All Reviews at Christopher Newport University

Men's Lacrosse

Chazz Woodson

Men's Lacrosse Assistant Coach

Christopher Newport University

NCAA DIII • Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | CAC

One Of The Most Genuine And Up Standing Coaches I Had

Date: October 28, 2026

By Athlete

4.0

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Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

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"great guy as well as lacrosse mind perfect guy to build a culture and supports you on and off the field"

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Women's Lacrosse

Lisa Valentine

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

Christopher Newport University

NCAA DIII • Commonwealth Coast Women's Ice Hockey | CCC

Don't Be Fooled...

Date: September 26, 2026

By Other

1.0

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Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

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Poor Communication Intense

"All of the players from last year and previous years' alumni have at least witnessed her abuse, emotional dysregulation, and manipulation, and most have been targets. As far as her knowledge of the game, she can't coach against a zone is just one example. She is under investigation for good reason."

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Women's Lacrosse

Lisa Valentine

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

Christopher Newport University

NCAA DIII • Commonwealth Coast Women's Ice Hockey | CCC

Solid Coach

Date: September 10, 2026

By Parent

4.8

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Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

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5.0

4.0

5.0

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Cares About Academics Fitness Is Important Intense Organized Knows The Game

"Coach Valentine is a solid coach. She consistently holds players to high standards on and off the field. She cares about academics as well athletics. She does not have a "warm and fuzzy" personality and her directness may be off-putting to some but she truly cares about her players. She is highly organized, sets high standards, and communicates expectations clearly."

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Women's Lacrosse

Lisa Valentine

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

Christopher Newport University

NCAA DIII • Commonwealth Coast Women's Ice Hockey | CCC

Great Coach

Date: September 10, 2026

By Parent

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

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Direct Cares About Academics Creates A Great Team Culture Dedicated To Players Organized

"It has been a pleasure to watch Coach Valentine coach my daughter at CNU. She creates an excellent team environment and knows the game inside and out . I have been very comfortable with her interactions with my daughter"

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Women's Lacrosse

Lisa Valentine

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

Christopher Newport University

NCAA DIII • Commonwealth Coast Women's Ice Hockey | CCC

A Real Leader.

Date: August 20, 2026

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

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Cool Direct Knowledgeable Motivational Great Communicator

"Well organized. Clear communicator. Knows the game. Very invested in player developed and care. "

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Women's Lacrosse

Lisa Valentine

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

Christopher Newport University

NCAA DIII • Commonwealth Coast Women's Ice Hockey | CCC

Crazy.

Date: August 19, 2026

By Verified Athlete

1.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

5.0

1.0

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Intense Fitness Is Important Poor Communication

"She’s a nightmare. Plays mind games with players, using us to replay her college days, cause she played at Maryland and sat the bench. She a sad old lady obsessed with her players and making their lives harder instead of helping them develop. Unless you’re someone who can suck up to her but even they don’t actually like her, they just want playing time. She’s honestly ruined the game for so many people including myself. It’s impossible to get a coach fired though, she’s been sued by a player before because she forces people to play through injurys and is still working there. "

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Women's Lacrosse

Lisa Valentine

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

Christopher Newport University

NCAA DIII • Commonwealth Coast Women's Ice Hockey | CCC

Needs To Be Fired.

Date: May 29, 2026

By Other

1.0

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Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

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1.0

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Disorganized Intense Poor Communication

"It is a DISGRACE that she is still coaching. Not only is she mentally and emotionally abusive, but creates a toxic environment for young women. She manipulates young girls into thinking they are horrible humans. Has even gone to the extent to call her team “alcoholics” and “binge drinkers”. WANTS to be involved with social life and stalks the every move of players, including payment and credit card transactions via Venmo. Players are put into therapy and put on medication for the damage she has created on them and their families. Creates divide between players and families. Belittles young women and doesn’t instill confidence. Players are scared to speak for the fear they will be intensely punished. Not to mention the fact there is absolutely ZERO coaching skill. Players have had success because of their talent not because of her. Players tend to get benched with no explanation and if the team loses, the blame is put on others. Players are trauma bonded. It is sad to watch this all happen and for nothing to be done. It is time for CNU to make a change. "

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Women's Lacrosse

Lisa Valentine

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

Christopher Newport University

NCAA DIII • Commonwealth Coast Women's Ice Hockey | CCC

How Is She Still A Coach?

Date: May 29, 2026

By Other

1.0

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Caring

Motivational

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1.0

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Intense Poor Communication

"Lisa Valentine needs to be fired. She gaslights, manipulates, lies and is inappropriately involved in players lives. She targets girls within each grade and will relentlessly embarrass them. She claims she loves team culture but can’t hold herself to that standard. She is very calculated and will insert herself into players private lives through stalking. She has created a toxic environment where players feel scared to do/say anything wrong. Claims that she uses a depth chart to create open communication between the players and coaches but it is a mind game and doesn’t stick to using it for games. It is sad CNU has allowed her to coach here this long and has not investigated the abuse players are enduring. Disregarding the off field insanity that is happening on this team, she is a bottom of the line coach who does NOT develop players. She only cares about accolades and stats but will reprimand players who talk about their stats. She refuses to allow players to grow within their skillset and pigeon holes them into elementary skills. She is a harmful presence to 17 year olds coming into college. This is not something that should be overlooked, there needs to be a change or else more players will leave traumatized. Not to mention OVER 3 players quit a year and many players are put on medication due to anxiety and depression from the toxic environment. "

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Women's Lacrosse

Lisa Valentine

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

Christopher Newport University

NCAA DIII • Commonwealth Coast Women's Ice Hockey | CCC

Toxic Environment

Date: May 28, 2026

By Parent

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

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Intense Poor Communication

"CNU needs an immediate and full investigation into Lisa Valentine and her toxic culture and environment. She is emotionally and verbally abusive and gaslights players regularly. She creates anxiety and fear on and off field, abuses her touted depth chart routinely to create confusion and mistrust amongst teammates instead of fair assessments to motivate, and lies to players and families during recruiting. Every reason she’ll give your daughter as to why she wants her on team, she’ll twist and breakdown and eventually say the exact opposite of what she needs from them creating mental chaos. Regularly speaks about parents to players in an unfavorable manner despite families doing all they can to support team and athletic department both in volunteerism for team needs and financially. Has very little knowledge of the game, has no in-game adjustment strategies other than benching players punitively, blaming only players for losses/losing during a game and frenetically cycling players into games. The team got to ncaa championships on their sheer talent alone and not for her “coaching”. If they had an actual coach they would have gone further. How she is still employed by CNU is beyond words. The ONLY thing she can be credited for is recruiting athletes that are talented, kind and who are highly motivated in their academics. It’s a shame they all end up trauma bonded. How many years is this going to go on? CNU athletics does a good job at social media for teams and their facilities are very nice. The trainers and support staff are wonderful. The academic support is also very strong. "

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Women's Lacrosse

Lisa Valentine

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

Christopher Newport University

NCAA DIII • Commonwealth Coast Women's Ice Hockey | CCC

Absolutely Horrible.

Date: May 22, 2026

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

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Intense Disorganized Poor Communication

"Manipulates, gaslights, belittles, catfishes, plays mind games. I cannot believe this coach is still at an amazing school. Forget the lack of general coaching knowledge there is consistent attacks on personal character. Players have been put into therapy, and on medication because of her actions. Stalks intensely the every move of players. Awful, and completely horrible person who has caused YEARS worth of damage on players and families. The elementary level of coaching is not beneficial to any of the players. Several players quit every year. It’s a disappointment to know she is still coaching. Something serious is unfortunately going to happen to one of the players if nothing is done. "

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Women's Lacrosse

Lisa Valentine

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

Christopher Newport University

NCAA DIII • Commonwealth Coast Women's Ice Hockey | CCC

She Needs To Go

Date: May 22, 2026

By Athlete

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

"Lisa Valentine needs serious help, she is an unhealthy person. She creates a toxic environment with manipulation and humiliation at the forefront of her coaching style. Absolute control freak who catfishes you in the recruiting process and is the absolute devil when you arrive. Success and team culture is driven in spite of her and I am SHOCKED how far the team has made it under her supervision. Minimum of 3 girls quit a year. OBSESSED with the girls social lives and has a culture of fear surrounding your every move on and off the field. 100% disappointed in CNU for allowing her behavior to continue despite their commitment to successful athletics. You will get diagnosed with anxiety if you play for her. NOT TO EVEN MENTION: she is a BAD lacrosse coach and does not know how to coach during games or develop players. "

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Women's Lacrosse

Lisa Valentine

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

Christopher Newport University

NCAA DIII • Commonwealth Coast Women's Ice Hockey | CCC

Change Needed

Date: March 16, 2026

By Athlete

1.4

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

3.0

"Athletic Director, you must make a change before something drastic happens to 1 or more of these players. The mental/emotional abuse is out of control. Forget the lack of X's and O's knowledge. It's more than that. It's been talked about for years. Do something."

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Women's Lacrosse

Lisa Valentine

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

Christopher Newport University

NCAA DIII • Commonwealth Coast Women's Ice Hockey | CCC

Hard To Believe Lisa Valentine Is A Ncaa Coach ???

Date: March 28, 2025

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

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Disorganized Poor Communication

"Very impersonal. Hard to believe she's able to recruit talented players. Very elementary coach skills and always seems to be outclassed when coach games. Have seen no accountability on her part during team losses but always very good at placing blame on players. Definitely wouldn't recommend playing for her. She takes the fun out of the game some girls have played for a decade."

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Men's Field Hockey

Carrie Moura

Men's Field Hockey Head Coach

Christopher Newport University

NCAA DIII • Commonwealth Coast Women's Ice Hockey | CCC

She Is Out To Get You. Do Not Trust Her.

Date: November 6, 2024

By Other

1.4

Overall

Caring

Motivational

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1.0

3.0

"This woman single handedly ruined my entire love for the sport. She has been under investigation for player mistreatment after an incident where she forced girls to run in a lightening storm in an open field. She would run her players to a point of injury. She never cared about us, she only cared about whether or not we won and how the team looked. It was truly a disappointing experience for me that I am still attempting to recover from. "

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Women's Lacrosse

Lisa Valentine

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

Christopher Newport University

NCAA DIII • Commonwealth Coast Women's Ice Hockey | CCC

She Needs To Be Fired Immediately

Date: March 18, 2024

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

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Intense

"gaslights, manipulates, has favorites, doesn’t care about mental health, has a drinking problem, the possible worst person I have ever met, just straight up mean and kills the love of the sport in their players. At least two people quit every single year, some years it’s been up to 5. Has created an environment where players have to seek anxiety and depression medications. "

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Men's Lacrosse

Chazz Woodson

Men's Lacrosse Head Coach

Hampton University

NCAA DI • West

They All Leave Better Men

Date: December 12, 2023

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

"This man has to swim upstream every year as the program is improving organically and without the help of boosters. Against All Odds every young man in front of him improves"

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Men's Lacrosse

Chazz Woodson

Men's Lacrosse Head Coach

Hampton University

NCAA DI • West

Coach Woodson Hbcu Tradtion

Date: September 24, 2023

By Verified Athlete

4.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

4.0

5.0

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Honest Intense Motivational Cares About Academics Creates A Great Team Culture

"Coach Woodson's experience in the professional and collegiate game demonstrates his ability as Hampton's Lacrosse Coach. Much of his experience, and knowledge round player development shows that Woodson knows what it means to build a successful program. Having bring in talent from the transfer portal, and high school respectively. Coach Woodson is building a standard of excellence for the HBCU culture. "

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Men's Basketball

John Krikorian

Men's Basketball Head Coach

Christopher Newport University

NCAA DIII • Commonwealth Coast Women's Ice Hockey | CCC

Created A Winning And Championship Culture

Date: April 3, 2023

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

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Knowledgeable Motivational Believes In You Great Leader

"Has turned his program into a powerhouse. "

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Women's Tennis

Dave Weiner

Women's Tennis Head Coach

Christopher Newport University

NCAA DIII • Commonwealth Coast Women's Ice Hockey | CCC

/ratings/36110

Date: December 31, 2020

By Verified Athlete

1.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

2.0

1.0

"I still have nightmares about Dave's coaching and the toxic team environment he creates."

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Men's Soccer

Justin Chezem

Men's Soccer Head Coach

Christopher Newport University

NCAA DIII • Commonwealth Coast Women's Ice Hockey | CCC

/ratings/34857

Date: July 1, 2020

By Verified Athlete

1.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.0

3.0

1.0

2.0

1.0

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Cool Intense

"Cared for his players however, picked favorites and made racist remarks often intending to be humorous."

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Men's Field Hockey

Carrie Moura

Men's Field Hockey Head Coach

Christopher Newport University

NCAA DIII • Commonwealth Coast Women's Ice Hockey | CCC

/ratings/32196

Date: August 7, 2019

By Verified Athlete

4.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

5.0

3.0

5.0

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Accessible Cool Direct Intense

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Men's Soccer

Steve Shaw

Men's Soccer Head Coach

Christopher Newport University

NCAA DIII • Commonwealth Coast Women's Ice Hockey | CCC

/ratings/31890

Date: June 26, 2019

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

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Accessible Cool Direct Intense

"Coach Shaw is the best coach I have ever had!"

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Men's Tennis

Eric Christiansen

Men's Tennis Head Coach

Christopher Newport University

NCAA DIII • Commonwealth Coast Women's Ice Hockey | CCC

/ratings/17984

Date: February 16, 2016

By Verified Athlete

1.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

2.0

1.0

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