Gender: Male Grade Level of Event: College D3 Sport Played: Lacrosse Your Story: The men’s lacrosse coach at my D3 college has been verbally abusing, mocking and shaming players for years. Players (and parents) have begged the AD to fire him but she refuses, saying that he needs more time and more monitoring. She asked […]
Gender: Female Grade Level of Event: Silver League Sport Played: Gymnastics Your Story: I asked my coach for a spot on a dismount i felt unsure on, coach agreed. She didn’t spot me though and i fell on my head which left me a paraplegic (hip downwards). Afterwards i got kicked out of the club.
Gender: Female Grade Level of Event: Freshman Sport Played: Women basketball Your Story: I am on the woman basketball team at a university which is coached by a veteran coach. The relationship with the team have resulted in intimidation and fear amongst the players. I will not discuss playing time as I understand this is
Gender: FemaleGrade Level of Event: 5th gradeSport Played: EquestrianYour Story: My coach decided that I would be a good fit for his next victim. years ago, when I was ten. My coach of two years decided to teach me a private that day. No one was near or around. The way he decided to teach
Gender: MaleGrade Level of Event: High SchoolSport Played: FootballYour Story: As a Sophomore in high school, my football coaches were verbally, mentally, and at times physically abusive (over a decade ago). I stated to my parents, “I do not understand why I have to be demeaned, called names, hit on the back of my helmet
Gender: FemaleGrade Level of Event: CollegeSport Played: SoccerYour Story: I am a university faculty member. I had players on our Women’s Soccer team confide in me regarding the abusive coaching they were facing. This included body shaming, consistent threats of scholarship reduction, belittling/ignoring mental health concerns (including dismissing discussions of suicide by several athletes), and
Gender: FemaleGrade Level of Event: ClubSport Played: VolleyballYour Story: When I was 10 years old my team got a new coach. He was mean and cruel to all the girls, but I feel like he hated me even a little bit more. He called us fat and lazy and we were punished when we lost
Gender: FemaleGrade Level of Event: SophomoreSport Played: Women’s Ice HockeyYour Story: A college in New England has continued to hide the abusive coaching on the Women’s Ice Hockey team. This head coach has had 9 players leave under her coaching in the last 2 years. Four student athletes including myself have been removed for false
Gender: MaleGrade Level of Event: FreshmanSport Played: RowingYour Story: A private rowing club took 7 male athletes to the USRowing youth nationals last June, 2023, including 5 minors in the 15/16 age group. The minors were isolated, manipulated, verbally and emotionally abused by their coach, punished for speaking to parents or adult athletes. Any efforts
Gender: FemaleGrade Level of Event: 9–12Sport Played: High School VolleyballYour Story: I have watched two daughters play volleyball under what can be only be described as a ‘toxic’ program. The coach admitted this year to the players that she is working on her anger. From what I have witnessed, it is clear that she should