University of Wisconsin (La Crosse) Athletics Rating, WI by Verified Athletes

Men's Swimming & Diving

Charlie King

Men's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

University of Wisconsin (La Crosse)

Worst Coach Ever: Basically Bipolar And Treats His Team Like S**T.

Date: September 4, 2024

By Other

1.6

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.2

1.4

2.2

1.2

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"He is rude and treats his team horribly. He only treats the best on the team with respect. He, also, disregarded sexual harassment claims the team was brining up to him."

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Coed Swimming & Diving

Charlie King

Coed Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Minnesota State University (Moorhead)

NCAA DII • Region 16

Charlie King Isn’t Worth It

Date: November 4, 2023

By Other

1.4

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.2

1.4

2.2

1.2

Tags

Intense Disorganized Poor Communication Old School Mentality Cool

"Let’s start with the basic. MSUM IS AN AMAZING SCHOOL. I have always felt safe being on campus, and my professors have always been supportive and good. When it comes to the athletic side though, there is a struggle with feeling welcomed and loved. Charlie, makes u feel so loved and welcomed during recruitment. He craves about the amazing experience on the team is and how there is nothing better than Moorhead. I 99% disagree him. I think the MSUM swim team could be everything and the best and so amazing to be on if Charlie wasn’t the coach. He makes u hate going to the pool and swimming. He gets up set if he doesn’t know everything that is going on, but at the same time tells u he doesn’t want to know everything on your life. He is controlling beyond words. It’s his way or the high way and he doesn’t make any expectations, until you mentally break down and can’t be a human anymore. He plays favorites like no other, he went almost the first week of the swim season not saying a word to me because I wasn’t the fastest… he is like a child when it comes to what is going on. It isn’t his team it should have been our team. If u are an incoming freshman or someone on the team looking at Moorhead or debating leaving DO IT. DONT JOIN THIS TEAM. Take into consideration how the whole team quits or transfers after the first year! "

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Women's Softball

Steve King

Softball Athletic Director / Softball Coach

Minnesota State Community and Technical College

Good Coach, Small School

Date: October 12, 2023

By Other

4.6

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

4.0

5.0

Tags

Accessible Honest Believes In You Cares About Academics Old School Mentality

"Played for him at M-State Fergus Falls. Great Coach, really looks out for you and great development coach for players"

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Men's Swimming & Diving

Charlie King

Men's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

University of Wisconsin (La Crosse)

Small Man Syndrome Mixed With Bi Polar Disorder

Date: August 23, 2023

By Other

1.4

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.2

1.4

2.2

1.2

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Intense Disorganized Poor Communication Old School Mentality Cool

"I coached with Charlie. He was awful to the kids, and to me. He wouldn't call kids by their preferred name, berate them on deck (in front of the whole team), questioned their loyalty to the sport (when they're literally paying to swim, it's div 3), etc... He's a class A beezy"

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Coed Swimming & Diving

Charlie King

Coed Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Minnesota State University (Moorhead)

NCAA DII • Region 16

Horrible Coach Don’t Swim For Him

Date: August 21, 2023

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.2

1.4

2.2

1.2

Tags

Intense Disorganized Poor Communication Old School Mentality Cool

"Charlie overall is a horrible coach. He does not care about you at all. His lack of communication is impossible to plan around. You were expected to not have any mental health issues and any you did were used against you. He would scream at the team before practice but except to have a strong team bond. He would pull you aside after and during practice and yell at you. Every year over half of the class quits do not swim for him."

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Coed Swimming & Diving

Charlie King

Coed Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Minnesota State University (Moorhead)

NCAA DII • Region 16

My Declining Physical And Mental Health During School Would Not Recommend This Coach

Date: July 21, 2023

By Other

1.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.2

1.4

2.2

1.2

Tags

Intense Disorganized Poor Communication Old School Mentality Cool

"Charlie King was my second college coach and I had hope that he would turn the program around and take us further than we’d gone before as a team when he came on (based off the interviews we got to sit in). Boy was that the opposite. I felt like my injuries and declining mental health were being ignored by him. By senior year I was struggling with my events physically and mentally but was told I had to continue in the events since I was one of the only team members specialized in those events. It’s been a few years since I retired from competitive swimming and I’ve just started feeling like the water is a safe space again (thanks to the help of my therapist). If you love the sport of swimming I would not recommend swimming under Coach King. "

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Coed Swimming & Diving

Charlie King

Coed Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Minnesota State University (Moorhead)

NCAA DII • Region 16

Charlie King Is Horrible

Date: July 21, 2023

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.2

1.4

2.2

1.2

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Intense Disorganized Poor Communication Old School Mentality Cool

"My experience with this coach was highly negative. This coach came into my swim career during my junior year of swimming. I had mild-intense shoulder problems but had worked with previous coaching staff to modify workouts. I was mostly kicking the swim workouts and focusing on sprints. During my junior year with this coach I tried over 5 different types of hybrid training. The head coach switched the training every 2-3 weeks depending on his mood. This head coach was constantly yelling or screaming at his athletes. I was in the athletic training room for shoulder rehab about an hour each day. The head coach did little to accommodate what the athletic trainers would advise or ask when in terms of training with the given shoulder problems I was having. I cried almost everyday during my junior year of swimming. My next year swimming was filled of getting yelled at for schedule conflicts, as well as lack of “commitment” to my team. I ended up quitting the team 2 months before conference. The athletic trainers had told me that if I had kept swimming that I would not be able to lift anything above my head if I continued swimming during my last year. I asked the coach if I would be able to manage the swim team to help get split times, manage food and hotel orders, and more. I was told that if I wasn’t going to swim then I did not have a place on the team. 0/10 do NOT recommend this coach. "

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Coed Swimming & Diving

Charlie King

Coed Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Minnesota State University (Moorhead)

NCAA DII • Region 16

I Don’t Recommend You Go To A College That Charlie Is Coaching. Don’t Believe What He Says When Recruiting

Date: July 21, 2023

By Other

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.2

1.4

2.2

1.2

Tags

Intense Disorganized Poor Communication Old School Mentality Cool

"Toxic, emotionally manipulative, injuries/your medical conditions are not real if he doesn’t want them to be"

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Coed Swimming & Diving

Charlie King

Coed Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Minnesota State University (Moorhead)

NCAA DII • Region 16

Ruined My Love For The Sport

Date: July 21, 2023

By Other

1.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.2

1.4

2.2

1.2

Tags

Intense Disorganized Poor Communication Old School Mentality Cool

"Ignores athletes injuries if he doesn’t want to “deal with it” "

2

Women's Golf

David Taebel

Women's Golf Head Coach

University of Wisconsin (La Crosse)

Program With Emphasis On Success On And Off The Course.

Date: April 17, 2023

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

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Cares About Academics Creates A Great Team Culture Dedicated To Players Develops Team Beyond The Field Helps With Career

"Coach Taebel was one of the best coaches I ever had. Not only is he extremely knowledgeable, but he has what it takes to build a successful program from the ground up. La Crosse is extremely lucky to have this guy and I can’t recommend him enough! "

0

Women's Lacrosse

Cassandra Berger

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

University of Wisconsin (La Crosse)

NCAA DIII • Missouri Valley Football Conference | MVFC

Horrible

Date: September 2, 2022

By Other

1.4

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.3

1.5

2.0

1.3

1.8

Tags

Disorganized Poor Communication Old School Mentality Passionate About Coaching Positive Person

"She’s a horrible coach and doesn’t care about fairness at all. She has favorites and everyone knows it. She treats individuals differently based on their experience and also talks shit about players on the sidelines while they’re playing on the field. She also builds a very toxic and unwelcoming environment for people. "

0

Women's Lacrosse

Cassandra Berger

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

University of Wisconsin (La Crosse)

NCAA DIII • Missouri Valley Football Conference | MVFC

Not For Me.

Date: September 2, 2022

By Other

1.4

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.3

1.5

2.0

1.3

1.8

Tags

Disorganized Poor Communication Old School Mentality Passionate About Coaching Positive Person

"I did not particularly enjoy my time playing for Cassandra, as she will have her favorites and tended disregard everyone else. You will ride the bench at practice if you are not one of the favorites. I felt as though I wasn’t given the opportunity to learn and grow as a player. I feel it should be a coaches job to elevate your players, and I did not feel this from this coach. She would ask advice and opinions then shut us down if she didn’t agree. She would talk a lot of positivity then create rather toxic situations that were then put on the players. She also does not coach the game as it is evolving. The team seems to be stuck on the way the sport used to be played rather than adapting as the game has grown. The communication and practice schedules were changing just about daily, so it was very stressful to manage a busy schedule. It has been very sad to watch the number of turnover of girls to cycle through this team. "

0

Athletic Staff

Adam Reel

Staff Athletic Trainer

University of Wisconsin (La Crosse)

10/10. Stand Up Guy.

Date: September 2, 2022

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Dedicated To Players Honest Knowledgeable Passionate About Coaching Accessible

"Adam is and has been my favorite AT I’ve ever had. He genuinely cares about his athletes and manages to keep things light and fun, no matter how much pain you may be in. I liked going to see Adam more than I liked playing my actual sport at UWL."

0

Women's Lacrosse

Cassandra Berger

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

University of Wisconsin (La Crosse)

NCAA DIII • Missouri Valley Football Conference | MVFC

She Will Ruin This Sport For You

Date: September 2, 2022

By Other

1.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.3

1.5

2.0

1.3

1.8

Tags

Disorganized Poor Communication Old School Mentality Passionate About Coaching Positive Person

"this coach asked for extra drills and ideas as well as player experience to help develop her team and ideas and instead took these opportunities to tell players who shared that they were pessimistic, rude, and did not respect her authority. she has a complex about being toxically positive and she’s honestly like dealing with a high schooler- everything you say gossips around the team even if it is personal. She kicked a teammate off the team due to her going home mid-season since said teammate’s dad had a severe heart attack and almost died. "

0

Athletic Staff

Adam Reel

Staff Athletic Trainer

University of Wisconsin (La Crosse)

Great Mix Of Friendship And Trainer

Date: September 2, 2022

By Other

5.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

Tags

Dedicated To Players Honest Knowledgeable Passionate About Coaching Accessible

"Great personality and very knowledgeable. He is very helpful but also makes you feel like you are friends. Listens and tries to be as helpful as possible. Super funny. Listens "

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Women's Lacrosse

Cassandra Berger

Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

University of Wisconsin (La Crosse)

NCAA DIII • Missouri Valley Football Conference | MVFC

Doesn’t Know Enough To Coach College

Date: September 2, 2022

By Other

2.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.3

1.5

2.0

1.3

1.8

Tags

Disorganized Poor Communication Old School Mentality Passionate About Coaching Positive Person

"Doesn’t know enough about the game to be coaching college. Does not listen to her players. Toxic positivity - no matter what is going on you have to be positive. Practices are very low level. "

0

Men's Football

Matthew Janus

Men's Football Head Coach

University of Wisconsin (La Crosse)

Date: March 15, 2021

By Verified Athlete

4.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

4.0

5.0

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct

"Matt Janus is somehow how truly cares about the development of his players and the program. He is a “team first” coach and will strive to help any of his players in what ever aspect they need help in. "

0

Men's Football

Mike Schmidt

Men's Football Head Coach

University of Wisconsin (La Crosse)

Date: March 15, 2021

By Verified Athlete

4.4

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

5.0

3.0

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct

"Extremely positive, energetic and motivational, showed tremendous care for his players, helped players succeed in all aspects of life. A true “players coach” "

0

Women's Volleyball

Amber Dunn

Women's Volleyball Head Coach

University of Wisconsin (La Crosse)

Date: July 25, 2020

By Verified Athlete

4.6

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

3.5

4.5

3.0

Tags

Cool Intense Accessible Direct

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Women's Volleyball

Amber Dunn

Women's Volleyball Head Coach

SUNY Geneseo

NCAA DIII • Hockey East Association | HEA

Date: February 8, 2017

By Verified Athlete

2.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

3.5

4.5

3.0

Tags

Cool Intense Accessible Direct

"Her knowledge about the game is undeniable. However she is young, this leads to lots of inexperience and what looks and feels like immaturity. She is intense and needs to learn the balance between academics and athletics. She is bias and picks favorites. She is also statics driven even if the "jell" of the team is not flowing. "

0

Men's Swimming & Diving

Charlie King

Men's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

University of Wisconsin (La Crosse)

Date: June 15, 2016

By Verified Athlete

3.4

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.2

1.4

2.2

1.2

Tags

Intense Disorganized Poor Communication Old School Mentality Cool

"Charlie is very knowledgable about the sport of swimming. His practices are challenging and stay away from "Garbage yardage". On a personal level, it was obvious to see that Charlie did play favorites and often would scold people for doing things that other people, whom he liked, were getting away with. He gets frustrated easily and often does not take responsibility for problems but rather places blame on others. Not easy to negotiate with on differences."

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Women's Volleyball

Lily Hallock

Women's Volleyball Head Coach

University of Wisconsin (La Crosse)

Date: January 13, 2016

By Verified Athlete

4.2

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

4.0

5.0

4.0

Tags

Accessible Cool Direct Intense

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Coed Soccer

Jason Murphy

Coed Soccer Head Coach

University of Wisconsin (La Crosse)

Go Here For The Best Time Of Your Life

Date: February 1, 2025

By Athlete

4.8

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

5.0

4.0

5.0

Tags

Honest Believes In You Creates A Great Team Culture Develops Team Beyond The Field Responsive

"Wouldn’t have wanted to spend my 4 years anywhere else."

0

Coed Swimming & Diving

Charlie King

Coed Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Minnesota State University (Moorhead)

NCAA DII • Region 16

Do Not Recommend Having Him As Your Coach

Date: August 21, 2023

By Athlete

1.4

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.2

1.4

2.2

1.2

Tags

Intense Disorganized Poor Communication Old School Mentality Cool

"Charlie is a very emotionally abusive coach. He’s very good at recruiting but it’s all talk. He doesn’t care about his athletes mental health and plays favorites. It is very clear who he likes and who he doesn’t. Every thing depends on his mood and his communication skills are terrible. He will call you aside after practice and absolutely destroy you mentally saying a bunch of things that aren’t true just to make you look like you’re in the wrong. Every year half or even more than half of the team quits because of his mental abuse and because he also does not care if you have injuries what so ever. "

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Coed Swimming & Diving

Charlie King

Coed Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Minnesota State University (Moorhead)

NCAA DII • Region 16

Charles King Is Racist And Doesn’t Care About His Athletes

Date: July 22, 2023

By Athlete

1.0

Overall

Caring

Motivational

Knowledgeable

Honest

1.2

1.4

2.2

1.2

Tags

Intense Disorganized Poor Communication Old School Mentality Cool

"As the only black girl on the team, I was treated completely different. Charlie is racist and sexist. He creates a culture in which people of color aren’t safe. I was called a “Ni**er” and a teammate spit water in my face and he said, “Well they are from a small town. I also grew up in a small town but I can’t be racist because my middle name is Grant, after US Grant who led the North again the South to end slavery.” Charlie took it a step further saying he knows what it’s like to be discriminated against. I was not safe on the team. He didn’t see me as human. One day I asked him, “why do you talk to me the way that you do? You don’t treat anyone else on the team this way.” I was being cussed out in front of my teammates, he would scream at me in practice if someone messed up, and even act like I didn’t exist to him. He responded, “You are the only person on the team that can handle it and when I get mad I have to unleash it.” I was his daily punching bag. In terms on mental health, he doesn’t care. I started to suffer panic attacks and had to get on antidepressants and anxiety medication due to his actions towards me. One day, the team has a talk with him about how he treats us and how we are suffering mentally he said, “That’s not my problem.” In my opinion, he should not be allowed to coach. "

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