Coed Swimming & Diving

Jeff Poppell

Coed Swimming & Diving Head Coach

University of South Carolina Beaufort

NCAA DIII • Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League | ECWHL

Love Him Or Hate Him, Good Coach

Date: February 9, 2024

By Other

4.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.8

2.6

2.9

3.6

3.4

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"Love him or hate him, Jeff knows his stuff. It seems like a lot of these comments were left by people who were personally burned or wronged by him in one way or another. I do not think it is at all reflective of who he is as a coach or person. Jeff really does care about the swimmers that he coaches and simultaneously cares about the program as a whole. No D1 program can succeed with leniency so he obviously does not provide it in this one. He has made the program and culture extraordinarily better. "

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Women's Swimming & Diving

Jeff Poppell

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

University of South Carolina (Columbia)

NCAA DI • Southeast

Jeff Is A Great Head Coach

Date: February 8, 2024

By Athlete

4.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.8

2.6

2.9

3.6

3.4

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Intense Direct Honest Passionate About Coaching Knowledgeable

"Any coaching change is hard, and the switch from the prior coaching staff to his was intense. Jeff cares immensely about the success of individual swimmers and the team as a whole, in and out of the pool. Watching him cheer, jump up and down, and stomp his feet during meets and practice is proof of that. He has high expectations for swimmers, and truly wants all of us to exceed them. His passion for the sport and the team bleeds into his coaching and relationships with the swimmers. I have never felt uncomfortable going to him with an issue, as I know it will be taken seriously and that we will be able to come to a solution together. He is a great coach. He has completely changed the team culture into something unrecognizable from when he first came here. It is an environment of support, sisterhood, and respect. I am so grateful that he chose to come to South Carolina. "

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Coed Swimming & Diving

Andy Eaton

Coed Swimming & Diving Volunteer Assistant Coach

University of South Carolina Beaufort

NCAA DIII • Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League | ECWHL

Great New Addition

Date: August 14, 2022

By Verified Athlete

4.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

4.7

5.0

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Creates A Great Team Culture Motivational Believes In You Easy To Get Along With Great Communicator

"Absolutely loved Andy. As I senior I thought there was not much I could improve upon but he had technique advice for me that changed my stroke for the better. Loved when he coached my practices because he was extremely motivating especially during hard sets, which I was very thankful for."

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Coed Cross Country/Track & Field

Andrew Allden

Coed Cross Country/Track & Field Assistant Coach

University of South Carolina Beaufort

NCAA DIII • Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League | ECWHL

Great Coach

Date: August 14, 2022

By Verified Athlete

4.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.2

3.8

3.6

4.6

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Direct Accessible Cool Intense Knowledgeable

"Allden cares a lot about the team and shows that through how he treats athletes. Can seem to be intense at times but means well"

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Coed Swimming & Diving

Andy Eaton

Coed Swimming & Diving Volunteer Assistant Coach

University of South Carolina Beaufort

NCAA DIII • Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League | ECWHL

Welcome Addition

Date: August 2, 2022

By Other

4.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

4.7

5.0

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Creates A Great Team Culture Motivational Believes In You Easy To Get Along With Great Communicator

"Great guy and a welcome addition to the team. Keep the atmosphere light hearted on the pool deck, but gets frustrated at times if you aren’t doing sets as intended or paying attention. Very good at the technical aspect of the sport and digs deep into the analytical side of swimming. "

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Coed Swimming & Diving

Andy Eaton

Coed Swimming & Diving Volunteer Assistant Coach

University of South Carolina Beaufort

NCAA DIII • Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League | ECWHL

New But A Great Addition

Date: August 2, 2022

By Other

4.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

4.7

5.0

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Creates A Great Team Culture Motivational Believes In You Easy To Get Along With Great Communicator

"Andy is new to UofSC but its obvious he cares very much about his athletes. He loves giving feedback and working on technique but gets frustarted when he has to repeat himself too often. Overall a really great guy and a god coach."

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Women's Swimming & Diving

Jeff Poppell

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

University of South Carolina (Columbia)

NCAA DI • Southeast

Man With A Goal And An Intense Drive To Reach It

Date: August 2, 2022

By Other

4.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.8

2.6

2.9

3.6

3.4

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Intense Direct Honest Passionate About Coaching Knowledgeable

"I believe Jeff will stop at almost nothing to achieve his goals and get the team where he wants it to be. He can be a little discourgaing in his ways of motivating because he caters to what motivates men even though it doesn't always work for the women. He can be a bit intense but he means well and wants his swimmers to reach his goals. Speaking from eperience, the best way to maintain a relationship with Jeff is to keep it on a professional basis only and leave all the comments he makes on the pool deck, don't carry it with you."

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Women's Swimming & Diving

Jeff Poppell

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

University of South Carolina (Columbia)

NCAA DI • Southeast

Intense

Date: August 2, 2022

By Verified Athlete

4.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.8

2.6

2.9

3.6

3.4

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Intense Direct Honest Passionate About Coaching Knowledgeable

"A great coach but struggles to understand the best way to motivate females "

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Coed Swimming & Diving

Robert Pinter

Coed Swimming & Diving Assistant Coach

University of South Carolina Beaufort

NCAA DIII • Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League | ECWHL

Great Coach

Date: July 26, 2022

By Verified Athlete

4.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.8

5.0

4.8

Tags

Believes In You Develops Team Beyond The Field Cool Disorganized Players Coach

"Truly cares about his swimmers & wants them to succeed "

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Coed Swimming & Diving

Jeff Poppell

Coed Swimming & Diving Head Coach

University of South Carolina Beaufort

NCAA DIII • Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League | ECWHL

Brutally Honest

Date: July 26, 2022

By Verified Athlete

4.4

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.8

2.6

2.9

3.6

3.4

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Intense Direct Honest Passionate About Coaching Knowledgeable

"Jeff was pretty brutal but mostly because he wanted the team to improve. "

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Men's Swimming & Diving

Jeff Poppell

Men's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

University of South Carolina (Columbia)

NCAA DI • Southeast

Tough But Honest

Date: July 21, 2022

By Verified Athlete

4.6

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.8

2.6

2.9

3.6

3.4

Tags

Intense Direct Honest Passionate About Coaching Knowledgeable

"Great culture! Tight knit team!"

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Coed Swimming & Diving

Kyle Patnode

Coed Swimming & Diving Assistant Coach

University of South Carolina Beaufort

NCAA DIII • Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League | ECWHL

Ignore Other Rating

Date: July 20, 2022

By Verified Athlete

4.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

4.3

5.0

Tags

Cool Easy To Get Along With Great Communicator Great Leader Knowledgeable

"Previous rating i accidentally said don't recommend. was a mistake!! "

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Coed Swimming & Diving

Kyle Patnode

Coed Swimming & Diving Assistant Coach

University of South Carolina Beaufort

NCAA DIII • Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League | ECWHL

Cool Dude

Date: July 20, 2022

By Verified Athlete

4.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

4.3

5.0

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Cool Easy To Get Along With Great Communicator Great Leader Knowledgeable

"Loved Kyle. Probably one of the most caring and relatable coaches I've had. Felt like I could come to him with anything."

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Coed Swimming & Diving

Duncan Sherrard

Coed Swimming & Diving Assistant Coach

University of South Carolina Beaufort

NCAA DIII • Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League | ECWHL

Intense

Date: July 20, 2022

By Verified Athlete

4.4

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.7

4.0

3.7

4.0

5.0

Tags

Direct Intense Honest Knowledgeable Believes In You

"Similar to head coach of UofSC swim, Duncan is very intense. But it is helpful in terms of becoming a better swimmer. Cares about his swimmers and gives very unique & challenging sets designated for sprinters. Doesn't take BS, and may blow up at you if you aren't doing the right thing. Get on his good side and it will be mostly smooth sailing. "

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Men's Swimming & Diving

Jeff Poppell

Men's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

University of South Carolina (Columbia)

NCAA DI • Southeast

Not For The Weak

Date: July 20, 2022

By Other

4.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.8

2.6

2.9

3.6

3.4

Tags

Intense Direct Honest Passionate About Coaching Knowledgeable

"Jeff is a great person who cares deeply about his swimmers, coaches and team. Will be brutally honest and hide his frustration towards you until he blows the lid. But extremely knowledgeable and respected."

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Coed Swimming & Diving

Jeff Poppell

Coed Swimming & Diving Head Coach

University of South Carolina Beaufort

NCAA DIII • Eastern Collegiate Women's Hockey League | ECWHL

Yes And No

Date: July 20, 2022

By Verified Athlete

4.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.8

2.6

2.9

3.6

3.4

Tags

Intense Direct Honest Passionate About Coaching Knowledgeable

"Very mixed feelings about Jeff. Liking his coaching style will depend on what type of swimmer you are. He likes to pit swimmers against each other when it comes to deciding who will travel to meets, which created a very uncomfortable and hostile environment in my opinion. But this is a common style for some swim coaches, so maybe in the long run it will pay off. But it was not good for the team environment, it made everything feel like a competition and added even more stress to a sport that is already pretty stressful to begin with. Priortizes academics over swimming, and as another review said you can tell that from the GPA drop. Minimal recovery practices which made training very exhausting in season. Randomly cut a bunch of people at the end of the season because they were "bad for the team culture" but didn't cut people that were even worse for the team culture. With all that being said he provides very valuable feedback on your strokes, and is very knowledgeable about the sport of swimming. You can tell he really wants his team to succeed, the path he is taking to get there is just a little questionable. Constantly told us how bad we were, but honestly we partially deserved it- this was most likely his way of motivating us and we were ranked at the bottom of the conference. But it was definitely a bit harsh to have your head coach talk trash to your face. "

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Men's Cross Country/Track & Field

Andrew Allden

Men's Cross Country/Track & Field Assistant Coach

University of South Carolina (Columbia)

NCAA DI • Southeast

Date: March 16, 2021

By Verified Athlete

4.4

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.2

3.8

3.6

4.6

Tags

Direct Accessible Cool Intense Knowledgeable

"Very nice and knowledgeable coach. You must be direct and approach him yourself if you want a conversation, but once you talk to him he listens and supports you. Very understandable about cross training needs and school time commitments. While he is not the most vocal coach, he motivates and supports his athletes in his own way."

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Men's Cross Country/Track & Field

Andrew Allden

Men's Cross Country/Track & Field Assistant Coach

University of South Carolina (Columbia)

NCAA DI • Southeast

Date: March 16, 2021

By Verified Athlete

4.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.2

3.8

3.6

4.6

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Direct Accessible Cool Intense Knowledgeable

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Women's Cross Country/Track & Field

Curtis Frye

Women's Track & Field Head Coach

University of South Carolina (Columbia)

NCAA DI • Southeast

Date: March 14, 2021

By Verified Athlete

4.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.5

4.3

4.5

4.8

4.5

Tags

Cool Direct Accessible Intense Believes In You

"Incredible coach--truly cares about the overall well-being of his athletes. We are a family, not just a team. Forever grateful to have been given the opportunity to join the Gamecock family. "

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Women's Soccer

Beverly Smith

Women's Soccer Head Coach

University of South Carolina (Columbia)

NCAA DI • Southeast

Date: October 16, 2018

By Verified Athlete

4.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.6

3.8

3.9

4.5

2.9

Tags

Accessible Intense Cool Direct Honest

"Beverly Smith is a great coach. Wants players to succeed and improve everyday. She does a great job of motivating her players and team. She also successfully builds relationships with each individual player. Her main goal is to win, but to also make you a better person in life then when you first entered the program."

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Men's Swimming & Diving

Dale Schultz

Men's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

University of Florida

NCAA DI • Southeast

Date: November 4, 2016

By Verified Athlete

4.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

5.0

3.0

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

"Brilliant technical coach. Very supportive and generally positive. Somewhat bipolar. Never know what you're going to get. Takes a bad mood out on everyone."

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Women's Equestrian

Boo Major

Women's Equestrian Head Coach

University of South Carolina (Columbia)

NCAA DI • Southeast

Date: July 18, 2016

By Verified Athlete

4.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.3

3.5

3.3

2.8

Tags

Direct Intense Accessible Cool

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Women's Volleyball

Moritz Moritz

Women's Volleyball Head Coach

University of South Carolina (Columbia)

NCAA DI • Southeast

Date: June 28, 2016

By Verified Athlete

4.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

4.5

4.0

4.5

3.5

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

"Moritz is the definition of a caring and calm coach. He is always willing to help the players on the sand but also with school. He is understanding about class schedules but still holds a strict schedule. He loves team chemistry and the all for one motto. It is so awesome playing for Moritz. He tells you how it is but also encourages you. He has a great staff to back it up."

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Women's Soccer

Beverly Smith

Women's Soccer Head Coach

University of South Carolina (Columbia)

NCAA DI • Southeast

Date: June 6, 2016

By Verified Athlete

4.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.6

3.8

3.9

4.5

2.9

Tags

Accessible Intense Cool Direct Honest

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