North Park University

"If you like being screamed at and having your confidence destroyed, go play for Coach Sopocy. You will have 3-4 practices a day during preseason on top of lifts, and during regular season could still have 2 a days with lifts. If you're not one of his starting 7 you will rarely get a chance to play even though he will promise you left and right that you will get in. If you make one mistake you will be pulled and not given another chance. He screams at his starters and ignores the others. He knows volleyball very well but is an egomaniac. Try to tell him this and he will talk poorly about you to other athletes and coaches. There is 30+ girls on the team and he does not know how to create a team culture. "

"He cares a lot about players, but often struggles to create a safe environment where players can get better. His coaching staff is really knowledgeable and effective, though he can be difficult to deal with during rough patches. He is a wonderful person to talk to off the field."

"Coach Rosenau is an extremely understanding coach who puts his athletes’ mental health and academics before their performances on the race course. His office is almost always open to talk to him about anything. If you are overwhelmed with school work or life in general he will allow you to take some time away and train on your own until you are caught up and doing better mentally."

"Super fun to work with and great personality adds to team dynamic."

"Super positive and makes practice fun"

"Coach Woodley is a great example of a good coach. She values players mental and physical health along with academics AND THEN worries about the game. I feel like I’m so much more than a goalkeeper being in her team and know she has my back 100%. I’ve been through injury and hard times and she has always been a phone call or text message away. She is intense and expects only the best we can give at all times which pushes us beyond what we thought our limits were. Coach Woodley is also the reason why our team bond is so strong, and why we are a perfect example of family. I wouldn’t want to play for anyone else but her."

"Coach Wagner cares so much about all of his players both on and off the field. He is the winningest coach in Swarthmore Men’s Soccer history with numerous NCAA appearances. I loved playing for him and would recommend him as a coach to anybody who asked."

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