George Washington University

"Do not play for this Coach. Manipulative liar. Has favorites and doesn’t hold everyone to the same standard. 0/10 would recommend."

"How is it possible this guy is still coaching? GWU is not a hard school to recruit to, especially for rich kids from California (main demographic of college water polo). It is a good, well-respected university that can pull the trigger and accept a student based on their skill in water polo (because it’s d1 with average admission standards). Barry has taken multiple trips to Europe to recruit, typically one each summer. Somehow, the recruiting classes are always tiny and the team is undermanned (13 people on a D1 water polo roster, also only 1 goalie). This guy just does not care. He drinks a bottle of jack daniels or some other whiskey when we go to Wegman’s on a team trip (payed for by GWU). Practices are boring, and useless. The only good part of the whole program is the strength & conditioning staff. Also, not water polo related, but he would constantly flirt with women on the lacrosse, soccer, and volleyball team at GWU and make them uncomfortable while doing so. His salary is too high for what he does. During the spring season, he didn’t show up to one practice, and our borderline abusive assistant coach ran the entire spring semester. Fire Barry King. I promise it will not be difficult to find a head coach that is better in every facet of coaching and water polo (not that it’s a high bar whatsoever). One memorable experience is when he ran a stop sign while driving the team van, and crashed. I was left with a concussion, and was shamed and forced into playing through it, because we only had 13 players for the whole season (which is his fault again). Fire Barry King, and allow GWU to rise to the heights of other universities in the east (Fordham, Princeton, Navy, Bucknell). Avoid this guy like the plague"

"Uses head games with players. Is not honest about anything. ATTACKS PERSONALITY OF PLAYERS! Sideline behavior is unprofessional and embarrassing "

"I have 3 daughters who played college soccer. Combined the 8 coaches. I coached 40 girls over 15 years that played college soccer and Michelle Demko was by far the most professional caring coach. She stayed committed to my daughter after an ACL tear and continues to be there for her long after she was her coach and was always honest with her! Coach Demko and I spent a few nights watching games and breaking down the game and her knowledge and understanding of the game is superb! No coach is perfect, in the modern landscape she is a rare coach that cares more about players, education, and development than she does keeping her job. Our family loves Coach Demko. "

"Grumpy guy, he has no business being a D1 coach, zero experience as a head coach with anything 11v11 competitive before being hired. GWU now one of the worse teams in the country."