University of Memphis

"Have been able to deal with Brooks and his staff for years and the amount of communication and helping his players go further is amazing "

"Think twice if you consider picking brooks and his staff. Brooks will make it clear from the start that he will put the starting 11 above the rest of the team and he will rarely be subbing. First impressions during scrimmages seemed to dictate whether you’d see the field again, with little focus on player development. The coaching staff created an emotionally draining environment. Individual meetings often felt personal and left players in tears. On bad days, their frustrations turned into harsh, unprofessional criticisms and would be personal not just about soccer. If you chose to transfer, he would go out of his way to damage your reputation, speaking negatively about the you to other coaches and attempting to block opportunities elsewhere. Also there is at least 6-7 players transferring each semester. You will regret it if you go. Also the 3 fitness test you will have to do is on another level but for them it’s just the “standard” and they will not acknowledge the hard work you are putting into passing them. "

"Tremendous respect for players "

"One of the best coaches out there."

"It’s shocking this coaching staff is still at this school. Compliance had meetings with entire team and to my knowledge, almost if not all, discussed how much they did not enjoy their experience with this staff. Including myself. Did not feel valued at all. The definition of a gas-lighter. I spread the word to my area/club to never send another athlete there without thorough research. Could have gotten better now, but from my experience, I absolutely hated the sport when I was done. "