Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Head Softball Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Worst Coach In The Conference. Best She Only Coached Naia

Date: June 10, 2025

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"For the best you stopped coaching because I got a front row seat to how terrible of a coach you are. Every coach in the conference heard your undermining comments. That’s why no one voted for Davenport kids. You. You probably don’t care at all because it’s always all about you. Very pathetic coach and person. "

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Women's Lacrosse

Rob Harris

Former Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Worst Experience For Our Girls

Date: June 6, 2025

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Poor Communication Intense Disorganized

"He was the worst. He made my daughter doubt herself and brought her self esteem down to a very low place. It was crazy how the staff backed his every move. Glad to see he is gone but too late for us. "

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Women's Softball

Jackie Barley

Women's Softball Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Just Was Not The Right Coach For Me

Date: May 28, 2025

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"As someone who started for Jackie (and Kathryn,) it sucks for me to write this but it's true. They both made me do their dirty work and get gossip from inside the team and report back to them. They also indirectly said I should "watch who I hangout with" but they were referring to their own players on the team. I thought the manipulation and mental games were "tough coaching" and making us "mentally stronger" but it was abuse plain and simple. She made us feel like our worth as people depended on how we performed on the field. If you messed up—even once—you were ignored, humiliated, or punished. I watched teammates get completely torn down emotionally for things that should’ve been treated as teachable moments. She played mind games constantly like turning us against each other, favoring people one day and freezing them out the next. It wasn’t about developing athletes or helping young women grow. It was about control, ego, and power. Looking back, I’m honestly embarrassed I let myself believe that kind of behavior was “normal” or okay. If you're a parent considering this program, think long and hard about the kind of environment you're putting your daughter into."

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Women's Softball

Jackie Barley

Women's Softball Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Run Far Away From Jackie Barley (If She Even Goes Anywhere)

Date: May 28, 2025

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"Jackie is a manipulative fraud who capitalizes on harming her athletes. Not many people transferred out of the University of Michigan under Coach Hutch, but she did. Why? Partying and not enough play time for her. If you even try to coach anywhere, best of luck staying there because the girls who's dreams were crushed by you because your lack of intelligence and coaching ability will make sure you don't stay there for long. I hope you sleep well at night knowing you were FIRED from your last coaching job because of mental health abuse. I hope you're embarassed that 30+ players who you have coached came forward and wrote a person statement, filled with the abuse and harm you have done to them over the years. I hope you never coach anyone ever again. Nobody deserves anything you put them through. Oh, and it's not just girls who were on JV going against you. Your favorites and starters wrote things against you right under you and Kathryn's nose. Nobody likes you, we don't care. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Head Softball Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

The Stats Don't Lie. Poor Coaching Results In The Worst Statistical Season In Program History With A Lot More Talent On The Roster

Date: May 25, 2025

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"Watching you coach this year was embarrassing. I thought you were a really good coach? You managed statically to tank a team that clearly possessed more talent than previous rosters. Fitting for you fraud career to finish last in nearly every statistical category. Literally the worst season in program history in many regards, not to mention the dead last finish in the conference. I saw ages ago you had no idea what you were doing. Its hard to win when you aren't cheating huh? NCAA needs to investigate your entire department."

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Women's Softball

Jackie Barley

Women's Softball Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Run From Jackie Barley And Save Yourself And Your Career

Date: May 22, 2025

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"Jackie and Kathryn are both embarassing women to the sport of softball. If you see they're are coaching anywhere- run. Good luck coaching anywhere else, you will never hear the end of this, and people deserve to know what you did to us. "

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Men's Baseball

Kevin Tidey

Men's Baseball Head Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Kevin Tidey Should Be Looked Into By The Ncaa And His Wins Should Be Erased

Date: May 20, 2025

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"Athletic administration and Kevin Tidey knowingly allowed 14 players to play while being ineligible in a season they won the conference and made it to a regional. Openly allowing cheating is the only way Kevin Tidey wins. A mom could actually coach better. The NCAA should investigate the open CHEATING Davenport allows for two sports: Baseball and football. The only way they can compete is to cheat. It’s shameful how the athletic department covers this all up!! Someone from the NCAA needs to investigate this. Kevin Tidey should have vacated wins and championships if the truth is ever discovered! A shamefully corrupt institution. "

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Men's Baseball

Kevin Tidey

Men's Baseball Head Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Beyond A Creep Of A Man And Not A Good Role Model To Student Athletes

Date: May 17, 2025

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"Has always been a creep and all about himself. Not a good coach or a good role model. He is married man and has slept with a member of the athletic administration so just goes to show what a low life individual he is! Maybe someone should investigate how that ties into all the problems their softball team had and their interim coaches sudden interest in the program…..also the sudden help of Kevin to assist once she stepped in. Truly a disturbing place to go to school at. Get where the world is going!! Sleep with your superiors for personal gain!!!! "

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Men's Baseball

Kevin Tidey

Men's Baseball Head Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Not A Good Coach But A Huge Talker And Over Sells

Date: May 16, 2025

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"Not a good coach but a decent talker. Can’t coach improvement in anything bc he doesn’t know anything mechanical but the school allows more scholarships than anyone else so not surprised on the talent he can get and unlimited resources makes it easier. I think my mom could manage the team just as well but he is the ultimate bullshitter. Tidey was a terrible baseball player so not surprised to see he’s not good with anything fundamental. "

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Women's Softball

Jackie Barley

Women's Softball Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Stay Far Away From Jackie Barley

Date: May 16, 2025

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"Jackie Barley- the coward you are. Retweets things on Twitter about her own "coaching style" (obviously positive things) yet never spoke to her players at practices/games and hid behind Kathryn. Jackie thinks mental health is a joke and kids these days need to "toughen up" but in reality she really does emotionally and mentally abuse her players in ways she could never comprehend. It's funny because she never spoke up at practice yet had manipulative tactics to get in your head. I hope you are never hired to coach anywhere ever again. You don't deserve it and impressionable kids and players need to be saved from being around you. "

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Women's Softball

Kaycee Loehr

Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Favorites Evident In Every Practice And Game. Doesn’t Even Know What She Is Doing

Date: May 13, 2025

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"Great record and great job tanking a talented team. When I watched you and the other GA buy some of my teammates things from the gas station and not ask me or my friends I knew this was going to be a terrible year. You are rude and don’t deserve to be our coach"

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Women's Softball

Kaycee Loehr

Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Runnnnnnnnnn Awaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyy

Date: May 10, 2025

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"worst coach I’ve ever had in my entire life. Very very bad "

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Women's Lacrosse

Rob Harris

Head Women's Lacrosse Coach

Youngstown State University

NCAA DI • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Thank God He Was Fired From Coaching At Ysu!!!

Date: May 9, 2025

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"Horrible person. Toxic. Dishonest. Turns teammates against each other. Meddles in players personal lives outside of lacrosse. Karma caught up to him!"

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Men's Baseball

Kevin Tidey

Men's Baseball Head Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Strongly Encourage You To Talk To His Entire Team That Was In The Portal And Left

Date: May 9, 2025

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"Strongly encourage you to talk to his entire team that was in the portal and left. Easy to hide behind money and new players not knowing what kev has done and is capable of doing. Happy my son transferred away from this toxic man and place. "

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Men's Baseball

Kevin Tidey

Men's Baseball Head Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Does A Lot Of Bad Things And Allows A Lot Of Bad Things To Happen

Date: May 8, 2025

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"Does a lot of bad things and allows a lot of bad things to happen! Glad my son transferred. Winning isn’t worth the wrongful things this man does and allows!! Behind closed doors a lot of wrongdoing is being done! "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Head Softball Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

A Coach That Actually Mentally Abused Us As Players

Date: May 6, 2025

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"Yelling and belittling from the dugout so much so other conference coaches noticed it! Talking behind our backs and stirring up drama. Mind games with playing time and who got the most time were those who sucked up to her and told her what she wanted to hear! "

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Men's Basketball

Burt Paddock

Men's Basketball Head Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

The Most Toxic Environment Imaginable, Welcome To Davenport University!!!

Date: May 6, 2025

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"Burt knew a student athlete was in a relationship with a coach and did not one thing about it. Seems like this happens a lot at Davenport University. Pretty disgusting ethics being taught here."

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Men's Basketball

Burt Paddock

Men's Basketball Head Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Do Coaches Not Have The Obligation To Report Such Behavior? I’m Appalled

Date: May 5, 2025

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"Burt’s players went to him out of concern for a wbb player in an inappropriate relationship and Burt told them to mind their own business. My son told me they saw the coach and player enter a hotel room together on an away trip. Those boys tried to do the right thing by going to their coach. He did absolutely nothing but try and cover it up! Disgusting behavior out of DU. Toxic leadership at its finest. "

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Women's Softball

Ronda Varnesdeel

Head Softball Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

What You Did Was Wrong. Very Ashamed Of You.

Date: May 5, 2025

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"What you did was wrong. Very ashamed or you. "

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Men's Basketball

Burt Paddock

Men's Basketball Head Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

The School Needs A Lesson On What’s Right And Wrong

Date: May 4, 2025

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"As a former athlete at the school and an avid follower of Ant Wright. Everyone knew a wbb player was in an inappropriate relationship and this guy did nothing! The lengths this school goes to cover up the terrible things they allow is amazing. DUWORK"

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Women's Softball

Kaycee Loehr

Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Not The Best Coach Or Person And Asked Uncomfortable Questions

Date: May 3, 2025

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Disorganized Poor Communication

"Wasn’t a good coach to me and someone I didn’t feel comfortable going to for anything. "

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Men's Football

Sparky McEwen

Men's Football Head Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Knew His Player Was In A Relationship With An Employee

Date: May 3, 2025

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"Knew his star player was in a relationship with an employee! Why are we trying so hard to cover this up! The entire school knows and others! "

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Men's Baseball

Kevin Tidey

Men's Baseball Head Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Biggest Cheater Out There!!

Date: May 3, 2025

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"Biggest cheater out there! Terrible coach! "

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Women's Softball

Kaycee Loehr

Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

One Of The Most Inappropriate, Selfish People I Know

Date: May 2, 2025

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"Her set of favorites sure like her because she gave them the inside scoop of what was going on and lied and played them all like a fiddle! Classic Kaycee though. Was always one to create drama and problems within the team. She would rather gossip than improve or be good at softball! Always has been this way and always will be this way. Sad people bought her lies. I’m assuming because of her bff. Honestly, they are all just as guilty for not standing up and doing the right thing. I’m so glad I do not play on this team anymore or for this University. It’s a truly terrible place to be but hey admin applaud not working hard and give you free stuff every day so can’t be that bad right? Wait until you’re in the real world and take a step back. This place turns people into toxic, greedy, selfish people. Me, me, me! Hey, that’s nice do I get that? I did nothing but I deserve more,more,more! Selfish. I can’t express that enough. It’s punishment enough to be people like you and your favorites. You want to appear good but you are all the furthest thing! Being selfish really worked out for you all! "

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Women's Softball

Kaycee Loehr

Assistant Coach

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | GLIAC

Inappropriate In Every Way. Has No Idea What She’s Doing And Can’t Teach The Game At All

Date: May 2, 2025

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Disorganized Poor Communication

"Inappropriate in every way possible. Congrats on not getting one all conference selection. Great coaching performance all around! Emphasize performance bc she has no idea what she’s talking about or doing! All she can do is stand and look mad and annoyed. No correction or adjustments were given bc again she has no idea what she is doing!!"

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's Facilities

Davenport University

NCAA DII • Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | MIAA

Corrupt College And A Disgrace To Education

Date: May 9, 2025

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100

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100

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100

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100

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100

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100

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"Paul is Joe Biden! Knowingly promoting employees that know of bad things happening like employees being in relationships with athletes and being rewarded for staying silent - raises and career advancement. Should be investigated but I bet if it is or was they are so corrupt they will cover it all up. The corruption runs deep"

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