Methodist University

"100% has favorites. Even if you work 24/7 to better yourself, you will never be good in his eyes if you’re not a starter. He has unprofessional relationships with players to the point where it’s uncomfortable for other players. Does the same drills every practice no matter how bad the performance is. There is an assistant coach who he never listens to or takes advice from. Cares more about winning than the mental health of the players. If you’re having a bad day, you might as well not even show up to practice because he will make you feel completely worthless. If you get hurt in a game, you better kiss your playing time goodbye because he will forget about you. He tells you what you want to hear, not what you need to hear."

"Volleyball has always been my passion, but when a coach is so terrible that I am forced to leave my passion behind, it’s a massive red flag. My mental health deteriorated severely under this coach. After leaving the program, I underwent counseling for weeks due to the trauma she gave me. She used profanities throughout the season while attending a christian university, which does not set a good example whatsoever. Several of us athletes were forced to run until we vomited—one of which was forced to complete 1,085 burpees and 30 sprints in the course of an hour and a half, which I would consider physical abuse. She acted like she cared about our feelings, but every time I went to her to question my ability, her response was so vague that I knew she didn’t care about me. I was recruited by a previous coach and thoroughly enjoyed my time with her, but I felt that if I had not already been on the team when Heinz was hired, she would not have kept me. I never felt wanted or needed by her, and she did not believe in me. "

"I had the pleasure of being coached by Coach Blackburn all my four year at Methodist. There aren't enough positive things I could say about this man. He continuously put the teams wants and needs above his own, he always let us have a say in practices, warm-ups, and even the conditioning drills we did. I have never met someone more dedicated to the concerns, thoughts, and feelings of his players. He was always accommodating when it came to class and academic conflicts, and genuinely had a personal interest in the well-being of all of his players. His knowledge extended far beyond the tennis court and he was an amazing mentor. I was lucky to have crossed paths with such an amazing coach."

"Absolutely love coach Vega! Sadly the head coach of the women's soccer doesn't let him do much and doesn't consider his opinion. if coach Vega was the head coach of this program I would've never transferred. He cares about his player on and off the field. "

"I am transferring due to academic and team related issues. The school is very old, some faculty do not look out for you. my classes were messed up and I didnt know until it was to late and I was behind in my major. when telling Bryan, he was rude when I told him I was transferring. tried to bash the schools and teams I was looking into . He has favorites on the team and its very obvious. the team was very dramatic and full of snitches who try to get any one in trouble for some playing time. Team mentality is very cocky towards their conference thinking they are the best but when playing outside the conference its a different story. "