Rhodes College

"Coach Zo really has turned around Rhodes College. This season he led them to a 21-4 record and an SAA regular season title. He is a great motivator, having learned under Tubby Smith. He has the credentials, but also has the knowledge and the intensity to lead any program. His care for the players, their families and the program are evident. "

"Coach Wells builds her program on trust and accountability to the team and one another. Her practice sessions are competitive and driven by a winning mindset, but balanced with time for fun and laughter. She holds herself and her athletes to high standards while genuinely caring about her players both on and off the field. She takes time to celebrate milestones and victories in competition and in everyday life. She is approachable and can always be found after a game at the tailgates with her team and the parents. She encourages her athletes to lead with confidence, support one another and cheer each other on. It is always inspiring to see alumni at the games, they are successful and confident, and a reflection of the coaches and program preparing them to be successful leaders on the field and in the real world. Jane fosters a team and parent culture grounded in respect and unity. Our daughter is happy here both on and off the field. She is challenged in all the right ways, and we couldn't be more grateful that she chose Hopkins Field Hockey WEOFEO-which each other, for each other"

"Dakota Rock does not care for his players, he holds no accountability for himself or his players. He is a sexist liar."

"It is unfortunate that I am rating Zazzaro so low, but he is just not a fair guy. He and the other coaches play favorites, over recruit, and do not treat everyone equally. If you come from the right family or go to the right school you will have an advantage. If you aren’t so blessed, you better be really, really good if you want to play. If you aren’t “chosen” you will always have to do more and you will fear for every mistake because you will not get the second and third chances that some players get. You will hear how great you are doing and how good you look, then you will sit on the bench with no idea what happened and no idea how to fix it. There are some very good players sitting on the bench at Rhodes because they didn’t go to the right school or they are buddies with the coaches. There are so many guys thinking about quitting after this season that it is down right scary."

"Coach Z is a great recruiter. He will make you feel like he really wants you at Rhodes. He really makes you feel like you are part of the future. Once you get there, you will soon realize he already has his chosen guys and you were never more than a practice squad guy. If you are lucky enough to be one of his chosen, your mistakes won’t matter, and you will play no matter what. If you aren’t, you are going to play tight and scared because any mistake could end your season. He will tell you what you want to hear in your individual meetings and tell you you are going to be playing a lot but when the season comes around his boys are the ones on the field. If you ask for a specific plan to work your way into the lineup, you will not get it. He is very intentional about avoiding specific paths to playing time because he doesn’t want you to be able to work through a specific process to play. He loves his private school kids. He knows where his recruiting bread is buttered and if you come from certain schools, you will start out ahead. It doesn’t guarantee you will play, but you will get a whole lot more benefit if the doubt. The hardest part is having a coach repeated lie to you in meeting after meeting. Going through the recruiting process I really grew to respect Coach Z, but know I just wish I had gone somewhere else with Coaches who were honest and had an intent to grow my game. I know a lot of people will read this and think that every coach is going to play the best players, but for Coach Z he recruits so much better than most of the schools we play that he can play his favorites and still be much more talented than a lot of the other teams they play. Just know, if you intend to play for Rhodes, you better be really sure that you played at the right place, have the right family, or are so good that he has no choice to play you. Really disappointed in the man I thought Coach Z was."