Fort Lewis College

"The practices were for the most part well run, however it was the assistant coach who really coached us. Personally didn't have a terrible experience, but I didn't feel valued as a player and there were definitely favorites. We would have trainings that didn't involve the whole team and would be at separate times from regular practice so most of the other players who didn't play or travel were not aware or invited to the private trainings. The coaches never really seemed on the same page to me and would tell me two different things. The assistant coach is more knowledge and direct however neither of them are really up front with players as why they aren't playing and what they need to work on. The team culture was kind of toxic because it was split between the travelers and non-travelers and a lot of the time the non-travelers would just stand there and watch the starting line-up during multiple training sessions. "

"Really bad coach, with a bad mindset. Didn’t actually get playing time in college and he reflects it on his players. He has favorites and plays players that shouldn’t be playing. It also doesn’t help that him and his coaching staff are never on the same page. Bad coach and a bad person never mix. He says super insensitive stuff to his players. He has individual training sessions with his favorite players but also doesn’t let people who don’t travel/start train in their own trainings. "

"Terrible communication and played favorites bad. Would only invite to extra practice if he liked you. Cut half the team at the end of the season. He also made half the other half of the team quit before the end of the season. He is a selfish man and doesn’t care about athletes. I came from a JUCO and it was very organized and this school was the worst two years I have experienced as an athlete. He never checks up on his athletes and is never on the same page as his assistant coaches. He never fought for his team there were times that we got kicked out by the soccer team in the gym even though we were in season and we would “practice” in the pool room which consisted of batters standing at the plates and watching pitches because we would only have the sides of the pool to stand on. He never followed NCAA rules and still couldn’t provide a winning team. He is full of empty promises. Only go here if it is a very very last option. I would keep looking personally. "

"Believes in her players and wants the program to succeed."