"She is only nice to you when she is trying to manipulate you. "

"Probably my worst experience ever playing softball. She is not knowledgeable about the game. When I asked questions she said “you do what I say” wouldn’t let players take extra work. Showed up to the field 5 minutes after practice was supposed to start. Did the same practice the whole season. Only won four games and she didn’t care. Would make comments about how she wanted to go home mid game. Did not care about players mental health or well being. Played her favorite players, and made it obvious she didn’t want to win. When players would go to her she would dismiss them and not listen. Did zero team bonding activities and had no personality. Was the reason I stopped playing softball "

"I ran on some of this coach's earlier teams. Maybe he has improved, but I had a challenging experience with him. He lost all of our trust in him as he would constantly complain about each of us members on the team to the other members of the team in private meetings. Of course, he would not say any of this to our faces, but it just created a toxic relationship between much of our team and him. I also heard that he said nasty things to the team about me after I graduated which was upsetting because I put a lot into the program for him and was respected by my other coaches and teammates. Our team rallied around each other and did well but I certainly wish we had had a different coach."

"Curcio is a mean, angry coach. Her temper causes most of her athletes to lose respect for her. She is a bully. She makes athletes feel like dirt when she gives instructions, so possibly good technical instructions are not received well because they are given in a demeaning manner. She arbitrarily picks favorite athletes, and then ignores everyone else. Even her favorite athletes don't like her."

"This coach struggles with a high degree of the basic necessities of scholastic coaching such as caring about and putting the athletes first, communication, fostering a structured and competitive team environment, and being an educator. Not to mention he also lacks the knowledge of the sport to generate the best competitive results out of his athletes and is to vain to admit that and attempt to learn from other, more successful coaches in the sport. The results at Lafayette were misleading as they were achieved after the pandemic in which the athletes were largely away training on their own and their success had nothing to do with this coach and was about the ambition, dedication, intentionality, and locker room vibe facilitated by the athletes themselves. Worst of all, this coach makes everything about himself and suffers from "blame the kid syndrome" when things go poorly on race-day. A coach in a collegiate program owes it to their athletes, institution, and community to be a servant leader, educator, and instill skills in their athletes that can foster success both competitively and after graduation in the professional world. This coach comes up markedly short in those areas."

"He is very passive aggressive, a liar, and does not call time outs for you. "

"He is a difficult person to deal with. Doesn't know much about soccer at all, and runs an autocracy where players often cannot express themselves on the field. Style of play is old-school and not fun to play in. The players who are not within the top 5 or so are often ignore and not treated fairly."

"Passive aggressive. Almosy always makes players feel bad after mistakes are made & does not recognize or acknowledge when players make solid contributions or fantastic plays. Unable to motivate players. Very little knowledge of the game. "

"She was not a good role model for her players and I would not wish anyone the college experience that I had with her. Her outright favoritism led to team tension and it has driven the program into the ground. Her immaturity and lack of knowledge for recruiting and the game has negatively affected the reputation of Lafayette Softball. "

"terrible experience"

"Highly unprofessional and unhelpful. Completely disrespectful to her athlete's time and knowledge, while providing few insights into the program. She is often on her phone during practice, and she almost always arrives late, if at all. Treats all drills like Sabre. Quite disappointed that the administration has removed her and her assistant coach."

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"Sadly this was the worst experience of my long baseball career. The coach created a very tense and hostile environment that made it hard to play in."