University of Akron (Wayne College) Athletics Rating, OH by Verified Athletes

Women's Lacrosse

Christy Mitchell

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

University of Akron

NCAA DI • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Horrible Coach Even Worse Human

Date: November 5, 2024

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.6

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"Horrible horrible coach and honestly person too. Crushed the joy so many once had for the sport; she turned enthusiastic athletes into shells of their former selves. Was motivated by her own personal agenda and could honesty not care less how the team performed. Constantly pitting players against each other and really never had a clue what was going on- would ask assistant coaches or better yet ask players on the sideline what plays to run because she really didn’t know. Mentally abusive to anyone who wasn’t a favorite. Yes coaching is a hard job to please all, but at least know what you’re talking about… will say she was great at recruiting- or over promising and under delivering. Happy to see she’s gone from akron and lacrosse in general- keep her away from any athletes."

0

Men's Basketball

John Groce

Men's Basketball Head Coach

University of Akron

NCAA DI • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

As Tim Grover Would Say Coach Groce Is A Cleaner . He Knows How To Win The Big Game . His Players Are Always In Great Shape .

Date: August 5, 2024

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.8

5.0

4.8

5.0

4.5

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"Best coach in America! Took depleted program and built it into a MAC champion. March madness twice with nba draft pic of Indiana Pacers, Enrique Freeman."

0

Women's Swimming & Diving

Brian Peresie

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

University of Akron

NCAA DI • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Best Coach I’ve Ever Had

Date: April 14, 2024

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

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Knowledgeable Creates A Great Team Culture Fair Great Leader Passionate About Coaching

"Brian cares about each individual athlete and he cares about who we are as people and as a team. He creates an environment where everyone thrives and gets along "

0

Women's Soccer

Noreen Herlihy

Women's Soccer Head Coach

University of Akron (Wayne College)

NCAA DI • ECAC Hockey

Doble Face Person And Coach

Date: September 23, 2023

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.5

1.0

2.0

1.0

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Direct Intense

"She didn't show respect for her players and she played only her favorites players."

-2

Women's Lacrosse

Christy Mitchell

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

University of Akron

NCAA DI • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Coach Mitchell Creates A Toxic Team Culture

Date: June 29, 2023

By Other

1.0

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Caring

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1.6

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Disorganized Poor Communication Motivational Positive Person Old School Mentality

"Christy Mitchell pits players against one another rather than building a team atmosphere. She constantly tells players that they are replaceable rather than helping them improve creating a very toxic environment. She picks her favorites at the beginning of the year and doesn’t change her line up even when others have shown that they are now better than her favorites. Christy will throw people in a game on the opposite side of the field from where they have been practicing and expect them to be perfect, when they inevitably aren’t she gets upset at them for not performing. She should not be a coach. "

4

Women's Lacrosse

Christy Mitchell

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

University of Akron

NCAA DI • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

She Is A Great Coach With A Big Heart, Akron Really Lost A Great Asset.

Date: June 29, 2023

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.6

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Disorganized Poor Communication Motivational Positive Person Old School Mentality

"One of the most caring coaches I ever met who genuinely loved her players. She built a team with little to no money .She had a rough season plagued with injuries but did her best to stay in the game. I am sorry to see her resign. Akron lost a real asset with her."

-9

Women's Lacrosse

Christy Mitchell

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

University of Akron

NCAA DI • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Run Away From This Program Don’t Walk

Date: April 15, 2023

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

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Honest

1.6

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Disorganized Poor Communication Motivational Positive Person Old School Mentality

"Disrespectful to players and other staff that works with the team including trainers and strength coaches. Whoever thought she was a good fit for a division 1 program needs to get their eyes checked. She has zero knowledge about the game of lacrosse get her out before she runs the program deeper into the ground"

5

Women's Lacrosse

Christy Mitchell

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

University of Akron

NCAA DI • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Athletic Department Needs To Do Something

Date: March 20, 2023

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.6

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Disorganized Poor Communication Motivational Positive Person Old School Mentality

"How do I put negative stars? She is god awful and administration just turns their head the other way. She is emotionally abusive and manipulative to players and any staff members that the team works with. She does not care about the sport or development of athletes she just wants power and authority over 18-22 year olds. Major narcissistic behavior, stay as far away as possible from Akron for your own well being"

5

Women's Lacrosse

Christy Mitchell

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

University of Akron

NCAA DI • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Horrible Human Worst Coach In The Ncaa

Date: March 18, 2023

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.6

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Disorganized Poor Communication Motivational Positive Person Old School Mentality

"One start is still too many to give. Mitchell is the worse human on planet earth and the worst coach i have ever seen. She mentally abuses players, makes fun of them for their mental health struggles, and does not care about their overall well being. She has never played lacrosse a day in her life and is a disgrace to this sport. She is unorganized, manipulative, negative, ans creates a losing mentality around her program and pins the team against eachother. Get her out of the lacrosse world"

3

Men's Soccer

Jared Embick

Men's Soccer Head Coach

University of Akron

NCAA DI • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Date: April 7, 2021

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

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0

Women's Basketball

Melissa Jackson

Former Women's Basketball Head Coach

University of Akron

NCAA DI • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Date: March 25, 2021

By Verified Athlete

4.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

5.0

3.0

5.0

3.0

Tags

Accessible Cool Intense

"She is a leader who wants everyone involved. "

0

Women's Soccer

Noreen Herlihy

Women's Soccer Head Coach

University of Akron

NCAA DI • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Date: March 21, 2021

By Verified Athlete

1.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.5

1.0

2.0

1.0

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Direct Intense

"Killed any confidence I had as a player. Words and actions were very damaging. Almost completely ruined the game for me and I am forever grateful to have transferred. I appreciate the experience though, made me extremely tough minded. "

2

Men's Baseball

Cory Mee

Men's Baseball Head Coach

University of Toledo

NCAA DI • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Date: June 26, 2019

By Verified Athlete

4.4

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.5

4.0

3.0

4.0

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0

Men's Basketball

John Groce

Men's Basketball Head Coach

University of Akron

NCAA DI • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Date: April 2, 2018

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.8

5.0

4.8

5.0

4.5

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense Honest

"Believes in his players and demands excellence. Great coach "

0

Men's Baseball

Cory Mee

Men's Baseball Head Coach

University of Toledo

NCAA DI • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Date: November 8, 2017

By Verified Athlete

3.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.5

4.0

3.0

4.0

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0

Men's Soccer

Jared Embick

Men's Soccer Head Coach

University of Akron

NCAA DI • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Date: October 3, 2016

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

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0

Men's Football

Tom Arth

Men's Football Head Coach

University of Tennessee (Chattanooga)

NCAA DI - FCS • West

Date: September 12, 2016

By Verified Athlete

4.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

4.0

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Accessible Cool Direct Intense

"Coach Arth is one of the best coaches I have ever had the pleasure of playing for. He makes sure all his players are able to succeed both on the field with his great coaching staff and all the resources he provides, as well as off the field with helping players in school through tutors and an academic program, as well as helping his players find jobs with alumni who now own and operate their successful businesses."

0

Men's Basketball

John Groce

Men's Basketball Head Coach

University of Illinois Urbana (Champaign)

NCAA DI • Centennial Conference

Date: January 13, 2016

By Verified Athlete

4.4

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.8

5.0

4.8

5.0

4.5

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense Honest

"was great"

0

Men's Basketball

John Groce

Men's Basketball Head Coach

University of Illinois Urbana (Champaign)

NCAA DI • Centennial Conference

Date: January 13, 2016

By Verified Athlete

4.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.8

5.0

4.8

5.0

4.5

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Accessible Cool Direct Intense Honest

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0

Women's Lacrosse

Christy Mitchell

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

University of Akron

NCAA DI • Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | NACC

Awful Person & An Awful Coach

Date: August 11, 2023

By Verified Athlete

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.6

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Disorganized Poor Communication Motivational Positive Person Old School Mentality

"Worst human being to ever enter the lacrosse world. She has zero knowledge of the game and gets off on punishing players. Everything is a mind game and if she doesn’t like you she won’t play you all year to make you the example to the team. She created a toxic team culture and constantly pitted players against each other in the worst ways. So many injuries happened on this team due to her overtraining and punishment running. One time she even made us run 300s with our sticks over our heads the entire time and if a player was to drop their stick we would have to run another 100 yards. This is not productive conditioning, but a form of torture!! This is just one example too!!! I know so many girls who had to go to either the sports psychologist or actual therapy due to the result of her abuse. She absolutely ruined the game for me and I hope she never coaches again. "

5

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