University of Virginia

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Women's Crew/Rowing

Kevin Sauer

Women's Crew/Rowing Head Coach / Rowing

University of Virginia

Date: April 23, 2020

By Verified Athlete

4.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

4.0

5.0

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Women's Volleyball

Aaron Smith

Women's Volleyball Head Coach

University of Virginia

Date: April 22, 2020

By Verified Athlete

2.6

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.0

1.0

3.0

Tags

Accessible Intense Cool

"Coach Smith clearly brings a lot of knowledge to the table as a coach. However, he lacks in areas that are crucial for a high level coach. "

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Women's Lacrosse

Sonia LaMonica

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

University of Virginia

Sonia Sets The Tone In Her First Year At Uva. Looking Forward To What Lies Ahead For This Program.

Date: October 19, 2024

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

"Sonia did a very nice job in her first year at UVA. It’s clear she wants to create a winning mindset for the team and sets the bar high. Can’t wait to see how the program progresses. "

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Women's Soccer

Steve Swanson

Women's Soccer Head Coach

University of Virginia

Best Coach In Women’s Collegiate Soccer

Date: July 16, 2024

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Direct Honest Dedicated To Players Passionate About Coaching Accessible

"Very positive and man of his word. Develops players and cares about every player. Could not have wanted a better coach for my daughter! Best decision ever to play for him. "

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Men's Basketball

Tony Bennett

Former Men's Basketball Head Coach

University of Virginia

NCAA DI • Atlantic Coast Conference | ACC

He’s Best, Champion, And Honest!

Date: June 4, 2024

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Honest Knowledgeable Knows The Game Dedicated To Players Intense

"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!’ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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Women's Lacrosse

Sonia LaMonica

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

University of Virginia

Building A Great Team Culture.

Date: March 4, 2024

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

"In her first year Sonia hit the ground running and focused on culture first and the results show up on the field. Sonia is engaging and motivating and brought on a talented coaching squad. "

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Women's Soccer

Jaime Frias

Women's Soccer Assistant Coach

University of Virginia

He Is An Ok Coach If You Are One Of His Favorites But He Doesn't Comunicate Well And Will Turn On You In A Heartbeat If He Gets Angry About Something

Date: February 9, 2024

By Other

1.6

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.0

1.0

2.0

1.0

Tags

Fitness Is Important Poor Communication

"At first meeting, he seems like a caring and competent coach. This is all fake. He does not know how to build a positive team culture and makes poor decisions on how to use the resources he has on his roster. He is quick to make judgments without an adequate assessment of situations and also took a solid team as a head coach and drove it into the ground to have progressively worse seasons each year. He doesn't have any ability to actually connect with the players and motivate them."

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Women's Lacrosse

Julie Myers

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

University of Virginia

Great Coach! Cared About Me, Treated Me With Dignity And Respect.

Date: January 11, 2024

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

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"Julie is a great coach. She really cares about all of her players. She is kind and caring on and off the field. "

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Men's Baseball

Chris Pollard

Men's Baseball Head Coach

University of Virginia

NCAA DI • Atlantic Coast Conference | ACC

Blue Collar Hard Nosed Coach Who Wanted His Team To Succeed

Date: October 29, 2023

By Other

3.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

3.0

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"Seemed like he was a blue-collar coach who had a vision for his team. "

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Men's Tennis

Andres Pedroso

Men's Tennis Head Coach / Tennis Director

University of Virginia

Leads The Best Program In The Us

Date: May 16, 2023

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Honest Creates A Great Team Culture Accessible Great Leader Motivational

"Fantastic coach and mentor"

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Men's Basketball

Tony Bennett

Former Men's Basketball Head Coach

University of Virginia

NCAA DI • Atlantic Coast Conference | ACC

Wonderful Motivational Coach Who Wears His Religious Beliefs Proudly

Date: March 26, 2023

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

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Honest Knowledgeable Knows The Game Dedicated To Players Intense

"One of the best coaches in America"

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Men's Basketball

Tony Bennett

Former Men's Basketball Head Coach

University of Virginia

NCAA DI • Atlantic Coast Conference | ACC

Great Communicator, Compassionate And Always Willing To Help

Date: March 12, 2023

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

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Honest Knowledgeable Knows The Game Dedicated To Players Intense

"Wonderful God fearing g man who selects athletes based on their ability to meet the 5 pillars"

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Men's Cross Country/Track & Field

Mario Wilson

Men's Track & Field Assistant Coach / Jumps

University of Virginia

Smart And Passionate

Date: October 20, 2022

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Intense Knowledgeable Dedicated To Players Direct Passionate About Coaching

"Not my event coach but he made a big effort to get to know all the athletes on the team regardless of event focus. Super nice to me and extremely passionate about the sport and his athletes. I heard a lot of his athletes say he could be intense sometimes, and I’d see it here and there personally, but overall a nice guy and very effective coach. "

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Men's Cross Country/Track & Field

Trevor Dunbar

Men's Track & Field Assistant Coach / Distance

University of Virginia

Experienced And Caring

Date: October 20, 2022

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Accessible Cool Believes In You Creates A Great Team Culture Players Coach

"Trevor is awesome - everything you could want in an assistant coach and more. Very approachable, super nice, and extremely knowledgeable about the sport given his own individual success as a former NCAA athlete and a pro athlete for Nike and Adidas. He believes in everyone on the team and will let you know it. Helpful in race strategy and workout tips. Really fun to talk to. Developing under Vin, he will be a head coach one day. "

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Men's Facilities

Cross Country/Track & Field

University of Virginia

NCAA DI •

Great And Getting Better Still

Date: October 20, 2022

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Cleanliness

Availability

Up To Date

Cool

5.0

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"Overall good, especially with the Master Plan on the way it’ll only be better"

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Coed Cross Country/Track & Field

Vin Lananna

Director Of Track & Field & Cross Country/associate Athletics Director For Administration

University of Virginia

Extremely Knowledgeable And Experienced, But Tends To Play Favorites

Date: October 20, 2022

By Verified Athlete

4.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

4.0

5.0

Tags

Direct Honest Knowledgeable Fitness Is Important Knows The Game

"Vin obviously has a very impressive resume with all of his NCAA titles, Olympic coaching credits, authority in USATF, etc. Overall, I had a positive experience with him and graduated on great terms. I had massive breakthroughs in my performances, he awarded me a scholarship after I asked for one (I was a walk on originally). He also provided me a great recommendation after I graduated that helped me land my current job. I spent much of my last year on the team injured, and he still checked in on me a lot during the time. However - he is not above criticism. Vin definitely has his favorites on the team - he often makes up his mind quickly and it can be difficult to change his opinion on things. Many of my teammates who were either injured or not performing to expectations were consistently ignored by Vin. Many felt very isolated and dejected - that he didn’t care about them. Although, Another athlete on the team did have a very serious mental health crisis, and Vin did everything he could to support them - personally calling and talking to them, giving them a ride to class, making sure othered were checking on them, just really going out of his way to make sure this person was OK. It should also be noted that Vin often tends to favor the men over the women. There are of course exceptions to this, but generally speaking I would say he devotes more time to the men, is more impressed when the men do well, and is more understanding when the men don’t do well. He also is definitely biased towards distance events as a director, which is unsurprising. In terms of actual coaching techniques, I really enjoyed his training plans and his specific workouts. He is very hands on and direct for training. He’s there watching and commenting for every rep of every workout. His race prep planning is detailed and very tactically strong. Overall, I individually had a good experience and know many who had the same, but this was not necessarily a universal experience. It should be noted though that most of those who were not favored by Vin were not his recruited athletes, but leftovers from Dunn, Megan, Watson, or Morgan. If he recruited you you’re probably fine. "

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Women's Soccer

Steve Swanson

Women's Soccer Head Coach

University of Virginia

Excellent

Date: August 10, 2022

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

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Direct Honest Dedicated To Players Passionate About Coaching Accessible

"He was the most engaged coach I talked to during my recruiting process. I really liked him as a person and a coach. "

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Men's Facilities

Soccer

University of Virginia

NCAA DI •

State Of The Art Soccer Facilities

Date: July 31, 2022

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Cleanliness

Availability

Up To Date

Cool

5.0

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Intense Direct Accessible Cool Honest

"The UVA soccer facilities are second to none. The stadium is immaculate and the locker rooms are excellent as well. "

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Men's Lacrosse

Lars Tiffany

Men's Lacrosse Head Coach

University of Virginia

The Man!

Date: July 22, 2022

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

"The man you you want your son to play for, period. As good and decent a person as there is in the sport and as humble as they come. Lars coaches the whole person, not just the player."

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Women's Soccer

Steve Swanson

Women's Soccer Head Coach

University of Virginia

Grateful My Daughter Plays For Such A Great Coach

Date: July 14, 2022

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

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Direct Honest Dedicated To Players Passionate About Coaching Accessible

"Best coach a parent could ask for to nurture, motivate and develop. My daughter thinks he is the best coach ever. "

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Women's Crew/Rowing

Kevin Sauer

Women's Crew/Rowing Head Coach / Rowing

University of Virginia

Amazing Head Coach, Okay Assitants

Date: June 5, 2022

By Other

4.6

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

5.0

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"Kevin Is a fantastic coach and loves athletes with heart and grit. He however has trouble finding assitant coaches that are as great and kind as he is. "

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Men's Basketball

Tony Bennett

Former Men's Basketball Head Coach

University of Virginia

NCAA DI • Atlantic Coast Conference | ACC

Class Act

Date: March 6, 2022

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Honest Knowledgeable Knows The Game Dedicated To Players Intense

"Who doesn't love Tony? Big fan of his coaching style."

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Men's Tennis

Andres Pedroso

Men's Tennis Head Coach / Tennis Director

University of Virginia

Hmmmm...Curious!

Date: March 4, 2022

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

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Honest Creates A Great Team Culture Accessible Great Leader Motivational

"Well it looks like Coach Pedroso did not like the negative, albeit honest reviews so he LOADED a bunch of positive ones ALL on 3/3 (10 in total). Clearly, this action just highlights his deceitful nature. Look in the mirror "Coach"--read the real reviews and do something about it other than writing your own fictitious reviews. Oh, ok maybe he asked his current players to write some too--OF COURSE they will write positive ones...the coach holds ALL the power...guess who determines who plays and who does not and on which court?!"

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Men's Tennis

Andres Pedroso

Men's Tennis Head Coach / Tennis Director

University of Virginia

Pedroso Prepares Your Kid For All Facets Of Life, On Or Off The Court

Date: March 3, 2022

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

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Honest Creates A Great Team Culture Accessible Great Leader Motivational

"I’ll keep this one short and sweet. If you think that your kid has professional aspirations and you feel cheated because Andres not only taught him the right way but also encouraged him to do what he wanted to do in life, even if that meant pursuing a career off the court, it doesn’t make Andres a bad coach. It makes you a self-centered and shite parent. You should want your son or daughter to succeed no matter what. If that means they’re a successful businessperson, you should be grateful that coach Pedroso encourage them to succeed on the court as well as in the classroom. "

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Men's Tennis

Andres Pedroso

Men's Tennis Head Coach / Tennis Director

University of Virginia

Coach Pedroso Loves His Players, And His Players Love Him

Date: March 3, 2022

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

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Honest Creates A Great Team Culture Accessible Great Leader Motivational

"This coach is an example of what you want in a college tennis coach, a mentor, a friend, and more. He cares about his player’s deeply - not just as athletes, but as students and people. He wants to see you succeed in all facets of your life. He wants you to crush it, on and off the court. He’s not overbearing and he won’t grind his players to the bone with excessive practices, nor will he angrily light into them. You’re talking about a former top-25 ITA player himself, for a rival school no less. He knows the pressure to succeed. Think about what he’s accomplished. Following the most successful period in school history, he was given a class that he did not recruit and endured a tough year. Those recruits could’ve transferred when not given playing time. Instead, most stayed all four years. Those that stayed all graduated and were 2020-2021 ACC Champions as a brotherhood that I’ve never witnessed among a team. "

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Men's Tennis

Andres Pedroso

Men's Tennis Head Coach / Tennis Director

University of Virginia

Coach Pedroso Is A Great Guy. Just Ask His Players.

Date: March 3, 2022

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

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Honest Creates A Great Team Culture Accessible Great Leader Motivational

"Wow. These unfairly negative comments would never be posted like this if they weren't anonymous. All of the players loved Andres - my son was on the team for Andres's first 4 years - and although he's not perfect (show me a perfect coach - or person - anywhere), he's an amazingly honest, upstanding, Boy Scout of a guy. He plays by the book almost to a fault. He communicated clearly with us at every turn, and parents have to realize that even if your son is a great player, if he DNFs his matches, he won't have the standing he needs to compete at NCAAs. And regarding line-up changes at NCAAs, coaches move line-ups ALL THE TIME. From what we saw, Andres and his coaches make lineup adjustments based on match-ups with other teams (as do all coaches), and there was never once when a player was pulled from a lineup for any reason other than injury or bad match-ups. It floors me that there are parents who think otherwise but to each his own. I would also add what others have, which is you need to meet Andres and speak to him and speak to his players and you will see that all of the negativity here has nothing to do with Andres and everything to do with some bitter parents who have their own issues. He is a man of utmost integrity and if I had multiple sons, I would entrust them to Andres and the UVA mens tennis program in a heartbeat."

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Men's Tennis

Andres Pedroso

Men's Tennis Head Coach / Tennis Director

University of Virginia

University Of Virginia And Coach Pedroso Are Both Fantastic

Date: March 3, 2022

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Honest Creates A Great Team Culture Accessible Great Leader Motivational

"A fantastic coach and great person. Recruits great kids and occasionally gets stuck with crazy jerk parents. Talk to the players. Ignore the parents. Granted, I’m a parent. But I saw the problem parents up close and know their issues. If you’re a parent with a tennis player, you’ve probably seen the type. If you want your player to have an outstanding Division I tennis, team and academic experience, you will not find a better coach than Andres or university than Virginia. The character problems reside with the complaining parents, not with Andres. You will not find a more honest person, to a fault. And the kids love the place and the person."

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Men's Tennis

Andres Pedroso

Men's Tennis Head Coach / Tennis Director

University of Virginia

Incredible Coach And Exceptional Human Being

Date: March 3, 2022

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Honest Creates A Great Team Culture Accessible Great Leader Motivational

"Honor, rigor, attention to detail, effort, toughness, integrity, competitive intensity, teamwork, collaboration, compassion and love are all values imparted by Coach Pedroso."

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Men's Tennis

Andres Pedroso

Men's Tennis Head Coach / Tennis Director

University of Virginia

Don't Buy Into The Negativity, Pedroso Is A Legend

Date: March 3, 2022

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Honest Creates A Great Team Culture Accessible Great Leader Motivational

"It's remarkable to see the words of some parents on here. I played with many of their kids and their kids would agree, that Andres is a one-of-a-kind world class human. When parents let their egos get involved, things get ugly. The truth is in my 4 years with Andres, there wasn't a single player who did love, respect, and admire Andres. Parents don't always get what they want and they come here instead. In my experience with Coach Pedroso, as a player, and alumni, Andres creates a dynamic, team first, world class culture. I'd proudly tell any recruit that when they spend four years around Coach Pedroso, they become better tennis players, students, and men, and I mean every word of that. "

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Men's Tennis

Andres Pedroso

Men's Tennis Head Coach / Tennis Director

University of Virginia

Father Figure And Phenomenal Leader Of Young Men.

Date: March 3, 2022

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Honest Creates A Great Team Culture Accessible Great Leader Motivational

"My first year at UVA I got pretty sick in September. When Andres found out I was sick, despite having two young kids at the time, he came to my dorm to pick me up on a Sunday night and drive me to MedExpress to visit a doctor. I was willing to wait and go the following morning, but Andres was so concerned for my wellbeing, especially being apart from my parents, that he took it upon himself to make sure that I received the necessary attention because I was sick. Andres would continue to show the same compassion, support, and leadership to me and my teammates for four years. I'd follow Andres into battle every day of the week and twice on Sunday. "

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Men's Tennis

Andres Pedroso

Men's Tennis Head Coach / Tennis Director

University of Virginia

World Class Human Being

Date: March 3, 2022

By Other

4.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

4.0

5.0

Tags

Honest Creates A Great Team Culture Accessible Great Leader Motivational

"I played for Coach. He's one of the best tennis coaches and human beings I've ever met. "

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Men's Tennis

Andres Pedroso

Men's Tennis Head Coach / Tennis Director

University of Virginia

Fantastic Coach And Program

Date: March 3, 2022

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Honest Creates A Great Team Culture Accessible Great Leader Motivational

"Coach Pedroso is a fantastic person and Coach. He creates and fosters an outstanding culture, cares deeply about the well being of his players, supports players with the resources they need to be successful, and is responsive to parents. The negative commenters on this site have particular axes to grind as what I’ll call insane tennis parents. Their antipathy towards the Coach should be worn as a badge of honor. Our son had an outstanding experience with the team and coaches, has left UVA with lifelong friends and professional ambition (but not tennis) and will have an enduring relationship with Coach Pedroso. We have and will continue to support the program under his stewardship. I would also tell you that under his stewardship of men’s and women’s tennis, the women’s program has also improved dramatically with outstanding leadership from Coach O’Leary. So for the naysayers, truly, get over yourself. "

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Men's Tennis

Andres Pedroso

Men's Tennis Head Coach / Tennis Director

University of Virginia

Ignore The One Reviewer And Get To Know Coach Pedroso Yourself To Make Your Own Judgemenr

Date: March 3, 2022

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

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Honest Creates A Great Team Culture Accessible Great Leader Motivational

"It’s a shame one person can try to paint a picture of a program with 7 different reviews that all sound the same with 100% negativity. Even if Coach Pedroso was half as bad as they made him sound the school wouldn’t have been ACC champs last year and retained 100% of the players that were culture fits for the University. Many of us have watched Coach Pedroso for many years as an assistant at UVA and now head coach. There are many examples of how he manages his program that are best practice for college tennis and for developing young men into adults. If you have a doubt about Coach ask around. Much different than what one person wants you to think. "

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Men's Baseball

Chris Pollard

Men's Baseball Head Coach

University of Virginia

NCAA DI • Atlantic Coast Conference | ACC

Chris Pollard Is The Ultimate General

Date: March 3, 2022

By Other

4.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

4.0

3.0

Tags

"Chris Pollard is a general. If you don't understand that college sports are a business, you will not understand or appreciate Coach Pollard. If you can appreciate that Duke University is spending 6-figures a year on your athletic development and Chris Pollard is being paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to win baseball games in the ACC, you'll understand why decisions are made with risk mitigation in mind, playing time is a resource investment, and strategy is over long time horizons."

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Men's Tennis

Andres Pedroso

Men's Tennis Head Coach / Tennis Director

University of Virginia

Pedroso Is Dishonest And A Bad Influence On Our Kids

Date: March 2, 2022

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

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"I travel with the team and personally witnessed this. At the 2019 NCAA Team Championships, Pedroso asked the player to lie to his father (who had traveled thousands of miles to see him play) and his teammates to tell them he twisted his ankle, when in fact he wasn’t injured at all. The asst coach and trainer both confirmed the player had no injury. UVA lost that QF match vs. Wake Forest and may have advanced to the semis had the player played. Pedroso showed no remorse or empathy to the player, his parents or the team. His lack of integrity and leadership is continuing to occur within the program. Parents, if you want Pedroso to teach your children to lie to you and their teammates, go ahead and send them to UVA. As someone else has commented here, you’ve been warned. Oh, and he won’t keep any of the promises he makes to you during the recruiting process either."

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Men's Tennis

Andres Pedroso

Men's Tennis Head Coach / Tennis Director

University of Virginia

Not A Man Of His Words!

Date: January 28, 2022

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

Tags

Honest Creates A Great Team Culture Accessible Great Leader Motivational

"Pedroso constantly and consistently displayed lack of ethical and integrity values...he reneged on promised athletic scholarships to multiple families. Can't be a trusted coach with his words! Must put everything in writing!"

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Men's Tennis

Andres Pedroso

Men's Tennis Head Coach / Tennis Director

University of Virginia

Don't Be Fooled

Date: January 12, 2022

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

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Honest Creates A Great Team Culture Accessible Great Leader Motivational

"Pedroso only cares about the win. He knows how to turn on the charm and seems like a stand up guy on the surface, that’s only to gain the trust of the players and parents. Once he has a commitment, he turns into a win-at-all costs coach. Often telling players that they aren’t competing well because “it’s all in their heads” which is a coaching cop-out and results in players getting progressively worse because they think somethings wrong with their mental when they just needed a forehand fix. "

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Men's Tennis

Andres Pedroso

Men's Tennis Head Coach / Tennis Director

University of Virginia

Does Uva Even Care About Coach Character?!

Date: December 19, 2021

By Other

1.4

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.0

1.0

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"Pedroso cares...only about himself. Our son buys what he says hook, line and sinker and does not see how he is being played. He discourages them from talking to their parents--"you get weird when you talk to your parents." This attitude has hurt our relationship with our son. And, Coach Pedroso promised our son he will play in the NCAAs...just to get him to come back for a fifth year...ok, sure...wake up! Also, be prepared to be asked to give scholarship money back. "

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Men's Tennis

Andres Pedroso

Men's Tennis Head Coach / Tennis Director

University of Virginia

You Have Been Warned...

Date: December 17, 2021

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

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1.0

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"Seems like a super nice guy and will promise you the world during the recruiting process. None of the promises come to fruition and BTW never trust a guy that says "trust me..." Oh, and he has no clue how to develop players. People erroneously think a recent UVA player who was there for only one semester and is now doing well on the ATP developed his game under Coach Pedroso. The truth is he had to leave UVA to save his game and desire to play from destruction under Pedroso's "guidance." "

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Men's Tennis

Andres Pedroso

Men's Tennis Head Coach / Tennis Director

University of Virginia

Coach Pedroso Lacks Integrity And Ethical Values.

Date: December 16, 2021

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

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"Coach Pedroso is untrustworthy and repeatedly engages in behavior that is dishonest and unethical. He is not the person or coach he appears to be, and he's destroying not only one but multiple (6 highly recruited players) families with his repeated unscrupulous tactics of false promises and fraudulent misrepresentation of the program. He's self serving and is not committed in mentoring and developing his players. If you have pro aspirations, choose another program. "

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Women's Softball

Joanna Hardin

Women's Softball Head Coach

University of Virginia

Date: September 4, 2020

By Verified Athlete

2.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.0

4.0

2.0

1.0

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Women's Tennis

Sara O'Leary

Women's Tennis Head Coach

University of Virginia

Date: April 28, 2020

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

"She cares about you as a person above all else. She truly made me a better person. I only got three years with her and I wish I had four."

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Women's Swimming & Diving

Todd DeSorbo

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

University of Virginia

Date: April 26, 2020

By Verified Athlete

4.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

4.0

Tags

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Women's Swimming & Diving

Todd DeSorbo

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

University of Virginia

Date: April 22, 2020

By Verified Athlete

2.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.0

3.0

2.0

Tags

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Women's Lacrosse

Julie Myers

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

University of Virginia

Date: April 22, 2020

By Verified Athlete

4.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

5.0

4.0

5.0

3.0

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Men's Baseball

Chris Pollard

Men's Baseball Head Coach

University of Virginia

NCAA DI • Atlantic Coast Conference | ACC

Date: April 12, 2020

By Verified Athlete

3.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

3.0

4.0

Tags

"Great team builder"

0

Women's Golf

Ria Scott

Women's Golf Head Coach

University of Virginia

Date: March 31, 2020

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

"Ria is professional, kind, approachable, and always has the player's best interest at heart. She's a role model for her players both on and off the course. Lucky to know her. "

0

Men's Soccer

George Gelnovatch

Men's Soccer Head Coach

University of Virginia

Date: March 7, 2020

By Verified Athlete

1.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

2.0

Tags

Direct Intense

"Playing for GG is like running head first into a brick wall and wanting to do it again."

0

Women's Cross Country/Track & Field

Bryan Fetzer

Women's Track & Field Head Coach

University of Virginia

Date: February 23, 2020

By Verified Athlete

1.4

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.0

3.0

1.0

Tags

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"Would not recommend. Ego. Narcissistic "

0

Women's Squash

Mark Allen

Women's Squash Head Coach

University of Virginia

NCAA DI • Missouri Valley Football Conference | MVFC

Date: June 23, 2019

By Verified Athlete

4.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

5.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

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Women's Squash

Mark Allen

Women's Squash Head Coach

University of Virginia

NCAA DI • Missouri Valley Football Conference | MVFC

Date: June 23, 2019

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

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Women's Cross Country/Track & Field

Bryan Fetzer

Women's Track & Field Head Coach

University of Virginia

Date: June 11, 2019

By Verified Athlete

3.6

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

3.0

4.0

3.0

Tags

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"Coach Fetzer was our head coach but he was not my specific event coach. However, he did take an interest in getting to know everyone on the team and I will continue to use him as a resource going forward."

0

Women's Golf

Ria Scott

Women's Golf Head Coach

University of Virginia

Date: March 1, 2019

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

"Amazing, kind, and down to earth. "

0

Women's Squash

Mark Allen

Women's Squash Head Coach

University of Virginia

NCAA DI • Missouri Valley Football Conference | MVFC

Date: February 9, 2019

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

"Mark is one of the best coaches I had in squash. He always pushes players to work their hardest and be the best version of themselves both on and off the court. "

0

Women's Volleyball

Aaron Smith

Women's Volleyball Head Coach

University of Virginia

Date: September 26, 2018

By Verified Athlete

2.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.0

3.0

1.0

3.0

Tags

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"Aaron is a very nice coach however there most definitely are favorites on the team. If you are not one of the favorites it is not likely that you will be given a fair chance. He is also a very nice person and genuinely cares about his players but is not good at knowling what to do with the skill on the team."

0

Men's Tennis

Andres Pedroso

Men's Tennis Head Coach / Tennis Director

University of Virginia

Date: June 12, 2018

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Honest Creates A Great Team Culture Accessible Great Leader Motivational

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Women's Squash

Mark Allen

Women's Squash Head Coach

University of Virginia

NCAA DI • Missouri Valley Football Conference | MVFC

Date: June 11, 2018

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

"Mark is the best coach in college squash. He has incredible knowledge of the sport, but above all, he cares so deeply about his players. Mark is intense, competitive and demands work, but you want to work for him. Rarely do I feel like he is abusing my time. Rather, practices are super enjoyable and I look forward to heading over to the courts!"

0

Women's Swimming & Diving

Drew Livingston

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Princeton University

NCAA DI • Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | MPSF

Date: May 9, 2018

By Verified Athlete

3.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

Tags

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Women's Swimming & Diving

Drew Livingston

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Princeton University

NCAA DI • Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | MPSF

Date: May 9, 2018

By Verified Athlete

3.6

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

5.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

Tags

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Women's Swimming & Diving

Drew Livingston

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Princeton University

NCAA DI • Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | MPSF

Date: May 9, 2018

By Verified Athlete

4.4

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

5.0

3.0

5.0

Tags

"Will only get pissed on occassion. You know what's important with Drew."

0

Women's Swimming & Diving

Drew Livingston

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Princeton University

NCAA DI • Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | MPSF

Date: May 9, 2018

By Verified Athlete

2.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.0

2.0

3.0

Tags

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0

Women's Swimming & Diving

Drew Livingston

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Princeton University

NCAA DI • Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | MPSF

Date: May 9, 2018

By Verified Athlete

2.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

2.0

4.0

1.0

Tags

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0

Women's Swimming & Diving

Drew Livingston

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Princeton University

NCAA DI • Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | MPSF

Date: May 9, 2018

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

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Men's Basketball

Tony Bennett

Former Men's Basketball Head Coach

University of Virginia

NCAA DI • Atlantic Coast Conference | ACC

Date: November 26, 2017

By Verified Athlete

3.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

2.0

5.0

3.0

Tags

Honest Knowledgeable Knows The Game Dedicated To Players Intense

"Best basketball mind I've ever met. However no relationship with players"

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Women's Cross Country/Track & Field

Bryan Fetzer

Women's Track & Field Head Coach

University of Virginia

Date: October 26, 2017

By Verified Athlete

3.6

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

5.0

2.0

3.0

Tags

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"He's a motivator"

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Women's Crew/Rowing

Kevin Sauer

Women's Crew/Rowing Head Coach / Rowing

University of Virginia

Date: October 24, 2017

By Verified Athlete

4.6

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

4.0

5.0

4.0

Tags

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Women's Soccer

Steve Swanson

Women's Soccer Head Coach

University of Virginia

Date: October 23, 2017

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

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"He's the most amazing person as a coach and life mentor. Couldn't have asked for a better experience with him during my 4 years at UVA. "

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Women's Swimming & Diving

Jason Glorius

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

University of Virginia

Date: August 2, 2017

By Verified Athlete

4.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

5.0

3.0

4.0

Tags

"Jason is such an organized and supportive coach. He is effective at helping set long term goals."

0

Women's Volleyball

Kris Grunwald

Women's Volleyball Head Coach

University of Connecticut

Date: June 25, 2017

By Verified Athlete

2.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.0

4.0

1.0

3.0

Tags

"Overall a very nice guy who has good intentions but doesn't do a good job in investing in his players as people and finding ways to make each player reach their individual potential. Knows the game of volleyball very well and has a good on the court system of play but doesn't understand how to create a strong, motivating team dynamic very well."

0

Women's Crew/Rowing

Kevin Sauer

Women's Crew/Rowing Head Coach / Rowing

University of Virginia

Date: June 12, 2017

By Verified Athlete

4.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

4.0

5.0

Tags

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0

Women's Volleyball

Dennis Hohenshelt

Women's Volleyball Head Coach

University of Virginia

Date: April 11, 2017

By Verified Athlete

3.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.0

1.0

4.0

Tags

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"He is very intense. Can sometimes be degrading. Do not expect a "nice guy" attitude if being coached by Dennis. He brutally honest and does not care about feelings and will tell you how it is. UVa was awesome but Dennis caused a lot of issues on our team. "

0

Women's Crew/Rowing

Kevin Sauer

Women's Crew/Rowing Head Coach / Rowing

University of Virginia

Date: January 30, 2017

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

"Honestly the best at his craft that I have ever been coached by in nine years of rowing."

0

Men's Baseball

Chris Pollard

Men's Baseball Head Coach

University of Virginia

NCAA DI • Atlantic Coast Conference | ACC

Date: July 20, 2016

By Verified Athlete

3.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

3.0

Tags

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Women's Lacrosse

Sonia LaMonica

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

Towson University

NCAA DI • Eastern College Athletic Conference | ECAC

Date: June 27, 2016

By Verified Athlete

4.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

5.0

4.0

Tags

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Women's Lacrosse

Sonia LaMonica

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

Towson University

NCAA DI • Eastern College Athletic Conference | ECAC

Date: April 18, 2016

By Verified Athlete

3.4

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.0

4.0

5.0

1.0

4.0

Tags

"I don't play yet so its difficult for me to truly know Sonia as a coach. I usually deal with the assistant coach Katie Feely, who is our defensive coach and Mike Molster our volunteer coach. Sonia is tough, but fair. My mental health has suffered at times, but she's just doing her job."

1

Women's Lacrosse

Julie Myers

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

University of Virginia

Date: March 10, 2016

By Verified Athlete

3.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.0

4.0

2.0

Tags

"Very understanding about what it means to be a college student, but not very involved in the coaching process what so ever. I'm pretty sure the only thing she does is talk to media."

0

Women's Lacrosse

Julie Myers

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

University of Virginia

Date: March 7, 2016

By Verified Athlete

3.4

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.0

4.0

2.0

Tags

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0

Men's Lacrosse

Lars Tiffany

Men's Lacrosse Head Coach

University of Virginia

Date: February 10, 2016

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

"Hardest working coach I've ever had. Runs and trains at the DI level with the team which is unique to his personality."

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Women's Volleyball

Dennis Hohenshelt

Women's Volleyball Head Coach

University of Virginia

Date: January 13, 2016

By Verified Athlete

3.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

3.0

Tags

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"My coach was awesome"

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Men's Baseball

Chris Pollard

Men's Baseball Head Coach

University of Virginia

NCAA DI • Atlantic Coast Conference | ACC

Date: January 13, 2016

By Verified Athlete

3.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

3.0

Tags

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Women's Cross Country/Track & Field

Todd Morgan

Women's Cross Country Head Coach

University of Virginia

Date: September 3, 2015

By Verified Athlete

4.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

4.0

Tags

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Women's Volleyball

Kris Grunwald

Women's Volleyball Head Coach

University of Connecticut

Date: September 3, 2015

By Verified Athlete

4.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

4.0

Tags

"It was short lived, but I had a great experience. The coach was committed and caring. More funding for student athletes is something I believe the NCAA should consider., If they want to continue attracting and keeping high level athletic talent. At many school, a lot of sports like tennis, swimming, and track for instance have very limited scholarship budgets."

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Women's Volleyball

Kris Grunwald

Women's Volleyball Head Coach

University of Connecticut

Date: September 3, 2015

By Verified Athlete

2.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

3.0

2.0

3.0

Tags

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0

Men's Lacrosse

Lars Tiffany

Men's Lacrosse Head Coach

University of Virginia

Uva Standard Of Tradition

Date: September 24, 2023

By Verified Athlete

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags