Midway University

"Wouldn’t recommend anyone play for her unless you want to hate the game and yourself. The fact that two years in a row all but a few players transfered out speaks volumes."

"Coach Jeff is friendly at the start, but he has favorites and makes it blatantly obvious. He will watch his favorites race but if you arent a favorite he wont even watch your race at most meets. He takes a technique focused approach to coaching, having specific focus groups in practice. He will watch his favorites and coach them. The team culture itself is changing. He doesn't recruit based on how the team liked the recruit, the recruits academics, or the recruits times. He instead takes anyone who says they will want to swim for him. This has resulted in the team gaining people who will lie and have bad grades. He doesnt believe in punishments either, so they pretty much can get away with it and no amount of team intervention fixes this. "

"Jonea was an extremely challenging coach to work with. I have never experienced a coach who treated my teammates and me so poorly. She often displayed a harsh and unsympathetic demeanor, making comments that were not only unprofessional but also deeply personal. She frequently shamed individuals for various reasons, including their appearance, behavior, relationships, and friendships, often seeming to speak with the intent of causing distress. When we raised our concerns with the athletic director, our complaints were dismissed as exaggerations, despite providing evidence. We even requested that they observe a practice session to witness the behavior firsthand, but they declined. It appeared that they were aware of the situation but chose not to act, possibly due to financial constraints preventing them from terminating her contract. When I suggested fundraising to assist with her removal, my idea was met with ridicule rather than consideration."

"My experience with this coach was really disappointing and didn’t meet my expectations at all. Practices didn’t have much structure, and it felt like there wasn’t a clear plan to help us develop our skills or improve as a team. She wasn’t very involved during practices either most of the time, she just stood on the sidelines without offering feedback or helping players who were clearly struggling and asking for guidance. Injuries were handled poorly, too. Even when players were told by doctors to rest, she still expected them to participate, which made it feel like our health wasn’t a priority. On top of that, she made comments about players’ appearances, like body composition, which created a really uncomfortable atmosphere. She wanted everyone to stay under 20% body fat for a “healthy lifestyle,” but then we were only given fast food like Cane’s and Domino’s. How is that supposed to work? The assistant coach wasn’t great either. There was even a time when the beach team was given moldy bread, and when they didn’t want to eat it, they were called ungrateful. On top of that, OVER 15 players transferred in just one season, which says a lot. It’s honestly crazy that they’re still keeping Jonea in charge. She doesn’t seem to care about anyone but herself."

"Terrible organization , over spends team’s budget, loves the casino’s "

"He over all is a good coach, he does pick favorites and will give some people more rides and more attention than others. But he is known to drug horses if they are lame or have an abscess so that he can use them in a show. He cares more about winning than the horses well-being. "

"He cares about his student-athletes and is passionate about what he does. Jay wants to see them be successful not only on the XC course and track but in the classroom as well."

"He is a good man that cares deeply about his student-athletes."

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