"I wish I knew about this site before I started this very stressful college committing process. I want to share my experience to help families with this journey. I have a daughter that is Top 25 in country and loves the sport of tennis. My wife went to Notre Dame and loved the school and everything it did for her in her career. She really wanted our daughter to go to the school. I met Alison many times and found her to be a good person and I want to say I have nothing against the woman. ND was one of 5 schools that we took official visits to. I will review All 5 school coaches on this site to help other parents and players make better decisions. The school (ND) itself was wonderful and the faculty seems excellent. The tennis facilities are okay. We left the visit slightly impressed with the tennis but really impressed with the institution. However, after speaking with other college coaches, players , parents and tennis pro's the real information was discovered. Former and current players talk of a terrible culture on the team and a horrible overall tennis experience. Other coaches talk of Alison not able to develop players. But the biggest statement we heard was from 2 of the 5 coaches that we visited saying that they didn't want to speak to harshly about the ND program because they wanted Alison to stay with the program. The reason- because if ND ever got a real coach in place they could really be a factor in Women's College Tennis. If we heard it from one coach that can be explained, but two coaches made similar statements about Alison and the program. Bottom line, if you want a top level education and don't care about the tennis ND is the place. We just felt that we wanted our daughter to enjoy the tennis and school. The school is important but please do your homework on the coaches."

"This coach looks like she is recruiting international players now because she isn't able to attract good US players. I've heard the team culture isn't good and that players feel unsupported by coaching staff. "

"My daughter was being recruiting by Silverio. She decided against Notre Dame primarily because of the coach. She has heard from several girls that player have not enjoyed the experience of being on Silverio's team. If you look at results during her tenure, players don't improve. She has never coached an All-American and had never finished in the top 25! "

"lied to entire incoming class of 27, rude, poor communication, HAS FAVORITES!!!!!! she is on a crazy power trip about “creating a culture” no culture available, controlling and tried to prevent us from being friends with baseball team, was not kind to players that were not here favorites when ill or otherwise."

"I have been extremely disappointed with the coaching at this establishment, particularly with Coach Delayna. She blatantly picks favorites, disregarding skill and effort, which creates an exclusive, cliquey team culture. Her behavior promotes unhealthy food habits and a lack of dietary and athletic discipline among the team. Her mood swings are severe, ranging from lashing out one day to being pleasant the next. Moreover, she encourages unethical behavior, such as stealing on team-sponsored trips, and she enables underage drinking on team travel. During feedback meetings, she pretends to be receptive but makes no effort to change. The most troubling issue is her protection of alleged sexual assault perpetrators, with three cases reported in just one year. Despite this, other coaches seem to believe she is the best fit for the program, making any hope for change unlikely. She points the finger at the boys for the reason as to why stunting skills have not progressed, but really it’s because she refuses to ground the girls (make the ones that are unsafe to fly bases)."

"Creates a manipulative environment that undermines athletes' true worth. Fails to appreciate the dedication and effort put into the sport, fostering a culture of gossip and betrayal among teammates."

"This coach is a horrible communicator and unpleasant to be around. Doesn’t develop players. Horrible team culture. "

"I have a daughter that is Top 30 in the country, she is a Junior in High School this year. She is being recruited by Alison, horrible experience. This woman is a flat out liar and terrible person. I wish someone would have warned us about this coach and the Women's Tennis Program at Notre Dame. Stay away from this program!"

"Would not trust this women to take care of your daughter during an important time in their life. Horrible team environment and dosen't care about the individual. Stay away!"

"only cares about herself and an embarrassment to Notre Dame. I’d never in a million years let my kid be coached by this bitch"

"Crazy and an embarrassment of a coach"

"Horrible. This coach is a total loser. Does not care about players or school work at all. She is dishonest and had a horrible personality! Stay away! "

"The absolute worst coach ever. Stay away from her. Team culture is not good. Not fun. Would never want to play for someone like her again."

"My experience with this coach was horrible. She is unfriendly and not fun to be around. Treats players bad and does not care about them personally at all. Very bad overall experience. She will not last long at this school. Nobody likes her. She plays favorites and will not speak to players after they lose. Acts like they aren't trying hard enough. "

"This coach is not only unfriendly but not knowledgeable about tennis. She is painful to talk to and dishonest with players. She's rude to players and does not promote a fun team atmosphere. The culture she has created at Notre Dame is toxic; she pits players against one another. She does not care about academics at all. None of the players like her or her style. She has a lot of weird personality traits and is generally not fun to be around. She has a very unusual relationship with her parents who are at every home match!"

"Not compassionate or caring. Teams historically underperform. "

"Lashes out and puts players down. Very negative. Lacks accountability."

"Truly awful coach, would not recommend spending any time in his program if you can control it. "

"One of the single worst coaches I have ever had. Has no player management skills, very passive, not a motivational speaker, doesn't have the guts to implement a style and enforce it."

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