To Players

"Agnes is extremely knowledgeable and a talented coach. She genuinely cares about her athletes as people and wants to take them to the next level athletically. "

0

Women's Swimming & Diving

Agnes Gerlach-Miller

Women's Swimming & Diving Coach / Diving

Brown University

NCAA DI • Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | MPSF

She Is The Best Coach Of All Time

Date: March 29, 2023

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Knowledgeable Believes In You Honest Cares About Academics Dedicated To Players

"Agnes Miller is my favorite coach of all time. She is not only the most knowledgeable coach when it comes to proper technique, she truly cares about her athletes. "

0

Women's Swimming & Diving

Agnes Gerlach-Miller

Women's Swimming & Diving Coach / Diving

Brown University

NCAA DI • Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | MPSF

Helps Me Through Anything I Need And Is Very Welcoming And Accepting To All

Date: March 20, 2023

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Knowledgeable Believes In You Honest Cares About Academics Dedicated To Players

"Fantastic coach, knows a lot about the sport and is very personable."

0

Women's Gymnastics

Sara Carver-Milne

Women's Gymnastics Head Coach

Brown University

NCAA DI • Missouri Valley Football Conference | MVFC

Sara Inspired Me At Every Step Of My Collegiate Career. She Motivated Me To Be The Best Version Of Myself

Date: January 3, 2023

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.8

3.4

3.8

3.6

Tags

"Coach sara was great at developing me and my team. She spoke to us directly on what we needed to do to improve ourselves inside and outside the gym to become better gymnasts and better women for the future."

0

Women's Campus Visit

Soccer

Brown University

NCAA DI • Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | MPSF

Loved It

Date: July 30, 2022

By Verified Athlete

4.5

Overall

Team Dynamic

Host Interaction

Coaching Staff Interaction

Coach Player Interaction

Got To Know Team

5.0

4.0

5.0

4.0

Tags

"Brown has a beautiful campus that has historic buildings as well as amazing facilities! I really enjoyed my time as I was shown around and was told all about browns history and facts."

0

Men's Facilities

Crew/Rowing

Brown University

NCAA DI • Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | MPSF

Everything You Need. Nothing You Don’t

Date: July 28, 2022

By Verified Athlete

4.2

Overall

Cleanliness

Availability

Up To Date

Cool

4.0

5.0

2.0

Tags

"The Boathouse is newly renovated, and looks clean and fresh. However, it doesn’t feel like the top their space you would expect with a team as successful as Brown"

0

Men's Crew/Rowing

Rufus Biggs

Men's Crew/Rowing Assistant Coach / Crew

Brown University

NCAA DI • Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | MPSF

Bedrock Member For Brown Crew Success

Date: July 28, 2022

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Motivational Believes In You Great Communicator Great Leader Positive Person

"Rufus goes above and beyond any expectations for an assistant coach particularly in his knowledge of recruiting and training. He is also a great communicator which makes him so good at his job"

0

Men's Crew/Rowing

Paul Cooke

Men's Crew/Rowing Head Coach / Crew

Brown University

NCAA DI • Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | MPSF

Top Their Coach

Date: July 28, 2022

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.8

5.0

4.8

Tags

"Developes teams year after year to be championship contenders"

0

Women's Campus Visit

Soccer

Brown University

NCAA DI • Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | MPSF

Amazing Campus

Date: July 22, 2022

By Verified Athlete

3.7

Overall

Team Dynamic

Host Interaction

Coaching Staff Interaction

Coach Player Interaction

Got To Know Team

5.0

3.0

4.0

3.0

Tags

"The visit was great and the coach was super welcoming and honest when talking about available scholarship."

0

Women's Soccer

Kia McNeill

Women's Soccer Head Coach

Brown University

NCAA DI • Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | MPSF

One Of The Best Coaches In The Country For The Women’s Game

Date: November 11, 2021

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense Great Leader

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0

Women's Fencing

Alex Ripa

Women's Fencing Head Coach

Brown University

NCAA DI • Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | MPSF

Date: April 11, 2021

By Verified Athlete

1.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

1.5

1.0

1.3

1.0

Tags

"Coach Ripa really doesn’t care much about fencing. He’s more interested in himself than anything else. This guy is a major egomaniac, and really doesn’t want to work hard. A huge disappointment. "

4

Women's Gymnastics

Sara Carver-Milne

Women's Gymnastics Head Coach

Brown University

NCAA DI • Missouri Valley Football Conference | MVFC

Date: February 5, 2021

By Verified Athlete

3.6

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.8

3.4

3.8

3.6

Tags

"Sara could be very knowledgeable and direct in her leadership when meeting with people one on one. However when addressing the team as a whole, often did not rise to the occasion. "

0

Women's Gymnastics

Sara Carver-Milne

Women's Gymnastics Head Coach

Brown University

NCAA DI • Missouri Valley Football Conference | MVFC

Date: October 12, 2020

By Verified Athlete

2.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.8

3.4

3.8

3.6

Tags