Gender: FemaleGrade Level of Event: College – division IISport Played: VolleyballYour Story: had doctors orders for no physical activity because I had 4 stress fractures in my back.. my coach made me speed walk 4 football field suicides knowing I wasn’t allowed to do any physical activity at all as a punishment all because two […]
Gender: NonbinaryGrade Level of Event: Club (around 12/13)Sport Played: Club (around 12/13)Your Story: i have always been self-conscious, and unfortunately this particular coach’s technique was yelling and getting incredibly mad at his players. he always singled me out and refused to engage in small talk with me outside of practice like he did with my
Gender: MaleGrade Level of Event: VarsitySport Played: TennisYour Story: My team came to the agreement that our coach was under-qualified but was a good person. But, in my final two years we realized she was not a good person either. I was a starting member on the team and mid season, I noticed my shoulder
Gender: FemaleGrade Level of Event: High SchoolSport Played: Swimming and DivingYour Story: Our diving coach would be staring at girls on our swimming and diving team in inappropriate ways- I told our female head coach and I was then gaslit by our athletic dir, superintendent, and FATHER- saying that I was lying.
Gender: FemaleGrade Level of Event: Club levelSport Played: GymnasticsYour Story: I was playing select soccer for a well known and “renowned” male coach. He coached boys high school and recently started coaching girls. He was beyond demeaning and used belittling language towards all of us as motivation. He coached with fear and the sport was no
Gender: FemaleGrade Level of Event: College Division 1Sport Played: VolleyballYour Story: I was abused by my volleyball coach. I witness him bully and abuse select teammates. He also had an inappropriate relationship with one of the girls on the team which made everyone else extremely uncomfortable. I was exploited and teased in front of the
Gender: FemaleGrade Level of Event: 8thSport Played: SoccerYour Story: I was playing select soccer for a well known and “renowned” male coach. He coached boys high school and recently started coaching girls. He was beyond demeaning and used belittling language towards all of us as motivation. He coached with fear and the sport was no longer
Gender: FemaleGrade Level of Event: SophomoreSport Played: Cross Country/TrackYour Story: I told my coach I was going into treatment for anorexia and had to leave the team. After treatment she agreed to let me do less mileage. At a meet the next season I didn’t do very well and at the finish line she yelled
Gender: FemaleGrade Level of Event: 12 years of my childhoodSport Played: gymnasticsYour Story: i was always skinny. my coach would find anything to tear me apart. she told me i looked anorexic, and that my body embarrassed her. constantly comparing me to the way my teammates looks and would make sure i hated everything about
Gender: Male Grade Level of Event: Varsity Sport Played: Football Your Story: The coach rode my classmates hard, but the upperclassman seemed unphased by it. Coach berated one player and then belittled him in front of the team for the entire two-hour practice because he came in last in a relay. He never came back